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January - 1 
According to State Police, around 190 incidents were reported in 2011, the lowest in last 22 years of militancy in the State. “As a result of our combined efforts, there has been discernible improvement in the situation. The militancy related inciden
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According to State Police, around 190 incidents were reported in 2011, the lowest in last 22 years of militancy in the State. “As a result of our combined efforts, there has been discernible improvement in the situation. The militancy related incidents continue to show a dwindling graph and were lowest-ever during last 22 years of militancy,” Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said. Terrorist violence in 2011 dropped to an all time low of around 190 incidents as compared to 368 cases in 2010, the DGP said. The year 2011 witnessed a sharp drop of 47 per cent in terrorist violence cases as compared to 2010. Jammu witnessed 74 per cent drop whereas Kashmir witnessed 33 per cent drop in terrorist violence as compared to last year. 37 militancy incidents were reported in Jammu this year, while Kashmir witnessed 152, he said. As many as 159 people, including 99 terrorists, were killed this year as compared to 323 last year in the state during the same period showing a dip in killings by over 55 percent, as per the statistics compiled by the State Home Ministry. Against 41 civilians killed last year, as many as 28 died this year during the same period. Similarly, against 66 security force personnel killed in 2010, only 31 died this year. This year 99 militants were killed, while 217 were killed last year, the DGP said. As per the statistics, 13 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir have reported militancy incidents in a single digit, while three Districts have recorded no militancy cases. Budgam witnessed only three militancy incidents followed by four in Kulgam, five in Anantnag, eight each in Shopian, Ganderbal and Bandipora, thus a total of 36 incidents were reported in six Districts of Kashmir. While in Jammu, eight militancy cases were recorded in Kishtwar, five in Ramban, six in Doda, four in Poonch, two in Rajouri and one each in Jammu and Udhampur Districts. No militancy incidents were witnessed in Reasi, border Districts of Samba and Kathua in Jammu region, he said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Nagrota-based 16th corps, Lieutenant General A S Nandal, on December 31 said there has been a decline in infiltration attempts into India as compared to the previous years, according to ANI. "Overall, there has been a decrease in infiltration attempts and there has also been a downfall in the militant related incidents. Overall there has been a huge difference as compared to previous years," he said. IBN Live reports that the Ramban District is speedily moving towards "zero militancy" as only four militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) are currently active in the area. "There are only four militants of HM outfit operating in Ramban District," Superintendent of Police Anil Mangotra said. "These surviving militants are hiding somewhere in the upper reaches, and the police and army are trying hard to locate and eliminate them," he added. Five top militants including two top HM and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commanders’ were killed in Ramban in 2011, giving a big jolt to militancy in the District, he said. Bordered by thick forested belts of Doda, Anantnag, Udhampur and Reasi Districts, Ramban has seen more than 400 militants of different outfits including HM, LeT, JeM, HuJI, HuM and HMPPR operating in the District till 2000, he said. Earlier, on December 30, the General Officer Commanding of XV Corps, Lieutenant General Syed Atta Hasnain said that militant outfits are still active across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, reports ANI. General Hasnain said that it was impossible to control the infiltration completely. "Even now I think that infiltration is taking place and I have been telling this all the times despite deployment of a soldier at every place, zero-infiltration would be impossible. Infiltration will take place till the people from the other side continue to set up related infrastructures for infiltration," said Hasnain.
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Army Chief General V K Singh has opposed the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir anytime soon, saying this could result in the "emergence of terror sanctuaries and safe havens", reports IANS. He s
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Army Chief General V K Singh has opposed the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir anytime soon, saying this could result in the "emergence of terror sanctuaries and safe havens", reports IANS. He said one summer of peace does not mean normalcy has returned to the troubled border state and warned that if the contentious special powers are withdrawn, the army would feel constrained in operating against terror groups if the situation deteriorates. "The partial revocation of AFSPA will result in the emergence of sanctuaries and safe havens for terrorists while the army will be constrained from operating against them," Singh said in an interview.
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Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is heading towards prosperity, Minister for Health Services and Horticulture Sham Lal Sharma on January 1 said a record number of tourists had visited the State last year, reports PTI. "The J-K government has be
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Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is heading towards prosperity, Minister for Health Services and Horticulture Sham Lal Sharma on January 1 said a record number of tourists had visited the State last year, reports PTI. "The J-K government has been moving the state towards prosperity and the year 2011 remained peaceful and satisfactory...a record number of tourists visited the state," the Minister.
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 1 said the insurgency situation in the State was under control, reports The Telegraph. The Paresh Barua group of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) e-mailed a video to the media houses, showing about 50 cadre
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 1 said the insurgency situation in the State was under control, reports The Telegraph. The Paresh Barua group of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) e-mailed a video to the media houses, showing about 50 cadres taking part in a parade in battle fatigue at an unknown hideout surrounded by hills and jungles. The video did not reveal anything about the group’s intention of sending it or its future plans.
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In a major decision aimed at phased removal of paramilitary personnel from Jammu and Kashmir, the State Government has taken up the issue with the Union Home Ministry for raising of 50 more police battalions for deployment in militancy and other trou
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In a major decision aimed at phased removal of paramilitary personnel from Jammu and Kashmir, the State Government has taken up the issue with the Union Home Ministry for raising of 50 more police battalions for deployment in militancy and other trouble prone areas of the State to maintain law and order after withdrawal of the troopers, according to Daily Excelsior. "In first phase, the Government has asked for sanction for raising five police battalions comprising 5000 police personnel. However, as a long term measure, the State has sought creation of a total of 50 police battalions to gradually replace paramilitary and security personnel with the police force’’, official sources told the Excelsior.
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It is not possible for the leaders of the militant groups of North East including ‘Commander-in Chief’ of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruch to stay in China without the knowledge of the Chinese authorities, said former GOC of the
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It is not possible for the leaders of the militant groups of North East including ‘Commander-in Chief’ of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruch to stay in China without the knowledge of the Chinese authorities, said former GOC of the 4 Corps of the Army, Lt Gen (Reid) DB Shekhatkar, reports The Assam Tribune. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Lt Gen Shekhatkar, who is well versed with the security scenario in the North East, said that no militant leader can stay in a country like China without any tacit understanding with the authorities and the leaders of the militant groups of the region must have been receiving help from some officials of China. It may be mentioned here that according to reports available with the Government of India, Paresh Baruah and other militant leaders / frequently visit China.
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Meghalaya Police in West Khasi Hills District are intensifying operations against militants and dacoit groups who have unleashed a reign of terror by serving demand notes to coal traders, reports The Telegraph. Source said after the onset of the coal
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Meghalaya Police in West Khasi Hills District are intensifying operations against militants and dacoit groups who have unleashed a reign of terror by serving demand notes to coal traders, reports The Telegraph. Source said after the onset of the coal trading season in October-November, groups like the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have been making hefty monetary demands from traders in places like Borsora and Shahlang. Such extortion has ingrained a deep sense of insecurity not only among the coal traders but also among labourers. Allegedly, the rampant extortion demands range anything between INR 50,000 and INR 500,000. Such demands also had forced many labourers to flee from their camps in places like Shahlang.
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nine more Districts came into existence in Chhattisgarh on January 1, taking the total number to 27, Chief Minister Raman Singh said, reports The Times of India. The new Districts, were carved out to speed up the pace of development, Singh said while
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nine more Districts came into existence in Chhattisgarh on January 1, taking the total number to 27, Chief Minister Raman Singh said, reports The Times of India. The new Districts, were carved out to speed up the pace of development, Singh said while talking to reporters in Raipur. The new Districts are Sukma, Kondagaon, Balod, Bemetara, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Mungeli, Surajpur and Balrampur. Sukma District has been carved out of Dantewada District and Kondagaon from Bastar District.
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SFs on January 1 arrested a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant identified as ‘Private’ H Suresh Singh alias Black Day (43), from Wabagai Tera Pishak in Thoubal District, reports The Nagaland Post.
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SFs on January 1 arrested a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant identified as ‘Private’ H Suresh Singh alias Black Day (43), from Wabagai Tera Pishak in Thoubal District, reports The Nagaland Post.
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some separatist groups on January 1 said they are not against talks with the Centre for resolution of the Kashmir issue but maintained that the Government needs to take certain steps before resumption of the dialogue process, Zee News reports. All Pa
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some separatist groups on January 1 said they are not against talks with the Centre for resolution of the Kashmir issue but maintained that the Government needs to take certain steps before resumption of the dialogue process, Zee News reports. All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said his faction was not against dialogue and they were ready for a meaningful dialogue between India, Pakistan and leadership of Kashmir. "The talks should not be held for the sake of talking. The process should be result oriented," Mirwaiz said in response to Chidambaram's statement on dialogue with separatists. Mirwaiz, whose moderate faction has held several rounds of talks with the Centre till 2005 before pulling out, said dialogue process so far has not yielded any results as the government was "never serious" about talks. The Hurriyat Chairman said his group had given four point proposal that included de-militarising Kashmir, repeal of "black" laws and release of political prisoners, for making forward movement on the resolution of Kashmir issue. "The government's various wings seem to be confused. Home Minister offers dialogue but Army chief is against it... New Delhi could not reach a consensus on revocation of the AFSPA, which is a minor issue. How will they evolve consensus for resolution of Kashmir issue?" he added.
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January - 1 
Some unidentified persons attacked the residence of Health Minister Langpok-lakpam Jayanta located at Pishumthong in Imphal West District by hurling a hand grenade which exploded near the gate on January 1, reports The Sangai Express. The attack was
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Some unidentified persons attacked the residence of Health Minister Langpok-lakpam Jayanta located at Pishumthong in Imphal West District by hurling a hand grenade which exploded near the gate on January 1, reports The Sangai Express. The attack was carried by two bikers at around 6.20 pm (local time). The shrapnels of the bomb injured one Memcha Devi from Pishumthong. It also damaged two vehicles which were parked near gate.
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January - 1 
The State Police’s recruitment drive in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore Districts has received a strong response, reports The Indian Express. The Government has fast forwarded the process of r
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The State Police’s recruitment drive in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore Districts has received a strong response, reports The Indian Express. The Government has fast forwarded the process of recruitment of constables and home guards in the wake of the killing of Maoist politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao on November 24, 2011. According to official records, in 28 Police Stations across Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia districts, 93,285 tribal men and women have submitted forms for the post of special Police Constable. The government in its notification issued in September announced that 5,000 youths will be recruited as special police constables while another 5,000 to be recruited as national volunteer force.
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The Telegraph reports that a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ganesh Lohra, a member of Guddu Singh squad of the outfit, and three of his aides were arrested from a rented house in Pandra under Sukhdevnagar Police Sta
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The Telegraph reports that a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ganesh Lohra, a member of Guddu Singh squad of the outfit, and three of his aides were arrested from a rented house in Pandra under Sukhdevnagar Police Station on the outskirts of Ranchi District in the night of January 1. The three aides were identified as Mukeshan Soni, Satyendra Kumar and Abhishek Anand. The Police recovered a bike, a four-wheeler and a mobile phone from their possession. “Lohra was a part of the 70-member Maoist squad that killed a CoBRA jawan in an encounter at Sonua in Chaibasa on December 21,” Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Saket Kumar Singh said. “Soni, with the help of Anand and Kumar, had brought Lohra to the city in a car on December 31 on the directions of Prasadji. A compounder was expected to treat Lohra for a bullet trapped in his right arm, but before they could arrange for that, we arrested him. We will get him treated in custody,” the SSP said. He added that Soni was the same person who had directed Maoists to open fire at the police station in Rania, in the outskirts of the district, six months ago. “Maoists had fired at the police station from Soni’s house, which is just across the road. Soni used to work as a courier and medical facilitator for the Maoists,” he added.
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January - 1 
Two bombs of 40 kilograms each were recovered from Bastar region on January 1, reports Zee News. Officials at Police headquarters said the bombs were placed on a forested road in Awapalli area of Bijapur District, 500 kilometres from State capital Ra
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Two bombs of 40 kilograms each were recovered from Bastar region on January 1, reports Zee News. Officials at Police headquarters said the bombs were placed on a forested road in Awapalli area of Bijapur District, 500 kilometres from State capital Raipur. The Police suspect that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres placed the bombs to target a convoy of the Police and Paramilitary Forces which was expected to cross the road.
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January - 1 
a bomb ripped through a military vehicle killing two soldiers in at Boya village, some 20 kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.
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a bomb ripped through a military vehicle killing two soldiers in at Boya village, some 20 kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.
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January - 1 
a girl, identified as Hajra Bibi, was killed and three persons, two among them members of an anti-TTP lashkar (tribal militia), were injured on January 1 when a bomb planted by suspected militants in a sewerage line in Tarano Kalli bazaar of Bajaur A
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a girl, identified as Hajra Bibi, was killed and three persons, two among them members of an anti-TTP lashkar (tribal militia), were injured on January 1 when a bomb planted by suspected militants in a sewerage line in Tarano Kalli bazaar of Bajaur Agency exploded, reports Daily Times. The injured were identified as Fazal Rabbi and Gul Nabi, volunteers of the peace committee, and Ali Khan, a passer-by.
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January - 1 
a local trader, identified as Muhammad Akbar Mulazai, was abducted in Surab township of Kalat District on January 1, reported Daily Times. Mulazai was on the way to his shop when unidentified armed militants abducted him at gunpoint and took him to a
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a local trader, identified as Muhammad Akbar Mulazai, was abducted in Surab township of Kalat District on January 1, reported Daily Times. Mulazai was on the way to his shop when unidentified armed militants abducted him at gunpoint and took him to an unknown location.
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January - 1 
According to January 1 media report of Daily Times, the year 2011 was one of the deadliest years for the residents of Karachi. 1,354 people were reportedly killed in terrorist attacks and target killing incidents throughout the year. Target killing i
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According to January 1 media report of Daily Times, the year 2011 was one of the deadliest years for the residents of Karachi. 1,354 people were reportedly killed in terrorist attacks and target killing incidents throughout the year. Target killing incidents escalated in the third quarter of 2011 and some 602 people were targeted on political or ethnic grounds. July and August remained the deadliest months of 2011 as some 552 citizens were killed, including 301 in July and 251 in August. Some 50 people were killed in September, 44 in October, 28 in November and 31 in December.
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January - 1 
an unidentified decomposed body of a young man was found packed in a gunny bag within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station on January 1.
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an unidentified decomposed body of a young man was found packed in a gunny bag within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station on January 1.
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January - 1 
at Least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in a shop on Joint Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times. According to a Police official, unidentified militants riding a motorbike lobbed a hand grenade at a shop, which caused a huge explosion
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at Least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in a shop on Joint Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times. According to a Police official, unidentified militants riding a motorbike lobbed a hand grenade at a shop, which caused a huge explosion and injured 10 people.
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January - 1 
at least 12 militants were killed and three hostages were rescued from their custody after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Alamgir Killay of the Karmina area in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Khasadar Force sources s
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at least 12 militants were killed and three hostages were rescued from their custody after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Alamgir Killay of the Karmina area in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Khasadar Force sources said that a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was also killed and another injured during the encounter. According to official sources, TTP Tariq Afridi group ‘commander’ Qari Kamran was among the dead. Security sources said that Kamran was involved in various attacks on SFs and installations in Nowshera, Risalpur and Shabqadar. SFs took into custody three women and five children from a house where militants had taken refuge and freed three people held by them.
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At least 20 militants were killed in two separate operations by the Army on January 1-2 in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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At least 20 militants were killed in two separate operations by the Army on January 1-2 in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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January - 1 
Federal Minister for Postal Services Sardar Muhammad Umar while talking to media at the National Press Club (NPC) said that the Government has fulfilled most of Balochistan’s demands according to the aspirations of Akbar Bugti and the people of the p
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Federal Minister for Postal Services Sardar Muhammad Umar while talking to media at the National Press Club (NPC) said that the Government has fulfilled most of Balochistan’s demands according to the aspirations of Akbar Bugti and the people of the province. He said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Government had given more autonomy and financial share to Balochistan under the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award. “The province has been provided with PKR 164 billion under the new award keeping in view its area, while the share was only PKR 52 billion in the last NFC award,” he added. Umar said that Akbar Bugti presented the charter of demands of the Baloch people, but Pevez Musharraf killed the Sardar, instead of accepting the demands.
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January - 1 
Fifteen militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Torsmat, Jabba Kellay, Akhunkot and Sama Bazaar in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA
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Fifteen militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Torsmat, Jabba Kellay, Akhunkot and Sama Bazaar in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, reports Daily Times. The dead included five terrorists of ‘Commander’ Ziaur Rehman group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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January - 1 
Four security personnel were killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in Surali area, some10 kilometers from Sui town of Dera Bugti District, on Janaury1, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a paramilitary troop vehicle was on rou
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Four security personnel were killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in Surali area, some10 kilometers from Sui town of Dera Bugti District, on Janaury1, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a paramilitary troop vehicle was on routine patrol in Sui, when it hit a landmine planted by unidentified militants, killing four personnel on the spot while injuring two others.
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January - 1 
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on January 1 said that the future relationship between Pakistan and the US should be based on mutual respect and the country’s interests should be kept supreme. Addressing a public meetin
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Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on January 1 said that the future relationship between Pakistan and the US should be based on mutual respect and the country’s interests should be kept supreme. Addressing a public meeting in Mardan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Fazl said Pakistan was a sovereign country and its relationship with the international community should be based on trust and equality.
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January - 1 
one person was killed and his brother was injured when three Iranian border guards after allegedly crossing the border shot at a car at Mazan Sar Mashkail area in Washuk District, reported Express Tribune. “All three personnel of Iranian border Secur
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one person was killed and his brother was injured when three Iranian border guards after allegedly crossing the border shot at a car at Mazan Sar Mashkail area in Washuk District, reported Express Tribune. “All three personnel of Iranian border Security Force were taken into custody for their penetration inside Pakistan and killing a Pakistani national on our soil”, said Deputy Commissioner of Washuk District Saeed Ahmad Jamali.
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January - 1 
Pakistan is unmatched in terms of the freedom it allows for the pursuit of jihad (holy war) and for the spread of Islam, said Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on January 1, reported Express Tribune. Saeed said that he did not believe in modern
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Pakistan is unmatched in terms of the freedom it allows for the pursuit of jihad (holy war) and for the spread of Islam, said Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on January 1, reported Express Tribune. Saeed said that he did not believe in modern nationalism, but no other “territory” in the world matched Pakistan and it was a great blessing from Allah, adding that the non-Muslims were conspiring against Pakistan both internally and externally. He said Pakistan was being targeted by conspirators because it had been established in the name of Islam
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January - 1 
Security Forces (SFs) shelled alleged militant hideouts in the Amay Kamay mountain between Darra Adamkhel and Orakzai Agency. Security forces had earlier asked the residents of Bostikhel in Darra Adamkhel to vacate the area for combing operation, as
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Security Forces (SFs) shelled alleged militant hideouts in the Amay Kamay mountain between Darra Adamkhel and Orakzai Agency. Security forces had earlier asked the residents of Bostikhel in Darra Adamkhel to vacate the area for combing operation, as rocket attacks were being launched on Kohat from this area while militants there easily escaped to Orakzai Agency after attacks.
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January - 1 
SF averted subversive attempt by recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a raid on a house at Sorgar in Bara tehsil. The recovered arms and ammunition included anti-aircraft gun, 75RR gun, 11 rounds, SPG9 gun, 299 rounds of 82mm, 450 rounds o
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SF averted subversive attempt by recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a raid on a house at Sorgar in Bara tehsil. The recovered arms and ammunition included anti-aircraft gun, 75RR gun, 11 rounds, SPG9 gun, 299 rounds of 82mm, 450 rounds of 40mm, 233 rounds of SPG 9, SPG9 gun, 720 fuzzes of 30mm, 168 rounds of 81mm, three mortars of 81mm, two guns of 12.7 range and other explosive and ammunitions.
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January - 1 
The Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) has decided to start voluntary retirement and rehabilitation of the former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants within a week, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the AISC held under the chairmanship of
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The Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) has decided to start voluntary retirement and rehabilitation of the former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants within a week, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the AISC held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister took the decision to this effect. The voluntary retirement and rehabilitation of combatants, who had chosen these options during the regrouping process, will conclude in 12 days, AISC member Ram Saran Mahat said. The combatants opting for voluntary retirement will receive cash according to their ranks while the Peace and Reconstruction Ministry will make arrangements for those choosing rehabilitation. Only six combatants are going for rehabilitation package.
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January - 1 
former Jamaat-e Islami (JeI) Chief Ghulam Azam, and its assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman appealed to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to exempt them from the crimes against humanity charges. The prosecution has to submit the r
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former Jamaat-e Islami (JeI) Chief Ghulam Azam, and its assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman appealed to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to exempt them from the crimes against humanity charges. The prosecution has to submit the rearranged charges against Azam by January 5 and against Kamaruzzaman by January 12 as per the court order.
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January - 1 
A large stock of weapons, explosives and other war like equipments buried by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), while they were fleeing after their defeat in 2009, was unearthed by Naval troops in Narantanai West in Kayts on January 1, repo
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A large stock of weapons, explosives and other war like equipments buried by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), while they were fleeing after their defeat in 2009, was unearthed by Naval troops in Narantanai West in Kayts on January 1, reports Daily News. The troops attached to the Northern Naval Command, following information, made the recoveries, Navy spokesman ‘Commander’ Kosala Warnakulasooriya said on January 3. The recoveries included one 60mm mortar launcher, one 60mm mortar cleaning rod with brush, five T56 weapons, four T81 weapons, 484 ammunitions of 7.6254mm, 769 ammunitions of 7.6239mm, 12 ammunition boxes of 7.6239mm, six T81 magazines, 30 T51 magazines and two communication sets.
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January - 1 
Sri Lanka Police Department is planning to link all Police Stations through an online network to provide a better and efficient service to the people, according to Colombo Page. The move facilitates the decision of the Police Department to complete i
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Sri Lanka Police Department is planning to link all Police Stations through an online network to provide a better and efficient service to the people, according to Colombo Page. The move facilitates the decision of the Police Department to complete investigations regarding minor complaints within 48 hours, Police sources say.
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January - 1 
Sunday Observer quoted All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC) Secretary General Y.L.S Hameed saying that ACMC will leave no room for another re-merger of the North and the East. He said one must understand the background in which the late Muslim leader M.
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Sunday Observer quoted All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC) Secretary General Y.L.S Hameed saying that ACMC will leave no room for another re-merger of the North and the East. He said one must understand the background in which the late Muslim leader M.H.M. Ashraff tabled the demand for a separate unit of devolution for the Muslims in the North and the East. According to Hameed, the merger of the two provinces took place without consulting the Muslims who formed one third of the population in the Eastern Province.
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January - 1 
the Government has allocated LKR 61,000 million to accelerate the implementation of many development projects in the Jaffna District to promote the livelihood of the people who suffered during the three-decade-long LTTE terrorism, Northern Province G
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the Government has allocated LKR 61,000 million to accelerate the implementation of many development projects in the Jaffna District to promote the livelihood of the people who suffered during the three-decade-long LTTE terrorism, Northern Province Governor Major General G.A. Chandrasiri told the Sunday Observer. Another LKR 5,000 million has been allocated to the Northern Provincial Council from the budget for development activities in the province, he said. The Government is focussing mainly on addressing the economic uplift of the Northern community considering that the economic disparity had been the major cause for all social problems in the past, he added.
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January - 1 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to meet with representatives of the diplomatic community in Colombo to explain the parity's stance with regard to land and police powers to the provinces, reports Colombo Page. The TNA members are to meet with the
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to meet with representatives of the diplomatic community in Colombo to explain the parity's stance with regard to land and police powers to the provinces, reports Colombo Page. The TNA members are to meet with the diplomats to brief them on the progress made at the talks between the Government and the party. TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said the party would emphasize the need to allocate land and Police powers to the provinces as outlined in the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. President Mahinda Rajapakse had recently said that the Government will not grant land and Police powers to provincial councils. The Government, however, said that it will reconsider devolving land powers to the provinces. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, who leads the Government delegation for talks with the TNA has told BBC that the Government is "always prepared to discuss land and police powers as well as the re merger of the north and east." The Minister has also denied that Sri Lankan Government was under any pressure from India to devolve land and police powers as to the provinces according to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. TNA is to discuss and decide on the current situation of the talks with the Government and its progress. The TNA's parliamentary group is to meet before the next round of talks with the Government to reconsider its position on the talks with the Government. The next round of talks is scheduled for January 17th. Premachandran said the party needed to discuss and decide on the situation that has arisen since the last round of talks in December.
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January - 2 
NSCN - Khole-Kitovi faction have joined the NSCN-K with arms and ammunition, on January 2, citing ‘immature’ and ‘visionless’ political views of its higher-ups and members. The three cadres are identified as Picho Lotha, Zubemo Lotha and Yambo Lotha
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NSCN - Khole-Kitovi faction have joined the NSCN-K with arms and ammunition, on January 2, citing ‘immature’ and ‘visionless’ political views of its higher-ups and members. The three cadres are identified as Picho Lotha, Zubemo Lotha and Yambo Lotha.
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January - 2 
A civilian was killed and two others were injured in the firing over the protesters by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, who were guarding NHPC installation at Boniyar in Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. The dead has
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A civilian was killed and two others were injured in the firing over the protesters by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, who were guarding NHPC installation at Boniyar in Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. The dead has been identified as 25 year old Altaf Ahmad Sood of Berneth, and injured as 70-year-old Abdul Majid Khan and 25-year-old Parvaiz Ahmad Khan of Bimyar village. Replying to question on reasons behind the people's protest, Principal Secretary Home, B R Sharma said the preliminary reports have revealed that the people wanted power supply to the area directly from the NHPC manned power station. He added, "As the people were protesting against the NHPC, it was appropriate for the NHPC authorities to seek assistance of local law and order machinery rather than dealing with the situation on their own.'' He further said that the CISF was not a part of the Counter Insurgency (CI) Grid operating in the State as they have been deployed by the NHPC exclusively for the security of their installations across the State. He also said that all paramilitary forces and State Police have once again been reminded of the SOP devised by the Home Department in consultations with the Union Home Ministry and asked to strictly adhere to it to avoid civilian casualties during the protests. The SOP was devised after 2010 summer unrest in Kashmir. Under the SOP, the protests would be quelled by ensuring that there were no or minimum injuries. The SOP was put in place in early 2011.
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January - 2 
A civilian, identified as Takhelchangbam Sanahanbi (53), was injured when unidentified militants exploded a grenade at the residence of Thokchom Ramesh (37) at Keishampat Thokchom Leikai in Imphal on January 2, reports The Sangai Express.
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A civilian, identified as Takhelchangbam Sanahanbi (53), was injured when unidentified militants exploded a grenade at the residence of Thokchom Ramesh (37) at Keishampat Thokchom Leikai in Imphal on January 2, reports The Sangai Express.
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January - 2 
According to The Telegraph, Black Widow (BW) ‘commander in chief’ Niranjan Hojai had bought a one-storey house at Dharan city in Nepal with extortion money.
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According to The Telegraph, Black Widow (BW) ‘commander in chief’ Niranjan Hojai had bought a one-storey house at Dharan city in Nepal with extortion money.
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January - 2 
admitting that violence in the country is still at an "unacceptably high level", the Government reminded militant groups of the futility of armed movement saying only talks could resolve their problems. It also said 'settlement' or 'talks' leading to
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admitting that violence in the country is still at an "unacceptably high level", the Government reminded militant groups of the futility of armed movement saying only talks could resolve their problems. It also said 'settlement' or 'talks' leading to agreement with larger number of groups in the north-east and elsewhere, including Jammu and Kashmir, would be a "watch word" for the Centre in 2012. "Violence is still at an unacceptably high level and every effort will be made to contain violence," P Chidambaram said. He said militant groups would be prevailed upon, through judicious mix of police action and developmental action, to realize the futility of violence and that the only way to resolve differences in a democratic society is through talks. "In any democratic society that wants a peaceful atmosphere, containment of violence is always the buzzword. We have to bring down violence near zero level and make people understand the futility of violence. Nobody is going to overthrow the state by violence. So, it is a completely futile method to achieve one's goal," he said. Asked what will be his priority in the new year, Chidambaram said in 2012, "capacity building" would continue to be the buzzword and it would take two to three years to reach a capacity where government can say that it can meet the challenges.
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January - 2 
Hindustan Times reports that four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives recently arrested by Delhi Police have reportedly confessed that three of them were involved in planting bombs at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore during an IPL match in 2010. An
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Hindustan Times reports that four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives recently arrested by Delhi Police have reportedly confessed that three of them were involved in planting bombs at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore during an IPL match in 2010. An unnamed senior Police official of the anti-terrorist cell said Mohammed Qateel Siddiqui (27), Ghayur Ahmed Jamali (21) and Aftab Alam Farooq (27) planted bombs on April 18, 2010. They are all from Bihar and another accused, Gauhar Aziz Khomani (31), who provided back-up, was also wanted by the Bangalore Police, he said. Sources said the three confessed before the Bangalore Police that they were in Tumkur, 73 km from Bangalore, a month before planting the bombs. The bombs were assembled in a rented house and the material was supplied by IM head Riaz Bhatkal and his aide Yasin Bhatkal.
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January - 2 
investigators have said that the IM module led by Yasin Bhatkal may have also been involved in the serial blasts in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, reports Times of India. Mohammed Ahmed Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, who led the IM module, ma
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investigators have said that the IM module led by Yasin Bhatkal may have also been involved in the serial blasts in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, reports Times of India. Mohammed Ahmed Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, who led the IM module, may have been in Mumbai during the blasts, investigators believe. Initial investigation showed that the Yasin-led IM module was behind the German Bakery bombing in Pune, the blast in Chinnaswami Stadium in Bangalore and the firing on foreign tourists near Jama Masjid in Delhi ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As reported earlier, in a nationwide investigation, Police Forces, supported by intelligence agencies, had arrested seven IM members. Yasin managed to escape. Investigators also found that Yasin, who is related to brothers Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal, was living in Delhi until recently. Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal are now believed to be in Karachi (Pakistan).
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January - 2 
Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) has decided to abandon the armed struggle, reports The Sentinel.
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Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) has decided to abandon the armed struggle, reports The Sentinel.
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January - 2 
Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), asked the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT) to refrain itself from getting involved with the internal strife between KRA and United Kukigram Defense (UKDA), reports The Nagaland Post. Both KRA and UKDA operate mainl
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Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), asked the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT) to refrain itself from getting involved with the internal strife between KRA and United Kukigram Defense (UKDA), reports The Nagaland Post. Both KRA and UKDA operate mainly in Kuki dominated Singhason Hill Track in Karbi Anglong District.
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January - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a 5-kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from a winger at Chabua in Dibrugarh District.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a 5-kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from a winger at Chabua in Dibrugarh District.
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January - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a Chinese hand Grande inside a gift box from the office of vernacular daily ‘Naharolgi Thoudang’ at Keishampat in Imphal, reports The Telegraph. The gift box also contained a note by Kangleipak Communist Party- Lanchen
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a Chinese hand Grande inside a gift box from the office of vernacular daily ‘Naharolgi Thoudang’ at Keishampat in Imphal, reports The Telegraph. The gift box also contained a note by Kangleipak Communist Party- Lanchen Chanu (KCP-Lanchen Chanu) saying: “It is a last warning and next time they will explode a bomb.”
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January - 2 
SFs arrested an Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant, identified as Hemakanta Changmai, from Lekhapani in Tinsukia District on January 2. An AK-81 rifle, 162 rounds of ammunition, two hand grenades and INR 43,750
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SFs arrested an Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant, identified as Hemakanta Changmai, from Lekhapani in Tinsukia District on January 2. An AK-81 rifle, 162 rounds of ammunition, two hand grenades and INR 43,750 in cash were recovered from him. The arrested militant revealed that ULFA-ATF ‘Vice Chairman’ Paresh Baruah was in the Taka-based camp of the group in Myanmar from January to October last year where at least 250 cadres of the outfit are currently undergoing training.
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January - 2 
the Ahmadabad city crime branch officials believe that Habib Phalai alias Taiyab, arrested in Uttar Pradesh on December 28 in the Ahmadabad serial blasts case, may be connected to the other accused from Azamgarh involved in various serial blasts acro
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the Ahmadabad city crime branch officials believe that Habib Phalai alias Taiyab, arrested in Uttar Pradesh on December 28 in the Ahmadabad serial blasts case, may be connected to the other accused from Azamgarh involved in various serial blasts across India. Investigators said that Taiyab was involved in the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and was inducted by Mufti Abu Bashar, the first arrested accused in the serial blasts case. "Like Abu Bashar, Habib was inclined towards teaching religion and was working as teacher at a madrassa," said an unnamed crime branch official, adding, "On the insistence of other members, he had attended camps organized by SIMI at Wagamon in Kerala and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh." Officials added that while Taiyab knew about the blasts, he was not directly involved. "After blasts ripped across the country, he went back to Azamgarh and started leading the life of a teacher," the official said.
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January - 2 
The arrest of two operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) on December 22 has confirmed what Delhi Police have been suspecting for a while now -- that the Punjab-based terror outfit is on the lookout for a major strike to announce its revi
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The arrest of two operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) on December 22 has confirmed what Delhi Police have been suspecting for a while now -- that the Punjab-based terror outfit is on the lookout for a major strike to announce its revival, reports Economic Times. "Delhi Police arrested two Babbar Khalsa operatives who were planning to assassinate some political and religious leaders. We are investigating to confirm how many people are working with the group," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand said. The Police claimed that these operatives were planning strikes in Delhi and Punjab by reviving the BKI modules. Chand said: "After the end of militancy in Punjab, the remaining BKI operatives went underground. But with the recovery of the RDX from Ambala [Haryana] and the arrest of these two operatives it is clear that the BKI is trying to revive itself." Sarabpreet and Jaswinder Singh, in their early 30s, were arrested in a joint operation by Delhi Police's Special Cell and Crime Branch on December 22. While one was arrested in Delhi, the second was arrested from Ropar District in Punjab.
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January - 2 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and the State Police have decided to step up operations against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Southern Odisha soon, reports orissadiary.com. The CRPF Director
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and the State Police have decided to step up operations against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Southern Odisha soon, reports orissadiary.com. The CRPF Director General (DG) K.Vijay Kumar accompanied by his Odisha Police counterpart Manmohan Praharaj and DIG Saumendra Priyadarshi arrived at Sunabeda in Nuapada District on January 1 and visited CRPF camp and under construction 202 CoBRA battalion training camp there. Later, they went to Koraput and held an hour long close door meeting at BSF camp with BSF DIG S.K.Barua, Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup Kumar Sahu, Malkangiri SP Anirudha Singh, CoBRA battalion commandant M.L.Rabindra and India Reserve battalion (IRB) commandant to chalk out the strategy for a massive anti-Maoist operation in Koraput and other Districts bordering Andhra Pradesh.
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January - 2 
The Hindu repoprts that three top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and another got injured in an encounter with Special Task Force (STF) personnel assisted by Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) near Matiyaon
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The Hindu repoprts that three top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and another got injured in an encounter with Special Task Force (STF) personnel assisted by Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) near Matiyaon village under Chutia Police Station in Rohtas District on January 2. The Police brought the bodies to the District headquarters in Sasaram. The slain Maoists were identified as ‘area commander’ Kashi Kaul (28) of Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Guddu Singh alias Prasadji (30) of Chandauli District in UP and Santosh Yadav (28) of Garhwa District in Jharkhand, adds The Telegraph. The injured Maoist, identified as Sushil Choudhury, a resident of Madhukutia village under the Nauhatta Police Station area in Rohtas District, was arrested during the encounter. Police recovered one SLR, one looted Police rifle, one automatic semi-rifle, one 315 bore rifle, one walkie-talkie, several detonators and live cartridges from the encounter site.
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January - 2 
The Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants opened fire injuring two civilians, Lüsüla (15) and Malüfü (26), in Reguri Village in Phek District on January 2.
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The Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants opened fire injuring two civilians, Lüsüla (15) and Malüfü (26), in Reguri Village in Phek District on January 2.
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January - 2 
The Shillong Times reports that one militant belonging to Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Dirus Shangdiar (29), surrendered before the Mawkyrwat Police in West Khasi Hills District on January 2
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The Shillong Times reports that one militant belonging to Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Dirus Shangdiar (29), surrendered before the Mawkyrwat Police in West Khasi Hills District on January 2
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January - 2 
The Telegraph reports that suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militants on January 2 exploded a grenade injuring three persons, one of them critically, on GNB Road in Tinsukia town.
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The Telegraph reports that suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militants on January 2 exploded a grenade injuring three persons, one of them critically, on GNB Road in Tinsukia town.
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January - 2 
troubled by inflammatory and obscene postings on social networking sites, the Jammu and Kashmir Police is establishing three special Police Stations to fight cyber crime in the State, according to DNA. The special cyber police stations will now be en
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troubled by inflammatory and obscene postings on social networking sites, the Jammu and Kashmir Police is establishing three special Police Stations to fight cyber crime in the State, according to DNA. The special cyber police stations will now be entrusted with the job of cracking down on hi-tech crimes relating to cyber frauds and inflammatory postings on social networking sites. “We did not have this facility earlier. Cyber crimes will be registered separately in these special police stations,” said Raja Aijaz Ali, Inspector General of Police (Crime branch). “Complaints against people who post objectionable content against anyone or launch defamatory campaigns on Facebook will also be covered and investigated. Plus lottery frauds and credit card misuse will also be tackled,” he added.
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January - 2 
two additional Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions, earmarked for the Saranda forest area that was freed from over 10 years of Maoist dominance in a month-long offensive last August, will take guard in February. At present, three battalion
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two additional Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions, earmarked for the Saranda forest area that was freed from over 10 years of Maoist dominance in a month-long offensive last August, will take guard in February. At present, three battalions of Paramilitary troopers are already stationed in Saranda. Deputy inspector-general (DIG), CRPF, Bhanu Pratap Singh said, “Though the basic idea behind deployment of more CRPF jawans in Saranda is to bolster the security apparatus in the area that had been home to Maoists for about a decade, the troopers will also have to perform a major role. They will have to provide full security cover to official machinery that will be stationed in the forest under the Centre’s integrated action plan (IAP),” Singh said.
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January - 2 
A local Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader and former Nazim (secretary) Haji Mohammad Azeem Khan was killed and his driver was seriously injured when unidentified assailants attacked his pickup near Naverkhel on Begukhel road in Lakki Marwat Di
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A local Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader and former Nazim (secretary) Haji Mohammad Azeem Khan was killed and his driver was seriously injured when unidentified assailants attacked his pickup near Naverkhel on Begukhel road in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 2, reports Dawn. Haji Azeem was going to his village Begukhel along with driver Ikramullah and a guard.
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January - 2 
All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces i
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All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Taliban Shura held at an unspecified place on January 2. A statement issued in the form of a pamphlet to the media in Waziristan after the meeting said that “All Mujahideen —local and foreigners —are informed that all jihadi forces, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan, have unanimously decided to form a five-member commission. It will be known as Shura-i-Murakbah.” The committee comprises Maulvi Azmatullah, Maulvi Noor Saeed, Maulvi Saeedullah, Maulvi Sadar Hayat and Hafeez Amir Hamza. According to sources, Azmatullah (Taliban commander in Barwan) represents the Waliur Rehman group, Noor Saeed (Taliban commander in Barwan) the Hakeemullah Mehsud group, Saeedullah (from Afghanistan) the Haqqani group, Sadar Hayat (from North Waziristan) the Maulvi Gul Bahadar group and Amir Hamza (from Ahmedzai Wazir tribe) the Mulla Nazir group in Wana subdivision of South Waziristan. Spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan confirmed that the meeting had been held and the statement dated December 31 was issued after approval by Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Omar. The sources said the committee had been formed to resolve differences among various militant factions regroup them and investigate killings on spying charges and excesses, if any, committed by the Taliban against local people. “All Mujahideen, local and foreigners, are informed that they should desist from killing and kidnapping for ransom innocent people and cooperate with this committee in curbing crimes. If any Mujahid is found involved in unjustified killings, crimes and other illegal activities he will be answerable to Shura-i-Murakbah and will be punished in accordance with the Shariah law,” the statement says. The sources said the high command of TTP and Afghan Taliban had been trying for two months to reach an agreement on uniting different factions. The first meeting in this regard was held on November 27 in Azam Warsak near Wana in South Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Waliur Rehman Mehsud, Hakeemullah Mehsud, Mulla Nazir, Abu Yehya Al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda and Sirajuddin Haqqani of the Haqqani network. The second meeting was held on December 11 in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Sabiullah Mujahid, Maulvi Sangeen and Maulvi Ashfaq from Afghanistan, Yehya al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda, Hafiz Gul Bahadar and Maulvi Sadiq Noor from North Waziristan and Hakeemullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman and Mulla Nazir from South Waziristan. Talking to Dawn on phone from an unspecified place, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah said the Mujahideen groups had reposed their confidence in the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar and recognised him as the leader of Afghanistan. He said the TTP would send its fighters to Afghanistan after March for waging jihad against “US-led infidel forces”.
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January - 2 
at least five children were injured in a land mine explosion in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the children were going to school when they hit the land mine. The injured children were identified as Muh
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at least five children were injured in a land mine explosion in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the children were going to school when they hit the land mine. The injured children were identified as Muhammad Yusuf, Imran, Muhammad Musa, Muhammad Asif and Abdul Qadir.
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January - 2 
at least four people, including two security guards, Zafar and Younus, and two passersby were injured when militants attacked a mobile company franchise near Hyderi market within the remit of North Nazimabad Police Station. Police officials said at l
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at least four people, including two security guards, Zafar and Younus, and two passersby were injured when militants attacked a mobile company franchise near Hyderi market within the remit of North Nazimabad Police Station. Police officials said at least two militants attacked the franchise near Hydri market with a hand grenade and fled.
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January - 2 
Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Aurangzaib Farooqui and three others were booked in December 31, 2011 murder case of Shia leader Askari Raza on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi, while Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Crime Investigati
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Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Aurangzaib Farooqui and three others were booked in December 31, 2011 murder case of Shia leader Askari Raza on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi, while Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Crime Investigation Department’s (CID) Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) Chaudhry Aslam also came under interrogation. DIG South Commander Shaukat said that SSP Aslam was automatically suspended since he came under investigation. ASWJ spokesman Taj Hanfi termed the decision as conspiracy against his organisation. The Shia protesters were demanding lodging of an FIR against the killers and taking prompt action against Chaudhry Aslam, who is said to be involved in killing.
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January - 2 
intelligence agencies stepped up security for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, after intercepted messages from militants revealed they were planning a suicide attack.
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intelligence agencies stepped up security for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, after intercepted messages from militants revealed they were planning a suicide attack.
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January - 2 
Iran shut its border with Pakistan as Pakistan authorities took three Iranians in to custody over alleged cross-border attack of January 1 that killed one Pakistani citizen in Washuk District, reported The News, quoting British Broadcasting Corporati
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Iran shut its border with Pakistan as Pakistan authorities took three Iranians in to custody over alleged cross-border attack of January 1 that killed one Pakistani citizen in Washuk District, reported The News, quoting British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report.
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January - 2 
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Khalid Shameem Wynne said that Pakistan's "desire" for peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as its weakness as the country has the means to give a "befitting response to any unprovoke
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Khalid Shameem Wynne said that Pakistan's "desire" for peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as its weakness as the country has the means to give a "befitting response to any unprovoked attack of blatant aggression", adding, "Pakistan is a peace-loving country. However, our desire for peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as our weakness." "Our armed forces and a vibrant Pakistani nation are fully capable to safeguard every inch of ideological and territorial sovereignty of our beloved motherland and we will give a befitting response to any unprovoked attack of blatant aggression by our adversary," he said while addressing a passing out parade at the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi.
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January - 2 
NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Coalition spokesman, Brigadier General Carsten Jacobsen, on January 2 said that NATO wants to get relations with Pakistan back on track “as quickly as possible” to reopen its key supply route for
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NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Coalition spokesman, Brigadier General Carsten Jacobsen, on January 2 said that NATO wants to get relations with Pakistan back on track “as quickly as possible” to reopen its key supply route for foreign troops fighting in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Pakistan closed its main trading route to Afghanistan after the November 26, 2011 raid choking a major supply line for the 130,000 United States (US)-led force. “We ... have an interest for the international community and for Afghanistan that relations with Pakistan are normalising as quickly as possible,” said Carsten Jacobsen, adding, “We are aware that there are things that are not travelling to Afghanistan because they are stuck at border control points. It mainly affects the economy, wages, and work for people who are in the transport business in Pakistan and Afghanistan.” “At present, a total of 3,676 military vehicles and 1,732 containers belonging to NATO forces are at the port,” said a port official in Karachi on condition of anonymity.
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January - 2 
Police found the body of an unidentified man from a drain in Nasir Colony, Korangi within the limits of Zaman Town Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained. Police said the victim appeared to be Saraeki speaking, who wore w
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Police found the body of an unidentified man from a drain in Nasir Colony, Korangi within the limits of Zaman Town Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained. Police said the victim appeared to be Saraeki speaking, who wore white Shalwar and Kameez.
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January - 2 
Sindh University Director of Student Affairs Professor Bashir Ahmed Chanur was killed in an armed attack by unidentified assailants in the varsity’s premises in Jamshoro District on January 2, reported Daily Times. One of the assailants got injured w
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Sindh University Director of Student Affairs Professor Bashir Ahmed Chanur was killed in an armed attack by unidentified assailants in the varsity’s premises in Jamshoro District on January 2, reported Daily Times. One of the assailants got injured when a security guard retaliated by firing. However, they managed to escape. Sindh University has been witnessing a wave of protests by groups of students affiliated with different political parties, after the university rusticated 19 students and banned four ex-students from entering the university premises, blaming them for causing law and order situation.
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January - 2 
the bullet-riddled body of a missing trader identified as Wazir Khan Marri was found dumped near Eastern Bypass, a suburb of Quetta. Wazir Khan, who operated a shop in the Hazarganji area of Quetta, was abducted on an unspecified date in September 20
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the bullet-riddled body of a missing trader identified as Wazir Khan Marri was found dumped near Eastern Bypass, a suburb of Quetta. Wazir Khan, who operated a shop in the Hazarganji area of Quetta, was abducted on an unspecified date in September 2011.
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January - 2 
The year 2011 witnessed a marked decline in suicide attacks in the country, The Express Tribune quoting Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) reported on January 2. CMC is a data collection NGO which taps into Interior Ministry, Health Department and Inte
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The year 2011 witnessed a marked decline in suicide attacks in the country, The Express Tribune quoting Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) reported on January 2. CMC is a data collection NGO which taps into Interior Ministry, Health Department and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) resources. As a result, the number of deaths also decreased by 48% compared to the previous year. The brunt of fatalities were faced by civilians – out of 606 people killed in 2011, 358 were civilians while the Army lost 33 of its soldiers, the Frontier Constabulary lost 100 and the Police lost 54 personnel. A total of 23 of the 41 attacks targeted civilians. As many as 51 suicide bombers were used in the attacks – certain hits used more than one human bomb. Only four of the recorded bomb attacks targeted the military.
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January - 2 
three militants and a volunteer of Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) were killed during a clash in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency on January 2, reports Daily Times.
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three militants and a volunteer of Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) were killed during a clash in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency on January 2, reports Daily Times.
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January - 2 
Two men were shot dead in Goht Shadi Pert area, in the limits of Barija Levies Thana of Jhal Magsi District on January 2, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Sitham Khan and Zulfiqar Ali.
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Two men were shot dead in Goht Shadi Pert area, in the limits of Barija Levies Thana of Jhal Magsi District on January 2, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Sitham Khan and Zulfiqar Ali.
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January - 2 
two security personnel, identified as Hawaldar Hazrat Umer and Sepoy Shukat Ali, were injured in a land mine explosion in Tuba Nukani area of Dera Bugti District.
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two security personnel, identified as Hawaldar Hazrat Umer and Sepoy Shukat Ali, were injured in a land mine explosion in Tuba Nukani area of Dera Bugti District.
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January - 2 
unidentified armed militants shot dead a local leader of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Furqan Shaha, in Hasrat Mohani Colony within Pak Colony Police precincts in Karachi, triggering indiscriminate fire that left five people injured. Ther
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unidentified armed militants shot dead a local leader of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Furqan Shaha, in Hasrat Mohani Colony within Pak Colony Police precincts in Karachi, triggering indiscriminate fire that left five people injured. There were some unconfirmed reports that the ANP leader was killed over extortion dispute but Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Moid termed the incident as an act of target killing.
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January - 2 
unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on January 2 (today). According to sources, an explosive device was attached to the gas pipeline, which went off with an explosion, resulting into su
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unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on January 2 (today). According to sources, an explosive device was attached to the gas pipeline, which went off with an explosion, resulting into suspension of gas supply to the purification plant.
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January - 2 
The meeting between the top brass leaders of the major political parties was put off for second time on January 2 after the leaders failed make headway on the forms of governance, reports Kantipuronline. The meeting held at the Ministry of Peace and
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The meeting between the top brass leaders of the major political parties was put off for second time on January 2 after the leaders failed make headway on the forms of governance, reports Kantipuronline. The meeting held at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction dwelt on the report prepared by a taskforce, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal informed after the meeting. He, however, added that the meeting would continue on January 3 as well.
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January - 3 
a joint operation of the Khunti Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) led to the recovery of 40 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected Maoists on a non-tarred road between Bhandra- Jilenga forests in the District
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a joint operation of the Khunti Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) led to the recovery of 40 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected Maoists on a non-tarred road between Bhandra- Jilenga forests in the District, the Police said, reports IANS. The Police unearthed the IED and recovered around 200 meters of wire connected to it.
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January - 3 
All Jaintia Youth Welfare Organization (AJYWO) Central Body apprehended a woman named Daphishisha Kharsati with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 1000 and INR 500 denominations amounting to INR 32,000 from Lew Thymmai in Ladthad-laboh area in J
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All Jaintia Youth Welfare Organization (AJYWO) Central Body apprehended a woman named Daphishisha Kharsati with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 1000 and INR 500 denominations amounting to INR 32,000 from Lew Thymmai in Ladthad-laboh area in Jaintia Hills District.
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January - 3 
An infiltrator was injured as injured as troops foiled Pakistani firing-backed infiltration bid of militants on the Line of Control (LoC) at Tarkundi in Gambhir sector of Poonch District in the night of January 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Troops obse
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An infiltrator was injured as injured as troops foiled Pakistani firing-backed infiltration bid of militants on the Line of Control (LoC) at Tarkundi in Gambhir sector of Poonch District in the night of January 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Troops observed a group of four to five militants, trying to infiltrate into Indian Territory, and challenged the militants who opened fire. This forced the militants to retrieve to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). One of escaped militants got injured in the firing. Pakistan Army also resorted to ceasefire violation to give cover to the infiltrators, official sources said. As many as 45 truce violations were reported in 2011 along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. Nine Security Force personnel were killed and nearly 50 injured in various firing incidents along the border between 2008 and 2011.
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January - 3 
Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has taken to moral policing reports The Times of India. ULFA-ATF ‘chairman’ Abhijeet Barman, in an emailed statement on January 3 said, "We also want to know from the people about their
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Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has taken to moral policing reports The Times of India. ULFA-ATF ‘chairman’ Abhijeet Barman, in an emailed statement on January 3 said, "We also want to know from the people about their suggestions on what exemplary punishment would be suitable for those who commit crimes that contribute to overall degradation of society."
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January - 3 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded one youth, identified as Sukhram Munda, at Gamaria Raja Bazaar under Adki Police Station limits in Khunti District on January 3 after branding him as a ‘Police informer’, reports Hindustan
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded one youth, identified as Sukhram Munda, at Gamaria Raja Bazaar under Adki Police Station limits in Khunti District on January 3 after branding him as a ‘Police informer’, reports Hindustan Times. "The headless body was recovered near a river bridge at Gamaria Raja Bazaar and the victim's head was found after a search of the area during the day," Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) AK Sinha said. A leaflet left by the Maoists read that similar would be the fate of Police "informers", SDPO Sinha said.
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January - 3 
Jammu region recorded "zero infiltration" for the first time in 2011 despite several attempts along the Indo-Pak border, Police said on January 3, according to Hindustan Times. "2011 is the first year that has witnessed 'zero infiltration' (along Ind
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Jammu region recorded "zero infiltration" for the first time in 2011 despite several attempts along the Indo-Pak border, Police said on January 3, according to Hindustan Times. "2011 is the first year that has witnessed 'zero infiltration' (along Indo-Pak border). There has been no infiltration anywhere along the border in Jammu region," said Inspector General of Police (IGP, Jammu Zone) Dilbagh Singh. "There have been ceasefire violations. There have been dozens of infiltration attempts but they have not been successful," he added. To a question about the state of militancy in Jammu region, Singh said, "It was the best year as far as security, militancy and peace are concerned." Referring to militancy, he said while Doda and Reasi Districts are free from the menace, there is presence of militancy in Kishtwar, Rajouri and Poonch, though it is very marginal in Ramban District of Jammu region. Singh said 32 listed militants were operating in Jammu region at present. Police and security forces have eliminated 32 militants, including 11 top commanders in 2011, he said, adding that due to fear of Security Forces, militants have gone underground. "But our endeavour is to stamp out militancy completely from the region," he added. Daily Excelsior reports that militants are also working on recruiting local youth in certain areas of the State, including Pulwama, to expand terror network and the task has been assigned to a person, Usman Bhai alias Chhota Rehman.
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January - 3 
local people on January 3 foiled an extortion bid by two extortionists belonging to NDFB-RD in Laogaon area under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District. The duo was beaten up by the locals when they came to the house of Uttam Barman, a small busin
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local people on January 3 foiled an extortion bid by two extortionists belonging to NDFB-RD in Laogaon area under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District. The duo was beaten up by the locals when they came to the house of Uttam Barman, a small businessman to intimidate the businessman for not paying INR 30,000 as demanded by them.
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January - 3 
security has been beefed up in Karbi Anglong on the eve of elections to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) following reports of threats to some Indian National Congress (INC) candidates by the Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT), reports
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security has been beefed up in Karbi Anglong on the eve of elections to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) following reports of threats to some Indian National Congress (INC) candidates by the Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT), reports The Telegraph.
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January - 3 
SFs arrested two suspected militants belonging to National Dimasa Protection Army (NDPA) from Dihangi in Dima Hasao District on January 3, reports The Times of India. The duo was identified as Bivojit Haflongbar (20), a resident of Suratnagar, and Pr
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SFs arrested two suspected militants belonging to National Dimasa Protection Army (NDPA) from Dihangi in Dima Hasao District on January 3, reports The Times of India. The duo was identified as Bivojit Haflongbar (20), a resident of Suratnagar, and Pranab Jidung (21), a resident of Gunjung in the same District.
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January - 3 
SFs on January 3 arrested one Shiva Gogoi from Sadiya in Tinsukia District. SF claimed that Gogoi has links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists), had received six-month training at a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Issak-Muiv
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SFs on January 3 arrested one Shiva Gogoi from Sadiya in Tinsukia District. SF claimed that Gogoi has links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists), had received six-month training at a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Issak-Muivah (NSCN IM) camp in Manipur, and was involved in the arms snatching case from forest guards at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
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January - 3 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is raising a group of 21 female terrorists at its training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for carrying out sabotage activities in India, Army sources said on January 3, according to Times of India. "We have confirm
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is raising a group of 21 female terrorists at its training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for carrying out sabotage activities in India, Army sources said on January 3, according to Times of India. "We have confirmed reports that LeT is imparting training to 21 selected female terrorists at its training facilities in Muzaffarabad in PoK for carrying out terrorist activities in India," an unnamed Army official said in New Delhi. Army said the new group, named as Dukhtareen-e-Toiba, is planned to be made active in the Kashmir Valley by the LeT. The women terrorists are planned to be infiltrated into India through routes in Uri sector or using the aerial route through some other country. DNA quoted sources as saying, "Inputs reveal that 21 girls are being trained by LeT at Divalia, Muzzafarabad, under the name of Dukhtaran-e-Toiba." The group, after training, have been placed under the command of an LeT ‘commander’, Sayeed Sadaqat Hussain, for future deployment in Kashmir, the sources added. Intercepts indicate that the new front is being activated since the earlier formation of women Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) led by Asiya Andrabi has not been successful in mobilising people as it had in the past, adds The Hindu. According to reports, the sources said, the effort is to try and infiltrate these trained cadres into India either through the Uri sector or even Nepal. Another training camp, according to other information, is located at Turbeladem in PoK in which over 400 terrorists in various groups are being trained and that the facility is being commanded by a senior officer of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The sources said the ISI asked the LeT and other terror groups to carry out attacks against the Indian troops deployed on the Line of Control (LoC). These groups, the reports said, carried out reconnaissance in areas on the other side of the LoC facing the Indian forward defence locations.
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January - 3 
The Sangai Express reports that United Naga People's Council (UNPC) in a statement said that it stands for better relationship between the people of the hills and the valley (Ching+Tam) and added that Naga People's Front (NPF) is formed under the ban
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The Sangai Express reports that United Naga People's Council (UNPC) in a statement said that it stands for better relationship between the people of the hills and the valley (Ching+Tam) and added that Naga People's Front (NPF) is formed under the banner of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland–Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) as a last resort to break the Nagas of Manipur. NPF is a political organization of Nagaland and hence should not interfere in the affairs of Manipur. UNPC further stated that UNPC and its armed wing the Ching-Tam Liberation Army (CTLA) stand for the unity and peace of the people of Manipur.
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January - 3 
The Sentinel reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to take action against the “Kehoi campers” (GPRN/NSCN- Khole Kitovi) for alleged violation of ceasefire ground rul
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The Sentinel reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to take action against the “Kehoi campers” (GPRN/NSCN- Khole Kitovi) for alleged violation of ceasefire ground rules.
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January - 3 
The Sentinel reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants threw a grenade at a house adjacent to the check gate of the Directorate of Mineral Resources in Athiabari in West Khasi Hills District on January 3. However, the gren
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The Sentinel reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants threw a grenade at a house adjacent to the check gate of the Directorate of Mineral Resources in Athiabari in West Khasi Hills District on January 3. However, the grenade failed to explode.
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January - 3 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD), identified as Bohin Narzary alias Barswm, from Athiabari village under Serfanguri Police
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD), identified as Bohin Narzary alias Barswm, from Athiabari village under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District on January 3. The arrested militant is allegedly involved in issuing extortion threats to the doctors of Kokrajhar RNB civil hospital and businessmen in the District.
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January - 3 
unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade on Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Moirangthem Hemanta’s residence at Tentha Khongbal in Thoubal District on January 3, while another hand grenade, which failed to explode, was discovered on January 4
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unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade on Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Moirangthem Hemanta’s residence at Tentha Khongbal in Thoubal District on January 3, while another hand grenade, which failed to explode, was discovered on January 4. No one was injured in the incident.
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January - 3 
Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, reports Dawn. Hakimullah Mehsud, the head
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Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, reports Dawn. Hakimullah Mehsud, the head of the TTP and his deputy, Wali-ur-Rehman, were at each other’s throats, the sources said. “You will soon hear that one of them has eliminated the other, though hectic efforts are going on by other commanders and common friends to resolve differences between the two,” one TTP commander under the condition of anonymity said. Any division within the TTP could hinder the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda’s struggle in Afghanistan against the United States and its allies, making it more difficult to recruit young fighters and disrupting the alleged safe havens in Pakistan. Taliban sources said Wali-ur-Rehman had ordered his fighters to eliminate Hakimullah Mehsud because of his increasing closeness to al Qaeda and its Arab contingent. Wali-ur-Rehman also alleged that the TTP chief received money from India to kill a former Pakistan spy agency official acting as a mediator between the TTP, Afghan militants and the Pakistani Government.
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January - 3 
an anti-terrorism court on January 2 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for 34 Tanzim Nafiz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and Swat Taliban leaders for non-compliance with the court order to appear in a case, reports The News. The case was registered ag
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an anti-terrorism court on January 2 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for 34 Tanzim Nafiz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and Swat Taliban leaders for non-compliance with the court order to appear in a case, reports The News. The case was registered against TNSM Chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and others for anti-state and anti-judiciary speeches at the Grassy Ground in Mingora, Swat in 2009. Maulana Sufi Muhammad, his three sons Hayatullah, Rizwanullah and Ziaullah and another TNSM leader Mufti Safiullah appeared in the Swat Anti-Terrorism Court headed by Syed Asim Imam in the case. However, 34 others who had delivered anti-state and anti-judiciary speeches were absent from the court.
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January - 3 
militants blew up a Government primary school for boys in Gurbaz Gagezai area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. An unnamed spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attack. In a subse
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militants blew up a Government primary school for boys in Gurbaz Gagezai area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. An unnamed spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attack. In a subsequent operation, the political administration arrested six tribesmen, including Malik Attaullah and his two sons, on suspicion of their involvement in the crime.
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January - 3 
one passenger was injured in a roadside bomb blast at Pir Qayum village near Sadda Town in Kurram Agency. The passenger coach, going from Parachinar to Peshawar, was damaged when a remote controlled device went off at Pir Qayum village.
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one passenger was injured in a roadside bomb blast at Pir Qayum village near Sadda Town in Kurram Agency. The passenger coach, going from Parachinar to Peshawar, was damaged when a remote controlled device went off at Pir Qayum village.
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January - 3 
Three persons including two Levies personnel were killed and eight civilians were injured when a powerful car bomb exploded in Landi Kotal Bazaar of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Aras (FATA) on January 3, reports Dawn. Officials said
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Three persons including two Levies personnel were killed and eight civilians were injured when a powerful car bomb exploded in Landi Kotal Bazaar of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Aras (FATA) on January 3, reports Dawn. Officials said that explosives fitted in a car were detonated with a remote controlled device when a number of Levies and Khasadar personnel and civilians were present in Bacha Khan Chowk at around mid-day. The killed were identified as Gulzar and Roza Khan, both Levies personnel, and Mohammad Ikram a cloth merchant. Local militant outfit Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed responsibility for the blast and said that their target was the Khasadar and Levies personnel posted at the square. The group threatened to carry out more attacks against Security Forces.
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January - 3 
Two alleged suicide bombers blew themselves up near Gorali locality of Gujrat town in Gujrat District of Punjab on January 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, two alleged suicide bombers, identified as Ramzan Ali and Muhabbat Khan of Bhimber
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Two alleged suicide bombers blew themselves up near Gorali locality of Gujrat town in Gujrat District of Punjab on January 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, two alleged suicide bombers, identified as Ramzan Ali and Muhabbat Khan of Bhimber in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), wearing suicide jackets were heading towards their target on a motorcycle when they heard the sound of siren of the Rescue 1122 ambulance. Thinking that police were chasing them, they blew themselves up near Gorali,
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January - 3 
Two persons were killed and 19 others got injuries when a bomb planted in a motorbike at Azam Tower on Arbab Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, went off on January 3, reports Daily Times. Police said that the blast took p
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Two persons were killed and 19 others got injuries when a bomb planted in a motorbike at Azam Tower on Arbab Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, went off on January 3, reports Daily Times. Police said that the blast took place in the basement of Azam Tower where two Internet cafés were located.
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January - 3 
unidentified militants blew up a pylon on Tarbela-Peshawar transmission line at Baba Ji Kallay in Nowshera District, reports Dawn.
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unidentified militants blew up a pylon on Tarbela-Peshawar transmission line at Baba Ji Kallay in Nowshera District, reports Dawn.
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January - 3 
unidentified militants blew up a tower of Sheikh Muhammadi transmission line near Rashakai, disrupting power supply to Peshawar and adjoining areas. Police said the militants planted a powerful bomb to a 500 KV tower near Rashakai Interchange and det
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unidentified militants blew up a tower of Sheikh Muhammadi transmission line near Rashakai, disrupting power supply to Peshawar and adjoining areas. Police said the militants planted a powerful bomb to a 500 KV tower near Rashakai Interchange and detonated it with remote control, destroying the tower completely.
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January - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch-diameter gas pipeline in Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 3, reports Daily Times. As a result, the supply from wells 9 and 12 to the purification plant was suspended.
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Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch-diameter gas pipeline in Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 3, reports Daily Times. As a result, the supply from wells 9 and 12 to the purification plant was suspended.
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January - 3 
As the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) leaders continue to present their views stressing on the need for keeping party unity intact in the Central Committee (CC) meeting, chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda showed his readiness
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As the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) leaders continue to present their views stressing on the need for keeping party unity intact in the Central Committee (CC) meeting, chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda showed his readiness to revise his political report to address the feeling of the rival faction led by vice chairman Mohan Baidya, reports Nepal News. Prachanda expressed his commitment to revise his political proposal for party unity, said the state-owned news agency RSS. While Prachanda said in his proposal that the party should go ahead prioritising peace and constitution writing in the present context, vice chairman Baidya who leads the hardliner faction in the party had presented a separate political paper stressing that the party should adopt the strategy of immediate revolt.
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January - 3 
Daily News adds that Peiris urged the French Government to ensure that publications like the four stamps issued by La Poste of France, depicting images related to the LTTE, including its insignia, should not happen and their publication be cancelled
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Daily News adds that Peiris urged the French Government to ensure that publications like the four stamps issued by La Poste of France, depicting images related to the LTTE, including its insignia, should not happen and their publication be cancelled .
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January - 3 
Loosening its stance against granting police and land powers to the provinces according to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the Government said on January 3 that it is ready to consider its scope provided the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) put
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Loosening its stance against granting police and land powers to the provinces according to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the Government said on January 3 that it is ready to consider its scope provided the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) put forward its proposals at the talks with the Government, according to Colombo Page. The Government spokesman, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said, "As a Government we are concerned about giving Police and Land powers to provinces. However, we are ready to consider giving those powers within certain scope if such a proposal is made by the TNA to the Government. For that the TNA should remain at talks with the Government." Minister Rambukwella told the Government Media Unit.
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January - 3 
Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris on January 3 called in the Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka, Christine Robichon, to express Sri Lanka's concern over the issue of four stamps by the French mail service La Poste depicting images of
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Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris on January 3 called in the Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka, Christine Robichon, to express Sri Lanka's concern over the issue of four stamps by the French mail service La Poste depicting images of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Colombo Page. Professor Peiris pointed out that when Governments, especially in the West allow the pro-LTTE groups to operate in such a manner, the Sri Lankan public will question those countries' bona-fides and the Sri Lankan Government has to consider the public opinion since the pro-LTTE groups overseas are still seeking to achieve their objectives through different means.
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January - 3 
the French Ambassador confirmed the publication of 360 stamps by La Poste. However, after the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed La Poste that LTTE is a terrorist group banned by the EU in 2006, the mail service has assured that no such
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the French Ambassador confirmed the publication of 360 stamps by La Poste. However, after the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed La Poste that LTTE is a terrorist group banned by the EU in 2006, the mail service has assured that no such stamps will be printed further.
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January - 4 
A Dantewada District court has granted bail to the Essar general manager, who is one of the accused in the alleged payouts of the protection money by the multinational to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chhattisgarh, reports The E
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A Dantewada District court has granted bail to the Essar general manager, who is one of the accused in the alleged payouts of the protection money by the multinational to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chhattisgarh, reports The Economic Times. Observing that the case of the accused DVCS Verma is different from that of the other accused, the district and sessions court judge A K Beck granted him bail saying the Police have failed to produce enough evidence against him even three months after his arrest, defence counsel K K Dubey told reporters on January 4. The court ordered Verma's release on two bonds of INR 200,000 each, he said.
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January - 4 
After a slew of abductions and repeated threats from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during recent months, Indian Railways employees posted in far-flung areas which fall under Maoist-affected zones have sent an SOS to Railway Minister Di
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After a slew of abductions and repeated threats from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during recent months, Indian Railways employees posted in far-flung areas which fall under Maoist-affected zones have sent an SOS to Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi for better protection during duty hours, reports The Indian Express. While the coal belts in eastern and central India and key routes in the east coast region are the main areas from where these complaints have poured in, a new section proving to be a headache is Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, bordering Chhattisgarh. The Lumding section post in Tinsukia, Assam, is also another area from where complaints have poured in. The matter came to a flashpoint when an assistant loco pilot was abducted late last year and money had to be paid as ransom to get him released. Faced with this problem, the railway unions have threatened to pull out men and women engaged in vital operation-related work in these areas. “We have taken up the matter with the apex level in the ministry, including the chairman and member staff. No one wants a crippling strike, but with so many complaints pouring in, we might have no other option if we cannot find a solution,” said Shiv Gopal Mishra, general secretary of All India Railwaymen’s Federation.
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January - 4 
Bandipora Police on January 4 neutralized two militant modules, one each of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), who were planning the target killings in the District. Superintendent of Police (Bandipora) Bashir Ahmed Khan said that Pol
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Bandipora Police on January 4 neutralized two militant modules, one each of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), who were planning the target killings in the District. Superintendent of Police (Bandipora) Bashir Ahmed Khan said that Police arrested six youths in two separate raids from Hajin area of Sonawari in the District. They were affiliated with HM and LeT. Khan said that Police arrested a youth, identified as Fayaz Ahmed of village Hajin. He said that during the questioning Fayaz disclosed that he was working with the HM since last nine months. Khan said that on his disclosure, Police arrested two of his accomplices from Hajin. They have been identified as Zubair Ahmed Parray. Khan said that the trio confessed that they were working with the HM and were recruiting the youth into militant ranks. During the questioning they said that they were tasked to kill some influential political workers and Police personnel in the District. A matrix sheet and list of people of few political workers and police personnel were recovered from their possession, Khan added. Also, Police neutralized an LeT module, believed to be planning target killings, operating in Sonawari area and arrested three militants, identified as Zahoor Ahmed Dar, Ghulam Muhammad Bhat and Nissar Ahmed Ganie. Zahoor Ahmad Dar had visited Pakistan at the behest of LeT for computer training in May 2011. After staying in training camps for 15 days he returned back. Later, Zahoor Ahmed contacted a surrendered militant, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, for sending across some educated youths for computer and arms training. Ghulam Mohammed motivated Nissar Ahmed Dar at the behest of Zahoor Ahmed and sent him across for computer training and was transporting money and other material for the LeT cadres. These youths were assigned the job of targeting political activists and police personnel in the District. The arrested militants had earlier threatened Panches and Sarpanches during 2011 Panchayat elections.
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January - 4 
during a search operation, SFs arrested a Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militant, identified as James Engleng, along with 50 pieces of ammunition in Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District, reports The Telegraph.
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during a search operation, SFs arrested a Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militant, identified as James Engleng, along with 50 pieces of ammunition in Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District, reports The Telegraph.
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January - 4 
in a statement on January 4, the Coordination Committee (CorCom) of seven militant groups said that contesting on Indian National Congress (INC) tickets, campaigning and organising rallies for the INC were banned, reports The Telegraph. It said anyon
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in a statement on January 4, the Coordination Committee (CorCom) of seven militant groups said that contesting on Indian National Congress (INC) tickets, campaigning and organising rallies for the INC were banned, reports The Telegraph. It said anyone defying the ban would be punished. The CorCom comprises of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup(KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak(PREPAK), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-P), Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and United Peoples Party of Kangleipak (UPPK). A spokesperson of CorCom claimed that it had masterminded a series of blasts across the place, adds The Sangai Express.
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January - 4 
One person was killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kandhamal District on January 4, reports The Pioneer. No further details were available.
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One person was killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kandhamal District on January 4, reports The Pioneer. No further details were available.
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January - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a top Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) militant, identified as Pushma Das alias Tupan Patwari alias Pulas Barman alias Mithun Das, from Chandaboi border outpost (BOP) of West Garo Hills District on January 4.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a top Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) militant, identified as Pushma Das alias Tupan Patwari alias Pulas Barman alias Mithun Das, from Chandaboi border outpost (BOP) of West Garo Hills District on January 4.
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January - 4 
SFs arrested a Bangladeshi United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman identified as Philipa Sangma (21) along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth around INR 3,000 from Gopinathkilla in the same District.
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SFs arrested a Bangladeshi United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman identified as Philipa Sangma (21) along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth around INR 3,000 from Gopinathkilla in the same District.
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January - 4 
the Maoists set ablaze three mobile communication towers in Baragada area of Ganjam District on the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists in the State from January 4, reports The Hindu. According to Sub-Divisional Po
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the Maoists set ablaze three mobile communication towers in Baragada area of Ganjam District on the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists in the State from January 4, reports The Hindu. According to Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Binay Kamila, the Maoists set ablaze two mobile communication towers at Goudagotha village and another at Barada village, located near Ganjam-Gajapati-Kandhamal border where Maoists are trying to increase their hold. The Maoists also pasted posters asking people to make the bandh a success and to protest anti-Maoist operations. The Maoists also threatened the company officials and staff of the Vedanta Alumina Refinery to immediately give up their jobs and leave the area, adds The Pioneer.
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January - 4 
The Sangai Express reports that Central Government is closely monitoring the activities of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) which is likely to field some proxy candidates in the coming Manipur Assembly elections as ‘Ge
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The Sangai Express reports that Central Government is closely monitoring the activities of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) which is likely to field some proxy candidates in the coming Manipur Assembly elections as ‘General Secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah and senior leader V S Atem of the group held a prolonged meeting with Naga Hoho and at least six Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Nagaland People’s Front in Dimapur.
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January - 4 
The Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants shot at and injured a woman, identified as Khwairakpam (O) Jamuna (32), at Ngairangbam under Patsoi Police Station in Imphal West District on January 4. Sources say that of Jamuna was shot at whe
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The Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants shot at and injured a woman, identified as Khwairakpam (O) Jamuna (32), at Ngairangbam under Patsoi Police Station in Imphal West District on January 4. Sources say that of Jamuna was shot at when she went to deliver extortion money to a militant outfit.
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January - 4 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing more than half Kilograms from Barpeta Railway over bridge in Barpeta District on January 4.
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing more than half Kilograms from Barpeta Railway over bridge in Barpeta District on January 4.
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January - 4 
Tripura Info reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested four tribal youths, carrying arms and suspected to be involved in insurgent activity, from remote Balucherra area under Ganga Nagar Police Station of Dhalai District on January 4. SFs recovered
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Tripura Info reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested four tribal youths, carrying arms and suspected to be involved in insurgent activity, from remote Balucherra area under Ganga Nagar Police Station of Dhalai District on January 4. SFs recovered three country-made gun, six lethal weapons, some gunpowder and few iron metal pieces from their possession.
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January - 4 
unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at a polling camp of Indian National Congress (INC) party at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai in Imphal West District on January 4.
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unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at a polling camp of Indian National Congress (INC) party at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai in Imphal West District on January 4.
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January - 4 
‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping the
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‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping their negotiations will culminate in a ‘lasting’ agreement which will restore peace in the country’s lawless tribal lands. “We have drawn the broader outlines for a possible accord. And what we’re now working on are minor details,” said an Intelligence Official, who claimed the results of the ‘year-long’ peace process would be unveiled shortly. “Unlike the past, we are trying to have something workable and implementable this time around,” said the official referring to the failure of all three agreements the security institutions had with the TTP. “These are crucial times…we have to be extremely careful. A slight miscalculation can harm us in a big way,” the official, requesting anonymity, added in reference to changes in the regional war given the eventual withdrawal of the United States (US)-led international forces by 2014. However, publicly, the military denies having any talks with the militants. Senior TTP associates also confirmed that these covert talks with the military establishment were reaching a climax and said there were several indications of things moving ahead. According to sources, earlier, the TTP leader Maulvi Waliur Rehman Mehsud had ordered to halt the training of suicide bombers at several camps in South and North Waziristan. “Now look how effective this thing alone is … it has never happened in four years that the TTP stops training its suicide bombers,” said Raqeebullah Mehsud, a young militant commander from the Ludha area of South Waziristan. Further, Raqeebullah said TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud was not aware of these talks and he, along with a core group following his hard-line positions on talks with the Government was aware of these negotiations. “He [Hakimullah] is out. At least people here think so,” Raqeebullah commented. Though it could not be confirmed, some officials said the TTP chief might have crossed into Afghanistan after sudden defections of his loyalists to pro-Pakistan militant groups who were against launching attacks in the country’s mainland.
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January - 4 
A former ‘commander’ of a local peace committee, Umar Gul, was killed allegedly by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Warki village of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of January 4, reports Dawn. The beheaded body of Umar G
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A former ‘commander’ of a local peace committee, Umar Gul, was killed allegedly by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Warki village of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of January 4, reports Dawn. The beheaded body of Umar Gul was found in a nearby canal after he was taken away from his house by three militants. “Three persons took him last night and then left a chit beside his body, warning people not to participate in his funeral,” Police quoted a brother of the deceased as saying. TTP have killed at least seven peace committee heads in the past two months.
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January - 4 
A man, identified as Mohammad Waqas, received serious injuries in an indiscriminate firing by unknown armed assailants in Gawalmandi area of Lahore on January 4, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Mohammad Waqas, received serious injuries in an indiscriminate firing by unknown armed assailants in Gawalmandi area of Lahore on January 4, reported Daily Times.
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January - 4 
a man, identified as Sikandar Hayat, was found dead in a market at Jutial area in Gilgit.
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a man, identified as Sikandar Hayat, was found dead in a market at Jutial area in Gilgit.
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January - 4 
Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led t
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Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led troops in Afghanistan, reported Indian Express. It is reported that the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed a joint five-member ‘shura’ or council, named Shura-e-Muraqba, with other Pakistani militant outfits. The new ‘shura’ includes the Haqqani Network and powerful commanders of the groups led by Maulvi Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur who have already signed a peace deal with the Pakistan Army. The new entrants into the shura are the factions of TTP led by Hakimullah Mehsud and Maulana Wali-ur Rahman. The five-member ‘shura’ with other Pakistani militant outfits made a pledge to “stop their fight against their own armed forces and instead focus their attention against the US-led forces in Afghanistan”, The News reported. The council was created after weeks of hectic efforts. A high-level delegation of the Afghan Taliban, sent by Omar, “succeeded in bringing together different Pakistani militant groups on a single platform”, the report added. Prominent al Qaeda members also asked the Pakistani Taliban, in a pair of rare meetings, held on the request of the Afghan Taliban, to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against US-led forces in Afghanistan, militant commanders said Monday. The meetings were held in Pakistan’s tribal region in November and December. “For God’s sake, forget all your differences and give us fighters to boost the battle against US in Afghanistan,” senior al Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi told Pakistani militants at a meeting on December 11, 2011.
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January - 4 
at least six LI militants and a volunteer of Zakhakhel lashkar were killed in renewed clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the tribal Lashkar (tribal militia) in Bazaar-Zakhakhel area of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Another Zakhakhel volunteer w
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at least six LI militants and a volunteer of Zakhakhel lashkar were killed in renewed clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the tribal Lashkar (tribal militia) in Bazaar-Zakhakhel area of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Another Zakhakhel volunteer was injured in the incident. Meanwhile, several LI bunkers were captured by the tribal lashkar. The gun battle erupted between LI militant and volunteers of Zakhakhel tribe to gain control of some important bases occupied by the former.
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January - 4 
Five Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 13 others arrested in a clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District on January 4, reported Daily Times. A FC spokesman said Security Forces (SF) received info
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Five Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 13 others arrested in a clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District on January 4, reported Daily Times. A FC spokesman said Security Forces (SF) received information about the presence of TTP militants in Murgha Kebzai area and dispatched troops there. He added that when they reached the area, militants opened fire from a compound, injuring two FC personnel. Troops then returned fire and killed five militants. Later, during a search operation, they recovered a rocket launcher and several machine guns.
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January - 4 
militants bombed the house of Haji Muhammad Saleem, a tribal leader from Sada, central Kurram Agency injuring two of Saleem’s daughters, two other children and his brother Malik Sardar, reported Express Tribune. Saleem had played a vital role in the
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militants bombed the house of Haji Muhammad Saleem, a tribal leader from Sada, central Kurram Agency injuring two of Saleem’s daughters, two other children and his brother Malik Sardar, reported Express Tribune. Saleem had played a vital role in the agreement between the Shia and the Sunni factions in the area.
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January - 4 
Over 200 containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan started returning to Karachi from the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on January 4, reported Daily Times. Official sources confirmed the return of NATO containers t
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Over 200 containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan started returning to Karachi from the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on January 4, reported Daily Times. Official sources confirmed the return of NATO containers to Karachi, and added that they were not allowed to enter Afghanistan through Chaman border gate following the November 26, 2011 attack on Salala border post that killed 26 soldiers. The return of the NATO containers back to Karachi has come as relief for over 600 workers, including drivers, cleaners and helpers. “We were in a tense mental state as we had to stay at Chaman NATO terminal for the past few days,” a driver said.
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January - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 militants and injured five others during an operation in the Central Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 militants and injured five others during an operation in the Central Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in the Jogi area of central Kurram destroying four militant hideouts
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January - 4 
the Abdullah Azam Brigade (AAB) has threatened to target all public and private places and social and religious gatherings in Khyber Agency in retaliation of the military operation conducted in Karamna area in Landikotal on January 1. A spokesman for
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the Abdullah Azam Brigade (AAB) has threatened to target all public and private places and social and religious gatherings in Khyber Agency in retaliation of the military operation conducted in Karamna area in Landikotal on January 1. A spokesman for the militant outfit told local journalists from an undisclosed location that they would target public and religions gatherings, including funeral and jirgas, and mosques, bazaars and public meetings, because the locals had not protested against the arrest of three women and as many children and killing of 12 militants in the Karamna operation.
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January - 4 
The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) annual report 2011 released on January 4 (Today) shows the decrease in violence in 2011, reports Daily Times. Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank monitoring security situatio
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The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) annual report 2011 released on January 4 (Today) shows the decrease in violence in 2011, reports Daily Times. Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank monitoring security situation of the country, suggested “crucial steps” should be taken to root out militancy and terrorism despite reduction in violence in 2011. “Although conflict-related violence decreased in Pakistan in 2011, the complex security landscape in the country made it one of the most volatile states in the region and necessitated effective measures to curb militancy and terrorism,” PIPS said in a press release. The report noted that the trend of an overall decrease in the number of violent incidents and casualties in Pakistan that was witnessed in 2010 continued in 2011. The report attributed a fall in conflict-related casualties largely to military operations in the Tribal Areas and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and to fewer suicide bombings and drone strikes in the country in 2011. According to the report, a total of 2,985 violent incidents—including terrorist attacks, security forces operations, ethno-political violence, inter-tribal clashes, drone attacks, and cross-border attacks—were reported in Pakistan in 2011. This is compared to 3,393 incidents in 2010 and 3,816 in 2009, a decrease of 12 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Casualties in violent incidents also went down, from 10,003 fatalities in 2010 to 7,107 in 2011, a decrease of 29 percent. The number of people injured in these attacks declined from 10,283 in 2010 to 6,736 in 2011, representing a 34 percent decrease.
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January - 4 
The United States (US) Ambassador-At-Large Daniel Benjamin, who will head the newly-established Bureau of Counterterrorism at the State Department on January 4 said that it wants to strengthen Pakistan’s civilian capacity to counter terrorism as the
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The United States (US) Ambassador-At-Large Daniel Benjamin, who will head the newly-established Bureau of Counterterrorism at the State Department on January 4 said that it wants to strengthen Pakistan’s civilian capacity to counter terrorism as the South Asian nation suffered more at the hands of terrorist violence than any other country, reports Daily Times. Ambassador Banjamin also acknowledged that “there’s no question we’re going through a difficult time in the wake of the November 26, 2011 cross-border incident and a number of other incidents that have occurred in the last year,” adding, “But let me go back to basics. We think that it is essential that we have a good counterterrorism relationship with Pakistan. We believe it’s in both of our nations’ interests”. “No country has suffered more at the hands of militancy than Pakistan,” he declared adding that the new Bureau is going to be working closely with Pakistan.
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January - 4 
Thousands people gathered at Data Darbar in Lahore on January 4 in support of the former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer’s assassin Malik Mumtaz Qadri, and called for his release, reported Express Tribune. Supporters of various religious parties that
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Thousands people gathered at Data Darbar in Lahore on January 4 in support of the former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer’s assassin Malik Mumtaz Qadri, and called for his release, reported Express Tribune. Supporters of various religious parties that form the Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Rasalat Mahaz (TNSM) staged protests at the Lahore Press Club, Minar-e-Pakistan and other places before gathering at the Darbar. The participants, mostly Barelvi Muslims, held up portraits of Qadri and chanted slogans in his honor. They raised their arms and pledged to follow Qadri “against every blasphemer”. One speaker, Allama Muhammad Tahir Tabassum, suggested that the Government auction off the gun with which Qadri shot the Governor, “like an auction of the bats or hockey sticks of famous athletes”. It was then announced that the Sunni Ittehad Council was willing to pay PKR 100 million for the “holy gun”. Allama Muhammad Nawaz Bashir Jalalisaid that Taseer’s killing was justified by Islamic injunctions as he had committed blasphemy. He said blasphemers deserved to have their tongues cut off. He accused the media of downplaying their protests. Later, a resolution was adopted at the end of the rally asking President Asif Zardari to declare clemency for Mumtaz Qadri and punishment for Asia Bibi, the Christian woman jailed for blasphemy whose release Taseer had campaigned for. The resolution also demanded the permanent closure of NATO supply lines through Pakistan; purging of all Pakistani air bases of United States (US) personnel; the arrest of the killers of Doctor Sarfaraz Naeemi and terrorists who bombed shrines; the removal of Ahmedis from Government posts; and that “a free, fair and impartial investigation into the memo scandal be ensured and those responsible be tried under treason charges”.
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January - 4 
Unknown armed assailants shot dead Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP-Investigation) Mohammad Ibrahim in Gilgit city of Gilgit District on January 4, reported Dawn.
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Unknown armed assailants shot dead Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP-Investigation) Mohammad Ibrahim in Gilgit city of Gilgit District on January 4, reported Dawn.
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January - 4 
The Constitutional Committee (CC) on January 4 decided to amend the constitution-drafting-calendar by extending the January 5 deadline to January 29 for completing the discussions on a report submitted by the dispute-resolution-sub-committee to resol
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The Constitutional Committee (CC) on January 4 decided to amend the constitution-drafting-calendar by extending the January 5 deadline to January 29 for completing the discussions on a report submitted by the dispute-resolution-sub-committee to resolve the contentious issues, mainly the form of the Governance, reports Nepal News.
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January - 5 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, suspected to have been involved in a massacre in 2010, was arrested from Kathaura village in Munger District on January 5, reports IBN Live. Superintendent of Police P Kannan said Sanjay Yadav was
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, suspected to have been involved in a massacre in 2010, was arrested from Kathaura village in Munger District on January 5, reports IBN Live. Superintendent of Police P Kannan said Sanjay Yadav was arrested during an anti-Maoist operation in the village under Dharhara Police Station. Yadav was believed to be having been involved in a massacre of five tribals at Karaili in the District in 2010, he added.
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January - 5 
A local court on January 5 acquitted five persons, including four former activists of Babbar Khalsa, in a case related to unlawful activities, illegal possession of explosives and fire arms, according to CNN-IBN. The acquitted Babbar Khalsa activists
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A local court on January 5 acquitted five persons, including four former activists of Babbar Khalsa, in a case related to unlawful activities, illegal possession of explosives and fire arms, according to CNN-IBN. The acquitted Babbar Khalsa activists were identified as Baljit Singh Bhau, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, Buta Singh, Balwinder Singh Dekwala. Daljit Singh Bittu, president of Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani), was also acquitted. However, the court found one person, Harminder Singh Cherrian, guilty and sentenced him to three years imprisonment and also imposed a fine of INR 5000 on him. A case was registered on November 15, 2009, against seven persons under Unlawful Activities Act, Arms Act, Explosives Act and various sections of the IPC and they were arrested. Apart from the four Babbar Khalsa activists, Daljit and Harminder, Khalistan Liberation Force terrorist Daya Singh Lahoria had also been arrested in the connection. However, Lahoria was acquitted by a court few months back.
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January - 5 
Army fired in air to disperse protesters in the Baramulla District where people were protesting against the power crisis and had blocked the National Highway. This is the second time that Security Forces fired on people protesting against the power c
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Army fired in air to disperse protesters in the Baramulla District where people were protesting against the power crisis and had blocked the National Highway. This is the second time that Security Forces fired on people protesting against the power crisis.
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January - 5 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said a decision on the lifting of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir will be taken in the coming months, according to Hindustan Times. He said, “The AFSPA issue has not been p
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said a decision on the lifting of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir will be taken in the coming months, according to Hindustan Times. He said, “The AFSPA issue has not been put on the backburner. Discussions are being held at the state level between civil and security forces and consultations are also on with the central government on the issue.”
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January - 5 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Balram Sahu alias David (30), who was arrested near Jamui Railway Station in Bihar on January 3 was brought back to the jail in Ranchi District on January 5, reports India Express. Sahu, one of the
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Balram Sahu alias David (30), who was arrested near Jamui Railway Station in Bihar on January 3 was brought back to the jail in Ranchi District on January 5, reports India Express. Sahu, one of the six under trials who had escaped from a prison in Saraikela District in 2011, is an accused in half-a-dozen cases, including robbery of INR 50 million and two kilogram gold from an ICICI van and murder of two State Government functionaries, Deputy Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar and Minister Ramesh Singh Munda. David has reportedly told the Police that he had paid INR 700, 000 as bribe to the jail staff to escape from the prison. He is also learnt to have told the Police that after the jailbreak, he had been shuttling between Jamui and Moktama in Bihar.
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January - 5 
In a joint operation, four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police near Madhonar village in Narayanpur District on January 5, reports Daily Bhaskar. The arreste
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In a joint operation, four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police near Madhonar village in Narayanpur District on January 5, reports Daily Bhaskar. The arrested four Maoists are identified as Madhonar, Gangaram Korram, Mayaram and Dasamu Korram. The Police also recovered a cache of explosives, arms and weapons. They also seized Maoist literature and posters.
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January - 5 
Naga Hoho (Apex body of Nagas in Nagaland) on January 5 asked NSCN-K to revoke the notice against Sumi Hoho (Apex body of Sumi Tribe) ‘vice president’ Kitoho Rothoka. NSCN-K has recently asked ‘vice-president’ of Sumi Hoho, Kitoho Rotokha to resign i
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Naga Hoho (Apex body of Nagas in Nagaland) on January 5 asked NSCN-K to revoke the notice against Sumi Hoho (Apex body of Sumi Tribe) ‘vice president’ Kitoho Rothoka. NSCN-K has recently asked ‘vice-president’ of Sumi Hoho, Kitoho Rotokha to resign immediately or face “dire consequences”, alleging that Kitoho was siding with the Khole-Kitovi faction of NSCN.
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January - 5 
On January 5, Police in Anantnag busted a six member Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that the module was busted after the arrest of a youth, Younis Ahmad, of Arwani. "During his questioning he reveal that he along w
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On January 5, Police in Anantnag busted a six member Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that the module was busted after the arrest of a youth, Younis Ahmad, of Arwani. "During his questioning he reveal that he along with other members of this module had arranged weapons and delivered them to the militants operating in Tral", said Police. Police said that on his disclosure his five associates who were also working for LeT were arrested. Police identified them as Shakoor-ul-Mansoor Parray, Tawseef Hussain Bhat, Mudasir Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Shafi Bhat and Mohammad Younis Bhat son of Ghulam Ahmad. Police said that the module was involved in arranging and transportation of weapons and were also facilitating the movement of militants by providing them information regarding the movements of security forces in the area. The module had also succeeded in recruiting some youths into the militancy, said police. Police said that module was working at the behest of a LeT ‘commander’ of Pulwama and Kulgam.
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January - 5 
security agencies are inquiring into the possible investments by members of various militant outfits of the North Eastern region in Guwahati, reports The Assam Tribune.
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security agencies are inquiring into the possible investments by members of various militant outfits of the North Eastern region in Guwahati, reports The Assam Tribune.
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January - 5 
State home department has sounded a high alert in Upper Assam Districts, following intelligence reports that the Anti Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) may try to target the Hindi-speaking population in the run-up to Republi
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State home department has sounded a high alert in Upper Assam Districts, following intelligence reports that the Anti Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) may try to target the Hindi-speaking population in the run-up to Republic Day (January 26), reports The Telegraph.
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January - 5 
The Centre has alerted coastal states, including Gujarat and Maharashtra, and asked Navy and Coast Guard to step up patrolling in sea following an 'interception' of a telephone call - made from a ship using satellite phone off Kutch coast to the US -
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The Centre has alerted coastal states, including Gujarat and Maharashtra, and asked Navy and Coast Guard to step up patrolling in sea following an 'interception' of a telephone call - made from a ship using satellite phone off Kutch coast to the US - about possible arrival of consignment of arms and ammunition along the Indian coast line, according to Times of India. The call was intercepted by Central security agencies on December 31. An unidentified person made a call through Thuraya satellite from a ship, which was at that time at Gulf of Kutch, off the Gujarat coast, to a US number. Sources said during the 232-second English conversation, the receiver enquired about the precise maritime location of the ship, consignment of the weapons and nature of the Customs patrol. The information, including the US telephone number, has been shared with American agencies to verify the details from their end, they added.
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January - 5 
The Director General of Police V. Dinesh Reddy on January 5 said heavy security cover would be provided to facilitate expeditious completion of various road works taken up under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for the areas affected by Communist Pa
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The Director General of Police V. Dinesh Reddy on January 5 said heavy security cover would be provided to facilitate expeditious completion of various road works taken up under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for the areas affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, reports The Hindu.
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January - 5 
the Election Commission of India officials replaced Director General of Police (DGP) Y Joykumar with Additional DGP (ADGP) Ratnakar Baral after reviewing of the deteriorating law and order situation in the State.
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the Election Commission of India officials replaced Director General of Police (DGP) Y Joykumar with Additional DGP (ADGP) Ratnakar Baral after reviewing of the deteriorating law and order situation in the State.
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January - 5 
The Karnataka Director General Police (DGP) Shankar Bidari on January 5 said that as many as 100 youth, mostly tribals, from Karkala, Sringeri, Tirthahalli and Belthangady regions would be recruited into the Police to combat Communist Party of India-
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The Karnataka Director General Police (DGP) Shankar Bidari on January 5 said that as many as 100 youth, mostly tribals, from Karkala, Sringeri, Tirthahalli and Belthangady regions would be recruited into the Police to combat Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Western Ghats, reports The Hindu. Nearly 30 youth from Karkala, Tirthahalli and Sringeri region and around 10 from Belthangady region would be recruited by March 2012. Priority would be given to tribals in recruitment as they had knowledge of the forests. Zee News reports that the Karnataka Government on January 5 offered INR 300,000 solatium to the family of Sadashiva Gowda, who was allegedly gunned down by the CPI-Maoist in Hebri forests on December 28.
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January - 5 
The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) ‘general secretary’ Thong Teron from Diphu in Karbi Anglong District on January 5. SFs recovered 40 rounds of .22 live cartridges,
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The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) ‘general secretary’ Thong Teron from Diphu in Karbi Anglong District on January 5. SFs recovered 40 rounds of .22 live cartridges, INR 5000 in cash and four empty cartridges from his residence.
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January - 5 
The Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants triggered a hand-grenade blast at the residential complex of a businessman Taorem Deepak (41) at Yumnam Leikai Ngakraba Leirak in Imphal. However, no injuries were recorded. Security Forces (SFs)
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The Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants triggered a hand-grenade blast at the residential complex of a businessman Taorem Deepak (41) at Yumnam Leikai Ngakraba Leirak in Imphal. However, no injuries were recorded. Security Forces (SFs) recovered another explosive from the complex.
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January - 5 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkmen, identified as, Babul Marak (36) and Vijay Sangma (28), along the Indo-Bangladesh border in South Garo Hills District on January 5. SFs recover
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkmen, identified as, Babul Marak (36) and Vijay Sangma (28), along the Indo-Bangladesh border in South Garo Hills District on January 5. SFs recovered INR 3,800 in cash, a mobile phone with a Bangladesh SIM card and BDT 80 from them.
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January - 5 
The Times of India reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) on January 5 urged the Civil Society members not interfere with the internal functioning of the organization. In a statement issued by the outfit it stated "
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The Times of India reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) on January 5 urged the Civil Society members not interfere with the internal functioning of the organization. In a statement issued by the outfit it stated "The internal matters of NSCN-K should be left uninterrupted so long the opinions and views of the people concerned are not sought or in other words the civil societies are asked to do a thorough background check of any issue, acquire basic content and context of the nature of the issue".
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January - 5 
the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated that it does not have direct evidence of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) having any kind of nexus with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the anti-dam protest as alleged by the
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the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated that it does not have direct evidence of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) having any kind of nexus with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the anti-dam protest as alleged by the State Government.
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January - 5 
Three constables of the Orissa Police were killed and as many injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast at Badarpanga village in the Kotagarh area in Kandhamal District in the morning of January 5, re
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Three constables of the Orissa Police were killed and as many injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast at Badarpanga village in the Kotagarh area in Kandhamal District in the morning of January 5, reports Indian Express. The landmine went off when the team with two trained dogs was proceeding in a vehicle on Kotagarh-Srirampur road to the site of the blast that had taken place on January 4 in the area, State Home Secretary UN Behera told reporters, adds DNA. The blast came on the second day of the two-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists to protest the recent Police arrests and attacks on Maoists during Operation Saranda to flush them out of the forests on the Odisha-Jharkhand border. The deceased are identified as Sunasir Mohanty, Umakant Jani and Sangram Lenka. The three injured were identified as Noha Panda, Basanta Behera and Padmanav Dehuri.
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January - 5 
a detained Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Karachi chief, who was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 5, 2012, confessed to his involvement in the blast at the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister that had cla
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a detained Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Karachi chief, who was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 5, 2012, confessed to his involvement in the blast at the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister that had claimed the life of his son. Police claimed to have arrested four militants, including TTP Karachi chief Abdul Qayyum Mehsud, Muhammad Sharif, Habib Mehsud and Usman. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) CID Fayyaz Khan said the arrested TTP militants were trained in Waziristan and were involved in several high profile cases.
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January - 5 
A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were shot dead in Karachi on January 5, reported Daily Times. In one incident, the President of the ANP, Said Ahmed Khan, was killed and one of hi
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A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were shot dead in Karachi on January 5, reported Daily Times. In one incident, the President of the ANP, Said Ahmed Khan, was killed and one of his associates, Bashir Ahmed, was wounded in an attack at his house in the Metroville area of SITE, while one of the assailants was shot dead by a Police Constable. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) quoted a Police Constable as saying that earlier when he tried to stop the suspects asking about their identity they claimed that they were Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadres and had come to kill Said Khan. Deputy Inspector General of Police Imran Yaqoob Minhas said it seemed that TTP had carried out the targeted attack. The killing caused tension in the SITE area where enraged people took to the streets and blocked roads. Also, gunfire was heard in different areas, including Gulzar-i-Hijri, Orangi Town, Al Asif Square and Quaidabad.
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January - 5 
an unidentified dead body of a young man was dumped from a fast-moving car in Murad Memon Goth in Malir area.
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an unidentified dead body of a young man was dumped from a fast-moving car in Murad Memon Goth in Malir area.
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January - 5 
following the killings of political workers on January 5, several parts of Karachi fell into intense wave of tension suspending all commercial and social activities, reported Daily Times. Investigators were of the view that both incidents where thre
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following the killings of political workers on January 5, several parts of Karachi fell into intense wave of tension suspending all commercial and social activities, reported Daily Times. Investigators were of the view that both incidents where three political activists were fallen prey to targeted killings were not linked with each other.
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January - 5 
Hundreds of militants who surrendered in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas are facing threats from active Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who are pressuring them to rejoin or face reprisals, Central Asia online quoting offic
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Hundreds of militants who surrendered in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas are facing threats from active Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who are pressuring them to rejoin or face reprisals, Central Asia online quoting officials and former militants reported. “At least 3,000 militants have laid down arms and expressed repentance over their association with Taliban in Bajaur Agency,” Haji Shafqat Gul, a member of the Bajaur peace committee, told Central Asia Online. “A majority of them are now receiving warnings from the Taliban leaders to join their ranks again.” Militants are trying to recruit former members because the militancy has run out of steam, Gul, who has participated in surrender ceremonies over the past three years, said. In other agencies, like Khyber, Orakzai, North and South Waziristan, individual figures are not available, but an unnamed spokesman of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a total of 9,000 former insurgents have surrendered.
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January - 5 
LEAs arrested 27 illegal Afghan nationals under foreign Act from Mian Ghundi area in Quetta on January 5, reports The News. According to official sources, Afghan nationals were heading towards Panjgur District in a vehicle when they were arrested on
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LEAs arrested 27 illegal Afghan nationals under foreign Act from Mian Ghundi area in Quetta on January 5, reports The News. According to official sources, Afghan nationals were heading towards Panjgur District in a vehicle when they were arrested on Main Ghundi check post. Later, they were handed over to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further investigation.
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January - 5 
One Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Ghulam Raza Bangash, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nawan Killi area of Quetta on January 5, reported Dawn. It is believed to be a sectarian attack.
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One Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Ghulam Raza Bangash, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nawan Killi area of Quetta on January 5, reported Dawn. It is believed to be a sectarian attack.
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January - 5 
one unidentified security personnel was killed and two others injured in an accidental landmine explosion in Maro area of Dera Bugti District. According to sources, security personnel were clearing land mines from the area, when one of the men steppe
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one unidentified security personnel was killed and two others injured in an accidental landmine explosion in Maro area of Dera Bugti District. According to sources, security personnel were clearing land mines from the area, when one of the men stepped on a landmine, adds Daily Times.
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January - 5 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on January 5 killed 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to avenge, in the words of a TTP spokesman, the death of o
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on January 5 killed 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to avenge, in the words of a TTP spokesman, the death of one of their ‘commanders’ in another tribal area at the hands of Security Forces (SFs), reports Dawn. The bullet-ridden bodies thrown on a hill in Mir Ali sub-district were spotted by tribesmen in the morning. According to an unnamed security official, “We had been trying to get them freed and we maintained contacts with their captors. Until last night the indications were positive. God knows what happened afterwards.” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told local media in Miranshah, “We have killed these personnel”. He said the killings were in retaliation for the death of Qari Kamran, an important ‘commander’ of TTP, who was killed along with 12 others on January 1 by SFs at Alamgir Killay in the Kermina area near Landikotal in Khyber Agency. "This is revenge for the killing of our comrades in Khyber by Pakistani forces. We will soon take revenge for other operations too," Ehsan added. The 15 personnel guarding the boundary between the FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been taken hostage on December 23, 2011 in a pre-dawn attack by TTP militants on their post in Mullazai area of Tank District (KP).
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January - 5 
TTP Karachi Chapter ‘commander’ Abdul Qayuum and his three accomplices were arrested in Karachi along with a suicide jacket, a rocket, a BM missile, two Kalashnikovs and bullets of different types, reported Dawn. The Additional Inspector General (AIG
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TTP Karachi Chapter ‘commander’ Abdul Qayuum and his three accomplices were arrested in Karachi along with a suicide jacket, a rocket, a BM missile, two Kalashnikovs and bullets of different types, reported Dawn. The Additional Inspector General (AIG) Crime Investigation Department (CID) said that the accused were involved in the killing of 20 people including a Police Officer. The IG also said that the accused had accepted their involvement in the bombings of December 9 and 10, 2011 and also informed the Police about the presence of two more suicide bombers in Karachi.
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January - 5 
TTP released 17 children, who mistakenly crossed the border into Afghanistan from Bajaur Agency, after three months of captivity, reports Daily Times. Bajaur administration official Islam Zeb said, “Today TTP has released 17 of them. They have been f
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TTP released 17 children, who mistakenly crossed the border into Afghanistan from Bajaur Agency, after three months of captivity, reports Daily Times. Bajaur administration official Islam Zeb said, “Today TTP has released 17 of them. They have been freed unconditionally. Some 8-10 are yet in their custody.” Zeb said the boys had been abducted by a militant group allied with TTP ‘commander’ Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, who led local insurgents but is believed to have fled to Afghanistan in 2010. More than 30 children were abducted from Bajaur Agency during Eid holidays on September 1, 2011.
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January - 5 
two MQM activists, identified as Habibullah and Maqsood alias Kala Guddu, were shot dead in Orangi Town by two unidentified armed assailants. The killing heightened tension in the area.
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two MQM activists, identified as Habibullah and Maqsood alias Kala Guddu, were shot dead in Orangi Town by two unidentified armed assailants. The killing heightened tension in the area.
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January - 5 
unidentified militants abducted a British official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, from Chaman Housing Society in Quetta, reported Daily Times. According to details, Ahmed Dale, a Yemen
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unidentified militants abducted a British official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, from Chaman Housing Society in Quetta, reported Daily Times. According to details, Ahmed Dale, a Yemen born British national, was on his way to the office when armed militants intercepted his vehicle and abducted him at gunpoint to an unknown location, leaving his driver behind. According to some sources, gangs of kidnappers from Waziristan are presently targeting areas in Balochistan to abduct important personalities.
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January - 5 
unidentified militants blew up the gas pipeline in Pirkoh area disrupting the gas supply from well Numbers 12 and 21, reports Dawn.
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unidentified militants blew up the gas pipeline in Pirkoh area disrupting the gas supply from well Numbers 12 and 21, reports Dawn.
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January - 5 
the Central Committee meeting of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) which had called for January 5 has been cancelled due to a bandh (shutdown) called by the disqualified Maoist combatants that has partially affected life in
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the Central Committee meeting of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) which had called for January 5 has been cancelled due to a bandh (shutdown) called by the disqualified Maoist combatants that has partially affected life in the Kathmandu Valley, reports Nepal News. The ongoing central committee meeting of the party, which is to set the date for the upcoming general convention of the party, was put off until January 6 (today), after the central committee members couldn’t attend today’s meeting due to the bandh.
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January - 5 
the Prime Minister and UCPN-M vice-chairman, Baburam Bhattarai, and senior vice-chairman, Mohan Baidya met on January 5 to discuss ways to find common ground to keep party unity intact, reports Nepal News. The PM apprised Baidya that the party cadres
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the Prime Minister and UCPN-M vice-chairman, Baburam Bhattarai, and senior vice-chairman, Mohan Baidya met on January 5 to discuss ways to find common ground to keep party unity intact, reports Nepal News. The PM apprised Baidya that the party cadres were disappointed due to the rumours of an imminent vertical split in the party and urged him not to take any sudden move until the next general convention.
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January - 5 
The ‘operational commander’ of Gonomukti Fauj, identified as Motaled Hossain (45), was killed during a gunfight between cohorts and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Mokhlurchar area of Kushtia District on January 5, reports Daily Star. He was accu
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The ‘operational commander’ of Gonomukti Fauj, identified as Motaled Hossain (45), was killed during a gunfight between cohorts and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Mokhlurchar area of Kushtia District on January 5, reports Daily Star. He was accused in a number of cases, including five for murder. RAB recovered five light guns, a pistol, a revolver, 12 bullets, two hand bombs and two swords from the spot.
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January - 6 
common people handed over two boys, identified as Bhutan Brahma (13) and Kalil Narzary (11), to Police at Karimbazar under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District on January 6. The two boys were allegedly sent by Ranjan Daimary faction of Nat
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common people handed over two boys, identified as Bhutan Brahma (13) and Kalil Narzary (11), to Police at Karimbazar under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District on January 6. The two boys were allegedly sent by Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) to collect money from one Rafikul Islam of Karimbazar.
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January - 6 
Hindustan Times reports that as opposed to 18 people, a majority of whom belonged to banned outfits were arrested in 2010, 25 full-blown terrorists were arrested in 2011. A special team of Delhi Police scanned the length and breadth of the country
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Hindustan Times reports that as opposed to 18 people, a majority of whom belonged to banned outfits were arrested in 2010, 25 full-blown terrorists were arrested in 2011. A special team of Delhi Police scanned the length and breadth of the country to bring the Indian Mujahideen (IM) to its knees in a blitzkrieg operation.
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January - 6 
In the evening of January 6, the cadres of the CPI-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) engaged the Anti -Naxal Force (ANF) personnel in an exchange of fire in Barkana Falls region near Agumbe in Shimoga District, reports The Hindu. No casualties were reported from e
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In the evening of January 6, the cadres of the CPI-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) engaged the Anti -Naxal Force (ANF) personnel in an exchange of fire in Barkana Falls region near Agumbe in Shimoga District, reports The Hindu. No casualties were reported from either sides. The suspected Maoists fled the spot after the firing. Following the incident, the Police have intensified the combing operations in the forest around Agumbe and Mastikatte. Police had tip-off on the movement of the armed group in the forest around Agumbe and Malandur. A team of ANF personnel from Agumbe camp had stayed in Malandur in the previous night anticipating the visit of Maoists to the village. During combing operations in the surrounding forest on Friday, ANF personnel had noticed suspected Maoists camping near Barkana Falls.
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January - 6 
Kandhamal District observed a bandh (shut down strike) on January 6 to register its protest against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence and as a mark of homage to the three Policemen, who died in the landmine blast on January 5, rep
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Kandhamal District observed a bandh (shut down strike) on January 6 to register its protest against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence and as a mark of homage to the three Policemen, who died in the landmine blast on January 5, reports The Times of India. Several towns of Kandhamal, including Raikia, G Udayagiri, Khajuripada and Baliguda joined the bandh, with traders downing their shutters. Schools and colleges were closed for the day as well.
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January - 6 
Militant groups operating in the Northeast have realised that violence will never pay and the only way to solve their problems is peace negotiations, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on January 6, according to The Hindu. “Most militant groups
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Militant groups operating in the Northeast have realised that violence will never pay and the only way to solve their problems is peace negotiations, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on January 6, according to The Hindu. “Most militant groups have come to realise that violence will not pay, state will never allow the violence to pay. The state will never allow any violent group to overthrow, overpower the state and talks are the only way to find solutions to their problems,” he said. Chidambaram said it was heartening that most of the militant groups were in the mood to talk and most part of Northeast was free from conflict. He also said that the Centre, in collaboration with State Governments, made efforts to deal with insurgent groups operating in the region through various ways in the last two years. Chidambaram said peace agreements have been signed by the Government with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in West Bengal, UPDS in Assam and again it was on the verge of concluding another agreement with at least two groups in Assam. “ULFA, both factions of NSCN -- IM and K -- as well as NDFB are in talks mood. The talks are at different degrees. Formal talks are underway with NSCN-IM. Talks have began with ULFA and I am confident that shortly talks will begin with NDFB. Many other smaller groups are in talks mood,” he said. He said most of the Northeast was today conflict-free and there was no violence in most parts of Northeast as 2011 witnessed a new low in the level of violence where in all states together there were only 627 incidents in which 70 civilians and 32 Security Force personnel were killed. “There is a grain of truth (to it). But much has been changed in the Northeast. By any measure, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and most parts of Assam are conflict free. Conflict is today confined to Manipur, to some extent in Nagaland, and it might be paradoxical to note that the level of violence (in Nagaland) is extremely low, and some parts of Assam,” he said. The Home Minister, however, said there were still some areas of concern that include extortion and occasional kidnapping for extortion. “Extortion keeps the militant groups going. That is their source of funds....I have been saying this with responsibility that these extortion rackets must be stopped,” he added. Chidambaram said the Central government was offering support to all state governments in the region to ensure that extortion does not take place and kidnapping for extortion does not take place. “During the last year, these incidents have come down dramatically and I am confident that in 2012, the situation will be better,” he said.
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January - 6 
Several posters written in red, blue and green ink were pasted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at public places and Government offices in Dandai and Chinia areas of Garhwa District in the night of January 6 asking the villa
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Several posters written in red, blue and green ink were pasted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at public places and Government offices in Dandai and Chinia areas of Garhwa District in the night of January 6 asking the villagers, Government officials and newly elected panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) representatives to change their modus operandi, reports The Times of India. A day before [January 5], the Maoists also posted similar posters on the walls of Ranka and Ramkanda block (administrative division) offices, Ranka market, passenger shed, pramukh office and Udaypur bazaar of Ramkanda block. The posters also warned the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) to stop its activities. However, Police removed all the posters. Garhwa Superintendent of Police Michael Raj S said, "We have information that Maoists have been active in some parts of the district in a bid to consolidate their support base." Police are aware of the recent activities of the Maoists.
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January - 6 
SFs arrested one Rabha Viper Army (RVA) militant, identified as Pulendra Rabha (21), from Kachudola village in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph. A country-made AK rifle and live ammunition were recovered from him.
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SFs arrested one Rabha Viper Army (RVA) militant, identified as Pulendra Rabha (21), from Kachudola village in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph. A country-made AK rifle and live ammunition were recovered from him.
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January - 6 
Sumi Hoho (apex body of the Sumi tribe) ‘Vice-President’ Kitoho Rotokha resigned from his post, reports The Telegraph. NSCN-K had recently asked ‘vice-president’ of Sumi Hoho, Kitoho Rotokha to resign immediately or face “dire consequences”, alleging
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Sumi Hoho (apex body of the Sumi tribe) ‘Vice-President’ Kitoho Rotokha resigned from his post, reports The Telegraph. NSCN-K had recently asked ‘vice-president’ of Sumi Hoho, Kitoho Rotokha to resign immediately or face “dire consequences”, alleging that Kitoho was siding with the Khole-Kitovi faction of NSCN.
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January - 6 
The Bodo National Conference (BNC) on January 6 asserted that a “third force” is carrying out extortion and abductions in the Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) in a bid to derail the efforts to initiate peace process with the National Democ
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The Bodo National Conference (BNC) on January 6 asserted that a “third force” is carrying out extortion and abductions in the Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) in a bid to derail the efforts to initiate peace process with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland- Ranjan Daimary (NDFB-RD). BNC ‘chairperson’ Hagrama Mohilary said, “In the BTAD area, the situation has reached such an alarming level that even the poor villagers are not being spared. We have reports that in some areas the extortionists are collecting anything between Rs 50 and Rs 100 from each village household.”
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January - 6 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on January 6 recovered arms and ammunition from a pit close to the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Amarkot sector of the Ferozepur District, according to Daily Excelsior. The weapons were found following inf
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on January 6 recovered arms and ammunition from a pit close to the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Amarkot sector of the Ferozepur District, according to Daily Excelsior. The weapons were found following information received by BSF personnel based on an intercept, said Rajesh Gupta, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the BSF’s Ferozepur Sector Headquarter. He said that four 9mm pistols with eight magazines, two Chinese made revolvers with 36 rounds and a "pump action gun" were dug out from a pit about 300 yards inside the Indian territory close to the IB. Gupta said that the "pump action gun" was a new type of weapon recovered.
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January - 6 
The Hindu reports that the Union Government has cleared an external loan of $500 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance part of the programme launched by the Ministry of Rural Development to speed up construction of rural roads in L
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The Hindu reports that the Union Government has cleared an external loan of $500 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance part of the programme launched by the Ministry of Rural Development to speed up construction of rural roads in Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected villages. Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has, in a letter, urged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to issue directions for negotiating and early signing of the loan, which his Ministry has cleared, to shore up resources to give thrust to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) that is way behind schedule. The ADB, which has already extended a loan of $800 million, has been petitioned with a fresh proposal for rural connectivity investment programme to construct or upgrade 7,000 km of roads connecting eligible habitations in LWE-affected States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, besides Assam where too the PMGSY has progressed with little to cheer
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January - 6 
The Kashmir Valley on January 6 witnessed a complete shutdown against the January 3 killing of a 20-year-old youth at Boniyar in Baramulla District, reports Indian Express. The youth was allegedly shot dead by personnel of Central Industrial Security
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The Kashmir Valley on January 6 witnessed a complete shutdown against the January 3 killing of a 20-year-old youth at Boniyar in Baramulla District, reports Indian Express. The youth was allegedly shot dead by personnel of Central Industrial Security Force during a protest demonstration against electricity crisis. The call for the strike was given by Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), an amalgam of social organisations and trade bodies. Police foiled a protest march of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and detained JKLF chairman Yasin Malik along with 12 associates at Lal Chowk in the morning.
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January - 6 
The Mumbai Police have received intelligence inputs that some terrorists from the Tibetan region of China may sneak in to India to eliminate the Tibetan spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama, according to Times of India. The intelligence inputs states that
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The Mumbai Police have received intelligence inputs that some terrorists from the Tibetan region of China may sneak in to India to eliminate the Tibetan spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama, according to Times of India. The intelligence inputs states that a Chinese national of Tibetan origin by the name Tashi Phuntsok is likely to enter India to gather intelligence on the Tibetan administration as well as to cause harm to the Dalai Lama. The input further states that six Chinese nationals of Tibetan origin, including Phuntsok, possibly from Chinese secret services, are suspected. "A good number of Chinese youth enter India on business visas, ostensibly for some clandestine activities. It's likely that they may try to visit certain areas prohibited for Chinese like Tibetan camps. The Dalai Lama visits Mumbai and other places in Maharashtra. The threat to him must not be underestimated. Loss of Chinese passport and recovery of unknown Chinese passport need to be reported promptly, so that the concerned agencies can question them. In this regard, the activities of the followers of 'Shugden cult - an anti-Dalai Lama group - need to be kept under strict vigil," the report said. An unnamed Police officer said, "He often comes to Mumbai and even goes to slums and mixes with people. We will have to enhance security cover form him in Mumbai.''
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January - 6 
The Nagaland Post reports that Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) called for 24 hours Karbi Anglong District Strike beginning on January 7 (today) from 5 am. to protest against the arrest its ‘General Secretary’ Thong Teron by S
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The Nagaland Post reports that Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) called for 24 hours Karbi Anglong District Strike beginning on January 7 (today) from 5 am. to protest against the arrest its ‘General Secretary’ Thong Teron by Security Forces (SFs).
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January - 6 
the Police started combing operation in the area and raids were being conducted in some areas of the adjoining areas in Jehanabad District, Singh added.
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the Police started combing operation in the area and raids were being conducted in some areas of the adjoining areas in Jehanabad District, Singh added.
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January - 6 
The Telegraph reports that Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC)’s demand for the formation of Garoland Autonomous Council on the lines of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) of Assam hits a barrier as Meghalaya Government is finding it difficult to
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The Telegraph reports that Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC)’s demand for the formation of Garoland Autonomous Council on the lines of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) of Assam hits a barrier as Meghalaya Government is finding it difficult to create a new council since there is already a Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). Meghalaya chief secretary W.M.S. Pariat in this regard said that unlike Assam, the present District Councils existing in the State, including GHADC, cover the whole of Meghalaya and the state is finding it difficult to create another body. According to the chief secretary, the creation of BTC-like councils was easy, as the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in Assam are only in some pockets of that State.
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January - 6 
The Times of India reports that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has urged Mizoram Government resume dialogue with the Hmar People's Convention-Democrats (HPC-D) in order to find a solution to the Hmar tribal issue. The HPC-D and Mizoram Governme
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The Times of India reports that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has urged Mizoram Government resume dialogue with the Hmar People's Convention-Democrats (HPC-D) in order to find a solution to the Hmar tribal issue. The HPC-D and Mizoram Government began negotiations on November 11, 2010 and six months bilateral Suspension of Operations (SoO) was signed between the two. However, the peace talks were abandon when the state government sent a letter to the HPC-D leadership on December 22, 2010, saying that it would not accept 'foreigners' as members of the delegation. The HPC-D however denied that their delegation team included a foreigner.
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January - 6 
There is fresh input that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) in alliance with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is likely to carry out attacks like 13/7 in Mumbai, Times of India reports. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), DRDO organizations, defence
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There is fresh input that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) in alliance with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is likely to carry out attacks like 13/7 in Mumbai, Times of India reports. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), DRDO organizations, defence establishments like Mazgoan dock, naval dockyard, ONGC at Uran plant, economic institutions, aviation sector, oil and power sectors etc are vulnerable, the inputs states. Following this the Mumbai Police have alerted the Naval and coast guard and have enhanced the patrolling in the water and have asked the fishing trawlers to stay a safer distance from ONGC and other vital installations.
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January - 6 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during search operations in Gaya District on January 6, reports DNA. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team assisted by the Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police raided three plac
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during search operations in Gaya District on January 6, reports DNA. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team assisted by the Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police raided three places in the District and arrested the Maoists and recovered five drums (500 quintals) explosives, besides three country-made pistols and cash worth INR 475, 000 from their possession, City Superintendent of Police Satyavir Singh said.
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January - 6 
Tripura Info reports that the Central Government has provided two more battalions of Border Security Force (BSF) to the State. Inspector General (IG) of BSF (Tripura Frontier) PC Meena on this development said, “Though there is no security threat, ad
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Tripura Info reports that the Central Government has provided two more battalions of Border Security Force (BSF) to the State. Inspector General (IG) of BSF (Tripura Frontier) PC Meena on this development said, “Though there is no security threat, additional development has been made in vulnerable areas of Indo-Bangla border to foil intrusion bid from across the border.” He further said that deployment of two more battalions of BSF jawans, the dominance of border guards has been increased substantially. Earlier, total 16 battalions used to guard the 856 km Indo-Bangladesh borderline. The number of Border-Out-Posts (BOPs) will also be increased from 210 to 245 as part of effective border management by next one year. The newspaper report further states that the frontier still has 20 air-maintained BOPs where logistic support are being ensured only through helicopter. The international border in three subdivisions- Kanchanpur (36.8 km) in North Tripura District, Gandacherra (34.56km) and Longthrai Valley (39.16 km) in Dhalai District - are yet to be fenced. The report further states that only 100 plus kilometre has been brought under the flood lighting out of total 856 km international border.
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January - 6 
unidentified militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of INC candidate W Brajabidhu at Lamdeng Khunou in Imphal West District on January 6. No injuries were reported. Another grenade was recovered at the residence of the MLA on January 7.
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unidentified militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of INC candidate W Brajabidhu at Lamdeng Khunou in Imphal West District on January 6. No injuries were reported. Another grenade was recovered at the residence of the MLA on January 7.
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January - 6 
A man, identified as Shaban, was killed and his friend Abid Khan sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Jan Beri area of Dera Bugti District on January 6, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Shaban, was killed and his friend Abid Khan sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Jan Beri area of Dera Bugti District on January 6, reported Daily Times.
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January - 6 
a Police sub inspector was killed during clashes between Security Forces and militants in Bakhshali area of Mardan District while eight militants were arrested, The News reported on January 6.
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a Police sub inspector was killed during clashes between Security Forces and militants in Bakhshali area of Mardan District while eight militants were arrested, The News reported on January 6.
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January - 6 
A Police Sub-Inspector (SI), identified as Zarnosh Khan, and Bawar Khan, the father of a militant ‘commander’ Tariq were killed when law-enforcement personnel raiding a house in Jungary village of Dubai Adda area in Mardan District came under attack
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A Police Sub-Inspector (SI), identified as Zarnosh Khan, and Bawar Khan, the father of a militant ‘commander’ Tariq were killed when law-enforcement personnel raiding a house in Jungary village of Dubai Adda area in Mardan District came under attack of the hiding militants on January 6, reports Dawn. A search operation was being carried out on information about the presence of Tariq and other militants. According to official sources, four suspected militants, including two brothers of Tariq were arrested. They were identified as Abid, Nadeem, Sardar Hussain and Javed.
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January - 6 
another Pakistani national, Nadeem Akhtar (46) who lives in Maryland outside Washington was sentenced to 37 months in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally transfer nuclear-related materials to Pakistan from the US, reported Da
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another Pakistani national, Nadeem Akhtar (46) who lives in Maryland outside Washington was sentenced to 37 months in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally transfer nuclear-related materials to Pakistan from the US, reported Dawn. Akhtar took direction from the owner of a trading company in Karachi who had business relationships with a Pakistani Government entity. He admitted that he and his conspirators from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and New York used his company to obtain or attempt to get various nuclear-related devices and equipment from 2005 to 2010 and he misrepresented what they were and to whom they would be sold, the Justice Department said. The items, which included radiation detection devices, resins for coolant water purification and calibration and switching equipment, had a value of more than USD 400,000.
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January - 6 
At least six militants were killed and 12 got injured on January 6 after Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) and its rival Zakhakhel tribal force exchanged gunfire to gain control of a key base in Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Ad
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At least six militants were killed and 12 got injured on January 6 after Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) and its rival Zakhakhel tribal force exchanged gunfire to gain control of a key base in Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Dawn. The injured included six fighters of the militant outfit and six Zakhakhel force volunteers.
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January - 6 
carrying out raids in different areas, Police arrested up to 50 suspects for questioning in connection to the January 5, 2011 abduction of Khalil Ahmed Dale, a British employee of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from Quetta, reports E
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carrying out raids in different areas, Police arrested up to 50 suspects for questioning in connection to the January 5, 2011 abduction of Khalil Ahmed Dale, a British employee of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from Quetta, reports Express Tribune. However, Law Enforcing Agencies (LEAs) have failed to find any clue about the whereabouts of the abducted official.
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January - 6 
Malik Perveiz Rafique, a Member of Punjab Assembly (MPA) had demanded that the Government do more to provide security to the minorities and their worship places. He had also appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to act against the clerics who wer
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Malik Perveiz Rafique, a Member of Punjab Assembly (MPA) had demanded that the Government do more to provide security to the minorities and their worship places. He had also appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to act against the clerics who were publically supporting Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer. Rafique regretted that Qadri was given ‘protocol’ in jail, while Aasia Bibi’s life was in the ‘barrack.’
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January - 6 
militants blow up a Government girls’ school in Ibrahimzai area of Charsadda District by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The blast damaged the school’s boundary wall, rooms, furniture and documents.
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militants blow up a Government girls’ school in Ibrahimzai area of Charsadda District by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The blast damaged the school’s boundary wall, rooms, furniture and documents.
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January - 6 
Militants bombed science laboratory of Government High School in Miramshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of January 6, reports Dawn.
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Militants bombed science laboratory of Government High School in Miramshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of January 6, reports Dawn.
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January - 6 
On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan con
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On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan conspired with others to smuggle into the US an individual who was believed to be a member of a Foreign Terrorist Organisation,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A Breuer, after the sentencing was announced by a US District Court. Earlier, two other Pakistani nationals Qasim Ali (32) and Zahid Yousaf (43) were sentenced respectively to 40 months and 36 months in prison in the same incident. The three were arrested in Miami in March 2011 after accepting payment and procuring a fake Pakistani passport for the TTP member. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Gillies said that Haq and his co-conspirators sought to smuggle men into the US and did not care if they came here to “blow up” something as long as they got paid. Haq told the federal informants it was not his concern what the purported member of the TTP wanted to do in the US, saying if they want to do “ hard labor, sweep floors, wash dishes in a hotel, or blow up. That will be up to them,” court documents said. “Today’s sentence successfully brings to a close our prosecution of three criminals who aimed to use their human smuggling network to help a person who they believed to be a terrorist infiltrate our homeland,” said US Attorney Ronald Machen, adding, “We have demonstrated our ability to dismantle human smuggling operations throughout the world when they threaten our national security”.
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January - 6 
On January 6, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) directed all exchange companies to follow the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime by submitting suspicious transactions manually or electronically directly to the Finan
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On January 6, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) directed all exchange companies to follow the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime by submitting suspicious transactions manually or electronically directly to the Financial Monitoring Unit, reports Dawn. A United States (US) Treasury delegation will meet senior economic managers in Islamabad on January 9 to exchange views on the problem of money-laundering and terrorists funding. Finance Ministry and State Bank officials said the US delegation comprising four to five officials would hold talks with Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, SBP Governor Yaseen Anwar and other officials. Pakistan drew a lot of attention on the issue of money-laundering and terrorists funding since 9/11, but it was never found involved in any crime. Transactions within and outside Pakistan are under harsh scrutiny. Under the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance promulgated in 2007, money-laundering is a punishable offence, with a rigorous imprisonment term between one and 10 years, a fine of up to one million rupees and forfeiture of property.
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January - 6 
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif demanded an immediate end to military operations in Balochistan and said that an All Parties Conference will be convened soon in Islamabad to discuss the situation in the province and to find wa
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif demanded an immediate end to military operations in Balochistan and said that an All Parties Conference will be convened soon in Islamabad to discuss the situation in the province and to find ways of resolving the crisis the seed of which had been sown by the regime of Pervez Musharraf, reported Dawn.
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January - 6 
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Afzal Nadeem Chan said that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) were active in Balochistan while the civilian government had no say in the provincial
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Afzal Nadeem Chan said that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) were active in Balochistan while the civilian government had no say in the provincial affairs, reports Daily Times. Chan said that everyone knew it well that who was in control of the Balochistan affairs, but no one dare say it in open. “I am saying that ISI and MI are controlling the provinces and I am not afraid of paying a price for it,” Chan said.
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January - 6 
Planning and Development Minister Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor on January 6 said that peace and order in the province could not be guaranteed if blasphemy against the Holy Prophet continued, reported Express Tribune. He said the faithful would not always w
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Planning and Development Minister Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor on January 6 said that peace and order in the province could not be guaranteed if blasphemy against the Holy Prophet continued, reported Express Tribune. He said the faithful would not always wait for court orders in such cases. Ghafoor suggested that the minority members should wait until the court decided Aasia Bibi’s fate. He said, “If blasphemers continue, the society will produce another Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed.”
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January - 6 
Supporters of the People’s Aman Committee (PAC) clashed with the Police on II Chundrigar Road in Karachi during a protest rally that was making its way towards Bilawal House to express their grievances on January 6, reported Dawn. Police used tear ga
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Supporters of the People’s Aman Committee (PAC) clashed with the Police on II Chundrigar Road in Karachi during a protest rally that was making its way towards Bilawal House to express their grievances on January 6, reported Dawn. Police used tear gas shells to disperse the protestors. Many of the protestors were reportedly armed and as a result there was also an exchange of fire during the clashes. A number of people were reportedly injured during the clashes.
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January - 6 
the construction of 22 school buildings to replace structures destroyed by militants in Swat should be completed by the end of January, Shakeel Qadir Khan, Managing Director, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, reports Central Asia
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the construction of 22 school buildings to replace structures destroyed by militants in Swat should be completed by the end of January, Shakeel Qadir Khan, Managing Director, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, reports Central Asia online. The completion of the school buildings would benefit thousands of Swat students whom militants have deprived of an education, Khan said. A total of 183 school buildings are being constructed across Swat, he said, with financial assistance provided by international donors. Most of those 183 buildings will be ready by the end of 2012, he added.
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January - 6 
the head of a peace committee, identified as Malik Mohammad Ali Haleemzai, remained unhurt in a blast targeting him in Sangar Khwar area of Mohmand Agency.
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the head of a peace committee, identified as Malik Mohammad Ali Haleemzai, remained unhurt in a blast targeting him in Sangar Khwar area of Mohmand Agency.
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January - 6 
The National Assembly was told on January 6 that about five million illegal immigrants were residing in different parts of the country due to local and regional disturbances, reported Daily Times. In a written statement, the Ministry of Interior told
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The National Assembly was told on January 6 that about five million illegal immigrants were residing in different parts of the country due to local and regional disturbances, reported Daily Times. In a written statement, the Ministry of Interior told the National Assembly that out of the five million illegal immigrants, approximately two million were Bangladeshis, 2.5 million were Afghans, and 0.5 million other nationals, including Africans, Iranians, Iraqis and Myanmarese, who had been living in the country for more than three decades. The main reasons for these illegal immigrants was said to be partition of Pakistan in 1971, Cold War in Afghanistan in 1980’s, poor law and order situation in Iraq, and the availability of safe havens in Pakistan. The Interior Ministry said that the friendly policies and international obligations of Pakistan to accommodate Afghan refugees was another reason for illegal immigrants in the country.
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January - 6 
Kantipuronline reports that Nepal Army’s (NA) bomb disposal team defused three explosives placed by an extremist group at Rajha Chowk along the Nepalgunj-Kohalpur road on January 6 (today). The flag placed adjacent to the bomb suggests it to be the h
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Kantipuronline reports that Nepal Army’s (NA) bomb disposal team defused three explosives placed by an extremist group at Rajha Chowk along the Nepalgunj-Kohalpur road on January 6 (today). The flag placed adjacent to the bomb suggests it to be the handiwork of Terai Janatantrik Madhesh Mukti Morcha (TJMMM) and a leaflet with its ‘commander’ Bharat Singh's signature has been recovered from the area.
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January - 6 
Major opposition parties--the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist CPN-UML) have slammed the Government for slow implementation of the seven-point agreement signed on November 1 about pushing the peace and con
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Major opposition parties--the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist CPN-UML) have slammed the Government for slow implementation of the seven-point agreement signed on November 1 about pushing the peace and constitution-writing processes ahead, reports Kantipuronline. Venting frustration on the Government and its failing report card, Madheshi Janadhikar Forum- Nepal (MJF-N) led by Upendra Yadav on January 6 decided to withdraw its support to the Government coalition. Meanwhile, Minister without Portfolio Raj Lal Yadav is likely to announce his resignation from the post on January 7. Yadav, who has been expressing dissatisfaction over being jobless since appointment, is holding a press-meet on January 7 where he is likely to announce his resignation.
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January - 6 
A crucial round of talks between the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Government is scheduled to be held on January 17, 18 and 19 in Colombo, reports Colombo Page. Political sources say the talks will be crucial since the devolving of land power
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A crucial round of talks between the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Government is scheduled to be held on January 17, 18 and 19 in Colombo, reports Colombo Page. Political sources say the talks will be crucial since the devolving of land powers sill be taken up in the talks.
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January - 7 
A civilian was killed and five others including two Policemen were injured when militants carried out serial and well-coordinated attack against Police at Sopore town of Sopore District on January 7, reports Daily Excelsior. In the firing between mil
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A civilian was killed and five others including two Policemen were injured when militants carried out serial and well-coordinated attack against Police at Sopore town of Sopore District on January 7, reports Daily Excelsior. In the firing between militants and police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a shopkeeper Mehrajudin Hajjam was killed on the spot. Three other shopkeepers, Haji Muhammad Ramzan Khuru, Tariq Ahmad Langu of Shams Pan and Muhammad Muzaffar Bisati of Modern Jewellery shop were injured. Two Police men were also injured in the militant firing. They have been identified as Shabir Ahmad and Altaf Ahmad.
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January - 7 
a joint team of Police and Assam Rifles continued crackdowns in three Assembly constituencies of Keishamthong, Singjamei and Thongju and arrested two cadres of the Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) from Thongju. Police recovered a lethod gun, five letho
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a joint team of Police and Assam Rifles continued crackdowns in three Assembly constituencies of Keishamthong, Singjamei and Thongju and arrested two cadres of the Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) from Thongju. Police recovered a lethod gun, five lethod shells, two 9mm pistols, one China-made hand grenade and a huge quantity of ammunition from them. One of the arrested cadres is self-styled ‘second lieutenant’ Athokpam Surchandra alias Ninthou alias Chaothoi who is working as “secretary” of the Greater Imphal area.
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January - 7 
As the filing of nominations for the panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) elections began on January 7, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were found in Nuapada District where the Maoists claimed that they wou
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As the filing of nominations for the panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) elections began on January 7, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were found in Nuapada District where the Maoists claimed that they would participate in the polls, reports IBN Live. The posters, written both in Hindi and Odia, were found in Nuapada and Komna blocks (administrative division) on January 7. However, in both the areas, the posters carried different messages. Posters written in Odia - issued by CPI-Maoist Chhattisgarh-Odisha division - were found in gram panchayats of Komna block, Bhainsadani gram panchayat of Boden block and Nangelbeda and Ghatmal gram panchayats of Sinapali block asking aspirants to take their consent for contesting in the polls. The Maoists also stated that those daring to contest the polls without intimating the outfit, would face dire consequences. In the posters written in Hindi - issued by CPI-Maoist Mainpur division and found in Dharambandha and Bharuamunda gram panchayats of Nuapada block - the Maoists have asked people to stay alert for the polls. The Maoists stated that those willing to contest ‘should be poor, committed for the cause of the poor, be truthful and honest’.
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January - 7 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on January 7 stabbed a 47-year-old civilian, Suresh Erra Alam, to death in Nandigaon village in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District of Maharastra, reports Indian Express. “Suresh Erra
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on January 7 stabbed a 47-year-old civilian, Suresh Erra Alam, to death in Nandigaon village in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District of Maharastra, reports Indian Express. “Suresh Erra Alam was picked up by Naxals from his house in the night and was taken to a place near the village, where he was stabbed in the chest with a sharp weapon,” Additional Superintendent of Police Sudhir Hiremath said.
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January - 7 
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on January 7 said that the Government hopes that acquisition of new safety features would help tackle the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), according to Times of India. "This acquisition of new securi
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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on January 7 said that the Government hopes that acquisition of new safety features would help tackle the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), according to Times of India. "This acquisition of new security features is being done in an efficient and transparent manner. I am hopeful that with the upgrade of security features, the Government will be able to check the menace of fake currency circulation in the country," Mukherjee said. "The reforms related to security features will also ensure that the incidences of fake currency are reduced considerably. The functioning of the line being inaugurated today will further add to our efforts in this direction," the finance minister said. The Coinage Act, 2011, was recently enacted by Parliament. This is expected to simplify the provisions related to coins and currencies by amalgamating four Acts and one Ordinance relating to coinage. The Act enables the government to establish a new mint at any place based on the rising demand of coins. It also provides for stringent punishment with imprisonment that may extend up to seven years and with fine if a person is found to be making or melting or destroying the coins, Mukherjee said.
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January - 7 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women, were arrested from Sheohar District on January 7, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided Sultanpur village and arrested the four Maoists, Superintendent
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women, were arrested from Sheohar District on January 7, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided Sultanpur village and arrested the four Maoists, Superintendent of Police (SP) Natasha Guria said. The Police recovered two country-made pistols and eleven live cartridges from them, the SP said. Those arrested were involved in several Maoist operations in the District during the past four years, the SP said.
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January - 7 
Indian Coast Guard is in the process of activating four new stations and two air stations besides inducting over 12 ships and 10 aircraft in its force in the immediate future as part of a major expansion and modernisation drive, Coast Guard Regional
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Indian Coast Guard is in the process of activating four new stations and two air stations besides inducting over 12 ships and 10 aircraft in its force in the immediate future as part of a major expansion and modernisation drive, Coast Guard Regional Commander (East) Inspector General Satya Prakash Sharma said on January 7, according to Times of India. "The capacity building projects of the Coast Guard and Marine Police are under full swing. We are in the process of activating four new stations, two new air stations besides inducting more than 20 ships and 10 aircraft in the immediate future," he informed.
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January - 7 
militants on January 7 set ablaze Indian National Congress’s (INC) Jiribam office. Some plastic chairs kept inside the office were destroyed in the arson.
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militants on January 7 set ablaze Indian National Congress’s (INC) Jiribam office. Some plastic chairs kept inside the office were destroyed in the arson.
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January - 7 
One militant was also injured in the earlier reported January 7 serial and coordinated attacks by militants, targeting Policemen, which killed a civilian and injured five persons, three civilians and two Policemen, in the Sopore area of Baramulla Di
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One militant was also injured in the earlier reported January 7 serial and coordinated attacks by militants, targeting Policemen, which killed a civilian and injured five persons, three civilians and two Policemen, in the Sopore area of Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. Giving the details, Superintendent of Police (SP, Sopore), Imtiaz Ahmad said that militants fired at Sopore Police Station at around 10.50am. However, no one was injured in the attack. The SP immediately dispatched a reinforcement party to the Police Station to take on militants. The party included the escort gypsy of the SP. When the mobile bunker of the Police crossed the Main Chowk, the gypsy following it was caught in a traffic jam. The two Policemen came out to clear the traffic and a group of militants fired at them resulting in an encounter that lasted for about half an hour. In the firing between militants and Police, a shopkeeper Mehrajudin Hajjam was killed on the spot. Three other shopkeepers and two Policemen were also injured in the militant firing. When they were being removed to the hospital for treatment, militants hurled a grenade towards the vehicle in which they were being carried near General Bus Stand. However, one was injured in the attack, Police added.
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January - 7 
Police and the Assam Rifles arrested 12 militants and their supporters involved in attacks on Congress offices and the party leaders’ houses and confiscated weapons in crackdowns mounted in view of militant threat to the party’s candidates and its wo
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Police and the Assam Rifles arrested 12 militants and their supporters involved in attacks on Congress offices and the party leaders’ houses and confiscated weapons in crackdowns mounted in view of militant threat to the party’s candidates and its workers. The Police arrested 10 members and supporters of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak - Progressive (PREPAK-P) from different places in Bishnupur and Imphal East Districts. Two AK assault rifles, a 9mm pistol, three hand grenades, a laptop and one Maruti van were seized.
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January - 7 
Police recovered a Chinese hand grenade near the entrance of Sangai Express newspaper in Imphal city of Manipur on January 7, reports Telegraph. This is the second time that militants have left a grenade at the entrance to a newspaper office in Impha
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Police recovered a Chinese hand grenade near the entrance of Sangai Express newspaper in Imphal city of Manipur on January 7, reports Telegraph. This is the second time that militants have left a grenade at the entrance to a newspaper office in Imphal since January 1.
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January - 7 
SFs arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) linkman, Sunil Basumatari (38), from Pansali village under Lakhipur Police Station of Goalpara District on January 7. SFs recovered one .9mm pistol with one round ammunition from him.
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SFs arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) linkman, Sunil Basumatari (38), from Pansali village under Lakhipur Police Station of Goalpara District on January 7. SFs recovered one .9mm pistol with one round ammunition from him.
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January - 7 
The blasting of the Forest Department Office and check-post at Lothugedda in Vishakhapatnam District by members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) around midnight of January 7 is seen as an attempt by the Maoists to make their presen
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The blasting of the Forest Department Office and check-post at Lothugedda in Vishakhapatnam District by members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) around midnight of January 7 is seen as an attempt by the Maoists to make their presence felt in the region, reports The Hindu. The Maoists have demanded that the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) hand over the coffee plantations to tribals and wanted lifting of cases against tribals of Balapalam village. They appealed to the tribals to oppose bauxite mining in the Agency. It is said that around 50 Maoists belonging to the Korukonda Dalam (action squad) and their sympathisers participated in the blast.
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January - 7 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Enkana Kadranga (35), at Tolopalesu village under Bandhugaon Police Station in Koraput District on January 7, reports The Times of India. Maoists suspected him t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Enkana Kadranga (35), at Tolopalesu village under Bandhugaon Police Station in Koraput District on January 7, reports The Times of India. Maoists suspected him to be a ‘Police informer’. According to sources a group of armed Maoists waylaid Kadranga, who along with three other villagers, was returning to Tolopalesu from Elgawalsa, within Bandhugaon Police limits, and killed Kadranga by slitting his throat with a sharp-edged weapon. The two companions of Kadranga were assaulted before being freeed. Sources said the Maoists belonged to the Jhanjabati Committee of the outfit.
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January - 7 
The Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a polling camp injuring a civilian at Charangpat Mamang Leikai in Thoubal District on January 7. The victim is identified as Thingujam Lukhoi (38).
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The Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a polling camp injuring a civilian at Charangpat Mamang Leikai in Thoubal District on January 7. The victim is identified as Thingujam Lukhoi (38).
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January - 7 
The Shillong Times reports that one Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, identified as Sonaram R Sangma alias Chonkam, surrendered before South Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) M K Singh on January 7.
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The Shillong Times reports that one Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, identified as Sonaram R Sangma alias Chonkam, surrendered before South Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) M K Singh on January 7.
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January - 7 
troops of 38 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group (SOG) recovered a consignment of explosive devices from village Sanjot in Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) of Poonch District. Recoveries included five grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher
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troops of 38 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group (SOG) recovered a consignment of explosive devices from village Sanjot in Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) of Poonch District. Recoveries included five grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), five UBGL launchers, one I Com radio set, one UBGL antenna and some eatables. However, no arrests were made from the spot.
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January - 7 
Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) on January 7 released an Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, ‘sergeant major’ Meikiurou Kamei alias Charlis (40), who was caught by the ZUF cadres from Awangkhun in Tamenglong Distric
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Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) on January 7 released an Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, ‘sergeant major’ Meikiurou Kamei alias Charlis (40), who was caught by the ZUF cadres from Awangkhun in Tamenglong District on January 1.
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January - 7 
A Melbourne-based Pakistani student, Salman Ghumman (23), was deported on January 7 on security grounds after being questioned by Australian security intelligence officials over his suspect phone calls to Pakistan, reports The Indian Express. Ghumman
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A Melbourne-based Pakistani student, Salman Ghumman (23), was deported on January 7 on security grounds after being questioned by Australian security intelligence officials over his suspect phone calls to Pakistan, reports The Indian Express. Ghumman was detained last month by immigration officials after several months of questioning by Australian Security Intelligence Organisation officials over suspect phone calls made to Pakistan and why he was in Australia. His father Manzoor Hussain Ghumman, a retired Pakistani Air Force officer, was quoted by the paper as saying that the family was concerned about his son’s fate if he be picked up and questioned by Pakistani security services. Ghumman said he feared his son had been unfairly targeted because the family had donated money to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a frontal organisation believed to be the charity arm of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Ghumman, who arrived in Australia in July 2010 to study accounting at the Melbourne Institute of Technology, said he was mortified at his situation and was determined to clear his name and return to Australia to complete an accounting degree at La Trobe University.
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January - 7 
militants fired rockets at the Tochi Scout camp in Miramshah town on January 7. The rockets landed in the nearby fields and did not cause damage to the camp.
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militants fired rockets at the Tochi Scout camp in Miramshah town on January 7. The rockets landed in the nearby fields and did not cause damage to the camp.
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January - 7 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 7 claimed to have killed an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Balochistan Chapter ‘chief’ Syed Yasin Shah alias Asghar Baloch and arrested his accomplice, Syed Yar Shan, in a brief encounter
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 7 claimed to have killed an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Balochistan Chapter ‘chief’ Syed Yasin Shah alias Asghar Baloch and arrested his accomplice, Syed Yar Shan, in a brief encounter near Rasheed Minhas Road at Sharah-e-Faisal Police limits of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Daily Times. The CID team also recovered weapons and a car from the place. He said that the slain leader was involved in several heinous crimes, including target killings, mobile franchises attacks, grenade attacks etc.
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January - 7 
The Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) on January 7 warned of countrywide protests if the Government reopens supply routes for allied forces stationed in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The DPC, which comprises the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI),
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The Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) on January 7 warned of countrywide protests if the Government reopens supply routes for allied forces stationed in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The DPC, which comprises the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (Frontal organisation of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan) and others, made the demand in a joint declaration adopted at a meeting between the top leadership in Islamabad. The meeting was attended by DPC Chairman and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sameeul Haq (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samee-ul-Haq, Gen (r) Hameed Gul, JI chief Syed Munwar Hassan, JuD chief Professor Saeed Ahmad, Pakistan Awami League chief Sheikh Rasheed, Pakistan Muslim League-Zia-ul-Haq leader Ijaz ul Haq, Abdul Rasheed Turabi, Jamiat Al-Hadith General Secretary Abtisam Elahi, Ghulam Mustafa Jadoon and Hafiz Abdur Rehman. Addressing a news conference, DPC leaders warned they would resist any move by the Government to reopen NATO supply routes. They added that a mass awareness campaign would be launched against the “terrorism” being “covertly sponsored” by India and the United States in the country. DPC leaders said that the meetings would be held in Rawalpindi on January 22, Multan on January 29 and Karachi on February 12.
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January - 7 
Unidentified militants blew up an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline in Ghot Jani Khan area under Malagzad Police Station of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on January 7, reports The Express Tribune. The gas supply was disconnected from the main pipeli
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Unidentified militants blew up an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline in Ghot Jani Khan area under Malagzad Police Station of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on January 7, reports The Express Tribune. The gas supply was disconnected from the main pipeline that feeds Sindh.
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January - 8 
a top Maoist, identified as Kashi Chaudhary, was arrested from Suarwa Manava village in Rohtas District, Superintendent of Police, Manu Maharaj said, reports DNA. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided the area and arrested Kashi, SP Maharaj said. Ch
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a top Maoist, identified as Kashi Chaudhary, was arrested from Suarwa Manava village in Rohtas District, Superintendent of Police, Manu Maharaj said, reports DNA. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided the area and arrested Kashi, SP Maharaj said. Chaudhary was wanted in connection with several Maoist operations, he said. The Police recovered a stolen Police rifle and 40 cartridges from him.
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January - 8 
According to The Telegraph, an official source in Upper Assam said that a secret message issued by the Tinsukia District administration on December 27, 2011 to the State Government and the Police headquarters informed that extortion notes were served
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According to The Telegraph, an official source in Upper Assam said that a secret message issued by the Tinsukia District administration on December 27, 2011 to the State Government and the Police headquarters informed that extortion notes were served to a few persons in Ambikapur, including a woman ward member of Ambikapur gaon panchayat (Village level local self-Government institution). A group of about seven armed men, suspected to be Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, had served the notes on December 20. The missive said the husband of the ward member who received the extortion note runs a small khuti (unorganised dairy farm) at 9 Kilo Khuti area, which is the last border point of Assam with Arunachal Pradesh. The area is on the edge of dense Kundal Kalia reserve forest, beyond which lies Lohit and Lower Dibang Valley Districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
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January - 8 
Bishnupur Police commandos on January 8 arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre and claimed that the said cadre has been instructed by his superiors to cause disturbances to a public meeting of the Congress party reports Kanglaonline. The arr
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Bishnupur Police commandos on January 8 arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre and claimed that the said cadre has been instructed by his superiors to cause disturbances to a public meeting of the Congress party reports Kanglaonline. The arrested militant has been identified as Moirangthem Manaoba alias Prem. One 9mm pistol loaded with nine bullets and one Chinese hand-grenade were recovered from his possession.
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January - 8 
Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda on January 8 said, "There is an urgent need for strengthening of the security grid and ensure that the peace prevails across Jammu and Kashmir," according to CNN-IBN. He stressed the need to speed up the rate
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Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda on January 8 said, "There is an urgent need for strengthening of the security grid and ensure that the peace prevails across Jammu and Kashmir," according to CNN-IBN. He stressed the need to speed up the rate of finalising the cases and bring the criminals of justice.
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January - 8 
Eastern Mirror reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed that two militants belonging to Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) were killed and four other got injured when the latter attacked NSCN-IM camp in Ch
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Eastern Mirror reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed that two militants belonging to Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) were killed and four other got injured when the latter attacked NSCN-IM camp in Chasha village in Tirap District on January 8.
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January - 8 
former Special Police Officers (SPOs) expressed apprehension that around 70 of the 278 personnel discharged from duty last year might have joined insurgent groups.
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former Special Police Officers (SPOs) expressed apprehension that around 70 of the 278 personnel discharged from duty last year might have joined insurgent groups.
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January - 8 
Nambol BCC office was also attacked with a hand grenade. SFs later recovered the unexploded grenade in Bishnupur District.
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Nambol BCC office was also attacked with a hand grenade. SFs later recovered the unexploded grenade in Bishnupur District.
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January - 8 
one hand grenade was found at the residence of a supporter of PDA Chairman Kh Loken.
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one hand grenade was found at the residence of a supporter of PDA Chairman Kh Loken.
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January - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, Mohammad Saidul Islam (26), at Bhangnamari village in Chirang District on January 8. One .9mm pistol and live ammunition were recovered from him.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, Mohammad Saidul Islam (26), at Bhangnamari village in Chirang District on January 8. One .9mm pistol and live ammunition were recovered from him.
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January - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the Congress Bhawan complex in Imphal City on January 8.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the Congress Bhawan complex in Imphal City on January 8.
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January - 8 
SFs retrieved the grenade from the house of K Bhubaneshwar at Sagolband Mabudhou Mantri Leikai in Imphal East District.
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SFs retrieved the grenade from the house of K Bhubaneshwar at Sagolband Mabudhou Mantri Leikai in Imphal East District.
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January - 8 
Shyam Nandan Sharma alias Lota Singh, a ‘zonal secretary’ of the CPI-Maoist was arrested in Begusarai District, reports DNA. SP Chhatranil Singh said acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a place and arrested Sharma, near Bagha rail outpost. The Pol
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Shyam Nandan Sharma alias Lota Singh, a ‘zonal secretary’ of the CPI-Maoist was arrested in Begusarai District, reports DNA. SP Chhatranil Singh said acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a place and arrested Sharma, near Bagha rail outpost. The Police recovered some explosives and a landmine along with a mobile phone from him.
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January - 8 
The Assam Tribune reports that three Civilians were injured and a house was set ablaze during a clash between Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) at Chasa village in Tirap District on
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The Assam Tribune reports that three Civilians were injured and a house was set ablaze during a clash between Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) at Chasa village in Tirap District on January 8. The clashes have now stopped after arrival of Security Forces in the area.
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January - 8 
the Coordination Committee (CorCom) of seven valley based militant groups has claimed responsibility for the all the recent blasts and Jiribam INC office arson in Imphal East District. The CorCom comprises of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kan
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the Coordination Committee (CorCom) of seven valley based militant groups has claimed responsibility for the all the recent blasts and Jiribam INC office arson in Imphal East District. The CorCom comprises of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup(KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak- Progressive (PREPAK-P), Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and United Peoples Party of Kangleipak (UPPK).
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January - 8 
The Nagaland Post reports that State Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on January 8 denied Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)’s recent accusation that the Government [Nagaland Naga Peoples Front (NPF) led] allowed a meeting of its legislators and top Nati
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The Nagaland Post reports that State Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on January 8 denied Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)’s recent accusation that the Government [Nagaland Naga Peoples Front (NPF) led] allowed a meeting of its legislators and top Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN I-M) leaders to discuss candidates for Manipur Assembly elections.
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January - 8 
The Nagaland Post reports that United Kukigram Defense Army (UKDA), a Kuki militant group based in Karbi Anglong District, on January 8 declared unilateral ceasefire with the Central and State Government
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The Nagaland Post reports that United Kukigram Defense Army (UKDA), a Kuki militant group based in Karbi Anglong District, on January 8 declared unilateral ceasefire with the Central and State Government
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January - 8 
A former activist of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified ad Abdul Aziz alias Bhayya (36), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an incident target killing at Tonga Stand Street, Jutt Lines within the precincts of Brigade Police Station on Janu
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A former activist of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified ad Abdul Aziz alias Bhayya (36), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an incident target killing at Tonga Stand Street, Jutt Lines within the precincts of Brigade Police Station on January 8, reported Daily Times. Investigation Officer Sub Inspector (SI) Asif said that the victim quit ST one year ago and was working as a painter.
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January - 8 
A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan since November 17, has helped embolden al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks on Pakistani Security Forces and threaten intensified strikes against a
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A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan since November 17, has helped embolden al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks on Pakistani Security Forces and threaten intensified strikes against allied forces in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported on January 8 citing US and Pakistani officials. The insurgents are increasingly taking advantage of tensions raised by an American air strike in November 26 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in two border outposts in Mohamad Agency, plunging relations between the two countries to new depths. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), hoping to avoid making matters worse while Pakistan completes a wide-ranging review of its security relationship with the United States, has not conducted a drone strike since mid-November, the newspaper said. Over all, drone strikes in Pakistan dropped to 64 last year, compared with 117 in 2010, according to The Long War Journal, a website that monitors the attacks.
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January - 8 
American intelligence agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four al Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial ‘assassination by drones’ campaign inside Pakistan during 2011, revealed an annual report compiled by Conflict Monitoring
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American intelligence agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four al Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial ‘assassination by drones’ campaign inside Pakistan during 2011, revealed an annual report compiled by Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) on drone attacks, reports Daily Times. CMC, an independent research centre, which regularly monitors drone attacks in Pakistan, has prepared an annual report (2011) on drone attacks inside Pakistani territory. The report notes 43 percent decline in drone attacks during 2011 than 2010. CIA had conducted 132 drone attacks in 2010. The number of fatalities in drone attacks has also dropped by 35 percent. US had carried out 75 drone attacks inside Pakistan during the year 2011 killing 609 people. Among them only three were Arab commanders of al Qaeda; one was UK’s most wanted and just four were senior commanders of different factions of Pakistani militants, the report said, adding that the rest were innocents. American drones fired 242 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles during the year and destroyed 38 houses, 37 vehicles, one camp and a seminary. One such missile costs for $68000 which means the CIA spent $16.456 million or Rs 1.5 billion to kill 609 people. In average, ammunition cost of every single casualty was $27000 or Rs 2.4 million. If other expenses are included the overall cost of killing one suspected militant will further rise. It may become point of concern for American taxpayer that such a huge amount of money was spent just to eliminate four al Qaeda leaders and four Taliban commanders. The report said drone strikes also strained US-Pak relations.
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January - 8 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Culture Mian Iftikhar Hussain on January 8 said the US-Taliban talks could not produce any result without the participation of all stakeholders, reports The News. “Lasting peace cannot be restored in th
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Culture Mian Iftikhar Hussain on January 8 said the US-Taliban talks could not produce any result without the participation of all stakeholders, reports The News. “Lasting peace cannot be restored in the region without taking all the stakeholders into confidence. Any negotiated settlement of the ongoing conflict is impossible without overcoming the trust deficit among all the stakeholders, including the US, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Taliban,” he remarked. Mian Iftikhar said the Awami National Party-led provincial Government was ready for talks with militants if they laid down arms, accepted the writ of Government and abandoned sabotage activities.
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January - 8 
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on January 8 questioned the failure of the judiciary to take action against former President General Pervez Musharraf despite Benazir Bhutto holding the ex-military ruler responsible if she is killed, reports India
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on January 8 questioned the failure of the judiciary to take action against former President General Pervez Musharraf despite Benazir Bhutto holding the ex-military ruler responsible if she is killed, reports Indian Express. In an interview to Geo TV, the President referred to an e-mail Benazir Bhutto sent in October 2007 to United States (US) journalist Mark Siegel, where she said that in case of her assassination Musharraf should be held responsible. "He (Pervez Musharraf) will be responsible; he is part of the FIR. Why is the judge not taking actions against him?” said President Zardari, adding, "I ask Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry what has happened to case? The courts are not under me." Zardari said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had submitted the challans with the court and asked why four judges had been changed during the course of hearing.
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January - 8 
Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tr
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Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tribal regions from the TTP, The Express Tribune reported on January 8. Officials and TTP affiliates told The Express Tribune on January 6 that the militants were being pushed to vacate Orakzai Agency because of its close proximity to the garrison city of Kohat. “We don’t want to run unnecessary risk. If we tolerate the Taliban presence, it will be a strategic mistake. We will be on their target, if things go wrong again in the future,” said an official privy to the ongoing peace talks between the militants and security agencies. Same is true for Khyber Agency, which borders Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has borne the brunt of the war on terror in the past three years, the official said. “We cannot continue to allow them to maintain a presence near our cities from where they can plan and mount attacks,” the official added. Both sides, however, said that the military was not keen on regaining complete control of other tribal regions, which are controlled by the TTP or its splinters including South Waziristan, Bajaur and Mohmand – the regions that share borders with Afghanistan.
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January - 8 
The members of the National Assembly’s special all-party committee on law and order will visit Quetta on January 10 to receive a briefing from senior officials of the provincial administration and law-enforcement agencies on the issue of sectarian ki
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The members of the National Assembly’s special all-party committee on law and order will visit Quetta on January 10 to receive a briefing from senior officials of the provincial administration and law-enforcement agencies on the issue of sectarian killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The 17-member committee formed by Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza with a special focus on the issues of target killings in Karachi and sectarianism in Balochistan in line with the motion adopted by the National Assembly on August 12 is headed by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Sources in the Government said Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik had also been directed to attend the meeting to be held at the Governor House in Quetta on January 10 and 11.
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January - 8 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on January 8 arrested a son of detained Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) chief Maulana Saidur Rahman, identified as Abu Talha Mohammad Fahim alias Bashar (21) and one of his accomplices, Mohammad Abdul Alim
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on January 8 arrested a son of detained Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) chief Maulana Saidur Rahman, identified as Abu Talha Mohammad Fahim alias Bashar (21) and one of his accomplices, Mohammad Abdul Alim (23), from Achintola Bahrampur village in Rajshahi District, reports Daily Star. Abu Talha Mohammad Fahim is the finance wing chief and also a Majlish-e-Sura (council) member of the JMB, and his accomplice is an Ehsar (first organizational tier consisting of activists) member of the outfit, According to RAB officials, Bashar is a fugitive accused in an explosives case with Dhaka's Sabujbagh Police Station in 2009 while Alim is a fugitive convict in another explosives case with Manikganj Police in 2005. RAB's Legal Wing Director Commander M. Sohail said they were are also verifying whether the JMB militants were linked to the bombing on December 18 in Dhaka when Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activists went on the rampage and charged bombs resulting in the death of a youth and injuries to several others.
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January - 8 
The Police arrested one person, identified as Dobir Uddin (52) along with some fake Bangladeshi and Indian currency notes from Kathaldangi Bazar in Horipur sub-district of Thakurgaon District on January 8, reports Daily Star. The law enforcers recove
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The Police arrested one person, identified as Dobir Uddin (52) along with some fake Bangladeshi and Indian currency notes from Kathaldangi Bazar in Horipur sub-district of Thakurgaon District on January 8, reports Daily Star. The law enforcers recovered 12 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and 16 Bangladeshi notes of Bangladeshi Taka 1000.
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January - 8 
Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka Mahinda Deshapriya has decided to hold the elections of two local government bodies of the Mullativu District on March 10, reports Colombo Page. The elections for Puthukudiyiruppu and Maritimepattu local government
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Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka Mahinda Deshapriya has decided to hold the elections of two local government bodies of the Mullativu District on March 10, reports Colombo Page. The elections for Puthukudiyiruppu and Maritimepattu local government bodies in the Mullativu District were postponed two times earlier since the de-mining and resettling of Internally Displaced Persons of those areas were not complete. Nominations for the two councils were handed over in January 2011 and the elections were scheduled to be held in December 2011.
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January - 8 
The Sri Lanka Police Department will create opportunities for former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who are well educated to join the Police, Inspector General of Police N. K. Illangakoon said, according to Sunday Observer. He said if
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The Sri Lanka Police Department will create opportunities for former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who are well educated to join the Police, Inspector General of Police N. K. Illangakoon said, according to Sunday Observer. He said if the former LTTE cadres were willing to join the Police after fulfilling the requirements, the Department would recruit them. “They need to have the required educational qualifications and pass the physical fitness tests”, he said. The Police Chief said that the ex-LTTE cadres who wish to join the Police need to have clearance from the rehabilitation authorities about their conduct to consider their eligibility to recruit them to the police. The Government conducted rehabilitation programs for over 11,500 ex-LTTE cadres who surrendered to the Security Forces at the end of the war. After the successful completion of a one-year rehabilitation program most of them have been reintegrated into the society and some have been facilitated to find employment abroad. In another context, he said the Police Department had recruited over 600 Tamil Police officers and they are now serving in the North and the East. “Police officers who were not conversant in Tamil was the main obstacle to have a good relationship with the Tamils in the North and the East,” he added. “By the end of this month another 350 Tamils will join the Police Department and we will continue in the recruitment drive according to the demand”, he said adding that six Tamil Language teaching centres have been set up to teach 1,200 Police officers for six months.
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January - 8 
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Minister Douglas Devananda said that all Tamil parties, including the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), must strengthen President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s hands to find a durable solution to the ethnic
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Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Minister Douglas Devananda said that all Tamil parties, including the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), must strengthen President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s hands to find a durable solution to the ethnic issue. “President Mahinda Rajapakse with his magnanimous leadership successfully eliminated LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] terrorism and liberated the people who suffered atrocities of the LTTE for several decades. Thereafter, the President has turned his attention to solve the country’s burning ethnic issue by consulting all sections of the people to find a permanent durable solution and to bring peace, harmony and co-existence among all Sri Lankans,” he added. Devananda further said, “The only way to find a permanent political solution to the ethnic issue is through a Parliamentary Select Committee. This is the only opportunity for all Tamil political parties, including the TNA, to participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee and submit their proposals and argue their case.” Noting that the TNA is not the only representative of the Tamil people, he said, “There are several Tamil parties which represent Tamils in Parliament and in other elected bodies. Therefore, the TNA should realise the realities and think that they too are representing the Tamils along with others and nominate names of their members to the Select Committee. This will expedite the process of finding a political solution which can be accepted by all sections of the people.” Devananda observed that if the TNA does not participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee proceedings, it will be difficult to find a durable solution to the ethnic issue and there will be a stalemate which will continue to aggravate sufferings of the Tamil people.
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January - 9 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the camp office of a road construction firm and set ablaze four vehicles on national highway no.77 in Sitamarhi District on January 9, reports Zee News. Deputy Superintendent of
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the camp office of a road construction firm and set ablaze four vehicles on national highway no.77 in Sitamarhi District on January 9, reports Zee News. Deputy Superintendent of Police Alok Kumar said, the Maoists after the operation last night pasted a pamphlet asking the private firm to stop construction of the road. A combing operation has been launched in the area to arrest the Maoists.
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January - 9 
at the Karnataka State Senior Police Officers’ Annual Meeting, chaired by chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, Director General of Police (DGP), Shankar M. Bidari said that only 30 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are operati
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at the Karnataka State Senior Police Officers’ Annual Meeting, chaired by chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, Director General of Police (DGP), Shankar M. Bidari said that only 30 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are operating in the State, reports Bangalore Mirror. “We will ensure that Karnataka is free of naxals by 2012-end,” he said. He also added that the intelligence network in Maoist- affected areas had been strengthened and would show results soon.
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January - 9 
based on Chonkam’s information Security Forces (SFs) recovered one AK-47 along with 150 rounds of live ammunition, which were hidden in a jungle in West Garo Hills District.
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based on Chonkam’s information Security Forces (SFs) recovered one AK-47 along with 150 rounds of live ammunition, which were hidden in a jungle in West Garo Hills District.
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January - 9 
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gurusaran Nayak escaped a bid on his life when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired indiscriminately a few metres away from his car near Harta village in West Sing
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gurusaran Nayak escaped a bid on his life when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired indiscriminately a few metres away from his car near Harta village in West Singhbhum District on January 9, reports DNA. The legislator was returning after inaugurating the chief minister's Kanyadan Yojana at Harta Middle School in the District when the incident took place. "I was the target of the Maoists, but I am safe," Nayak said when contacted.
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January - 9 
Following inputs by intelligence agencies, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked all Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism]-affected States to tighten security and monitor activities of the Left-wing insurgents, especially with the Communist Party
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Following inputs by intelligence agencies, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked all Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism]-affected States to tighten security and monitor activities of the Left-wing insurgents, especially with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) planning to hold its party congress next month, after a gap of five years, in Jharkhand’s dense forests, reports The Indian Express. Among other things, the CPI-Maoist is also likely to recast its Politburo and Central Committee since it has lost many top-rung leaders — either killed by security forces or arrested — in the past one year.
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January - 9 
IBN Live reports that speaking at the Karnataka State Senior Police Officers’ Annual Meeting held at the Police chief’s office on January 9, Karnataka Chief Minister, D.V Sadanand Gowda observed that there was no co-ordination between the Anti-Maoist
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IBN Live reports that speaking at the Karnataka State Senior Police Officers’ Annual Meeting held at the Police chief’s office on January 9, Karnataka Chief Minister, D.V Sadanand Gowda observed that there was no co-ordination between the Anti-Maoist Force and the local Police, reports The New Indian Express. “If they work together, better results can be expected. We have plans to depute young and energetic staff to the ANF,” he added. Home Minister, R. Ashok said that the Maoist activities in the State were curbed and there was information that supari (contract) killers from Tamil Nadu were operating with the CPI-Maoist.
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January - 9 
In a joint operation, a special team comprising personnel of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Border Security Force and the West Bengal Police arrested one Morgen Hossain (23) of Malda in West Bengal on January 9, reports The Hindu. Inves
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In a joint operation, a special team comprising personnel of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Border Security Force and the West Bengal Police arrested one Morgen Hossain (23) of Malda in West Bengal on January 9, reports The Hindu. Investigators seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 27,000 from Hossain, suspected to be the kingpin of FICN operations in India. Based on his information and specific intelligence inputs, the agency conducted raids in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal and arrested 10 suspects. They arrestees included Habibul Rahaman (26), Abdul Mutalik (25) and Prashant Mondal (23) of Malda working in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Manik Sheikh (24) of Malda, Bahadur Yadav (30) of New Delhi, Sajib-ul-Haq (20), Anwar (21), Jamal Sheik (24) and Akram (19) of Malda working in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). High-quality FICN printed in Pakistan and smuggled into India via Bangladesh were recovered from their possession, Police sources said. Almost all the accused were employed as construction workers, the sources said. Hossain was alleged to have agents across the country who entered different States in the guise of construction workers. Their modus operandi was to circulate FICN of denomination INR 1,000, INR 500 and FICN 100. Unemployed youth of Malda were lured into the network and sent to different States to distribute the FICN. They would make small purchases in shops using FICN. Another modus operandi was to exchange by offering three times the quantum against original currency. “The quality of FICN is almost 98 per cent accurate. Only an expert using relevant equipment can detect that it is a fake note. The prime suspect and his main associates are part of a gang that is operating at the behest of a terrorist organisation,” an investigator said. The original currency gathered by the accused in various States would be deposited in the bank account of Hossain and they would get a commission for it. “We have asked bank officials to freeze the bank accounts of the suspects and further investigation is on to identify the entire network involved in the offence in India and abroad,” he added. The raids began across the country on January 8.
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January - 9 
In a letter received by certain local dailies in Udupi District on January 9, a person who claimed himself to be Vishwa representing the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), confirmed that they were involved in the killing of Sadashiva Gowda
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In a letter received by certain local dailies in Udupi District on January 9, a person who claimed himself to be Vishwa representing the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), confirmed that they were involved in the killing of Sadashiva Gowda (50) near Kabbinale Tingalamatti in Karkala, reports Daijiworld.com. The letter however, claims that they had not tortured Gowda as reported by the media.
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January - 9 
Intelligence agencies have reportedly received inputs that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has sought the help of Assam based insurgent group, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), indicating a retaliation of an “unprecedented scal
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Intelligence agencies have reportedly received inputs that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has sought the help of Assam based insurgent group, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), indicating a retaliation of an “unprecedented scale” to avenge the killing of its politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji in West Bengal on November 24, 2011. Talking to Nagaland Post, a senior Police official said they have received inputs that “something big” would happen anytime, anywhere. He said Centre has also informed all Maoist infested states to be on high alert. Reports said that ground-level intelligence gathered by Central agencies revealed that top Maoist leadership has been constantly interacting with KLO in the last one month. According to highly placed sources, Maoists have sought “on an urgent basis” large consignment of sophisticated weapons, including AK rifles, rocket launchers, claymore mines and even RDX to specifically target security agencies. “This is specific human intelligence received from the ground level so the inputs are very specific and precise. Thus we have already cautioned concerned security agencies and states. The news of Naxals using RDX in future attacks is indeed very disturbing. This reveals they are desperate and determined to cause large scale damage,” a senior Government official said. It has been learnt that the KLO has communicated to their counterparts and even United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leadership in Bangladesh the fresh demand by Maoists. Vigil along the India-Bangladesh border has been stepped up anticipating delivery of large quantity of arms and ammunitions.
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January - 9 
Junesh Pradhan, panchayat samiti (block level local self-Government institution) chairman of Daringbadi block in Kandhamal District, was arrested by the Police on January 9 for his alleged involvement in the Maoist triggered landmine blast that kille
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Junesh Pradhan, panchayat samiti (block level local self-Government institution) chairman of Daringbadi block in Kandhamal District, was arrested by the Police on January 9 for his alleged involvement in the Maoist triggered landmine blast that killed three Policemen near Badarpanga village on Kotagarh-Srirampur road on January 5, reports The Hindu. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, southern range, R. K. Sharma said during interrogation Junesh has confessed of his links with Maoists and involvement in the landmine blast.
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January - 9 
Naga women bodies including Naga Women Hoho, Dimapur (NWHD), Sumi Totimi Hoho (STH) Nagaland and Western Sumi Totomi Hoho (WSTH) Dimapur, expressing “unhappiness towards the false allegation” against Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur Husheli Sema by NSCN-
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Naga women bodies including Naga Women Hoho, Dimapur (NWHD), Sumi Totimi Hoho (STH) Nagaland and Western Sumi Totomi Hoho (WSTH) Dimapur, expressing “unhappiness towards the false allegation” against Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur Husheli Sema by NSCN-K, appealed the group to “desist” from such accusations. NSCN-K had recently accused the DC of ‘fund diversion.
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January - 9 
Representatives from the Central and Government of Arunachal Pradesh as well as All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) and Citizenship Demand Committee for Chakma and Hajong refugees are members of the committee on January 9, arrived at a cons
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Representatives from the Central and Government of Arunachal Pradesh as well as All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) and Citizenship Demand Committee for Chakma and Hajong refugees are members of the committee on January 9, arrived at a consensus that the Chakma and Hajong refugees, who came to India between 1964 and 1969, can be accepted as Indian citizens.
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January - 9 
SFs recovered two unexploded grenades from in Imphal West District.
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SFs recovered two unexploded grenades from in Imphal West District.
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January - 9 
Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary (North East) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), told The Assam Tribune that the MHA has already taken a decision that a major crackdown should be launched to check the menace of extortion. Singh added that the MHA’s
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Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary (North East) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), told The Assam Tribune that the MHA has already taken a decision that a major crackdown should be launched to check the menace of extortion. Singh added that the MHA’s views would be formally communicated to the State Government shortly. Singh said that according to information available with the MHA, rampant extortions are going on in areas like Kokrajhar, Udalguri, Baksa, Darrang, Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong etc. He said that the Anti-Talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has been trying to launch extortion drive in upper Assam Districts, but the outfit has not been successful because of operations by Police and Security Forces and also because of the fact that the outfit now does not have the strength like the past. He said that the Government is aware of the fact that ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah, who stays mostly in Myanmar and China, has been calling up people demanding money and one person who received a call from the ULFA leader in Dibrugarh formally informed the Government. On the overall law and order situation in the North East region, Singh said that the though the situation in Assam has improved, “things are yet to stabilize” and that is why the tenure of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was extended for another year. The Government of Assam also wanted extension of the AFSA. Singh admitted that the situation in Manipur is still bad. He said that though the GNLA is on rampage in Meghalaya, the recent operations yielded results, while, the inter-factional clashes resulted in deterioration of the situation in Nagaland. On the activities of the Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups, Singh said that the death of senior CPI-Maoist leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji must have affected the move of the Maoists to establish stronghold in the region. He said that according to information available with the Government, Kishanji visited Assam and Manipur just before his death in West Bengal.
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January - 9 
The Sentinel Reports that State Home minister R Lalzirliana on January 8 said that State Government would not resume talks with Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) [HPC-D] ‘merely’ because of the Centre’s pressure to do so. Lalzirliana asked, “How
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The Sentinel Reports that State Home minister R Lalzirliana on January 8 said that State Government would not resume talks with Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) [HPC-D] ‘merely’ because of the Centre’s pressure to do so. Lalzirliana asked, “How could the Centre ask us to talk to the outfit now when the Union Home Ministry, a few months back, had itself asked state governments to deal with the insurgent outfits as dacoits? “.
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January - 9 
The Telegraph reports that three powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts occurred at a Communist Party of India (CPI) election rally venue Hijam Irabot memorial complex at Lamlai in Imphal East District on January 9.Security Forces (SFs) la
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The Telegraph reports that three powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts occurred at a Communist Party of India (CPI) election rally venue Hijam Irabot memorial complex at Lamlai in Imphal East District on January 9.Security Forces (SFs) later recovered three more unexploded IEDs weighing 5 kilograms each from the same venue. Nobody was injured but the venue was extensively damaged. State Agriculture Minister, Pheiroijam Parijat Singh was scheduled to kick off his election campaign from here.
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January - 9 
a man, identified as Asif (32), was shot dead two unknown militants near Pehalwan Goth within the jurisdiction of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station while he was on his way home.
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a man, identified as Asif (32), was shot dead two unknown militants near Pehalwan Goth within the jurisdiction of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station while he was on his way home.
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January - 9 
a passer-by, identified as Sohail, was injured when a bomb planted on the roadside exploded at Ali Masjid, reports Dawn. Officials said that khasadar force reached the area soon after the blast and conducted a search operation.
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a passer-by, identified as Sohail, was injured when a bomb planted on the roadside exploded at Ali Masjid, reports Dawn. Officials said that khasadar force reached the area soon after the blast and conducted a search operation.
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January - 9 
According to the confessional statement of a naval officer, Mohammad Israrul Haq, who was sentenced to 15-year imprisonment on May 6, 2010, for planning a series of attacks on important naval installations, the National Defence University (NDU), and
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According to the confessional statement of a naval officer, Mohammad Israrul Haq, who was sentenced to 15-year imprisonment on May 6, 2010, for planning a series of attacks on important naval installations, the National Defence University (NDU), and for taking hostages, the al Qaeda was planning to hold hostage senior officers at the NDU and use them to negotiate the release of detained militants, besides attacking the Naval Headquarters and targeting other important buildings of the navy, reported Dawn on January 9 (today). In his statement, the accused admitted to meeting al Qaeda members in Makeen area of South Waziristan Agency and Angoor Adda, the border area of South Waziristan Agency and Afghanistan’s Paktika province, where they discussed the locations of important naval installations. He also said that Zafar Iqbal, a son of another former naval officer had introduced him to Azmy, a local al Qaeda leader who was living in Makeen. Azmy planned a series of attacks on naval offices but after he died in a drone attack, Sheikh Ahmed replaced him. The location for the meetings then shifted from Makeen to near Angoor Adda in Afghanistan.
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January - 9 
Arshad Khan who was injured in a blast targeting a local jirga (council) on December 31 in Khugakhel area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency, succumbed to his injuries in a Peshawar hospital, reports Daily Times. The blast had left four schoolchildren d
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Arshad Khan who was injured in a blast targeting a local jirga (council) on December 31 in Khugakhel area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency, succumbed to his injuries in a Peshawar hospital, reports Daily Times. The blast had left four schoolchildren dead and at least 16 persons, including Mr Arshad, injured.
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January - 9 
Assistant Police Inspector (ASI) Anwar Sheikh (40) of the Foreign Security Cell deployed at the American Consulate was shot dead by unknown armed assailants at the consulate situated within Jackson Police precincts.
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Assistant Police Inspector (ASI) Anwar Sheikh (40) of the Foreign Security Cell deployed at the American Consulate was shot dead by unknown armed assailants at the consulate situated within Jackson Police precincts.
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January - 9 
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, on January 9 observed that the number of missing persons in the province was increasing day by day, reported Dai
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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, on January 9 observed that the number of missing persons in the province was increasing day by day, reported Daily Times. He said that uncertainty prevailed in the province as bullet-riddled bodies were found every day. The Chief Justice observed that the personnel of the Law Enforcement Agencies were also being targeted in such incidents. Justice Khilji Arif Hussain said that if the authorities had closed their eyes over the situation, then the court would be compelled to interfere in the matter. The court also inquired about the arrest of those persons, who were attacking the Hazara community. The court, adjourning the hearing of the case, sought a comprehensive report from the Balochistan Chief Secretary about worsening law and order until January 16. According to an earlier report submitted by the chief secretary, 181 bodies were recovered in three years.
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January - 9 
different departments of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested two target killers and an extortionist in separate raid in Karachi. Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and Bahadurabad Police in a joint raid claimed to have arrested an extortio
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different departments of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested two target killers and an extortionist in separate raid in Karachi. Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and Bahadurabad Police in a joint raid claimed to have arrested an extortionist Allah Ditta from Gizri area of Defence. Official sources said that the detained person collected around PKR 10 million as extortion money from trader Muhammad Yousuf on December 20, 2011. His other accomplice Owais alias Momin managed to flee during the raid.
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January - 9 
Former Chairman of the Punjab Bar Council’s Executive Committee, Advocate Chaudhry Nasrullah Warraich, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Lahore District on January 9, reports Daily Times. Police said some unidentified militants visited Nasru
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Former Chairman of the Punjab Bar Council’s Executive Committee, Advocate Chaudhry Nasrullah Warraich, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Lahore District on January 9, reports Daily Times. Police said some unidentified militants visited Nasrullah Warraich’s house, and enquired about his son Mansoor. Nasrullah responded, and as he turned back, the accused opened fire and fled.
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January - 9 
Four people, including a Police Officer and a member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Elders Committee, were shot dead in Karachi in separate acts of violence on January 9, reports Daily Times. A shia man, identified as Syed Qalb-e-Abbas Rizvi, who
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Four people, including a Police Officer and a member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Elders Committee, were shot dead in Karachi in separate acts of violence on January 9, reports Daily Times. A shia man, identified as Syed Qalb-e-Abbas Rizvi, who was also the member of MQM Elders Committee succumbed to his injuries. Surjani Police said that the victim had been shot and injured on January 7 by unidentified armed assailants while at a general store in Surjani Town. Police initially believe that it was an act of sectarian killing.
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January - 9 
hundreds of protesters closed the Kohat-Hangu highway against the killing of a prominent member of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). Sources said that Abdul Wahab, a cadre of SSP and Sunni Supreme Council, was abducted from the station area of Hangu on
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hundreds of protesters closed the Kohat-Hangu highway against the killing of a prominent member of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). Sources said that Abdul Wahab, a cadre of SSP and Sunni Supreme Council, was abducted from the station area of Hangu on December 31, 2011. They said that his body was recovered from Matni area near Darra Adamkhel.
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January - 9 
in Landi Kotal, unidentified assailants abducted a transporter, Niamat Wali, at gunpoint in front of his house from Kuktarhel area at around 9pm. Sources said that Niamat Wali was allegedly involved in stealing goods from NATO containers.
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in Landi Kotal, unidentified assailants abducted a transporter, Niamat Wali, at gunpoint in front of his house from Kuktarhel area at around 9pm. Sources said that Niamat Wali was allegedly involved in stealing goods from NATO containers.
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January - 9 
Police found an unidentified bullet-riddled body of a youngster from old Truck Stand within the precincts of Kalri Police Station.
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Police found an unidentified bullet-riddled body of a youngster from old Truck Stand within the precincts of Kalri Police Station.
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January - 9 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Mazhar Mashwani of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), along with his team conducted a raid at Regal Chowk, Saddar and arrested two target killers namely Fahim and Shakeel, besides recovering their weapons. He sai
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Mazhar Mashwani of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), along with his team conducted a raid at Regal Chowk, Saddar and arrested two target killers namely Fahim and Shakeel, besides recovering their weapons. He said the accused persons during initial course of investigation confessed to have killed three persons, including two within Kalakot Police precincts and one in Kharadar over non-payment of extortion. The accused were reportedly involved in several crimes, including extortion, target killing and abductions, and they belong to one of the notorious Lyari gangs.
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January - 9 
The dead bodies of 10 Frontier Constabulary (FCB) paramilitary troops were recovered from in Dabori town of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 9, reports Dawn. One security official said 23 soldiers were attacked
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The dead bodies of 10 Frontier Constabulary (FCB) paramilitary troops were recovered from in Dabori town of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 9, reports Dawn. One security official said 23 soldiers were attacked late in the night on December 21 by nearly 100 heavily armed militants. “They killed 13 soldiers and took away 10 others. The bodies (of the 10) were found in Dabori today,” said another source on condition of anonymity. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killings. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan in a phone call to Reuters said that his men were behind the December 21, 2011 attack. “We take responsibility for killing the 10 soldiers whose bodies have been recovered from Orakzai.” “This is an exchange of bodies with them, as they killed 10 of our people and we have responded with killing 10 of their men,” he added
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January - 9 
the dead body of a man was found near the Pehur High Level Canal in the jurisdiction of City Police Station in Topi tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District.
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the dead body of a man was found near the Pehur High Level Canal in the jurisdiction of City Police Station in Topi tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District.
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January - 9 
The Express Tribune reported in January 9 that the al Qaeda continues to preach jihad (holy war) in Pakistan through an Urdu monthly magazine, Hiteen. The 200-page magazine, Hiteen, is delivered by post to not only the Deobandis but also to Ahl-e-Had
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The Express Tribune reported in January 9 that the al Qaeda continues to preach jihad (holy war) in Pakistan through an Urdu monthly magazine, Hiteen. The 200-page magazine, Hiteen, is delivered by post to not only the Deobandis but also to Ahl-e-Hadith and Barelvis to convert them to al Qaeda’s point of view. Hiteen, the battlefield where Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi defeated the Crusaders, was started in June 2011, a month after Osama Bin Laden’s killing. The magazine has stories which preach jihad and praise Bin Laden. The seventh edition which was sent out last month opens with an essay, Matyrdom of Sheikh Osama bin Laden and the International Jihad Movement. The magazine has the ‘sayings’ of Mullah Omar and some al Qaeda leaders. There is also an interview with Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdul Rehman Al Husnain, who was once part of Kuwait’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, but has now joined al Qaeda. There is a fatwa by Muhammad Waliullah Hussain of the Jama’at-ul-Uloom-ul Islami, which declares that there is no bar on Muslims looting goods from NATO containers. Hiteen does not carry the name of the editor, the only way to send feedback is through two email addresses. An editorial in the magazine says that it is not true that the mission of the ‘mujahedeen’, (holy warrior) has been damaged with Bin Laden’s death. The mujahedeen are still fighting with their full strength. It advises readers not to pay attention to the ‘false reports about mujahedeen from the hypocritical media’ and to continue the struggle. The fight, it says, will continue till the United States (US) is removed from Muslim countries and an Islamic Caliphate is established. An anonymous essay speaks of the need for another Bin Laden who would fight non-Muslims and defend the Muslims. The magazine thanks the many wings of al Qaeda all over the world. A Police Officer of the Counter Terrorism Department, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that they had knowledge of the magazine and that copies of it were in their record and would soon discover who was responsible for publishing and circulating it.
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January - 9 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 9 voiced concern at the reports of a number of journalists facing threats in recent weeks and asked the authorities to ensure that threats to journalists end, reports Daily Times. A statement
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 9 voiced concern at the reports of a number of journalists facing threats in recent weeks and asked the authorities to ensure that threats to journalists end, reports Daily Times. A statement issued in Lahore District by HRCP said, “The HRCP is alarmed at reports of threats received by journalists on account of their work. While it is not uncommon for journalists in Pakistan to live under a constant cloud of intimidation and violence, the perceptible increase in threats is manifested by over a dozen journalists killed in 2011, while many others have been forced to go into hiding. Many have exercised self-censorship for the sake of safety and others have suffered for airing views that are unpopular in some quarters. A number of journalists have recently gone public about the threats they have received from ‘anonymous callers’. They have also mentioned cell phone numbers of the callers but little has been done to identify or prosecute these people. A Government committed to media freedom must neither remain a spectator in the circumstances nor wait to be implored into action.” Further the report stated, “HRCP wants to remind the authorities that for two years now Pakistan has held the dubious distinction of being one of the deadliest countries for journalists. HRCP reiterates that those making threats and perpetrating violence against journalists are encouraged by the fact that out of over 70 journalists killed in Pakistan in the last decade, the perpetrators have been brought to justice in only one case.” HRCP urged all state institutions to acknowledge the dangers faced by the journalists, identify and prosecute those threatening media persons on account of their work and ensure that journalism does not remain a dangerous profession in Pakistan.
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January - 9 
unidentified militants blew up a NATO oil supplying tanker at village Mian Khel on Shalman Road. The Afghanistan-bound oil tanker was parked at Mian Khel village when the militants detonated explosive material planted on the tanker. No loss of life w
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unidentified militants blew up a NATO oil supplying tanker at village Mian Khel on Shalman Road. The Afghanistan-bound oil tanker was parked at Mian Khel village when the militants detonated explosive material planted on the tanker. No loss of life was reported although the vehicle was completely damaged in the explosion.
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January - 9 
Unknown motorcyclists shot dead a Mehsud tribesman, Sher Mohammad, in Jafarabad Colony in the limits of Dera Township Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 9, reports Dawn.
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Unknown motorcyclists shot dead a Mehsud tribesman, Sher Mohammad, in Jafarabad Colony in the limits of Dera Township Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 9, reports Dawn.
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January - 9 
Inseconline.org reports that the Nepal Army personnel defused a socket-bomb planted by the Terai Mukti Morcha (TMM) at Koiriya tola chok in Batauda Village Development Committee-5 (VDC-5) on January 9. Bara-Parsa-Rautahat ‘military commander’ of the
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Inseconline.org reports that the Nepal Army personnel defused a socket-bomb planted by the Terai Mukti Morcha (TMM) at Koiriya tola chok in Batauda Village Development Committee-5 (VDC-5) on January 9. Bara-Parsa-Rautahat ‘military commander’ of the group calling himself by the name of Agni claimed responsibility for placing the bomb.
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January - 9 
the bandh (shutdown strike) called by TMM affected life in the District head-quarters, Kalaiya on January 9. Vehicles stayed off the road in the Kalaiya-Birgunj road section due to the bandh. District Police office said that the bandh was peaceful. P
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the bandh (shutdown strike) called by TMM affected life in the District head-quarters, Kalaiya on January 9. Vehicles stayed off the road in the Kalaiya-Birgunj road section due to the bandh. District Police office said that the bandh was peaceful. Passengers were stranded as no vehicles operated in the area.
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January - 9 
The United Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist (UCPN-M) establishment led by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and hardliner Mohan Baidya faction have agreed to put aside their differences, at least for the time being, reports Nepal news. A meeting of the Mao
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The United Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist (UCPN-M) establishment led by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and hardliner Mohan Baidya faction have agreed to put aside their differences, at least for the time being, reports Nepal news. A meeting of the Maoist office-bearers held at party chairman Dahal's Naya Bazaar residence decided to put the proposals of both Dahal and Baidya on hold and start deliberations to prepare a common draft. With the agreement, the CC meeting is set to end without reaching any decision on the separate political papers. A meeting of 16 parties including the main opposition parties, Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on January 9 arrived at the conclusion that the UCPN-M has backtracked from previous agreements and that it is responsible for lack of progress in the peace process. Issuing joint press statement after the meeting held in Singh Durbar, the 16 parties said the Government and Maoist Party have gone back on past agreements on the peace process and constitution.
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January - 9 
A close aide of executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai was arrested at Uttara area of Dhaka City on January 9, reports Daily Star. He has been identified as Emadadul Haque Uzzal (40). Police also seized
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A close aide of executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai was arrested at Uttara area of Dhaka City on January 9, reports Daily Star. He has been identified as Emadadul Haque Uzzal (40). Police also seized from his possessions several publications of the banned organisation and some books giving instructions on how to make bomb and operate firearms like AK-47. Nisarul Arif, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Division stated that, "The theme of many of the publications is motivating people to wage jihad and form suicide squads”. Further, it has been reported that leaders and activists of banned JMB are trying to reorganise giving priority to collecting funds from their wellwishers and building communication with grassroots activists. Quoting detained Abu Talha Mohammad Fahim alias Bashar, a son of detained JMB chief Saidur Rahman, officials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said the reorganisation attempt was taken at the directives of JMB acting ‘chief’ Sohel Mahfuz who is reportedly in hiding.
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January - 9 
Police seized 75 fake notes of Bangladeshi currency of 1,000 denomination and equipments for producing those, and arrested one person at a local hotel (Sagorika) in Narayanganj District on January 9, reports Daily Star.
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Police seized 75 fake notes of Bangladeshi currency of 1,000 denomination and equipments for producing those, and arrested one person at a local hotel (Sagorika) in Narayanganj District on January 9, reports Daily Star.
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January - 9 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 9 accepted formal charges against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam and its present chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberat
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 9 accepted formal charges against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam and its present chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971, reports Daily Star. ICT further directed Ghulam's chief counsel barrister Abdur Razzaq to produce the ex-JeI chief before it by 10:30am (January 10), or it will issue an arrest warrant against him. It also fixed February 12 for the hearing on charge framing against Nizami. The two JeI leaders have been charged with involvement in genocide, rape and arson during the Liberation War, the prosecutors said. The tribunal said it had examined the formal charges, probe reports and documents submitted by the prosecution, and primarily found proof that Ghulam and Nizami committed crimes against humanity in 1971.
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January - 9 
Around 74 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who have been rehabilitated on court orders, are to be released shortly on a decision by the Rehabilitation Department, reports Daily News. According to Rehabilitation Commissioner General Maj
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Around 74 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who have been rehabilitated on court orders, are to be released shortly on a decision by the Rehabilitation Department, reports Daily News. According to Rehabilitation Commissioner General Major General Chandana Rajaguru this group will be released on January 22 at a ceremony in Batticaloa. He said that 11,375 out of around 12,000 former LTTE cadres had been rehabilitated and integrated into society to date, while another 750 are being rehabilitated and will be released in batches.
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January - 9 
Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake on January 9 said that all Tamil parties, particularly the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), should get actively involved in the deliberations of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the ethnic issue
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Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake on January 9 said that all Tamil parties, particularly the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), should get actively involved in the deliberations of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the ethnic issue
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January - 10 
according to Palamu Superintendent of Police A T Mathew, Forces will not be withdrawn from Palamu for the Uttar Pradesh polls, which will have no impact on the ongoing operations against the Maoists, reports The Times of India. "We expect some forces
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according to Palamu Superintendent of Police A T Mathew, Forces will not be withdrawn from Palamu for the Uttar Pradesh polls, which will have no impact on the ongoing operations against the Maoists, reports The Times of India. "We expect some forces of Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) to be taken out from here for UP polls, but this will not come in the way of anti-Maoist operations here," he said on January 9. However, JAP personnel have been moved out of Jharkhand to Manipur for assembly election in the north-eastern states slated to be held in February. "Palamu division shares its borders with Chandauli and Sonebhadra in UP, where there is a heavy presence of Maoists," said the CRPF DIG adding that extremism in these places was on the wane.
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January - 10 
at least six persons including two women were injured in a bomb attack, which was carried out by unidentified militants at the residential gate of Khumukcham Joykishan, located at Khuyathong Polem Leikai in Imphal West District. Khumukcham Joykishan
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at least six persons including two women were injured in a bomb attack, which was carried out by unidentified militants at the residential gate of Khumukcham Joykishan, located at Khuyathong Polem Leikai in Imphal West District. Khumukcham Joykishan Singh is contesting the upcoming Assembly Elections under Trinamool Congress party.
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January - 10 
during a special operation carried out by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police at Hunterganj locality in Chatra District, a CPI-Maoist 'sub-zonal commander', identified as Madanji alias Tiwariji alias Basudeb Bhuyan, was arrest
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during a special operation carried out by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police at Hunterganj locality in Chatra District, a CPI-Maoist 'sub-zonal commander', identified as Madanji alias Tiwariji alias Basudeb Bhuyan, was arrested, reports IBN Live. Chatra SP Anup Birtheray said Madanji was wanted in about ten cases. A rifle, a pistol and 20 detonators were recovered from him.
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January - 10 
In a path-breaking measure, the Union Government has decided to involve missionary groups of various hues in taking its programmes to the people in areas affected by Naxalite [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities, reports The Hindu. Apart from givin
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In a path-breaking measure, the Union Government has decided to involve missionary groups of various hues in taking its programmes to the people in areas affected by Naxalite [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities, reports The Hindu. Apart from giving the green signal to engage Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Narainpur District in Chhattisgarh, which the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claims to be a liberated zone, Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has decided to engage the services of Catholic bishops to spearhead development activities among the tribals of Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, three States affected by LWE activities. In a letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Ramesh has given his clearance for an INR 230 million proposal of the ashram to undertake various activities in the Maoist-affected District. According to Ramesh, the ashram is the only group working in Narainpur District since its inception in 1985 while the Government has been unable to make its presence felt.
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January - 10 
Policemen across Mumbai will now be trained in handling the situation effectively at terror sites in case of an attack till well-trained personnel take charge, reports Outlook. Talking about a plan in the pipeline, Arup Patnaik, Police Commissioner,
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Policemen across Mumbai will now be trained in handling the situation effectively at terror sites in case of an attack till well-trained personnel take charge, reports Outlook. Talking about a plan in the pipeline, Arup Patnaik, Police Commissioner, said on January 10, "On terror front, we want to train our men at 90 Police Stations so that they immediately reach the spot and handle the situation till teams from elite units such as Force One and National Security Guards arrive." He said the lower-run Policemen, who will be the first responders, will also be equipped with advanced weapons soon. The 40,000-strong Police Force already has Quick Response Teams, mandated to immediately reach the terror spot and take positions till commandos arrive. According to a recent intelligence report, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in association with Indian Mujahideen (IM) is planning to carry out attacks in Mumbai and Delhi in near future. Probable targets include ports and vital installations on the coastal front.
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January - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Anti Talk faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) linkman, at Basbari village of Kokrajhar District on January 10. The linkman were identified as Jayanta Kumar Brahma (22), Bhuvan Brahma (48) and Jiv
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Anti Talk faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) linkman, at Basbari village of Kokrajhar District on January 10. The linkman were identified as Jayanta Kumar Brahma (22), Bhuvan Brahma (48) and Jivan Chand Brahma (25). SFs also recovered large quantity of arms, ammunition and weapon making tools and equipments from the houses of the individuals. During interrogation, the arrestees revealed that they have been running this factory to supply weapons to ULFA-ATF cadres and these weapons are also used for extortion and kidnapping incidents in the area.
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January - 10 
SFs arrested a United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) overground worker, identified as Hemanta alias James (24), near Koijam village in Thoubal District on January 10. Two hand grenades have been recovered from him.
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SFs arrested a United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) overground worker, identified as Hemanta alias James (24), near Koijam village in Thoubal District on January 10. Two hand grenades have been recovered from him.
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January - 10 
SFs recovered a hand grenade from the residence of a Communist Party of India (CPI) worker Thokchom Nabakumar (40) of Lamlai Makha in Imphal East District.
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SFs recovered a hand grenade from the residence of a Communist Party of India (CPI) worker Thokchom Nabakumar (40) of Lamlai Makha in Imphal East District.
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January - 10 
SFs recovered a hand grenade in the courtyard of State Electricity Department’s employee, Tongbram Ibochou (56) of Sagolband Thongam Leikai, in Imphal West District.
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SFs recovered a hand grenade in the courtyard of State Electricity Department’s employee, Tongbram Ibochou (56) of Sagolband Thongam Leikai, in Imphal West District.
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January - 10 
some unidentified militants left a hand grenade near the gate of one a local businessman, Sapam Noren (58), from Naga-mapal Kangjabi Mayai Leikai in Imphal West District.
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some unidentified militants left a hand grenade near the gate of one a local businessman, Sapam Noren (58), from Naga-mapal Kangjabi Mayai Leikai in Imphal West District.
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January - 10 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted three labourers of a private construction company after setting ablaze five earthmoving machines at two places in Sitamarhi District on January 10, reports The Telegraph. The Poli
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted three labourers of a private construction company after setting ablaze five earthmoving machines at two places in Sitamarhi District on January 10, reports The Telegraph. The Police said about 25 armed cadres raided the construction site of Rajendra Singh and Brothers Construction (Private) Ltd Company at Maniari on Sitamarhi-Riga Road around 10.30pm [local time] and held the labourers captive. The Maoists also fired in the air and hurled bombs to terrorise the residents, who could not muster courage to challenge them. The Maoists later escaped from the area abducting three labourers. They also left pamphlets demanding money from the owner of the company. The abducted labourers were identified as Ram Lal Mahto, a resident of Purnahiya in Sheohar District, Harendra Singh of Musahari in Muzaffarpur District and Shishupal Yadav of Runnisaidpur in Sitamarhi District.
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January - 10 
The Army on January 10 said that Security Forces had foiled numerous infiltration attempts and terrorists were on the run with their leadership eliminated to a great extent in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Times of India. "The relentless hard work by se
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The Army on January 10 said that Security Forces had foiled numerous infiltration attempts and terrorists were on the run with their leadership eliminated to a great extent in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Times of India. "The relentless hard work by security forces has kept terrorists on the run in Jammu and Kashmir", General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command, Lieutenant General K T Parnaik said. "As their numbers have dwindled and the leadership has been eliminated to a great extent, the operations are now entering a more difficult phase," he added. "This demands excellent synergy among all security forces, intelligence agencies and the civil administration," the Army officer said. He expressed hope the terrorists would be dealt a final blow in the state soon.
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January - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked an excavation site owned by Panem Coal Mines Limited at Katahaldih in Amrapara in Pakur District and killed a security guard on January 10, reports The Telegraph. According to reports,
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked an excavation site owned by Panem Coal Mines Limited at Katahaldih in Amrapara in Pakur District and killed a security guard on January 10, reports The Telegraph. According to reports, over two dozen Maoists armed with sophisticated firearms and traditional weapons stormed the coal excavation site around 4pm (local time), firing indiscriminately on security guards posted there. One of the guards, Pramod Yadav, was killed in the firing while at least four others sustained bullet injuries. Before leaving, the Maoists set ablaze an earthmover, though company sources said three vehicles had been burnt. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vinay Kumar Pandey confirmed Yadav’s death, but refused to comment on the condition of the others. “So far, we have been told that one guard was killed in the firing, but we have no information about the injured,” the DIG said, adding that Pakur Superintendent of Police Mayur Patel had rushed to the spot with forces.
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January - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have busted a major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested 14 persons - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - during a nationwide swoop, reports Ti
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have busted a major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested 14 persons - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - during a nationwide swoop, reports Times of India. The accused were found to have direct links with their coordinators in Pakistan where these notes were printed. Four persons including the Indian kingpin Morgen Hussain were arrested from Malda while four others were arrested in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), three in Tamil Nadu and one each in Gulbarga (Karnataka), Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) and Delhi. "Arrests show that the gang - part of an international network - had virtually a pan-India presence. Raids are still continuing in nine States including Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana and West Bengal," said an unnamed official. He added that the seizures and subsequent probe supported India's claim about Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI) role in its grand design to "destabilize the monetary stability of India" through pumping in huge numbers of FICNs. "Such a high quality of FICNs cannot be printed without government-linked agency's role or support. Though NIA had mentioned this in its earlier charge sheet in similar cases of Mumbai, the current seizures and disclosures made by the conduits have substantiated the charges," the official said. Referring to interrogation of the accused and technical surveillance, the NIA claims that the gang used to get its consignment of high quality FICNs - printed in Pakistan - through its network in Bangladesh and Nepal. It was found during the probe that the FICN -- in denominations of INR 1000, INR 500 and INR 100 - were smuggled to Bangladesh via air route before finally reaching its destination in different north-eastern and West Bengal villages. Besides using usual smuggling network, suppliers of these FICNs in Bangladesh also used to throw the bundles of FICN into the Indian villages bordering Bangladesh. "The accused persons with their aides used to collect the said FICN and distribute the same to the agents spread all over the country," the agency said. "The gang members used to transport the FICNs through trains and other modes of transport to all the states for its circulation. The local agents used to collect 60% of the value of FICNs from the circulators in genuine notes," it added. As per the deal, the genuine currency was then remitted to the bank accounts of the key persons by depositing amounts to the maximum of INR 49,000 to avoid being detected as suspicious transactions. "The network used bank accounts and ATMs for transferring back the genuine currency earned out of circulating the high quality, high value fake currency to the suppliers of the same based in Malda. The raids, which had begun on January 6, have led to the recovery of large number of ATM cards, bank passbooks, SIM cards and FICNs," the NIA said. The agency, which got help from different State Police during the raids, has, meanwhile, alerted the Border Security Force (BSF) to tighten its vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the entire north-eastern region.
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January - 10 
the Police arrested another Maoist cadre, identified as Sukadev Digal, from Sipazu in Raikia Police Station area on January 10. At least six Maoist posters were recovered from him, the Police said.
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the Police arrested another Maoist cadre, identified as Sukadev Digal, from Sipazu in Raikia Police Station area on January 10. At least six Maoist posters were recovered from him, the Police said.
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January - 10 
The Pro Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) admitted that it has given a formal letter to the Srirampur check gate along the Assam-Bengal interstate border, asking for 'donations', and added that there are many organizat
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The Pro Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) admitted that it has given a formal letter to the Srirampur check gate along the Assam-Bengal interstate border, asking for 'donations', and added that there are many organizations of different communities as well as Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that have created syndicates at the gate to collect illegal money from the gate, reports The Times of India. NDFB-PTF further stated that it is not involved in extortion of villagers, teachers and medical staff and has helped authorities in dealing with extortionists.
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January - 10 
The Sangai Express reports that a civilian, Moirangthem Rame (68), was injured when unidentified militants on January 10 hurled a hand grenade at the residence of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Moirangthem Oken at Heirok Mayai Leikai in Imphal
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The Sangai Express reports that a civilian, Moirangthem Rame (68), was injured when unidentified militants on January 10 hurled a hand grenade at the residence of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Moirangthem Oken at Heirok Mayai Leikai in Imphal
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January - 10 
The Sangai Express reports that a top militant was killed and three Security Forces (SFs) were injured during an exchange of fire near the Indo-Myanmar border of Molcham village of Chandel District on January 10. SFs recovered one lathode, one 7.62 m
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The Sangai Express reports that a top militant was killed and three Security Forces (SFs) were injured during an exchange of fire near the Indo-Myanmar border of Molcham village of Chandel District on January 10. SFs recovered one lathode, one 7.62 mm pistol with magazine, one automatic rifle (broken), one 7.62 mm live round, one Bushnell binocular and 10 kilograms of white explosive from the site.
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January - 10 
The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) are keeping a close watch on Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in order to deny any attempts by the outfit to establish itself in East Khasi Hills District especially in Shillong City.
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The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) are keeping a close watch on Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in order to deny any attempts by the outfit to establish itself in East Khasi Hills District especially in Shillong City.
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January - 10 
The Telegraph reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN Khole-Kitovi) on the issue of ‘Frontier Nagaland State’ warned Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) with exemplary punishment if the organisation (ENPO)
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The Telegraph reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN Khole-Kitovi) on the issue of ‘Frontier Nagaland State’ warned Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) with exemplary punishment if the organisation (ENPO) did not stop its “evil designs”. ENPO is agitating for the creation of a separate state of Frontier Nagaland comprising Mon, Kiphire, Longleng and Tuensang Districts and has refused to cooperate with NSCN Khole-Kitovi.
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January - 10 
unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Congress nominated candidate of Andro Assembly Constituency, Al Haz Ahmed Ali, in Yairipok Ningthounai in Thoubal District. SFs later recovered the grenade.
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unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Congress nominated candidate of Andro Assembly Constituency, Al Haz Ahmed Ali, in Yairipok Ningthounai in Thoubal District. SFs later recovered the grenade.
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January - 10 
Zee News reports that a red alert was sounded in Kishanganj District on January 10 after intelligence reports suggested that eight Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists had sneaked in there from across the porous Indo-Nepal border, official sources said o
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Zee News reports that a red alert was sounded in Kishanganj District on January 10 after intelligence reports suggested that eight Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists had sneaked in there from across the porous Indo-Nepal border, official sources said on January 10. The sources told agency that sleuths of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) have already visited the District and held a 'secret' meeting with Kishanganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Ranjit Kumar Mishra in this regard. Apart from SSB personnel, District Armed Police personnel too were maintaining strict vigil on the porous border and people moving into the district from Nepal were being thoroughly frisked, the SP said. All the important trains were being escorted with heavy security personnel as personnel of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) were deployed in railway stations in the District. Vigil was also being kept on the movement of trains in other Districts of the Seemanchal belt: Purnia, Araria, and Katihar, sources said. Hindustan Times adds that railway stations along the Bihar-Nepal border have been put on alert after intelligence reports that a group of terrorists have sneaked into the State and could pose a threat to railway facilities in the area. According to intelligence agencies, the terrorists could attack stations near the border like Raxaul, Sugauli, Adapur, Sikta, Narkatiaganj, Betiah and Motihari. RPF's chief security commissioner (Samastipur) S N Arya said that following the threat reports received from the intelligence departments of the State and Central Governments, all railway stations along the Bihar-Nepal border have been put on maximum alert. According to reports, he said that a Pakistani terrorist was arrested in Kathmandu in Nepal last week. To seek his release, a group of seven to eight Afghani terrorists sneaked into the District from across the Nepal border, posing major threat to Railway Stations and trains besides other vital installation along the border, Arya said.
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January - 10 
A bomb hoax at Atif Aslam concert held at the Al Hamra Cultural Complex in Lahore led to a stampede that killed three girls and injured five others, reported Express Tribune. The deceased girls were identified as Maheen Naseem (17), Sara Nawaz (22) a
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A bomb hoax at Atif Aslam concert held at the Al Hamra Cultural Complex in Lahore led to a stampede that killed three girls and injured five others, reported Express Tribune. The deceased girls were identified as Maheen Naseem (17), Sara Nawaz (22) and Nimra (16). There were reportedly between 6000 and 7000 girls at the concert. The stampede was caused when the crowd exiting was told by boys passing by that a bomb was planted at the concert venue, said administration officials of the Punjab Group of Colleges. There was no Police or Al Hamra security inside where guards employed by Punjab Group of Colleges were taking care of the security.
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January - 10 
A Judicial Commission probing the May 30, 2011 murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, on January 10 submitted its report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with findings as well as recommendations by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) f
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A Judicial Commission probing the May 30, 2011 murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, on January 10 submitted its report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with findings as well as recommendations by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) for the journalist community and financial assistance to Shahzad’s family, reports Express Tribune. The commission was constituted by the Government on June 16, 2011. Shahzad went missing from Islamabad on May 29, 2011 only to be found murdered a day later.
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January - 10 
A powerful bomb planted in a pick-up van exploded at a petrol station in Jamrud bazaar in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 35 persons, four of them Khasadar personnel, and injuring 78 others on January 10, reports
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A powerful bomb planted in a pick-up van exploded at a petrol station in Jamrud bazaar in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 35 persons, four of them Khasadar personnel, and injuring 78 others on January 10, reports Dawn. The bomb was triggered by remote control. Senior Administration Official Shakeel Khan Umarzai, put the death toll at 35 and the number of injured at 69 while 11 of them were in critical condition. Officials said the pick-up was removed by the Khasadar personnel from near a vegetable market and parked at the fuel station, adjacent to a taxi stand. About an hour later, the pick-up exploded. The blast destroyed several kiosks, six vehicles and the filling station. Khyber Agency Administrator Mutahir Zeb said it appeared that Zakhakhel tribe which had formed a lashkar (militia) against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the area was the target. The incident could be a reaction to a military operation under way in Khyber Agency, particularly in Bara, added Mutahir Zeb. However, a TTP ‘spokesman’ who identified himself as Mohammad told by phone from an unspecified location that his organisation had not carried out the attack.
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January - 10 
a tribesman was killed in crossfire between militants and SFs in Mian Mandi Bazaar of Mohmand Agency.
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a tribesman was killed in crossfire between militants and SFs in Mian Mandi Bazaar of Mohmand Agency.
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January - 10 
A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Ahmed (31), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an act of target killing while two others, Nadir Bharam (25) and Imran (32), sustained injuries in the same incident at Cantt
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A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Ahmed (31), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an act of target killing while two others, Nadir Bharam (25) and Imran (32), sustained injuries in the same incident at Cantt Bazaar within Shah Faisal Colony in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 10, reports Daily Times. Tension prevailed in Shah Faisal Colony over the incident. Nadir Bharam was also an active member of MQM.
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January - 10 
Abdullah Khorasani, a militant who acted as a senior operations organiser for al Qaeda was targeted and killed in one of the two United States (US) drone strikes launched on January 10 on a compound near the town of Miranshah in the North Waziristan
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Abdullah Khorasani, a militant who acted as a senior operations organiser for al Qaeda was targeted and killed in one of the two United States (US) drone strikes launched on January 10 on a compound near the town of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Dawn quoting an unnamed US official reported. US and Pakistani sources told Reuters that the target of the attack was Aslam Awan, a Pakistani national from Abbottabad, the same town where Osama bin Laden was killed last May 1-2, 2011. The sources described Awan, who also was known by the nom-de-guerre Abdullah Khorasani, as a significant figure in the remaining core leadership of al Qaeda. However, Pakistani officials could not confirm that Awan was killed in the drone attack, but the US official said he was.
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January - 10 
after a lull of about 55 days, the United States (US) resumed its drone operation by killing four suspected militants in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency. The missiles struck a compound and triggered a fire in the building.
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after a lull of about 55 days, the United States (US) resumed its drone operation by killing four suspected militants in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency. The missiles struck a compound and triggered a fire in the building. The strike was the first since US-Pakistan relations plunged to their lowest level after the November 26 helicopter strikes on a border check post which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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January - 10 
an explosion at a market injured seven persons and caused damage as many shops in Landi Kotal of Khyber Agency. The blast occurred after evening prayers when all the shops were closed.
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an explosion at a market injured seven persons and caused damage as many shops in Landi Kotal of Khyber Agency. The blast occurred after evening prayers when all the shops were closed.
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January - 10 
In Akkakhel area, two women received injuries when two mortar shells fell on the houses of Khyber Khan and Ambel Khan.
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In Akkakhel area, two women received injuries when two mortar shells fell on the houses of Khyber Khan and Ambel Khan.
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January - 10 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on January 10 said that students are future of the country and any nation can’t compromise on its future, reports Dawn. The Chief Minister said that education was an effective weapon for d
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on January 10 said that students are future of the country and any nation can’t compromise on its future, reports Dawn. The Chief Minister said that education was an effective weapon for defeating extremism. Investment in education is a guarantee of stable and brighter future, he told a function in Peshawar to give away medals and cash awards to position holders of all eight boards of the province in SSC and HSSC examinations.
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January - 10 
KP Minister of Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad said that out of USD 200 billion, only one percent was allocated to the education sector per annum. Speaking at a parents’ day ceremony at Government High School Haripur, the minister said an educate
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KP Minister of Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad said that out of USD 200 billion, only one percent was allocated to the education sector per annum. Speaking at a parents’ day ceremony at Government High School Haripur, the minister said an educated society finds the route towards advancement, and ensures a brighter future for its coming generations, reports Daily Times. Asad granted PKR one million and approved extending higher secondary block of the school.
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January - 10 
Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on January 10 said that there was no proposal under consideration to link transfer of civil nuclear technology with the resumption of NATO supply, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters after briefing
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on January 10 said that there was no proposal under consideration to link transfer of civil nuclear technology with the resumption of NATO supply, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters after briefing the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) meeting, she said that Pakistan and the United States need each other and their relations were not limited to economic ties. FM said that the PCNS has adopted most of the recommendations of the Envoy’s Conference recently held in the federal capital. “The relations with the US and the NATO will be reviewed in accordance with the mandate given by the committee,” she added.
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January - 10 
one child was killed another two got injured when a mortar shell landed in a playground in Spin Qabar area.
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one child was killed another two got injured when a mortar shell landed in a playground in Spin Qabar area.
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January - 10 
Police found an unidentified body of a woman cut into six pieces at Shaheed-e-Millat Road within the remit of Firozabad Police Station in Karachi on January 10, reported Daily Times.
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Police found an unidentified body of a woman cut into six pieces at Shaheed-e-Millat Road within the remit of Firozabad Police Station in Karachi on January 10, reported Daily Times.
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January - 10 
Rangers conducted a raid in Hasrat Mohani Colony, Pak Colony area and arrested three suspects besides recovering three pistols from their possession. Sources said that accused belonged to a political party but they did not show their identities.
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Rangers conducted a raid in Hasrat Mohani Colony, Pak Colony area and arrested three suspects besides recovering three pistols from their possession. Sources said that accused belonged to a political party but they did not show their identities.
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January - 10 
the Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested an activist of a Sindh National Party (SNP), identified as Saifal Bugti alias Suriya over the charge of committing terrorist activities in Sindh from Quaid-e-Azam Park located in Gulsh
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the Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested an activist of a Sindh National Party (SNP), identified as Saifal Bugti alias Suriya over the charge of committing terrorist activities in Sindh from Quaid-e-Azam Park located in Gulshan-e-Hadeed area in Steel Town of Karachi. The Police also recovered a TT pistol and several rounds of bullets from his possession. During initial course of investigation the accused revealed that one Shafiq Burfat associated with the SNP decided to start struggle for separating Sindh and for the purpose he directed Bugti to indulge in terrorist activities in Sindh. He said Burfat was running active terrorist network in interior Sindh. According to details, Bugti along with his other accomplices, including Asghar Ali Shah, Nisar, Nawaz Chandio, Maqbool and Ghulam Rasool blew up the railway track at Dhabejee in Mirpur Bathoro tehsil (revenue unit) in Thatta District.
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January - 10 
The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a US drone strike in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 10, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the US-Pakista
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The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a US drone strike in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 10, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the US-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions, reports Dawn. The January 10 strike — and its follow-up two days later — were joint operations, a Pakistani security source based in the tribal areas said. They made use of Pakistani “spotters” on the ground and demonstrated a level of coordination that both sides have sought to downplay since tensions first erupted in January 2011 with the killing of two Pakistanis by a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Raymond Davis in Lahore. “Our working relationship is a bit different from our political relationship,” the source said. “It’s more productive.”
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January - 10 
unidentified assailants shot dead Haji Kaleem, commander of Akkakhel peace committee for Margatkhel area in Khyber Agency.
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unidentified assailants shot dead Haji Kaleem, commander of Akkakhel peace committee for Margatkhel area in Khyber Agency.
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January - 10 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government school in the remote Haji Nadir Shah Kallay in Zakhakhel Bazaar area.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government school in the remote Haji Nadir Shah Kallay in Zakhakhel Bazaar area.
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January - 10 
Nepal News reports that the United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, on January 10 met Prime Minister and party's vice chairman, Baburam Bhattarai to assure that he is not seeking to replace him. In
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Nepal News reports that the United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, on January 10 met Prime Minister and party's vice chairman, Baburam Bhattarai to assure that he is not seeking to replace him. In the meeting held at PM's official residence, chairman Dahal dismissed media reports that he had agreed to change Government leadership. Politburo member Agni Sapkota, who was present at the meeting, also said the "conclusion of the meeting was to take initiatives to turn the current Government into a unity Government". Earlier, leaders of Baidya faction had said the Bhattarai-led Government should be dissolved to make way for a national unity Government. Dahal and Baidya had on January 10 reached an understanding to put aside their differences for the time being and resolve them through dialogue at different levels of the party.
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January - 10 
Nepali Congress (NC) vice president, Ram Chandra Poudel on January 10 said that the alliance of 16 parties is not meant against UCPN-M. Talking to reporters in Singha Durbar after the meeting of the 16 parties, Poudel said the alliance's aim is not t
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Nepali Congress (NC) vice president, Ram Chandra Poudel on January 10 said that the alliance of 16 parties is not meant against UCPN-M. Talking to reporters in Singha Durbar after the meeting of the 16 parties, Poudel said the alliance's aim is not to change the Government and neither does it want to sideline the Maoists. “No need to be afraid of the alliance as its mission is to exert pressure on Maoists to remain committed to peace and constitution-drafting,” Poudel added.
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January - 10 
Higher Education Ministry Secretary Sunil Jayantha Navarathna said that on the advice of LTTE supporters, a Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) faction led by Kumar Gunaratnam is engaged in hampering the university system. He said that the new JVP factio
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Higher Education Ministry Secretary Sunil Jayantha Navarathna said that on the advice of LTTE supporters, a Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) faction led by Kumar Gunaratnam is engaged in hampering the university system. He said that the new JVP faction is behind the recent incidents in universities, including student demonstrations at the Sri Jayewardhanapura University. This JVP faction is staging various well-planned actions in universities under the guise of protecting free education and safeguarding students’ rights. Kumar Gunarathnam’s alleged to have connections with LTTE supporters and the faction receives LTTE funds in return for destroying and hampering the university system, he added. In addition to put into practice the hidden agenda of the LTTE, the JVP faction has planned to gain more political power in the universities over the old JVP activists. The Secretary requests all university students not to fall prey to extremist groups engaged in fulfilling the LTTE’s hidden agenda.
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January - 10 
Sri Lanka plans to strengthen security in the country to prevent any resurrection of the vanquished Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said on January 10, according to Colombo Page. Denying accusations, lev
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Sri Lanka plans to strengthen security in the country to prevent any resurrection of the vanquished Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said on January 10, according to Colombo Page. Denying accusations, leveled against the Government by some groups that the country is being militarized, Rajapaksa said the Security Forces are being strengthened in order to establish lasting peace and harmony in the country. He observed that the LTTE, although defeated in the country, is still active overseas and groups sympathetic to the LTTE cause are attempting to revitalize their movement at international level. While assuring that the Government Security Forces are capable of bringing down terrorist elements within the country, said the Government will strengthen the intelligence unit to the fullest. He pointed out that pro-LTTE organizations have enormous amounts of funds at their disposal and these funds are now being used to destabilize the country. He noted that the Government has fully strengthened the democratic rule in the country now and it is planning measures to implement the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) to resolve the national issues. Daily News quoted him as saying that though many LTTE-friendly groups and individuals function overseas separately, they have one common objective of dismembering Sri Lanka and establishing a separate State. He said various LTTE-friendly organizations are raising funds by numerous illegal means and are conducting schools overseas for Tamil Diaspora youngsters to inculcate in them Tamil nationalist sentiments and hatred towards the Sinhalese. The Defence Secretary added that though the LTTE pretend that they are not resuming violence, the outfit has not changed their stripes, modus operandi and agenda to break-up Sri Lanka and resume the struggle for a separate State.
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January - 11 
A 45-year-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Somanath Pradhan of Janabadi village under Daringibadi Police Station, was arrested on charges of being involved in the landmine blast at Srirampur under Kotagarh Police
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A 45-year-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Somanath Pradhan of Janabadi village under Daringibadi Police Station, was arrested on charges of being involved in the landmine blast at Srirampur under Kotagarh Police Station in Kandhamal District, on January 11, reports The Times of India. Somanath was the second person arrested in connection with the January 5 Maoist attack, which killed three Policemen and injured as many. Kandhamal Superintendent of Police J N Pankaj said both he and Junes Pradhan, the chairman of the Daringibadi panchayat samiti (block level local self-Government institution), were involved in the landmine blast.
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January - 11 
a bomb blast occurred at the residence of one Tongbram Yaima (65) in Sagolband Meino Leirak Maisnam Nongthonba Leikai on January 11. Some portions of the house were damaged due to the blast.
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a bomb blast occurred at the residence of one Tongbram Yaima (65) in Sagolband Meino Leirak Maisnam Nongthonba Leikai on January 11. Some portions of the house were damaged due to the blast.
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January - 11 
a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team arrested Gambhir Singh Bhumij (38), an armed Maoist and active Maoist propagandist from Indurbati village in Patamda Police Station area in East Singhbhum District, reports The Telegraph. The Police recovere
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a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team arrested Gambhir Singh Bhumij (38), an armed Maoist and active Maoist propagandist from Indurbati village in Patamda Police Station area in East Singhbhum District, reports The Telegraph. The Police recovered his katta, a country-made pistol from his possession, East Singhbhum SSP Akhilesh Kumar Jha said. “We nabbed one of them, who turned out to be Bhumij. Interrogation revealed that he was a resident of Amjore village in Patamda and was attached to the Ayodhya Pahad squad in Balrampur block in Purulia District of West Bengal,” CRPF’s Battalion VII commanding officer Sanjay Kumar Singh said, adding rebels operated simultaneously in Dalma-Patamda, Ayodhya Pahad and Dampara.
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January - 11 
a group of 15 railway employees cleaning railway tracks found a can bomb weighing 20 kilogram on the line at Banaso between Jarangdih and Bokaro Thermal stations in Bokaro District. Bokaro SP Kuldeep Dwivedi said, "The bomb weighed 20 kilogram. We ha
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a group of 15 railway employees cleaning railway tracks found a can bomb weighing 20 kilogram on the line at Banaso between Jarangdih and Bokaro Thermal stations in Bokaro District. Bokaro SP Kuldeep Dwivedi said, "The bomb weighed 20 kilogram. We have launched a search in the area after the recovery of the bomb. No other bomb was found." The place where the bomb was found falls under the Coal India Cord section in Dhanbad division through which many passenger and goods trains pass everyday. Fortunately, the bomb was old and did not explode. "The bomb was possibly planted by the Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] in 2009 at the spot where a landmine blast was triggered by the Maoists during the Red bandh (shutdown strike). The wires attached to the bomb were damaged. However, we have defused the bomb," a Police officer said.
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January - 11 
another group of Maoists attacked the camp office of the same company at Kataujha under Runnisaidpur Police Station. The Maoists assaulted the company’s driver, Sitaram, and set ablaze a JCB machine. They threatened the proprietor of the firm with di
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another group of Maoists attacked the camp office of the same company at Kataujha under Runnisaidpur Police Station. The Maoists assaulted the company’s driver, Sitaram, and set ablaze a JCB machine. They threatened the proprietor of the firm with dire consequences if he did not fulfil their extortion demand.
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January - 11 
during combing operation, Security Force personnel on January 11 recovered two more landmines near Srirampur, the same place where the blast happened the last week.
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during combing operation, Security Force personnel on January 11 recovered two more landmines near Srirampur, the same place where the blast happened the last week.
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January - 11 
IBN Live reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on a Police team in Gadchiroli District on January 11, Police said. The team, consisting of personnel from C-60, a special anti-Naxal unit, came under fi
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IBN Live reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on a Police team in Gadchiroli District on January 11, Police said. The team, consisting of personnel from C-60, a special anti-Naxal unit, came under fire while patrolling near Kosni village in Etepalli taluka (administrative division), they said. The police promptly returned the fire and the encounter lasted for 15 to 20 minutes, but there was no report of any casualty on either side, they said. The entire area has been cordoned off and a search launched to nab the Maoists, the Police added.
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January - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one cadre of Military Council faction Kangleipak Communist Party KCP, identified as Noren Singh (27), from Khuropokpi along National Highway-39 and handed him over to the Porampat Police station. Thirty live rounds of 7
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one cadre of Military Council faction Kangleipak Communist Party KCP, identified as Noren Singh (27), from Khuropokpi along National Highway-39 and handed him over to the Porampat Police station. Thirty live rounds of 7.62 mm SLR and one Chinese Grenade were also recovered from him.
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January - 11 
SFs arrested a militant belonging to Kanglei Yowal Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Thokchom Ingobi Singh (42), at Thoubal Ningombam Utha Leirak in Thoubal District on January 11.A Chinese hand grenade was recovered from the arrested militant.
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SFs arrested a militant belonging to Kanglei Yowal Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Thokchom Ingobi Singh (42), at Thoubal Ningombam Utha Leirak in Thoubal District on January 11.A Chinese hand grenade was recovered from the arrested militant.
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January - 11 
SFs arrested one Kuki National Front-Presidential (KNF-P) militant identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Seikholen Kipgen alias Bronly (25) along with four extortion receipts from.
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SFs arrested one Kuki National Front-Presidential (KNF-P) militant identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Seikholen Kipgen alias Bronly (25) along with four extortion receipts from.
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January - 11 
SFs arrested one PREPAK militant, identified as Waikhom Ingo (35) alias Pishak, from Heirangoithong in Imphal East District.
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SFs arrested one PREPAK militant, identified as Waikhom Ingo (35) alias Pishak, from Heirangoithong in Imphal East District.
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January - 11 
SFs arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, identified as Laishram Nabamacha (23) alias Samaiba, from New Check in Imphal East District on January 11.
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SFs arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, identified as Laishram Nabamacha (23) alias Samaiba, from New Check in Imphal East District on January 11.
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January - 11 
SFs arrested two Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants, identified as thanglalmani Vaiphei alias Romeo (30) and Boilen Khongsai (24), when they were carrying out extortion in Saikul Bazar area in Churachandpur District.
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SFs arrested two Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants, identified as thanglalmani Vaiphei alias Romeo (30) and Boilen Khongsai (24), when they were carrying out extortion in Saikul Bazar area in Churachandpur District.
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January - 11 
SFs recovered three hand grenades from different localities in Imphal.
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SFs recovered three hand grenades from different localities in Imphal.
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January - 11 
The Hindu reports that while the training programme for first time MLAs and MLCs in Visakha Agency was coming to an end on January 11, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pasted posters at Chowdupalli in Chintapalli mandal (adm
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The Hindu reports that while the training programme for first time MLAs and MLCs in Visakha Agency was coming to an end on January 11, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pasted posters at Chowdupalli in Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District in the early hours of January 11 demanding the people's representatives to pass a resolution against mining of bauxite in the Agency. The posters appeared as the officials and the Police were preparing to receive Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy at G.K. Veedhi mandal to call on Tribal Welfare Minister P. Balaraju, whose mother passed away four days ago. The Maoists also warned the informers to mend their ways.
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January - 11 
the Police officers gathered at the hilly range under the Maoist-hit Tilauthu Police Station area in Rohtas District on January 11 to hold a first-of-its-kind review meeting to check the Maoist menace. Station house officers (SHOs), Inspectors and De
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the Police officers gathered at the hilly range under the Maoist-hit Tilauthu Police Station area in Rohtas District on January 11 to hold a first-of-its-kind review meeting to check the Maoist menace. Station house officers (SHOs), Inspectors and Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) had assembled to chalk out strategies to curb Maoist activities in the District.
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January - 11 
The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Makheran Ganju, a former ‘area commander’ of the outfit, in Chatra District on January 11, for quitting the outfit. The bullet-riddled body was recovere
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The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Makheran Ganju, a former ‘area commander’ of the outfit, in Chatra District on January 11, for quitting the outfit. The bullet-riddled body was recovered at Roshan village of the District along with a Maoist note.
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January - 11 
unidentified militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of one Mohammad Abdul Kalam Azad at Sangaiyumpham Cherapur Mathak Leikai in Thoubal District on January 11.
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unidentified militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of one Mohammad Abdul Kalam Azad at Sangaiyumpham Cherapur Mathak Leikai in Thoubal District on January 11.
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January - 11 
unidentified persons fired several shots at the residence of Waikhom Shyama Devi, an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate at Langthabal Assembly Constituency.
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unidentified persons fired several shots at the residence of Waikhom Shyama Devi, an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate at Langthabal Assembly Constituency.
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January - 11 
a former lieutenant commander of Pakistan Navy, identified as Asghar Ali Dogar, now heading the Security Department of a private hospital who was shot and injured in Korangi area on the night of January 11 succumbed to his injuries
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a former lieutenant commander of Pakistan Navy, identified as Asghar Ali Dogar, now heading the Security Department of a private hospital who was shot and injured in Korangi area on the night of January 11 succumbed to his injuries
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January - 11 
a grand Jirga (council) of Utmankhel Qaumi Movement (UQM) demanded complete educational facilities for girls at Utmankhel Tapa in Bajaur, Malakand and Mohmand agencies. According to a press release, the Jirga was held at the remote Khanori village i
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a grand Jirga (council) of Utmankhel Qaumi Movement (UQM) demanded complete educational facilities for girls at Utmankhel Tapa in Bajaur, Malakand and Mohmand agencies. According to a press release, the Jirga was held at the remote Khanori village in Malakand Agency on January 10 and was attended by 200 elders of Utmankhel Tribe from Selai Patay, Badama, Dherai, Seend Ghara and Kot Manzaray Baba villages.
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January - 11 
a head constable, identified as Sher Afzal Mehsud alias Dali (35), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Muzaffarabad Colony within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station while was sitting in front of his house.
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a head constable, identified as Sher Afzal Mehsud alias Dali (35), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Muzaffarabad Colony within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station while was sitting in front of his house.
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January - 11 
a hujra (guesthouse) of former Union Nazim Johar Mohammad (Advocate) was partially damaged in an explosion on January 11 in Dallokhel village of Lakki Marwat District.
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a hujra (guesthouse) of former Union Nazim Johar Mohammad (Advocate) was partially damaged in an explosion on January 11 in Dallokhel village of Lakki Marwat District.
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January - 11 
At least 11 militants were killed and six others got injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in Jabba, Toor Semath, Akhunkot, and Mir Qalamkhel localities in Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal ar
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At least 11 militants were killed and six others got injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in Jabba, Toor Semath, Akhunkot, and Mir Qalamkhel localities in Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal areas (FATA) on January 11, reports Dawn. Four hideouts were destroyed.
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January - 11 
At least 14 of Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including two junior commissioned officers, were killed in an ambush in the Wakai area near Nawano check post in Turbat city of Turbat District on January 11, reports Daily Times. Sources in Balochistan L
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At least 14 of Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including two junior commissioned officers, were killed in an ambush in the Wakai area near Nawano check post in Turbat city of Turbat District on January 11, reports Daily Times. Sources in Balochistan Levies said that a group of armed militants attacked two vehicles in the mountainous area firing rockets at the vehicles. Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 11 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 11 constituted a task force for early implementation of matters regarding Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package (AHBP). The Interior Secretary will head the task force, while additional secretaries of concern
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 11 constituted a task force for early implementation of matters regarding Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package (AHBP). The Interior Secretary will head the task force, while additional secretaries of concerned ministries would be its members. According to Interior Ministry, keeping in view the complaints from various quarters from Balochistan, a close monitoring system needed to be evolved to check day-to-day progress of the implementation by concerned ministries and departments. The Minister said that it was decided that the concerned ministries would prepare their suggestions to evolve a system for a more expeditious and result-oriented mechanism for implementation of the AHBP. Rehman Malik said that the Coast Guards and Frontier Constabulary (FCB) would not establish any check post on RCD or Bolan Highway. The minister said that the provincial police chief had been directed to constitute a force to protect Federal Areas in the province. A Special Police Force for patrolling on highways would also be established. It was also decided that all the ministries would release annual.
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January - 11 
Paris-based global media rights group Reporters without Borders (RSF) and Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) jointly held six safety-training sessions for over 90 journalists in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Pakistan was the world’s deadliest country
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Paris-based global media rights group Reporters without Borders (RSF) and Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) jointly held six safety-training sessions for over 90 journalists in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Pakistan was the world’s deadliest country for journalists for the second year running in 2011. Ten journalists were killed in the country last year, three of them in the tribal areas in the northwest of the country. A total of 11 journalists from the tribal areas have been killed since 2005. Reporters from Khyber, Kurram, Bajaur, Orakzai, Mohmand, North Waziristan and South Waziristan Agencies attended the six one-day sessions that were held at the TUJ’s headquarters from November 1 to December 4
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January - 11 
persons displaced from Bara tehsil and currently sheltering in tents and rented houses have complained of prolonged curfew and closure of Bara bazaar, educational institutions and hospitals, and demanded an early end to ongoing military offensive in
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persons displaced from Bara tehsil and currently sheltering in tents and rented houses have complained of prolonged curfew and closure of Bara bazaar, educational institutions and hospitals, and demanded an early end to ongoing military offensive in their area to ease their misery, reports Dawn. The complaint was shared with the media by the elders of Afridi tribe during `Khyber Qaumi Jirga` at the Peshawar Press Club. Noted among tribal elders were Shah Faisal Afridi, Sohbat Khan Afridi, Samiullah Afridi Advocate, Haji Mohkam Afridi, Mir Akbar and Haji Hannan Afridi during the Tehreek-e-Mutasireen Bara event.
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January - 11 
Rafiq alias Akhlaq, head of a militant group Jundul Khyber, was killed by the cadres of Ansarul Islam (AI) in Bagh locality of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that Akhlaq had abducted an associate of the rival T
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Rafiq alias Akhlaq, head of a militant group Jundul Khyber, was killed by the cadres of Ansarul Islam (AI) in Bagh locality of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that Akhlaq had abducted an associate of the rival Tariq Afridi group, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and imprisoned him at his Hujra (guest House) in Narkhaw area of Maidan being controlled by AI. The TTP asked the AI that one of its fighters had been detained by Akhlaq and sought their help to get the captive released. The sources added that members of the AI raided the Hujra of Akhlaq two days back and got the ‘prisoner’ released, which infuriated Akhlaq. The sources said that Akhlaq hurled a hand-grenade and opened fire on the AI men that led to an exchange of fire. In the ensuing firefight, Akhlaq was killed. Three of his associates were also captured by the AI cadres. Akhlaq was appointed as ‘chief’ of Jundul Khyber in May 2010 after ‘Commander’ Adnan Afridi parted ways with the TTP. Adnan had developed differences with the TTP leadership over the killing of his associates by Tariq Afridi. On October 29, 2010, the bullet-riddled body of Adnan was found in Rawalpindi.
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The Army on January 11 warned of “serious ramifications” and “consequences” for the country over Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s allegations that the Army Chief and the ISI Director General “unconstitutionally” submitted their response in the mem
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The Army on January 11 warned of “serious ramifications” and “consequences” for the country over Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s allegations that the Army Chief and the ISI Director General “unconstitutionally” submitted their response in the memo scandal to the Supreme Court, reports Daily Times. In an interview to China’s People’s Daily Online, the Prime Minister termed the affidavits submitted by Army Chief and ISI to the court “unconstitutional and illegal”. “There can be no allegation more serious than what the honourable prime minister has leveled against COAS and DG ISI and has unfortunately charged the officers for violation of the constitution. This has very serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences for the country”, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Earlier, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked Secretary Defence Khalid Naeem Lodhi and handed over the additional charge of secretary defence to Nargis Sethi. Prime Minister Gilani’s office said in a statement that Lodhi was fired for “gross misconduct and illegal action which created misunderstanding” between state institutions. In a related development, the Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani summoned an emergency meeting of the corps commanders. Dawn quoted sources as saying that the military high command had appointed Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali commander of the 111 brigade. Pakistan Army changed the commander of a Rawalpindi-based unit that has traditionally played a vital role in military coups as Army Chief Kayani gathered his key aides to assess an escalation in tensions with the civilian Government. Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali was named the new commander of the 111 Brigade, an infantry formation that is part of the X Corps and has usually been called out during past military takeovers to take over key buildings and installations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, sources said.
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January - 11 
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) Senator Mian Raza Rabbani said on January 11 that the committee had proposed 35 consensus recommendations to review relations with the United States (US), NATO and the country’s
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The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) Senator Mian Raza Rabbani said on January 11 that the committee had proposed 35 consensus recommendations to review relations with the United States (US), NATO and the country’s foreign policy, reported Daily Times. “The committee has proposed 16 main and 19 sub-recommendations to review overall terms of engagements with US, NATO, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the country’s foreign policy,” Rabbani said. These recommendations would now be sent to the speaker of the National Assembly, while another copy would be dispatched to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
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January - 11 
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) is likely to hand over to the Government on January 11 (today) its report comprising recommendations on new terms of engagement with the United States (US) and NATO and International Security As
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The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) is likely to hand over to the Government on January 11 (today) its report comprising recommendations on new terms of engagement with the United States (US) and NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the war on terror and broad outlines of the country’s relations with Afghanistan and India, reported Dawn. The 17-member committee was tasked with formulating new terms of engagement with the US and NATO after the November 26, 2011 attack in the Mohmand Agency that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who represented the Foreign Office during the committee’s deliberations, told reporters that the Government was seeking the Parliament’s wisdom and would reframe its foreign policy in accordance with the mandate given by the PCNS. PCNS chairman Senator Raza Rabbani said, “We will give a broad outline for terms of engagement with the US and other countries, without going into details which was the prerogative of the Foreign Office and the Government.”
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January - 11 
the Pentagon said the US military Chief General Martin Dempsey had telephoned General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani but the United States neither sought nor received any assurance from the Pakistani military that it would not stage a coup. At a Pentagon brief
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the Pentagon said the US military Chief General Martin Dempsey had telephoned General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani but the United States neither sought nor received any assurance from the Pakistani military that it would not stage a coup. At a Pentagon briefing, US defence officials also said a conflict between civilian and military establishments would not necessarily affect Pakistan’s ties with the United States.
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January - 11 
The United States (US) Embassy in Pakistan said on January 11 that it gave money to Sunni Ittehada Council (SIC), a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leadi
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The United States (US) Embassy in Pakistan said on January 11 that it gave money to Sunni Ittehada Council (SIC), a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, reported The Times of India. The grant highlights the difficulties facing Washington as it seeks partners to support religious moderation in Pakistan. The US Government website (www.usaspending.gov) shows that the group received USD 36,607 from Washington in 2009. A US diplomat, on the condition of anonymity, said that the embassy had given money to the group to organize the rallies, but that it had since changed direction and leadership. He said it was a one-off grant, and wouldn't be repeated. The SIC was formed in 2009 to counter extremism. It groups politicians and clerics from Pakistan's traditionalist Barelvi Muslim movement, often referred to as theological moderates in the Pakistani context. The American money was used to organize nationwide rallies against militants and suicide bombings, the embassy official said. The demonstrations received widespread media coverage, and were some of the first against extremism in the country. In 2011, however, the council led demonstrations in support of the Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Salman Taseer, Governor of Punjab who was killed on January 4, 2011, for his criticism of blasphemy laws used to persecute religious minorities. However, two leading members of the council denied receiving any American funds. "This propaganda is being unleashed against us because we are strongly opposed to Western democracy and American policies in the region and in the world," said Sahibzada Fazal Karim, the head of the council, adding, "We are against extremism, but we support Qadri because he did a right thing".
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January - 11 
the United States (US) State Department said that the conflict between the civil and military establishments in Pakistan was the country’s internal matter and it would not like to comment on it. At a briefing in Washington, a State Department officia
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the United States (US) State Department said that the conflict between the civil and military establishments in Pakistan was the country’s internal matter and it would not like to comment on it. At a briefing in Washington, a State Department official also said the US was not playing any role in removing differences between the civilian Government and the Pakistani military. The official, however, said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was meeting Pakistan’s new envoy to Washington, Sherry Rehman, on January 11 evening and would reiterate the US desire to rebuild its relationship with the country.
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January - 11 
three houses were damaged in Ali Abbas area when five mortar shells were fired at Hangu city from an unspecified location. The mortar shells were fired in a short span of half an hour that caused panic among people of the area.
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three houses were damaged in Ali Abbas area when five mortar shells were fired at Hangu city from an unspecified location. The mortar shells were fired in a short span of half an hour that caused panic among people of the area.
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January - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up a 132 KV grid station in Matani, a suburban area of Peshawar, causing suspension of power supply to 12 feeders in parts of Peshawar District and Frontier Region, reports Dawn. Officials said that the militants had plant
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Unidentified militants blew up a 132 KV grid station in Matani, a suburban area of Peshawar, causing suspension of power supply to 12 feeders in parts of Peshawar District and Frontier Region, reports Dawn. Officials said that the militants had planted about 10 kilogrammes of explosives at the grid building and detonated them with remote control, which destroyed the supply system.
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January - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary school for girls at Shagai village in Razaar tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 11, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary school for girls at Shagai village in Razaar tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 11, reports Dawn.
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January - 11 
United States (US) Consul General William Martin announced USD 10 million in aid on for rehabilitation and provision of educational and health facilities in the Duregi area of Lasbela District. Martin announced the multi-million dollar aid package on
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United States (US) Consul General William Martin announced USD 10 million in aid on for rehabilitation and provision of educational and health facilities in the Duregi area of Lasbela District. Martin announced the multi-million dollar aid package on behalf of the US Government, while visiting a girl’s primary school in Duregi. “I am pleased to announce USD 10 million aid on behalf of US for the rehabilitation and provision of providing facilities to schools. I will also propose development projects for the area, specifically in the water sector,” said Martin.
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January - 11 
Inseconline reports that life in various Districts of eastern Nepal been affected by the bandh (shutdown) called by Eastern Tharuwan Kochila State Joint Council (ETKSJC) on January 11. The group had called for the strike demanding Jhapa, Morang, Suns
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Inseconline reports that life in various Districts of eastern Nepal been affected by the bandh (shutdown) called by Eastern Tharuwan Kochila State Joint Council (ETKSJC) on January 11. The group had called for the strike demanding Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Saptari, Siraha and Udaypur Districts be declared as Tharuwan and Kochila State. Sunsari District reported no vehicular movement. The group has put forward demands, including right to self-determination to the six Districts and implementation of a six-point agreement reached with the Indigenous Nationalities, among others. A bandh was also called by the group on January 3.
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January - 11 
Forty years after liberation, former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam was sent to jail by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 11, on charges of committing crimes against humanity and peace, genocide and war crimes in 1971, repor
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Forty years after liberation, former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam was sent to jail by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 11, on charges of committing crimes against humanity and peace, genocide and war crimes in 1971, reports Daily Star. ICT rejecting his petition for bail, ordered sending Azam to Dhaka Central Jail. The prosecution earlier on January 5 brought 62 specific charges against the former JeI chief. On January 9, the ICT accepted the charges and asked his counsel Abdur Razzaq, also a top JeI leader, to produce the ex-chief before the court by 10:30am on January 11. Otherwise, it warned, it would issue a warrant of arrest against Azam. Many considered the arrest to be a big challenge for the government given that JeI activists could let chaos loose over the issue.
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January - 11 
Child Development and Women's Affairs Minister Tissa Karalliyadde said the powers demanded by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) would not address issues faced by the Tamil people in the country, according to Colombo Page. Karalliyadde said the TNA wa
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Child Development and Women's Affairs Minister Tissa Karalliyadde said the powers demanded by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) would not address issues faced by the Tamil people in the country, according to Colombo Page. Karalliyadde said the TNA was seeking powers to the Northern Provincial Council that have not been given to any other provincial council in the country. He noted that the TNA should understand the real needs of the Tamil people and work towards winning them. "There is no consensus in the talks because the TNA demands are not what the Tamil people need," Karalliyadde has emphasized. Some senior members of the Government say the TNA is making impossible demands to make it difficult for the Government to continue the talks but the Government is keeping options open to resolve the problems of the north and east by discussions. The two main demands of TNA, the re-merger of North and East and land and Police powers to the provinces, were also the demands of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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January - 11 
Minister of Lands and Land Development Janaka Bandara Tennakoon said that over 200,000 citizens in the country do not possess any land. Issuing a statement, the Lands Ministry said that 201,981 citizens do not own a land to construct even a house for
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Minister of Lands and Land Development Janaka Bandara Tennakoon said that over 200,000 citizens in the country do not possess any land. Issuing a statement, the Lands Ministry said that 201,981 citizens do not own a land to construct even a house for themselves. Minister Tennakoon has said that the Ministry has provided lands to 100,000 families who did not own land by July 2009.
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January - 12 
a close associate of top Maoist ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, identified as Chattan Singh, was arrested along with his girl friend Aitwari alias Shanuntala from Ruragdih village under Tamar Police Station in Ranchi District on January 12, reports Ranchi
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a close associate of top Maoist ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, identified as Chattan Singh, was arrested along with his girl friend Aitwari alias Shanuntala from Ruragdih village under Tamar Police Station in Ranchi District on January 12, reports Ranchi Express. Giving the information Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Ranchi S.K. Singh said that Chattan Singh is involved in the killing of a former Member of Legislative Assembly, the bank van loot and many other criminal incidents.
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January - 12 
A Court in Allahabad on January 12 sentenced Amir Mahfooz, the main accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 75,000 under Section 389 B and 389 C of Indian Penal Code (IPC),
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A Court in Allahabad on January 12 sentenced Amir Mahfooz, the main accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 75,000 under Section 389 B and 389 C of Indian Penal Code (IPC), reports Times of India. FICNs worth INR 6,500 were recovered from his possession on August 14, 2008 by a team of Ghoorpur Police near Iradatgunj Railway Station. At that time, Mahfooz's links were also traced with the the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and he was found involved in illegal activities.
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January - 12 
Amidst speculations about the possible dates and venues of the tenth Congress of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), sources said the Maoists have begun their secret conclave at a place in Saraikela District, bordering the State’s capit
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Amidst speculations about the possible dates and venues of the tenth Congress of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), sources said the Maoists have begun their secret conclave at a place in Saraikela District, bordering the State’s capital Ranchi, reports The Indian Express. There have been various reports about the meeting scheduled to be held this month. While earlier reports said it would be held in Jharkhand, some reports said it was scheduled to take place in their Abujhmad stronghold in Chhattisgarh. Sources said “the meet began in Saraikela District from January 12.” The ninth CPI-Maoist Congress was also held in Jharkhand.
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January - 12 
An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed during an encounter with the Police in Bezarpalli area in Sironcha taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on January 12, reports IBN Live. The shoot-out between a g
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An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed during an encounter with the Police in Bezarpalli area in Sironcha taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on January 12, reports IBN Live. The shoot-out between a group of Maoists and a Police platoon lasted about 45 minutes before the Maoists fled, said the Police. A body of a Maoist was recovered from the site. The Police also claimed that at least four to five Maoists must have been wounded seriously. The Police also recovered a 303 rifle, a country-made pistol and 29 rounds besides a grenade.
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January - 12 
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that nine insurgent groups on ceasefire agreements with the Government would surrender before the Republic Day (January 26), reports The Sangai Express. These groups consist of Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA),
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that nine insurgent groups on ceasefire agreements with the Government would surrender before the Republic Day (January 26), reports The Sangai Express. These groups consist of Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA), Birsa Commando Force (BCF), Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), United Kuki Democratic Army (UKDA), Hmar Peoples Convention (HPC), Santhal Tiger Force (STF) and Adivasi Commando Force (ACF).
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January - 12 
Coordination committee (CorCom) of seven valley based militant group claimed that it was behind the act of setting ablaze the INC office at Umathel Makha Leikai on January 8 and also the recent attack on INC workers and supports. In addition, People’
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Coordination committee (CorCom) of seven valley based militant group claimed that it was behind the act of setting ablaze the INC office at Umathel Makha Leikai on January 8 and also the recent attack on INC workers and supports. In addition, People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast at the residential gate of Khumukcham Joykishan at Khoyathong Polem Leikai in Imphal West District on January 10.
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January - 12 
Daijiworld reports that that a gang of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres visited Nadpal village near Hebri in Udupi District on January 12 and collected food- stuffs, grains etc from some houses there. The gang had nine members incl
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Daijiworld reports that that a gang of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres visited Nadpal village near Hebri in Udupi District on January 12 and collected food- stuffs, grains etc from some houses there. The gang had nine members including two women.
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January - 12 
Delhi Police (DP) with the help of their local counterparts arrested two persons from Narwal in Poonch District connection with a FICN busted recently by the DP’s Special Cell on January 12. The racket had links in Pakistan. The arrested persons were
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Delhi Police (DP) with the help of their local counterparts arrested two persons from Narwal in Poonch District connection with a FICN busted recently by the DP’s Special Cell on January 12. The racket had links in Pakistan. The arrested persons were identified as Ghulam Ahmed Khawaja and Yaqoob Ali.
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January - 12 
Formation of a National Counter- Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a single window organisation that will gather and disseminate intelligence to central and state security organisations, finally got the Government's nod on January 12 two years after it made t
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Formation of a National Counter- Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a single window organisation that will gather and disseminate intelligence to central and state security organisations, finally got the Government's nod on January 12 two years after it made the announcement, according to Times of India. The clearance was given by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). With the CCS approval coming, the Ministry of Home Affairs will now announce its new Director and its core-member team which will build a "nucleus" for the new anti-terror body, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said. The NCTC will be under Intelligence Bureau and report to its Director, Union Home Secretary and the Union Home Minister, he added without elaborating further about its functioning. Chidambaram while addressing the Directors General and Inspectors General of Police on December 23, 2009, had announced that Government will soon form an NCTC with plans to merge agencies like National Investigating Agency (NIA), National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and the National Security Guard (NSG).
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January - 12 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Jhargram in West Midnapore District on January 12, reports The Hindu. The four surrendered cadres are identified as Lambodar Majhi, Bhajohar
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Jhargram in West Midnapore District on January 12, reports The Hindu. The four surrendered cadres are identified as Lambodar Majhi, Bhajohari Mahato and Karan Kaibarta and Sukhdev Mahato. While was involved in Maoist activities in the West Midnapore District, the other three were active in Purulia District. The Maoists surrendered at an event marking the culmination of a two-day youth festival organised by the State Government on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
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January - 12 
militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of Ayekpam Joychandra (45) at Tera Maibi Leirak. Ayekpam Joychandra is a supporter of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.
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militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of Ayekpam Joychandra (45) at Tera Maibi Leirak. Ayekpam Joychandra is a supporter of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.
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January - 12 
SFs arrested a ‘Finance Secretary’ of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) namely H Tomba Sharma alias Bamon Tomba from Top Chingtha Area of Thoubal District
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SFs arrested a ‘Finance Secretary’ of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) namely H Tomba Sharma alias Bamon Tomba from Top Chingtha Area of Thoubal District
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January - 12 
SFs arrested two militants – one belonging to KCP-MC, identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Laishram Beer Singh (36) and the other belonging to Kanglei Yowal Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Langjam Anand (42) – from unspecified locations and handed them ove
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SFs arrested two militants – one belonging to KCP-MC, identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Laishram Beer Singh (36) and the other belonging to Kanglei Yowal Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Langjam Anand (42) – from unspecified locations and handed them over to Lamphel and Patsoi Police Stations respectively.
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January - 12 
SFs recovered a live Chinese Grenade from a cattle shed at Thamnapokpi village in Bishnupur District on January 12, reports The Sangai Express.
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SFs recovered a live Chinese Grenade from a cattle shed at Thamnapokpi village in Bishnupur District on January 12, reports The Sangai Express.
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January - 12 
SFs recovered two-hand grenades – one from Imphal East District and the other from an unspecified place.
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SFs recovered two-hand grenades – one from Imphal East District and the other from an unspecified place.
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January - 12 
Tarun Gogoi said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) had formed a 'Mega Dam Resistance Forum' and influencing the anti-dam agitation at Lower Subansiri, reports The Assam Tribune. Tarun Gogoi in this regard said, “I have been maint
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Tarun Gogoi said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) had formed a 'Mega Dam Resistance Forum' and influencing the anti-dam agitation at Lower Subansiri, reports The Assam Tribune. Tarun Gogoi in this regard said, “I have been maintaining all along that Maoists have infiltrated into the anti-mega dam movement in the State in a clandestine manner. Intelligence inputs and Home Ministry reports vindicate it.”
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January - 12 
The Border Security Force (BSF) in the evening of January 12 fired few shots at forward village of Bakarpur near Octroi post on the International Border in RS Pura sector of Jammu District after observing suspicious movement across the border, report
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The Border Security Force (BSF) in the evening of January 12 fired few shots at forward village of Bakarpur near Octroi post on the International Border in RS Pura sector of Jammu District after observing suspicious movement across the border, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said the BSF fired about 20 shots for about 10 minutes after noticing some movement on the Pakistan side and taking it as an infiltration attempt. The BSF later conducted a search operation in the area but didn’t find any bodies. Sources said the intruder(s) trying to enter into this side managed to escape back after firing by the BSF personnel. The infiltration attempt was reportedly made from Pakistan’s forward area of Uchey Bhains.
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January - 12 
The Delhi Police on January 12 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 60 million from Dabri area in south-west Delhi, reports Times of India. A team managed to get hold of a tempo near Dabri carrying several gunny bags with cloth packets.
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The Delhi Police on January 12 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 60 million from Dabri area in south-west Delhi, reports Times of India. A team managed to get hold of a tempo near Dabri carrying several gunny bags with cloth packets. The seized currency was packed in cloth bundles which had cardboard cabinets, similar to the way textile imported from Pakistan is packaged. Officials said that notes were of INR 500 and INR 1,000 denomination. Two suspected Indian nationals, identified as Mohammad Hasan and Abdul, were arrested with the tempo and interrogated. One more person, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested from there. Police is looking for other suspects including a Pakistani national. On the possible route of the consignment, a source said, "It reached Delhi from Surat via road but we are confirming whether it has come through sea route or has been sent through some other channel. Usually Saudi Arabia and Nepal are used for fake currency smuggling in India". Sources said the consignment seemed to have been sent by Iqbal Kana, a Pakistan-based operative close to Dawood Ibrahim. The exact motive of sending such a large haul is being investigated. Sources say intelligence agencies have several inputs about more fake currency being pumped into northern states before the upcoming Assembly elections. Intelligence agencies and Delhi Police had been on the lookout for the consignment after getting a tipoff 10 days ago about a huge haul of FICN being smuggled into the country. Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta said, "This is one of the biggest hauls in the country. The seized fake currency was sent from a foreign country. It looks as good as original." It is the biggest single haul of FICN as it may surpass in final count the total amount of FICNs city Police seized in the past five years. The Delhi Police has seized a total of INR 83.9 million FICNs in 210 cases over the past five years. In the past five years, Police seized FICNs with a face value of INR 8, 39, 07,790, USD 5,800 and Euro 2,000 with 2008 topping the list with counterfeit notes of INR 59.1 million. According to Delhi Police statistics, 2007 saw the second highest seizure with FICNs with a face value of INR 10.1 million in 45 cases followed by 2009 (fake notes of Rs 8.83 million in 47 cases) and 2010 (fake notes of Rs 2.84 million in 33 cases). In 2011, FICNs with a face value of INR 2.82 million were recovered in 44 cases. An analysis shows that notes of denomination of 100 appears to be the favourite among counterfeiters as it is the most seized currency in the past five years.
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January - 12 
the report of three Interlocutors appointed by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be taken up by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in its meeting next week, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said. Asked whether he had examined the re
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the report of three Interlocutors appointed by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be taken up by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in its meeting next week, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said. Asked whether he had examined the report, he said, "Yes, I studied it." The Interlocutors - Dileep Padgaonkar, M M Ansari and Radha Kumar-submitted their report on October 12, 2011 after visiting the State and taking all shades of opinion.
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January - 12 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed two suspected militants in Imphal West District during an encounter on January 12. Two .9 mm pistols containing some live rounds and three Chinese hand grenades were recovered from the spot
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed two suspected militants in Imphal West District during an encounter on January 12. Two .9 mm pistols containing some live rounds and three Chinese hand grenades were recovered from the spot.
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January - 12 
The Security Force personnel recovered two more landmines in Kandhamal District on January 12, taking the total number landmines unearthed since the January 5 landmine blast in Srirampur to four, reports The Times of India. The landmines of 20 Kilogr
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The Security Force personnel recovered two more landmines in Kandhamal District on January 12, taking the total number landmines unearthed since the January 5 landmine blast in Srirampur to four, reports The Times of India. The landmines of 20 Kilogram explosives were recovered during combing operation along the 10 kilometre long Srirampur-Ora road, said Kandhamal Superintendent of Police J N Pankaj on January 14. The landmines were defused later, he said.
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January - 12 
The Security Forces have claimed that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre shot dead on January 12 in an encounter near Beijurpalli in Gadchiroli District was Mangru Michcha, alias Linga (22), ‘sectional commander’ of Platoon 14, re
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The Security Forces have claimed that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre shot dead on January 12 in an encounter near Beijurpalli in Gadchiroli District was Mangru Michcha, alias Linga (22), ‘sectional commander’ of Platoon 14, reports The Times of India. The slain Maoist allegedly led the military wing in the Aheri-Sironcha division of the CPI-Maoist. Miccha was earlier with Bhamragarh local guerrilla squad and worked for platoon 7. Police said that there were around 20 offences against Miccha.
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January - 12 
Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Deepak Khalko was arrested by the Raipur Police from the forest areas in Jashpur District on January 12, reports Daily Bhaskar. The Police had received information that Khalko was in his Lokhand
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Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Deepak Khalko was arrested by the Raipur Police from the forest areas in Jashpur District on January 12, reports Daily Bhaskar. The Police had received information that Khalko was in his Lokhandi house and a special team reached the place. After a short round of cross-firing, the Maoist was arrested by Raipur Police. Assistant Commissioner of Jashpur District Police, Sanjiv Shukla, said Deepak had been placed on a wanted list for his involvement in several crimes. A country-made pistol, two live cartridges and two empty cartridges were recovered from him, adds Newstrack India.
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January - 12 
unidentified militants exploded a hand grenade at the residential gate of INC worker Ningthoujam Angou in Lilong Chajing Chingkhong in Imphal West District.
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unidentified militants exploded a hand grenade at the residential gate of INC worker Ningthoujam Angou in Lilong Chajing Chingkhong in Imphal West District.
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January - 12 
United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) has told Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram that its Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with Central and State Government has failed, reports The Telegraph. UPDS ‘chairman’ Longsodar Senar wrote to Chida
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United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) has told Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram that its Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with Central and State Government has failed, reports The Telegraph. UPDS ‘chairman’ Longsodar Senar wrote to Chidambaram saying, “As the Assam government has wilfully refused to honour your solemn commitment of ‘neutral administration’ till the election and “level playing field” during the election, the now ex-UPDS leaders and cadres can no longer be expected to hold on to a failed experiment.”
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January - 12 
a militant was killed and two hideouts were destroyed during a search operation by SFs in Akakhel area. Two soldiers were also injured during the crossfire.
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a militant was killed and two hideouts were destroyed during a search operation by SFs in Akakhel area. Two soldiers were also injured during the crossfire.
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January - 12 
a teenage girl, identified as Zahra (17), was killed by a stray bullet in a slum area of Shahzad Moor within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. Zahra was at her home when a stray bullet hit her head and injured. She succumbed to the injurie
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a teenage girl, identified as Zahra (17), was killed by a stray bullet in a slum area of Shahzad Moor within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. Zahra was at her home when a stray bullet hit her head and injured. She succumbed to the injuries.
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January - 12 
another rickshaw driver, Ghulam Rasool, was shot dead near Al Rehmania Mosque within the same police limits by unidentified armed assailants. Angry residents, carrying the body, staged a sit-in and blocked the National Highway.
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another rickshaw driver, Ghulam Rasool, was shot dead near Al Rehmania Mosque within the same police limits by unidentified armed assailants. Angry residents, carrying the body, staged a sit-in and blocked the National Highway.
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January - 12 
At least 15 militants were killed and several others got injured while 3 terrorist hideouts destroyed in an air attack by Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 12, reports
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At least 15 militants were killed and several others got injured while 3 terrorist hideouts destroyed in an air attack by Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 12, reports Daily Times.
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January - 12 
At least 150 militants attacked the Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarband area of Peshawar on January 12 injuring nine Security Forces (SFs), reported Express Tribune. In a late night attack on a security check post in Sarband area heavily armed milita
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At least 150 militants attacked the Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarband area of Peshawar on January 12 injuring nine Security Forces (SFs), reported Express Tribune. In a late night attack on a security check post in Sarband area heavily armed militants opened fire with rocket propelled grenades and other heavy arms. “The Police and Frontier Corps (FC) were pushed back, but we are gearing up for a counter-operation,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Tahir Ayub said, adding, that the attack was in reaction to an operation by SFs which had been launched in Bara-Badhaber area, bordering the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 12. “We, along with the paramilitary forces, destroyed three of their important hideouts,” said the SSP, confirming the attack by 150 militants and nine injuries of SFs.
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January - 12 
At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an attack on a checkpost in Sarbanda, a suburb of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the late night of January 12, reports Daw
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At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an attack on a checkpost in Sarbanda, a suburb of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the late night of January 12, reports Dawn. Earlier, The Express Tribune reports that only nine SF personnel were in injured in the attack. Thirteen Police and Frontier Constabulary personnel were injured. According to Police, the LI militants attacked the post after entering the area from Bara in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA). According to FC sources, about 150 militants armed with heavy weapons and rocket launchers attacked the Toot post of Police and FCB. FC trooper Mohammad Yaqoob and Policemen Naveed Nasir and Ahmed Saeed were killed.
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January - 12 
at least six militants were killed and two others injured when a US drone fired two missiles at two vehicles in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency, reported Express Tribune. The strike took place in the New Adda area, said officials while
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at least six militants were killed and two others injured when a US drone fired two missiles at two vehicles in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency, reported Express Tribune. The strike took place in the New Adda area, said officials while confirming the strike. The identities of militants killed were not immediately known. An Intelligence source revealed that several foreigners were in the cars, however, there is no information on their nationalities yet,” added Daily Times. It is said there might be more casualties.
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January - 12 
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan said on January 12 that according to the report of commission investigating the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, his killers could not be traced, but the Police and Law Enforcem
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan said on January 12 that according to the report of commission investigating the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, his killers could not be traced, but the Police and Law Enforcement Agencies have been directed to continue investigating the case, reported Daily Times. Giving further details, information minister said that the commission has advised that the widow of Saleem Shahzad should be provided PKR 3 million, a teaching job in a Government institution near her residence, and free education to his children up to graduation level. Talking to media outside the Parliament House, Awan said the report will be made public today and would be uploaded on website of the Ministry of Information by the afternoon of January 13. The commission initiated its proceedings from June 27, 2011, till January 9, 2012, and held around 23 meetings besides probing on certain aspects in the course of inquiry. The commission was constituted by the Government on June 21, 2011, to inquire into the March 2, 2011, murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad.
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January - 12 
five people, including four children and a woman were killed when a mortar shell fell on a house in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. According to sources, a mortar shell fired from an unknown direction hit the house of Lal J
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five people, including four children and a woman were killed when a mortar shell fell on a house in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. According to sources, a mortar shell fired from an unknown direction hit the house of Lal Jameen in Merikhel village of Akakhel, killing the wife and the children.
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January - 12 
Four militants, involved in attack on Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarbanda, the suburb of Peshawar, in the night of January 12, were arrested during a search operation in the area on January 15, reports Dawn. At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) milit
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Four militants, involved in attack on Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarbanda, the suburb of Peshawar, in the night of January 12, were arrested during a search operation in the area on January 15, reports Dawn. At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an attack on a checkpost. Several new pickets were set up in the area to counter any fresh assault from Bara side of Khyber Agency.
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January - 12 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on January 12 that he is ready to talk to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for country’s security, peace and stability, reported Daily Times. He said this while talking to the head of Feder
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on January 12 that he is ready to talk to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for country’s security, peace and stability, reported Daily Times. He said this while talking to the head of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Grand Alliance Malik Khan Marjan over telephone. “The forces inimical to Pakistan wanted to set us against each other, hence, I appeal to all Taliban leaders, youth and students to see through the conspiracies of the country’s enemies and take recourse of dialogue instead of resorting to violence. I ask them to hold consultations with the tribal elders, dignitaries and other God-fearing people,” he said, adding, “We want to bring a system in the country that ushers stability. The army should be in the barracks instead of being present in the tribal areas. The local Police, forces and public of the tribal areas should be responsible for peace and security in their areas. They should be autonomous in conducting their affairs.” Agreeing with the views of the MQM chief, Marjan said, “We believe in dialogue.” “Negotiations should be held with the tribal elders instead of using power against youth in the tribal areas and they need better counseling. The enemy is using us and causing damage by setting us against each other,” Marjan added. Further, the MQM chief said that the tribal people living in different parts of the world were calling MQM International Secretariat. They welcomed the demand for the creation of the Qabailistan province. Marjan thanked Hussain for expression solidarity with the people of FATA and for raising voice for the Qabailistan province on behalf of all the tribes living in FATA.
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January - 12 
Police found an unidentified body of a man near Naval Flats, Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station. Police said the victim had several marks of dagger attacks as unidentified armed militants killed him at an unknown place and after killing,
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Police found an unidentified body of a man near Naval Flats, Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station. Police said the victim had several marks of dagger attacks as unidentified armed militants killed him at an unknown place and after killing, threw his body.
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January - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in Buleda tehsil (revenue unit) of Turbat District on January 12 to arrest the militants involved in the January 11, 2012 killing of 14 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in an ambush, reports Dawn.
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Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in Buleda tehsil (revenue unit) of Turbat District on January 12 to arrest the militants involved in the January 11, 2012 killing of 14 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in an ambush, reports Dawn.
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January - 12 
seven people were injured when unidentified militants blew up a CD shop by planting and triggering off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a sewage line near the Ali CD Centre on Nowshera Road in Charsadda District. According to details, two bro
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seven people were injured when unidentified militants blew up a CD shop by planting and triggering off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a sewage line near the Ali CD Centre on Nowshera Road in Charsadda District. According to details, two brothers, Azim and Nauman, sustained critical wounds, while five passers-by, suffered minor injuries. They were identified as Aslam, Ruskhsana, Fatima, Hamza and Muslim.
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January - 12 
the Commission blamed various ‘belligerents’ involved in the war on terror for his murder. But it didn’t single out any person or organisation, which could have killed him, leaving the room open for further probe, adds Dawn. In its set of recommendat
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the Commission blamed various ‘belligerents’ involved in the war on terror for his murder. But it didn’t single out any person or organisation, which could have killed him, leaving the room open for further probe, adds Dawn. In its set of recommendations, the most important was to rein in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) and make them accountable within their organisations and to the parliamentary committees concerned. The commission said that the ISI and IB be made more law-abiding through a legislation, carefully outlining their respective mandates and role; that their interaction with the media be carefully streamlined institutionally and regularly documented. According to the summary of the commission, “Salim’s writings probably did, and certainly could have drawn the ire of various belligerents in the war on terror which included the Pakistani state and non-state actors such as the Taliban and al Qaeda and foreign actors. “Any of these could have had the motive to commit the crime, as clearly, he was also in close contact with all of these,” said the report.
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January - 12 
the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a militant of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), identified as Riyaz Ahmed alias Riyaz Afghani alias Zahid Hussain Gilgiti from Hub River Road in Karachi and recovered two hand g
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the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a militant of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), identified as Riyaz Ahmed alias Riyaz Afghani alias Zahid Hussain Gilgiti from Hub River Road in Karachi and recovered two hand grenades, one repeater and two pistols from his possession. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mashwani said Ahmed was the most wanted terrorist and Sindh Government had tagged PKR 0.5 million reward on his arrest. He said that the accused was involved in several heinous crimes all over Pakistan. The SP said Ahmed was involved in sending funds to his organisation and also provided help to arrested militants. During his interrogation, he confessed that he had given money to Usman Choto for killing of Shia leader in Karachi but Choto was arrested before committing the crime. Officer said the accused name was also listed in CID Red Book list and added that he further confessed that he was involved in several surveillances of those people who were killed in target killings.
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January - 12 
the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Khyber Agency have given a two-week deadline to the Government to meet their demands. Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar, the tribesmen led by Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) FAT
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the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Khyber Agency have given a two-week deadline to the Government to meet their demands. Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar, the tribesmen led by Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) FATA Chapter leader Mohammad Iqbal Afridi said that supply of food items to the IDPs had been suspended for the past nine months and despite their repeated appeals no attention had been paid to the issue so far.
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January - 12 
The Lakki Marwat District bar association observed strike and the lawyers boycotted the courts for one hour on January 12 to protest against the attack.
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The Lakki Marwat District bar association observed strike and the lawyers boycotted the courts for one hour on January 12 to protest against the attack.
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January - 12 
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, was believed to have been killed by a US drone strike on January 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on January 15, reports Dawn. The officials said they intercepted wireless rad
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The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, was believed to have been killed by a US drone strike on January 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on January 15, reports Dawn. The officials said they intercepted wireless radio chatter between TTP cadres detailing how Hakimullah Mehsud was killed while travelling in a convoy to a meeting in the North Waziristan Agency region near the Afghan border. “Six to seven TTP cadres were talking to each other through wireless radio in the conversations we heard, talking about Hakimullah Mehsud being hit by a drone when he was heading to a meeting at a spot near Miramshah,” said one of the intelligence officials. A senior military official said there was no official confirmation that Hakimullah Mehsud had been killed.
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January - 12 
the Supreme Court ordered the Defence Secretary on January 12 to verify claims made by military authorities while branding a Swat resident a terrorist. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had taken up a petition of A
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the Supreme Court ordered the Defence Secretary on January 12 to verify claims made by military authorities while branding a Swat resident a terrorist. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had taken up a petition of Abdul Ghaffar Khan seeking to reclaim his ancestral farmland and gardens he had left behind while leaving as an internally displaced person when the Operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) was launched by SFs against militants in Swat. The petitioner said he owned 500 kanals of agricultural land and gardens in the revenue estate of Kota in Barikot tehsil (revenue unit). The Supreme Court issued the directive to the Defence Secretary after District Officer Revenue submitted a report denying that military authorities had occupied the land, but asserting that the petitioner and his son were terrorists. The next date of hearing is January 23. Advocate Sanaullah Zahid, the counsel of the petitioner, rejected the allegations that his client was a terrorist and said he was a patriotic Pakistani and even last month some of his property had been auctioned.
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January - 12 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked the Afghan refugees residing in four camps of Lower Dir District to prepare for voluntarily repatriation to their home country by end of this year, reported Dawn. In this regard, an offi
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the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked the Afghan refugees residing in four camps of Lower Dir District to prepare for voluntarily repatriation to their home country by end of this year, reported Dawn. In this regard, an office of the UNHCR called Centre for Voluntary Repatriation (VCR) was inaugurated at Khiaima area of Timergara in Lower Dir. The function was attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa UNHCR chief Ahmad, Commissioner Afghan refugees Zaheerul Islam, Lower Dir DCO Mahmood Aslam and Afghan Commissionerate District Administrator Biradar Jan besides elders of refugees and local notables. Speaking on the occasion, the UNHCR provincial head praised Pakistan and Sudan for hosting a large number of Afghan refugees for over 30 years. He said that the refugees had to complete repatriation to their homeland by December 2012. “After the given time the Government of Pakistan will not be responsible for them,” Ahmad said, asking the refugees to ensure preparation for their voluntary repatriation to Afghanistan in an honorable way, informing that townships had been set up in nine provinces of Afghanistan for the refugees’ settlement.
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January - 12 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two rickshaw drivers in two separate incidents in Karachi on January 12, reported Daily Times. A driver, identified as Muhammad Haroon Baloch, was shot dead by two assailants while he was sitting in his ricksha
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two rickshaw drivers in two separate incidents in Karachi on January 12, reported Daily Times. A driver, identified as Muhammad Haroon Baloch, was shot dead by two assailants while he was sitting in his rickshaw in Malir Shamsi Society within the limits of Al-Falah Police Station.
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January - 12 
Kantipuronline reports that hardliners in the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN -M have rejected a 'consensus proposal' prepared by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, stating that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai should step down immediat
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Kantipuronline reports that hardliners in the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN -M have rejected a 'consensus proposal' prepared by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, stating that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai should step down immediately for consensus. Dahal has assured Bhattarai that the present Government will continue for some time as the party lacks a credible plan B, while also trying to win over the hardliners by appearing to agree with their demands at least in principle. On January 11, Dahal dispatched a draft of the consensus proposal to Baidya. A meeting of the Constitutional Committee is underway at Singha Durbar on January 12 (today) in a bid to endorse the decisions taken by the Dispute Resolution sub-committee on the contentious issues in the new constitution, reports Himalayan Times. The dissenting Maoists have been keeping their reservations in several issues settled by the sub-committee and have also been demanding to overturn some of the decisions made earlier. As per the CA new calendar, the constitutional committee, which is mandated to prepare the first draft of the new constitution, has to settle all the disputed issues, except federalism by January 29. Though DR subcommittee under the CC has nailed down 75 disputable issues to 14, it has failed to settle some thorny issues such as forms of governance, electoral system, among others to be incorporated in the new constitution, whose final deadline is May 27.
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January - 12 
Nepal News reports that a meeting of the Constitutional Committee on January 12 could not arrive at any decision on the subjects finalised by the sub-committee as top leaders of major parties, who are members of the sub-committee, remained absent i
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Nepal News reports that a meeting of the Constitutional Committee on January 12 could not arrive at any decision on the subjects finalised by the sub-committee as top leaders of major parties, who are members of the sub-committee, remained absent in the debate. Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who heads the dispute resolution sub-committee, did not show up in the meeting while Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) chairman, Jhala Nath Khanal left the meeting early. Tharuwan Kochila State Committee (TKSC) has withdrawn its three-day general strike it called in eastern Nepal on January 11 demanding a separate ‘Kochila state’ and "group entry" of youths from indigenous communities from the region into the Nepal Army. The Tharuwan body withdrew its strike after the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction sent a letter on the afternoon of January 11 urging it to withdraw its entire protest program and come to the negotiating table to discuss the demands. Normal life in six districts in eastern Nepal was thrown out of gear due to the bandh (shutdown) called by TKSC.
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January - 13 
A Delhiite had allegedly travelled to Pakistan to meet a ‘notorious counterfeiter’ Iqbal Kana and procure Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), Delhi Police claimed on January 13 after seizing FICNs with a face value of INR 22.4 million and arresting t
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A Delhiite had allegedly travelled to Pakistan to meet a ‘notorious counterfeiter’ Iqbal Kana and procure Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), Delhi Police claimed on January 13 after seizing FICNs with a face value of INR 22.4 million and arresting two persons from two separate places in the city, reports Times of India. Two persons -- Ash Mohammed and Zeeshan Khan -- were arrested from Karol Bagh and Dabri on January 12 while they were ferrying the FICNs in two separate tempos, Arun Kampani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), said. It was earlier reported that INR 60 million had been seized. Interrogation revealed that Zeeshan’s father Hasan, a resident of Dabri in South West Delhi, had left recently for Faisalabad in Pakistan to meet Kana for facilitating the delivery of the consignment that was intercepted by the Special Cell team. Investigators, meanwhile, believe that the seized FICNs was sent by Kana, who is suspected to have close links with Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Police sources said the wrappers seized from the clothes used to conceal FICNs had the names of five companies -- Safari Textiles Mills, Four Star Sidiki Processing Mill, Maharani Collection, Kohinoor Suiting and Usmaan Naiem Fabrics -- based in Pakistan's Faizalabad. Hindustan Times adds that FICNs recovered by the Delhi Police were printed at a Government printing press in Karachi. The seizure was made following an intelligence input. The input came after three men, including an Indian businessman and a Filipino national, were arrested in Kathmandu on December 21, 2011. Investigators following the fake currency trail into North India, especially Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, zeroed in on a Nepal-based Indian national, known only by his last name Khanna, who has not been arrested so far. Khanna, officials say, has a Nepalese assistant, Raju, and Pakistani handlers, Aftab Batki and Iqbal Kana (also known as Shahid), according to Times of India. Officials say Batki and Kana sometimes use the sea route to land fake currency in Gujarat and Maharashtra. In Delhi, the currency first makes its way to some dealers in Lajpat Nagar and parts of South Delhi, from where it is routed to smaller dealers.
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January - 13 
A former Maoist female cadre, Veeramalla Pushpa (35), was found dead at her residence in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad under the Uppal Police limits on January 13, reported Ibn Live. Pushpa's husband Ganesh Babu, who was said to be a Maoist sympathiser, h
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A former Maoist female cadre, Veeramalla Pushpa (35), was found dead at her residence in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad under the Uppal Police limits on January 13, reported Ibn Live. Pushpa's husband Ganesh Babu, who was said to be a Maoist sympathiser, had been killed around three years ago. Pushpa was an accused in the case and investigators believe her murder now could be connected to her husband's death.
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January - 13 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pudiyami Mada, reportedly committed suicide at the Sukma Police Station in Sukma District (recently carved out from Dantewada District) on January 13, reports The Indian Ex
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pudiyami Mada, reportedly committed suicide at the Sukma Police Station in Sukma District (recently carved out from Dantewada District) on January 13, reports The Indian Express. According to the Sukma Police Station diary, Mada was arrested by a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team “headed by Assistant Commandant, 2nd Battalion, Ashish Kumar on January 13 morning and handed over to the Police at around 8:30 am. He hanged himself in the lock-up at around 9:30 pm. The Police blamed the CRPF of torturing that led the Maoist to commit suicide. Four Policemen posted were suspended, officials at the Police headquarters in Raipur said on January 15, adds The Times of India.
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January - 13 
An alert has been sounded in Sonepur Railway Division of East Central Railway (ECR) in the wake of intelligence reports on January 13, that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) might target railway stations on Republic Day, reports Hindus
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An alert has been sounded in Sonepur Railway Division of East Central Railway (ECR) in the wake of intelligence reports on January 13, that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) might target railway stations on Republic Day, reports Hindustan Times. According to intelligence inputs received by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Samastipur, Maoists might target railway stations on Republic Day, particularly Karpoorigram railway station under Sonepur division in Samastipur District. The RPF had received threats from ‘sub-zonal commander’ Kamleshwari Thakur alias Ranjit, ‘area commander’ Rakesh alias Bihari and Women squad ‘commander’ Shila, the sources said.
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January - 13 
Dima Halim Daogah-Nunisa (DHD-N) supremo Dilip Nunisa on the current impasse in the peace talks with said, “Instead of demanding all Dimasa-inhabited areas lying in these districts and also in Nagaland, which was our earlier stance, only some adjacen
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Dima Halim Daogah-Nunisa (DHD-N) supremo Dilip Nunisa on the current impasse in the peace talks with said, “Instead of demanding all Dimasa-inhabited areas lying in these districts and also in Nagaland, which was our earlier stance, only some adjacent areas, where the Dimasa people are a majority, should be amalgamated with the present Dima Hasao District. If the government can give away land to Bangladesh without any question, why can't they include our villages in the council?” Earlier, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 12 said that peace accord with DHD-N has not yet been singed due to the outfit's demand to include 96 villages of Nagaon and Cachar District in the greater Dimaraji Autonomous Territorial Council (DATC).
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January - 13 
DNA reports that Parveena, a resident of Poonch District, who was arrested on January 13, job was to courier the weapons to militants after they were smuggled into Poonch from across the Line of Control (LoC). “She figured in the trans-border smuggli
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DNA reports that Parveena, a resident of Poonch District, who was arrested on January 13, job was to courier the weapons to militants after they were smuggled into Poonch from across the Line of Control (LoC). “She figured in the trans-border smuggling. She also has some militant relatives living across (the LoC. We are trying to identify them”, said Ashkoor Wani, Senior Superintendent of Police (Poonch). “When militancy was not here dozens of illicit weapons were coming (into Poonch). We are looking into Parveena links”, said Wani.
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January - 13 
Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said a
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Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said an ISI officer, Aslam Chaudhary, was understood to be the main person within the ISI, handling the printing of FICN. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been able to link the FICN seized in India in the past to Pakistani security presses by comparing the chemicals of genuine Pakistani notes and FICN seized in India. It is in recognition of extent of the damage to the monetary stability that the Government has decided to amend the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, to count production, smuggling or circulation of high quality counterfeit Indian currency as a terrorist offence. Once enacted, this will mean people convicted of circulating counterfeit currency can be sentenced to life imprisonment. It will also empower investigators to attach properties of the smugglers even before their conviction.
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January - 13 
Mohammad Rafiq alias Rafi, the Special Police Officer (SPO) arrested on January 13 along with five others, was reportedly engaged in espionage, according to Daily Excelsior. There were reports that he had developed contacts with Pakistan Army, Inter
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Mohammad Rafiq alias Rafi, the Special Police Officer (SPO) arrested on January 13 along with five others, was reportedly engaged in espionage, according to Daily Excelsior. There were reports that he had developed contacts with Pakistan Army, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and militant ‘commanders’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) during his stay in Pakistan, before returning to India and joining the services. This aspect was, however, yet to be confirmed by Police.
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January - 13 
Police cracked a major network of militants and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) suppliers with the arrest of six persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a woman in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. According to sources, some FI
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Police cracked a major network of militants and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) suppliers with the arrest of six persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a woman in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. According to sources, some FICNs, SIM cards and arms have been recovered from the possession of arrested persons. The arrested persons include, a SPO posted at Chakan-Da-Bagh and identified as Mohammad Rafiq alias Rafi, Bashir Akhter, Kareem Khan, Altaf Ahmed and the woman arrestee Parveen Akhter. They were arrested on the disclosures of one Mohammad Hafiz who had been arrested from his house in Surankote few days back by Srinagar Police as his name had surfaced in interrogation of the arrested militants. At the time of arrest, Police had recovered FICNs worth INR 50,000 and one pistol from the possession of Hafiz. Sources said Hafiz and his earlier arrested colleagues disclosed identity of their five conduits who had been working for the militants by bringing FICN, SIM cards and weapons from different places and supplying them to militant outfits and their upper ground network. Sources also said Mohammad Rafiq also appeared to be part of espionage racket. He was reportedly leaking some vital information to Pakistani agencies.
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January - 13 
SFs arrested a militant belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Task Force (KCP -MTF), identified as khongbantabam Tomba Meitei (30) from eastern side of Minuthong in Imphal East District.
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SFs arrested a militant belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Task Force (KCP -MTF), identified as khongbantabam Tomba Meitei (30) from eastern side of Minuthong in Imphal East District.
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January - 13 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the heavy machinery engaged in construction of a road between Maraiagudem and Chintalnar, near Lingalapalli village in Dantewada District on January 13, reports The Hindu. According t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the heavy machinery engaged in construction of a road between Maraiagudem and Chintalnar, near Lingalapalli village in Dantewada District on January 13, reports The Hindu. According to sources, heavily armed Maoists descended on Lingalapalli village and set ablaze four hydraulic excavators, two road rollers, and a tipper and an earthmover, in the afternoon.
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January - 13 
The Coordination Committee (CorCom) of the seven valley based armed groups blamed the Indian National Congress party for ruining the State.
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The Coordination Committee (CorCom) of the seven valley based armed groups blamed the Indian National Congress party for ruining the State.
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January - 13 
The Karnataka Government on January 13 decided to hire qualified locals on contract basis to fill vacancies in nine taluks (administrative units), where there is "Naxal activity", as "fearful" Government servants transferred there have refused to joi
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The Karnataka Government on January 13 decided to hire qualified locals on contract basis to fill vacancies in nine taluks (administrative units), where there is "Naxal activity", as "fearful" Government servants transferred there have refused to join, reports Zee News. Briefing reporters after a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister, D V Sadananda Gowda. Law Minister, S Suresh Kumar said there are vacant posts in different Government departments (in these nine taluks) as officials transferred there are hesitating to report. "This has resulted in adverse impact on administration and development," he said. The nine taluks in the three Districts of Tumkur, Chikmagalur and Udupi are: Karkala, Kundapura, Sringeri, Mudigere, Koppa, Hosanagara, Tirthahalli, Beltangadi and Pavagada, where 107 villages and 709 sub-villages have been "identified" for Naxal activity. He said the nine taluks have not been declared as Maoist affected and Government employees willing to go those places on transfer would be given first priority.
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January - 13 
The Law Ministry is learnt to have cleared a proposal of the Home Ministry seeking an extension of the ban on Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for another two years, reports PTI. Describing the exercise as routine, sources said the ban will b
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The Law Ministry is learnt to have cleared a proposal of the Home Ministry seeking an extension of the ban on Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for another two years, reports PTI. Describing the exercise as routine, sources said the ban will be subject to ratification by a tribunal of the Delhi High Court. The Law Ministry is understood to have said that there was no legal problem in extending the ban which ends on February 7, 2012. SIMI, which was banned in 2001, has been under the scanner of security and intelligence agencies for terror attacks in various parts of the country.
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January - 13 
The Mumbai crime branch seized USD 500,000 in 2011, reports Hindustan Times. “Our investigation also revealed that these fakes had originated from Pakistan,” Joint Commissioner of police (crime) Himanshu Roy said on January 10. He said the crime bran
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The Mumbai crime branch seized USD 500,000 in 2011, reports Hindustan Times. “Our investigation also revealed that these fakes had originated from Pakistan,” Joint Commissioner of police (crime) Himanshu Roy said on January 10. He said the crime branch had made out 46 cases of FICN circulation in 2011 involving the seizure of FICN worth INR 7.4 million, against FICN worth INR 4.3 million through 61 cases in 2010. The bulk of these FICN found their way into the country through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border, he said.
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January - 13 
The Star reports that a Malaysian businessman is under remand in Chennai after Police found Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth thousands of rupees in his possession. The 45-year-old catering business operator based in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was ar
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The Star reports that a Malaysian businessman is under remand in Chennai after Police found Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth thousands of rupees in his possession. The 45-year-old catering business operator based in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was arrested on December 6, 2011 from Mangalamedu Circle in Perambalur District while on tour in Tamil Nadu. Police claimed he had 24 pieces of FICN of INR 500 denomination.
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January - 13 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected militant, identified as Thongam Bungbung (37), at Heibongpokpi in Imphal West District on January 13.
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected militant, identified as Thongam Bungbung (37), at Heibongpokpi in Imphal West District on January 13.
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January - 13 
The Times of India reports that Adivasi People’s Army (APA) on January 13 extended the ceasefire with State Government but refused to lay down weapons. APA ‘commander-in-chief’ Uday Tisku in this regard said, "We don't want to lay down arms, but want
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The Times of India reports that Adivasi People’s Army (APA) on January 13 extended the ceasefire with State Government but refused to lay down weapons. APA ‘commander-in-chief’ Uday Tisku in this regard said, "We don't want to lay down arms, but want a "double-lock" system for keeping our weapons. We also want three designated camps and other facilities for our cadres. Our previous ceasefire period was to expire on January 14 but we have extended our ceasefire period for the next six months.”
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January - 13 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a meeting has asked the State Government to take measures to free more Districts from militancy in 2012 especially those where militancy related incidents were confined to single digit during 2011. The State ha
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a meeting has asked the State Government to take measures to free more Districts from militancy in 2012 especially those where militancy related incidents were confined to single digit during 2011. The State has already declared five Districts completely free of militancy. Expressing satisfaction over the fact that five Districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi and Doda have been declared free of militancy, the MHA called upon the security agencies to concentrate on completely clearing more Districts from militancy. According to sources, the MHA was of the view that number of militancy free Districts could be taken to eight or nine during the current year. The Home Ministry noted with satisfaction that militancy related incidents had gone down from 368 in 2010 to 195 in 2011. On infiltration from both Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB), it was viewed that infiltration had been low in 2011 as compared to 2010 though the number of attempts made during 2011 by the militants to intrude into this side hadn’t gone down. It was pointed out that in the absence of infiltration from the LoC and IB, the militants were taking aerial route from Pakistan to Dhaka in Bangladesh and Kathmandu in Nepal with the help of Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and then infiltrating into India from the two countries, which shared border with India at West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some other States. A detailed mechanism was also drafted in the meeting to check terror funding, which was helping the militants to survive in the State. The terror funding was taking place not only within the country but also at the international level, sources said, adding the meeting formulated a strategy to ensure that the funds didn’t reach to the militants. Further, about 31 out of the total 67 projects sanctioned for the State as a part of the sanctioned Prime Minister's Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) have been completed and work was going on at a faster place in the remaining projects. This has been stated in the latest Progress Monitoring Report regarding the implementation of Reconstruction Plan, which is being monitored jointly by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Planning Commission.
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January - 13 
United Kukigam Defence Army (UKDA) has demanded that Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), which is under the Suspension of Operation (SoS) with Manipur Government sent back to their base in Manipur, reports The Nagaland Post. Both UKDA and KRA (a Manipur b
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United Kukigam Defence Army (UKDA) has demanded that Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), which is under the Suspension of Operation (SoS) with Manipur Government sent back to their base in Manipur, reports The Nagaland Post. Both UKDA and KRA (a Manipur based group) operate in Kuki dominated areas of Singhason Hills in Karbi Anglong District.
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January - 13 
a man, identified as Rashid (28), was shot dead at his poultry shop in Jamia Millia, Malir area.
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a man, identified as Rashid (28), was shot dead at his poultry shop in Jamia Millia, Malir area.
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January - 13 
a Shia man, identified as Syed Mushtaq Hussain Zaidi, (50) was shot dead and another, Kamran, was injured by unidentified militants near UP Morr within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Police Station. Zaidi was a sympathizer of MQM. Police believed th
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a Shia man, identified as Syed Mushtaq Hussain Zaidi, (50) was shot dead and another, Kamran, was injured by unidentified militants near UP Morr within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Police Station. Zaidi was a sympathizer of MQM. Police believed that sectarian issue was the motive behind the incident
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January - 13 
a trooper was injured when unidentified militants attacked FCB fort in Girni Sheikhan of Tank District, on January 13, reports Daily Times
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a trooper was injured when unidentified militants attacked FCB fort in Girni Sheikhan of Tank District, on January 13, reports Daily Times
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January - 13 
another man, identified as Shahnawaz Baloch, was killed when in Siddique Goth area near Gul Muhammad football ground within Al-Falah Police limits. Following the incident, tension erupted in several parts of Malir where armed assailants resorted to o
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another man, identified as Shahnawaz Baloch, was killed when in Siddique Goth area near Gul Muhammad football ground within Al-Falah Police limits. Following the incident, tension erupted in several parts of Malir where armed assailants resorted to open aerial firing and forced the shopkeepers to pull down the shutters.
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January - 13 
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said that the terrorist attacks against them will boost the Police and SFs’ resolve to bring about peace instead of affecting it, reports Dawn. ‘We’ll continue our struggle to eliminate the men
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Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said that the terrorist attacks against them will boost the Police and SFs’ resolve to bring about peace instead of affecting it, reports Dawn. ‘We’ll continue our struggle to eliminate the menace of terrorism and not to accept any pressure from anti-state elements,’ he told reporters after offering two policemen’s funeral prayers inside the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines. The Chief Minister said the Government and people of the province won’t overlook sacrifices of Police and security personnel, who laid down their lives while confronting terrorists.
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January - 13 
CID team raided a place along the National Highway near Abbot Factory and arrested two alleged TTP militants namely Azeem Ahmad Sheikh alias Anees and Zubair Alam alias Munna, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted on a tip-off and CID also clai
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CID team raided a place along the National Highway near Abbot Factory and arrested two alleged TTP militants namely Azeem Ahmad Sheikh alias Anees and Zubair Alam alias Munna, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted on a tip-off and CID also claimed to have recovered five rockets, two triple-2 rifles and several rounds from their possession. SSP Mashwani said that the accused, Sheikh, hailed from Hyderabad District of Sindh. He joined al Qaeda on the directives of Tahir alias Saeen and Talat alias Hyderabadwala in 2009 and was an expert in making a remote controlled bomb.
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January - 13 
Four people, including two members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were shot dead in the recent wave of recent target killings in Malir town of Karachi on January 13, reports Daily Times. At least six persons have been killed in the last three da
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Four people, including two members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were shot dead in the recent wave of recent target killings in Malir town of Karachi on January 13, reports Daily Times. At least six persons have been killed in the last three days and out of the six deceased, five persons appeared to be Baloch. One MQM Elder Committee member, Muhammad Hanif Sheikh, (62) was shot dead within the limits of Al-Falah Police Station.
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January - 13 
the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Quetta Cantonment, strongly refuted reports about a military operation in Balochistan. An ISPR spokesman said that news stories published or aired by a section of media about a military operation in Balochi
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the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Quetta Cantonment, strongly refuted reports about a military operation in Balochistan. An ISPR spokesman said that news stories published or aired by a section of media about a military operation in Balochistan were totally baseless and a false propaganda against the Pakistan Army. “No military operation is being carried out in any part of Balochistan, including Dera Bugti,” he said, adding some anti-state elements had launched a false propaganda against the armed forces to meet their nefarious designs. The official also denied the reports which claimed that Paramilitary Forces had demolished houses of people of Bugti tribe in Dera Bugti District or other areas.
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January - 13 
The local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 13 set ablaze over a dozen computers, television sets, cellular phones and several cassettes in the Wana bazaar of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA), reports The
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The local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 13 set ablaze over a dozen computers, television sets, cellular phones and several cassettes in the Wana bazaar of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA), reports The News. The TTP led by Maulvi Nazeer said they had already banned using television and computers for watching movies and music and carrying cellular phones with cameras. They said some people were still violating the ban. The TTP militants had seized over a dozen TV sets and computers and mobile phones and several cassettes, reportedly of music, from local people and these were burnt in the main bazaar of Wana.
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January - 13 
Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Yak Mach and Shakar Aab areas of Chagai District on January 13, reports Daily Times. “The victims had bullet wounds in the head,” an official said, adding that the identities of deceased are still not known.
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Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Yak Mach and Shakar Aab areas of Chagai District on January 13, reports Daily Times. “The victims had bullet wounds in the head,” an official said, adding that the identities of deceased are still not known.
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January - 13 
unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a Government employee, identified as Saleem Khokar, in Killi Ibraimzai area on Brewery Road in Quetta. The grenade exploded inside the residence, damaging the door and window of the hou
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unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a Government employee, identified as Saleem Khokar, in Killi Ibraimzai area on Brewery Road in Quetta. The grenade exploded inside the residence, damaging the door and window of the house. However, Khokhar and his family remained unhurt in the attack.
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January - 13 
Nepal Army (NA) defused a pressure cooker found at home of a cadre of Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha Samyukta at Sangpang Village Development Committee-9 (VDC-9) in Bhojpur District on January 13, reports Inseconline.org.
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Nepal Army (NA) defused a pressure cooker found at home of a cadre of Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha Samyukta at Sangpang Village Development Committee-9 (VDC-9) in Bhojpur District on January 13, reports Inseconline.org.
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January - 13 
The Saptari District coordinator of Samyukta Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (SJTMM) has given up underground movement, reports Nepal News. Anil Kumar Yadav aka Devram (23), the SJTMM District coordinator announced the decision in the presence of Chi
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The Saptari District coordinator of Samyukta Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (SJTMM) has given up underground movement, reports Nepal News. Anil Kumar Yadav aka Devram (23), the SJTMM District coordinator announced the decision in the presence of Chief District Officer, Lekhnath Pokhrel, District Police Chief Ganesh Bahadur Thapa and local peace committee office-bearers on January 13. Yadav said he decided to come out in the public along with four home-made pistols in the context of the Morcha preparing to hold talks with the Government. The SJTMM is one of many Tarai-based outfits waging struggle against the State. Even as the internal dispute in the United Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) appears to have subsided for the time being, the Mohan Baidya faction on January 13 reiterated that it has not given up its stance for resignation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai.
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January - 13 
Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said on January 13 that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan’s statement that his party will take part in discussions in connection with finding a solution to the issues of t
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Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said on January 13 that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan’s statement that his party will take part in discussions in connection with finding a solution to the issues of the Tamil community is a positive sign, according to Daily News. Minister Rambukwella said that whatever solution worked out through these discussions should be endorsed by Parliament. “It is the last step in any solution. When the process of finding a solution starts from Parliament it saves time,” he added. According to Minister Rambukwella the process of finding a solution to the Tamil issue was always dragged on by the TNA and other groups in the past starting from the ‘Thimpu Discussions’ and it is still dragging on. Minister Rambukwella pointed out that the Government has serious concerns about the distribution of Police and land powers. “The government can grant certain areas of police and land powers,” he added.
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January - 13 
Higher Education Ministry Secretary Jayantha Navaratne said the numerous student protests in local universities are the result of students falling victim to outside political elements. He said this on being asked to comment on the continued unrest in
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Higher Education Ministry Secretary Jayantha Navaratne said the numerous student protests in local universities are the result of students falling victim to outside political elements. He said this on being asked to comment on the continued unrest in the universities of Colombo, Ruhuna, Jayawardenapura and Sabaragamuwa over the past week. He said, "A leader of a dissident JVP [Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna] group is responsible for the strikes that have erupted in the universities. According to Intelligence reports, the students are being used as tools by this JVP faction to achieve political mileage against the Government by causing major unrest in the education system." The JVP dissident faction is using tactics to lure students into their political game. We are also aware that they are being funded by external anti-Government elements, to cause major damage to the system of education, he said.
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January - 13 
The overseas Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) groups trying to revive the vanquished terror group in Sri Lanka have used the personalized services offered by the postal authorities in Britain, France and Canada to make a mockery of those State
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The overseas Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) groups trying to revive the vanquished terror group in Sri Lanka have used the personalized services offered by the postal authorities in Britain, France and Canada to make a mockery of those States where the terrorist group remains as a banned organization, reports Colombo Page. Britain's Royal Mail service has cancelled personalized stamps depicting the slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran printed by a pro-LTTE organization through the Government-owned postal authority's "Smiler Service" and apologized to Sri Lanka. "Upon receipt of Sri Lanka's concerns in this regard given that the LTTE is a proscribed organization in the UK, the Royal Mail has investigated the matter immediately and confirmed to us that they promptly cancelled an account set up by the individual," the High Commission said in a statement. Sri Lanka recently expressed strong reaction when the French postal service La Poste issued four stamps depicting images of LTTE. La Poste apologized to Sri Lanka for the error in-writing and also in person during a meeting between two of the postal service's officers and the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in France. Meanwhile, the personalized stamp promoting the LTTE that was distributed in Canada has never been printed by Canada Post and it is a false representation, Deepak Chopra, President and CEO of Canada Post Corporation has said.
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January - 14 
Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) resorted to firing at the Mudoi-Morong area Gelekey, near Assam-Nagaland border January 14 with regard to collection of fund from the l
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Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) resorted to firing at the Mudoi-Morong area Gelekey, near Assam-Nagaland border January 14 with regard to collection of fund from the labourers. No casualties however, were reported.
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January - 14 
One Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employee was arrested on January 14 for making hoax bomb call to a woman claiming a bomb had been planted in Kirti Nagar area of New Delhi, reported The Times of India. One Renu informed Police that she had rece
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One Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employee was arrested on January 14 for making hoax bomb call to a woman claiming a bomb had been planted in Kirti Nagar area of New Delhi, reported The Times of India. One Renu informed Police that she had received a call and the caller asked her, "Have you planted the bomb in Kirti Nagar area for which payment has already been made to you?" Police then combed the area for explosives, but nothing was found. Cops said Aakash (20) confessed he made the prank call to get a thrill out of creating panic in the area.
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January - 14 
One suspected Underground (UG) cadre was killed in a reported encounter with a combined team of Security Forces (SFs) at Narankonjil in Imphal District on January 14, reported The Sangai Express. A Police source informed that gun fight broke out betw
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One suspected Underground (UG) cadre was killed in a reported encounter with a combined team of Security Forces (SFs) at Narankonjil in Imphal District on January 14, reported The Sangai Express. A Police source informed that gun fight broke out between suspected UG cadres and a combined team of Imphal East and Imphal West commandos and troops of 18th Sikh Regiment on the bank of Chandranadi canal at Narankonjil. One UG suspect was killed in the encounter while the others managed to flee taking advantage of darkness. One 9 mm pistol, one hand grenade and Kinetic Honda scooter were recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 14 
Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh (US) chief Akhilesh Yadav during his Kranti Rath through Azamgarh raked up the Batla House encounter and said that the Congress must tell the truth to the people. Akhilesh said, "Samajwadi Party has always maintained
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Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh (US) chief Akhilesh Yadav during his Kranti Rath through Azamgarh raked up the Batla House encounter and said that the Congress must tell the truth to the people. Akhilesh said, "Samajwadi Party has always maintained that there should be a judicial probe into the Batla House encounter. The Delhi Police, the Union Home Minister and the Agencies (that alleged people involved in the Batla House encounter were terrorists) are run by the Congress.
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January - 14 
SFs also arrested one cadre of United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) at Wangjing area on January 14. The cadre identified as Moirangthem Totomsana @ Toto @ Nongsaba @ Tiger. The release said that at the preliminary interrogation reveals that the
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SFs also arrested one cadre of United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) at Wangjing area on January 14. The cadre identified as Moirangthem Totomsana @ Toto @ Nongsaba @ Tiger. The release said that at the preliminary interrogation reveals that the individual is involved for lobbing hand grenade at the residence of M Oken Singh, INC candidate on January 10.
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January - 14 
SFs arrested a NDFB-RD militant, identified as Santosh Kerketeri alias Simang (26), from Dumbruguri under Anandabazar Police Station in Salbari of Baksa District on January 14. A .9mm pistol, four rounds live ammunition and a magazine were recovered
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SFs arrested a NDFB-RD militant, identified as Santosh Kerketeri alias Simang (26), from Dumbruguri under Anandabazar Police Station in Salbari of Baksa District on January 14. A .9mm pistol, four rounds live ammunition and a magazine were recovered from him.
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January - 14 
State Authorities in Orissa's Gajapati District, in association with private companies, on July 14 decided to undertaken a vocational training programme in Maoist-inflicted Districts to provide employment to tribal youth to bring them into the mainst
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State Authorities in Orissa's Gajapati District, in association with private companies, on July 14 decided to undertaken a vocational training programme in Maoist-inflicted Districts to provide employment to tribal youth to bring them into the mainstream, reports News Track India. The authorities set-up training centres to provide vocational training, in order to aid the rural youth to become self-sufficient and earn a livelihood. "Basically, we are concentrating on the affected Districts covering rural youth. We are arranging a sewing centre here, having capacity of 120 students. We are giving importance to Maoist -affected districts like Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput and other Districts," said Durga Prasada Padhi, Project Director, adding, "This is a Government-sponsored programme, that is why after attending the programme 100 percent placement will be provided in different organisations". The recruitment solely meant for tribals, as they face a high percentage of unemployment which is said to be one of the main causes of the local youth drifting towards the Maoist cadres.
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January - 14 
The Bombay High Court (BHC) on January 14 cleared the way for a Islamabad’s Judicial Commission to visit Mumbai in connection with November 26, 2088 (also known as 26/11) terror strikes probe in the first week of February, reported The Times of India
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The Bombay High Court (BHC) on January 14 cleared the way for a Islamabad’s Judicial Commission to visit Mumbai in connection with November 26, 2088 (also known as 26/11) terror strikes probe in the first week of February, reported The Times of India. The Court informed the Centre that the in-principle approval for the Commission's trip has been given and they could come in the first week of February. "India will in a day or two convey the High Court's view and availability of dates to Pakistan. The exact date will, however, be decided by Islamabad depending on convenience of the panel," said an official. The Commission is supposed to take statements of officers linked to the 26\11 probe, including additional chief metropolitan magistrate R V Sawant Waghule and Investigating Officer Ramesh Mahale, and also the doctors who carried out the post-mortem of the terrorists killed during the attack. The delegation will include Khalid Qureshi, the head of the Federal Investigation Agency's Special Investigation Group and two main prosecutors Muhammad Azhar Chaudhry and Chaudhry Zulifqar. Since representatives of the defence lawyers too would be part of the Commission, five counsel of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 26\11 attacks had informed the Anti-Terrorism Court there that they were prepared to go to India.
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January - 14 
The Maoist sub-zonal ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, who was wanted by the Police in more than two dozen cases including the murder of former state Welfare Minister Ramesh Singh Munda in July 2008 and the loot of INR 5 crore of the ICICI Bank in May 2008,
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The Maoist sub-zonal ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, who was wanted by the Police in more than two dozen cases including the murder of former state Welfare Minister Ramesh Singh Munda in July 2008 and the loot of INR 5 crore of the ICICI Bank in May 2008, and was injured in an encounter in Saranda forest of West Singhbhum District on December 21, 2011 was identified on January 14, reported The Times of India. Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Saket Kumar Singh said that they came to know about this when two close accomplices of Pahan were arrested from Tamar area in Ranchi, during an early morning raid on January 12. The two Maoists have been identified as Sukhlal Munda alias Suresh Munda alias Badaku alias Chattan and Etwari alias Vidramani alias Shakuntala alias Suku from Hurugdih village.
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January - 14 
The Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (MBMC) on January 14 asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to institute a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the September 19, 2008 Batla House encounter in New Delhi that killed two Indian Mujahideen (IM
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The Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (MBMC) on January 14 asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to institute a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the September 19, 2008 Batla House encounter in New Delhi that killed two Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants and a Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chandra Sharma, reports The Times of India. The MBMC, comprising mostly teachers and former teachers of the Aligarh Muslim University, had sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister in this regard. The memorandum slammed Union Home Minister P Chidambram for describing the encounter as genuine, MBMC chief Razaullah Khan told reporters. "What has pained members of the Muslim community is the fact that even a call for dispensation of justice is dubbed as appeasement by certain sections of the polity," he said.
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January - 14 
the Police conducted a search operation at Thangal Bazar in Imphal. Various suspected persons were brought assemble at Dharamsala for further verification. Official sources informed that the search operation is carried out to prevent unwanted crimes
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the Police conducted a search operation at Thangal Bazar in Imphal. Various suspected persons were brought assemble at Dharamsala for further verification. Official sources informed that the search operation is carried out to prevent unwanted crimes ahead of Assembly elections. 36 persons were arrested and handed over to the City Police for further verification. They were released later in the evening after verification was over.
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January - 14 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 3 kilograms from Goreswar market in Baksa District on January 14.
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 3 kilograms from Goreswar market in Baksa District on January 14.
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January - 14 
The Telegraph reports that the Border security Forces (BSF) on January 14 arrested three Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) linkmen at Pyrdwah, East Khasi Hills, while they were infiltrating into India. The three have been identified as D
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The Telegraph reports that the Border security Forces (BSF) on January 14 arrested three Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) linkmen at Pyrdwah, East Khasi Hills, while they were infiltrating into India. The three have been identified as Deng Tensong, Mathews and Edimon Kongwang, hailing from Syndrom village in Sylhet District of Bangladesh. The BSF also recovered Bangladeshi Taka 295 and one Nokia mobile set with SIM cards from them.
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January - 14 
The United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) while speaking at Camp Nazareth in Chandel District on January 14 rejected the allegation about the abduction of DN Haokip’s son on January 12, 2012 and asked Nehkhothang Haokip alias DN Haokip and Chungjalin a
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The United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) while speaking at Camp Nazareth in Chandel District on January 14 rejected the allegation about the abduction of DN Haokip’s son on January 12, 2012 and asked Nehkhothang Haokip alias DN Haokip and Chungjalin alias Lenpu Haokip to stop their anti-people activities immediately and also to tender an apology to the people, reports The Sangai Express. He alleged that DN Haokip collected a huge amount of money from the people after setting up Chin Kuki Resistance Force (CKRF).
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January - 14 
Three militants, allegedly involved in several incidents including an attack on an Army trooper in Bandipora District, were arrested on January 14, reports CNN-IBN. "Police arrested three members of a militant gang involved in the attack on an army m
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Three militants, allegedly involved in several incidents including an attack on an Army trooper in Bandipora District, were arrested on January 14, reports CNN-IBN. "Police arrested three members of a militant gang involved in the attack on an army man - Reyaz Ahmad Lone - at Naidkhai Bus Stand on November 24 last year," a Police spokesman said. During investigations, Police zeroed in on Tariq Ahmad Wani, who had a militant background, he said. Wani was called to The Police Station where he confessed to the crime, he said. "During questioning, Wani disclosed that he along with Mohammad Yousaf Dar, Ghulam Mohammad Wani and Ghulam Hassan Wani hatched a criminal conspiracy to eliminate Lone," he said. On November 24, the accused found Lone, a trooper in Territorial Army, at the bus stand in Naidkhai and opened fire injuring the trooper and two others. "All the members of the gang except one have been arrested and the weapon used has been recovered," the spokesman added. He said Tariq Ahmad Wani and Ghulam Mohammad Wani were also involved in militancy-related incidents in Srinagar, Sopore and Sumbal where cases are already registered against them. The arrestees had rejoined militant ranks after serving their detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) and were carrying out attacks in the capital city of Srinagar and North Kashmir, adds Daily Excelsior. One of the gang members, Mohammad Yousaf Dar, has not been arrested.
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January - 14 
Two bombs exploded near the polling camp of Congress located at Wangoo under Thoubal District while another powerful bomb went off at Yumnam Leikai, despite the presence of six companies of SFs. However, there were no casualties. CorCom claimed respo
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Two bombs exploded near the polling camp of Congress located at Wangoo under Thoubal District while another powerful bomb went off at Yumnam Leikai, despite the presence of six companies of SFs. However, there were no casualties. CorCom claimed responsibility for the Yumnam Leikai blast. Police has launched a search operation in Yumnam Laikai Nambul Mapan area.
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January - 14 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on January 14 denied permission to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to travel to Zunheboto District, the hometown of their Chairman Isaac Chishi Swu, under their own security, reported Th
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on January 14 denied permission to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to travel to Zunheboto District, the hometown of their Chairman Isaac Chishi Swu, under their own security, reported The Times of India. As the Ministry wants them to visit under Government security citing risk to lives of their leaders from rival groups, the issue saw some heated exchanges between the NSCN (IM) and Government representatives in Nagaland. Sources privy to the developments said that the tiff erupted when NSCN (IM) leader V S Atem wrote to Home Ministry seeking permission for the visit of the outfit's leadership to at the invitation of Sumi Hoho, an influential tribal socio-cultural organization. The Ministry, however, conveyed to the militant group that the ground situation in the Nagaland town was not conducive for the visit due to the factional rivalry among two other outfits – National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khapalang (NSCN-K) and Khole-Kitovi factions.
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January - 14 
West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee on January 14 announced that her Government would prepare an employment bank for the youth in Junglemahal comprising three Maoist-hit districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reported India Tod
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West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee on January 14 announced that her Government would prepare an employment bank for the youth in Junglemahal comprising three Maoist-hit districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reported India Today. She promised that development would help her gain political and administrative control in the Maoist-hit regions. Mamata, who recently went to Jhargram to join the 'Junglemahal Festival', coughed up INR.25,000 each for 710 football clubs that participated in the yearlong football tournament in the troubled forest belt. More than INR.4 crore was used from Government coffers to wean the people away from extremism.
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January - 14 
A Khasadar official, identified as Duny Dar, was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near Landikotal railway station in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 14, reported Daily Times. Later, the
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A Khasadar official, identified as Duny Dar, was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near Landikotal railway station in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 14, reported Daily Times. Later, the political administration arrested two elders of a nearby village in connection with the incident under the collective territorial responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR).
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January - 14 
Chattar Station House Officer (SHO) Gulam Haider Manjo escaped a remote-controlled blast in Naseerabad District on January 14, reported Daily Times. Chattar DSP Deedar Hussain Magsi said that unidentified militants had planted explosives along the ro
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Chattar Station House Officer (SHO) Gulam Haider Manjo escaped a remote-controlled blast in Naseerabad District on January 14, reported Daily Times. Chattar DSP Deedar Hussain Magsi said that unidentified militants had planted explosives along the roadside to target the Police. They detonated it when the Police convoy led by SHO Ghullam Haider Manjho passed by the area in an official vehicle. Police van was damaged as a result of blast. However, the Police personnel remained unhurt.
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January - 14 
Chief of the rightwing Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JD) Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on January 14 expressed support for the contacts between the United States (US) and Afghan Taliban and urged the Government to open a dialogue with Pakistani militants, reports Dawn. Ad
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Chief of the rightwing Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JD) Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on January 14 expressed support for the contacts between the United States (US) and Afghan Taliban and urged the Government to open a dialogue with Pakistani militants, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference at Karachi Press Club in Karachi, he said that by initiating a reconciliation process for Afghanistan the US had “in effect accepted its mistake” of invading the country.
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January - 14 
Four suicide bombers attacked the District Police Officer’s (DPO) office in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 14, killing four people, reported Daily Times. “Three suicide bombers detonated themselves and one was shot dead by the army,” Khyber Pak
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Four suicide bombers attacked the District Police Officer’s (DPO) office in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 14, killing four people, reported Daily Times. “Three suicide bombers detonated themselves and one was shot dead by the army,” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Akbar Hoti said. “We have recovered bodies of four militants, they were all wearing suicide vests,” he added. One Police official and three civilians were also killed in the operation. Eight persons, including one Policeman were wounded. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 14 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on January 14 that he was once again inviting militants for talks, but they would have to lay down their arms and renounce violence first, reported Express Tribune. Speaking to the media in Rawalpindi District of P
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on January 14 that he was once again inviting militants for talks, but they would have to lay down their arms and renounce violence first, reported Express Tribune. Speaking to the media in Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Malik said that suicide attacks had gone down because of the help given by religious scholars and the action taken against those who were planning the attacks.
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January - 14 
Officials of the Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) on January 14 claimed to have foiled a terror plot to attack the main Chehlum procession, and arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Mohammad Daud, who was involved in a number of terrorist c
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Officials of the Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) on January 14 claimed to have foiled a terror plot to attack the main Chehlum procession, and arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Mohammad Daud, who was involved in a number of terrorist cases in Ittehad Town in Karachi, reported The News. The militant outfit had planned to target the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS), which is being held in Karachi. The Additional Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Sindh, Ghulam Shabbir Sheikh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Aslam Khan of the AEC said he had received a tip-off about the presence of a wanted TTP terrorist in the Moachko area. When Law Enforcement Agencies raided the hideout in Ittehad Town, militants opened fire at them. The Police retaliated, and, after an encounter, arrested Mohammad Daud, alias Waleed, and shifted him to the interrogation unit. The Police also recovered 50 kilograms of explosives, four suicide jackets, one light machinegun, a rocket launcher, two rockets, 10 hand grenades, two Kalashnikovs, two TT pistols, 1,000 bullets, a 20-foot detonating cord, and five detonators. The suspect revealed that he was trained in Waziristan to handle arms, including rocket launchers, and make suicide jackets. Daud was said to be involved in an attack on Security Forces in Waziristan, and had been sent to Karachi to organise a group to perform terrorist attacks on Government buildings and shrines. He disclosed that his group was responsible for the suicide attack on Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine in 2010 and the Sea View Blast of 2011. He said the plan to target the shrine had been made in Waziristan and that he had been given PKR 20,000 by a TTP commander there to complete the job.
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January - 14 
Pakistan will start repaying the USD 7.6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan in February 2012, with the first tranche of USD 1.2 billion that has been allocated in the budget 2011-12, reported Daily Times. Finance Minister Doctor Abdul Haf
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Pakistan will start repaying the USD 7.6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan in February 2012, with the first tranche of USD 1.2 billion that has been allocated in the budget 2011-12, reported Daily Times. Finance Minister Doctor Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and Finance Secretary Doctor Waqar Masood called on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House and briefed him on the performance of the economy from July to December 2011. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Government had reached a deal of USD 7.6 billion Stand-By-Arrangement (SBA) loan programme with the IMF in 2008, which was later enhanced to USD 11.3 billion to ease out its balance of payment position.
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January - 14 
Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Rafiq (25), from a drain at Shafiq Mor within the jurisdiction of FB Industrial Area Police Station.
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Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Rafiq (25), from a drain at Shafiq Mor within the jurisdiction of FB Industrial Area Police Station.
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January - 14 
Police found the body of man, identified as Nasir Ali Baloch (25), from Shah Waliullah Road, Lyari within the precincts of Kalri Police Station in Karachi of January 14, reported Daily Times. A Police official said that the victim’s hands and legs w
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Police found the body of man, identified as Nasir Ali Baloch (25), from Shah Waliullah Road, Lyari within the precincts of Kalri Police Station in Karachi of January 14, reported Daily Times. A Police official said that the victim’s hands and legs were tied with ropes and he had been shot twice in the head.
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January - 14 
The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) rejected on January 14 a US military investigation into the deadly NATO air strikes on Pakistani border posts of Mohammad Agency on November 26, reports Dawn. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Prime Min
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The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) rejected on January 14 a US military investigation into the deadly NATO air strikes on Pakistani border posts of Mohammad Agency on November 26, reports Dawn. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, asked the military command to share its rejoinder with the American side. “In the meeting, Pakistan’s position on the report was also elaborated and it was decided that the response will be shared with all concerned shortly,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The Director General of Military Operations presented a point-wise riposte to the US findings and insisted that the attacks were intentional.
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January - 14 
the local political administration sent a notice to all Afghan nationals in the area, asking them to leave within the next five days or face strict legal action. Khasadar sources said that the action had been taken after the law and order situation h
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the local political administration sent a notice to all Afghan nationals in the area, asking them to leave within the next five days or face strict legal action. Khasadar sources said that the action had been taken after the law and order situation had deteriorated over the past few weeks.
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January - 14 
the three Iranian security personnel booked for killing a Pakistani national, Saeed, and injuring another, Ismail Gul Reki, in Mashkel tehsil (revenue unit) of Washuk District on December 31, 2011, were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of Kharan on Ja
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the three Iranian security personnel booked for killing a Pakistani national, Saeed, and injuring another, Ismail Gul Reki, in Mashkel tehsil (revenue unit) of Washuk District on December 31, 2011, were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of Kharan on January 14 after successful negotiations between the victims’ family and the accused, reports Express Tribune. According to a senior official of the Balochistan Government, the Iranian security personnel were released under the Qasas Ordinance, after negotiations. Under the ordinance, the accused would pay compensation to the family of the deceased. The amount of money could not be known immediately.
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January - 14 
The Government of China on January 14 agreed to pledge USD 750 million grant assistance to Nepal for the physical infrastructure development of the country, reports Kantipuronline. The agreement was made during a high-level bilateral meeting between
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The Government of China on January 14 agreed to pledge USD 750 million grant assistance to Nepal for the physical infrastructure development of the country, reports Kantipuronline. The agreement was made during a high-level bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao at the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu. Chinese PM Jiabao said China was ready to help as much as it could for the peace and constitution in Nepal.
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January - 15 
a hand grenade was also found at the residence of one Huidrom Brojen, an active worker of Social Welfare Minister N Loken Singh.
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a hand grenade was also found at the residence of one Huidrom Brojen, an active worker of Social Welfare Minister N Loken Singh.
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January - 15 
A hand grenade which failed to explode was found on January 15 from the Khurai Chingangbam Leikai residence of Ng Joykumar, younger brother of MLA Ng Bijoy an INC candidate of the coming election.
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A hand grenade which failed to explode was found on January 15 from the Khurai Chingangbam Leikai residence of Ng Joykumar, younger brother of MLA Ng Bijoy an INC candidate of the coming election.
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January - 15 
A report compiled by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Finance Ministry states that there has been a 400 percent increase in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) transactions in Indian's financial channels, reports Times of India. The sta
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A report compiled by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Finance Ministry states that there has been a 400 percent increase in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) transactions in Indian's financial channels, reports Times of India. The states that during 2010-11 financial year (till March 2011), the agency detected "4, 23,539 incidents of fake Indian currency notes with a value of over Rs 35 crore". There were 1, 27,781 incidents during the 2009-2010 fiscal.
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January - 15 
A suspected sympathizer of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was arrested by Kochi city Police from Chengalpettu in Chennai in connection with a human trafficking case involving Sri Lankan Tamils, reports Times of India. "We brought the acc
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A suspected sympathizer of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was arrested by Kochi city Police from Chengalpettu in Chennai in connection with a human trafficking case involving Sri Lankan Tamils, reports Times of India. "We brought the accused from Chennai on Sunday [January 15] and presented him before the local magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody," Police officials said. The case pertains to the incident in which an international human trafficking racket attempted to illegally transport 39 Sri Lankan Tamils to Australia from Kerala on a fishing boat.
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January - 15 
An injured Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre died in a hospital in Jamshedpur a few hours after his arrest from an area under Gurabandha Police Station in West Singhbhum on January 15, reports IBN Live. Gulach Munda, an accused in th
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An injured Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre died in a hospital in Jamshedpur a few hours after his arrest from an area under Gurabandha Police Station in West Singhbhum on January 15, reports IBN Live. Gulach Munda, an accused in the abduction of a block development officer in 2010 besides 15 other offences, died in the M G M Hospital. Munda sustained injury while he was trying to escape from the clutches of the Police.
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January - 15 
Birsa Commando Force (BCF) an Adivasi militant group has decided not to lay down arms before January 26 as announced by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi earlier. BCF ‘commander-in-chief’, Bir Singh Munda in this regard said, “None of our demands have been
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Birsa Commando Force (BCF) an Adivasi militant group has decided not to lay down arms before January 26 as announced by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi earlier. BCF ‘commander-in-chief’, Bir Singh Munda in this regard said, “None of our demands have been met and we have not received any kind of facilities that we ought to get during the course of our talks with the government. So we have decided not to surrender arms till we find an honourable solution.” Munda further stated that the State Government made the announcement without consulting the outfit.
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January - 15 
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, North Kashmir) Muneer Ahmad Khan said that there is 90 percent decline in militancy in Bandipora District but added that the militants in the District are using hi-tech devices and travel to Pakistan to get th
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Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, North Kashmir) Muneer Ahmad Khan said that there is 90 percent decline in militancy in Bandipora District but added that the militants in the District are using hi-tech devices and travel to Pakistan to get the training in handling them. He said Police in December 2011 arrested two militants who had recently returned from Pakistan after getting training in handling the hi-tech gadgets.
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January - 15 
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lieutenant General K T Parnaik said on January 15 that nearly 2,500 militants were camping in terrorist training camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Some 300 militants were al
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lieutenant General K T Parnaik said on January 15 that nearly 2,500 militants were camping in terrorist training camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Some 300 militants were also camping in launching pads in Pakistan and PoK. "Camps in PoK and Pakistan have 2,000 to 2,500 terrorists as per our own sources. However, in launching pads (along the borderline with Pakistan) they are around 300 or so," he said. On the security situation in J&K, the Army Commander said it was good. "Violence parameters have been down in 2011. Last year was a fruitful year. We had a fair amount of peace in the state," he added. "Though there had been continued attempts to push terrorists into this side of the border yet we successfully thwarted most of them. As per the reports, there would be attempts to revive the terrorists activities in the State as such we all have to remain alert and take pre-emptive measures," he added, according to Daily Excelsior. To a question about reports of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) revitalizing woman cadre, he said, "We keep getting these inputs from the intelligence sources. Frequent reports keep coming to us through sources about whatever happens across the border so far as terrorist mechanism is concerned. There are reports that woman cadre of the LeT is being trained in Muzaffarabad area of the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir before being pushed into this side of the border. However, this is not yet corroborated. We have not shared this report officially with the State Government and anyone else and it will require sometime to further corroborate.”
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January - 15 
Hindustan Times reports that alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants Salman alias Chotu and Shahzad Ahmed alias Pappu have allegedly confessed to the Bangalore Police that they had got explosives for the 2008 Delhi serial blasts from Udupi, a coasta
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Hindustan Times reports that alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants Salman alias Chotu and Shahzad Ahmed alias Pappu have allegedly confessed to the Bangalore Police that they had got explosives for the 2008 Delhi serial blasts from Udupi, a coastal town in Karnataka. Both Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)-trained Salman and Shahzad, natives of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and arrested by Delhi Police in 2011, are co-accused in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blast case in 2010. In their confessional statement, they allegedly told the Bangalore anti-terrorism cell that their associates Mohammed Saif (now in jail) and Khalid (absconding) went to Udupi on August 31, 2008, and brought the explosives to Delhi on September 3, 2008. The Delhi blasts took place on September1 3, 2008.
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January - 15 
in continuation of bomb attacks against Congress candidates and workers in the run up to the election, residences of an India national Congress (INC) candidate’s younger brother and three Congress workers were threatened with hand grenades.
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in continuation of bomb attacks against Congress candidates and workers in the run up to the election, residences of an India national Congress (INC) candidate’s younger brother and three Congress workers were threatened with hand grenades.
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January - 15 
In continued violence ahead of the election on January 28, three suspected militants were killed in a reported encounter with a team of Imphal West Police commandos on January 15 at the inter-village road connecting Iroishemba and Lamdeng village on
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In continued violence ahead of the election on January 28, three suspected militants were killed in a reported encounter with a team of Imphal West Police commandos on January 15 at the inter-village road connecting Iroishemba and Lamdeng village on Langol hills of Imphal West District, reports The Sangai Express. One AK rifle, one pistol and one hand grenade were recovered from the slain men. Their identities are yet to be established.
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January - 15 
Intensifying its drive to curb terror funding, the Union Government has asked the Jammu and Kashmir Police as well as the Enforcement Directorate to seek help from the RBI in monitoring transfer of funds meant for separatist groups for alleged anti-n
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Intensifying its drive to curb terror funding, the Union Government has asked the Jammu and Kashmir Police as well as the Enforcement Directorate to seek help from the RBI in monitoring transfer of funds meant for separatist groups for alleged anti-national activities, including disturbing peace in the State, according to Daily Excelsior. The Union Home Ministry recently convened a meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary R K Singh in Delhi where broad contours of terror financing were discussed, official sources said on January 15.
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January - 15 
of the three suspected militants shot dead in an encounter with Imphal West commandos on the road connecting Iroishemba to Lamdeng on January 15, one has turned out to be an Assam Rifles personnel identified as one Muhammad Abdul Haque, reports The S
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of the three suspected militants shot dead in an encounter with Imphal West commandos on the road connecting Iroishemba to Lamdeng on January 15, one has turned out to be an Assam Rifles personnel identified as one Muhammad Abdul Haque, reports The Sangai Express. The other two deceased have also been identified as Moirangthem Ibungo and Thokchom.
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January - 15 
Officials of the Fort branch of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai carrying out an audit of old and worn-out currency notes found Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) totaling over INR 388000 had been deposited with the bank between September 20
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Officials of the Fort branch of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai carrying out an audit of old and worn-out currency notes found Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) totaling over INR 388000 had been deposited with the bank between September 2010 and June 2011, reports DNA. Following the incident, the Police on January 15 arrested a man, Said-ul alias Aslam Suratali Shaikh, a Jharkhand native living at Pydhonie. Another significant fact was that small denomination notes were also deposited in the bank, which is very rare, said the Police. Interestingly, the fake notes were deposited in the department that checks and exchanges torn and unusable notes.
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January - 15 
on January 15, SFs arrested two lady arms dealers from Kwakta and Phugakchou areas in Bishnupur District. One of the arrested persons is identified as Boino alias Boicy, from whom one 9 mm pistol with five 7.62 mm live rounds were recovered. Another
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on January 15, SFs arrested two lady arms dealers from Kwakta and Phugakchou areas in Bishnupur District. One of the arrested persons is identified as Boino alias Boicy, from whom one 9 mm pistol with five 7.62 mm live rounds were recovered. Another lady arms dealer namely Negchin Haokip alias Chin was arrested along-with one 7.62 mm pistol from Phugakchou area. Both the arms dealers confessed to their involvement in illegal arms trafficking for various banned militant outfits in Manipur.
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January - 15 
Paresh Baruah would expel United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and other senior leaders and Central Committee of the outfit permanently to start afresh the armed struggle, reports The Times of Assam. Further, Senior Anti
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Paresh Baruah would expel United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and other senior leaders and Central Committee of the outfit permanently to start afresh the armed struggle, reports The Times of Assam. Further, Senior Anti –Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) leaders, Drishti Rajkhowa alias Manoj Rabha and Bijay Das alias Bijay Chinese would now act as the overall Commander of Lower and Upper Assam region respectively.
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January - 15 
SFs arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) cadre from Sangaiprou FCS godown area in Imphal East District. The arrested militant was identified as Hamom James Singh. Three live ammunitions of AK series and three extortion no
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SFs arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) cadre from Sangaiprou FCS godown area in Imphal East District. The arrested militant was identified as Hamom James Singh. Three live ammunitions of AK series and three extortion notes of KCP-MC were recovered from him.
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January - 15 
SFs arrested three National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Ranjan Daimari (NDFB-RD) militants at Amguri in Kokrajhar District on January 15, reports The Telegraph. The arrested militants were identified as Akhanti Boro alias Ajit, (22), Mwikhwm Borgoya
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SFs arrested three National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Ranjan Daimari (NDFB-RD) militants at Amguri in Kokrajhar District on January 15, reports The Telegraph. The arrested militants were identified as Akhanti Boro alias Ajit, (22), Mwikhwm Borgoyary alias Minislu (24), and ‘Chirang District Section Commander ‘Janen Narzary alias Jebra, (24). Three pistols, 10 rounds of live ammunition, 5 SIMs, 3 mobile handsets, money receipt book, a notepad and a bag were recovered from them.
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January - 15 
some unidentified persons lobbed two hand grenades at the residences of Muhammad Hajmad Ali and Muhammad Chaoba. Both Hajmad and Chaoba were the active workers of Allaudin Khan, an INC candidate. The grenades which failed to blast were recovered.
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some unidentified persons lobbed two hand grenades at the residences of Muhammad Hajmad Ali and Muhammad Chaoba. Both Hajmad and Chaoba were the active workers of Allaudin Khan, an INC candidate. The grenades which failed to blast were recovered.
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January - 15 
the BSF troops of border outpost at Beldova in West Garo Hills also arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler identified as Jahidur Rahaman while he was infiltrating into India from Bangladesh to collect a consignment. The BSF also recovered Bangladeshi
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the BSF troops of border outpost at Beldova in West Garo Hills also arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler identified as Jahidur Rahaman while he was infiltrating into India from Bangladesh to collect a consignment. The BSF also recovered Bangladeshi Taka 40,000 from him.
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January - 15 
The Election Commission of India (EC) has received specific intelligence reports that money is being pumped into Uttar Pradesh (UP) from West Asia through hawala (illegal money transfer) channels for the forthcoming state elections, reports Live Mint
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The Election Commission of India (EC) has received specific intelligence reports that money is being pumped into Uttar Pradesh (UP) from West Asia through hawala (illegal money transfer) channels for the forthcoming state elections, reports Live Mint. According to EC officials, the money from Saudi Arabia and Dubai is being routed through illegal channels into constituencies such as Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Saharanpur, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. State Police has seized INR 350 million of unaccounted cash this week in UP.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from separate places during anti-Maoist operations in Latehar and Bokaro Districts on January 15-16, reports The Hindu. The two arrestees are identified as ‘ar
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from separate places during anti-Maoist operations in Latehar and Bokaro Districts on January 15-16, reports The Hindu. The two arrestees are identified as ‘area commander' Janaki Mahato and Maoist cadre Moti Mahato from villages situated near Jhumra foothills, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Prasant Karn said. As many as seven Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) were recovered at Barwadih in Latehar District during search operation. Besides four IEDS, the SFs recovered 500 grams of gun powder, 15 metre black wire, 20 kg ammonium nitrate, a double barrel gun and one country-made gun, the ASP said.
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January - 15 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces on January 15 arrested five top cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) from Athibung area in Peren District of Nagaland. SFs recovered sophisticated arms and ammunition from them.
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces on January 15 arrested five top cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) from Athibung area in Peren District of Nagaland. SFs recovered sophisticated arms and ammunition from them. The four cadres are still in the custody of Assam Rifles. Another NSCN-K cadre, identified as Isak Sumi, was also arrested along with the other four but was later released as he had an identity card issued by the Centre.
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January - 15 
the troops of border outpost in Dawki, Jaintia Hills arrested a Manipuri linkman identified as Babu Patra while he was trying to cross over to India. The BSF suspects that the arrested person has links with Manipur based militants.
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the troops of border outpost in Dawki, Jaintia Hills arrested a Manipuri linkman identified as Babu Patra while he was trying to cross over to India. The BSF suspects that the arrested person has links with Manipur based militants.
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January - 15 
two ATM vans, belonging to two private banks, were seized with nearly INR 130 million in cash UP last week, reports Times of India. Asian Age adds that specific information that operatives in Nepal backed by Inter Services Intelligence Agency (I
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two ATM vans, belonging to two private banks, were seized with nearly INR 130 million in cash UP last week, reports Times of India. Asian Age adds that specific information that operatives in Nepal backed by Inter Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) are viewing the UP polls as an opportunity to pump in large amounts of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) into this country.
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January - 15 
unidentified militants set ablaze a loaded truck in Manipur’s Senapati district on January 15 for not paying ‘tax’ to the outfit, official reports said The Shillong Times reports.
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unidentified militants set ablaze a loaded truck in Manipur’s Senapati district on January 15 for not paying ‘tax’ to the outfit, official reports said The Shillong Times reports.
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January - 15 
An Afghan girl (9), identified as Haleem, carrying 50 bullets and an Afghan man, identified as Gul Mohammad (25) were arrested by Security Force deployed at the main procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s Chehlum in Kashmiri Bazaar in Lahore District on
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An Afghan girl (9), identified as Haleem, carrying 50 bullets and an Afghan man, identified as Gul Mohammad (25) were arrested by Security Force deployed at the main procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s Chehlum in Kashmiri Bazaar in Lahore District on January 15, reported Dawn. Haleema, and her neighbor, 25-year-old Gul Mohammad, were spotted acting suspiciously by the Police and Civil Defense Staff. Initial reports revealed that the man who was carrying an Afghan refugee card and PKR10, said that he was going to Chakwal District to hand over the girl to her parents and did not know about the bullets. However, when Police contacted on the address in Chakwal, they could not trace the family of the girl. Afterwards, the Police arrested the girl’s uncle from Dhoke Hassu in Rawalpindi District. However, the investigators did not give details about why the girl was carrying the bullets.
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January - 15 
At least 18 people, belonging to the Shia sect, were killed while 30 others were wounded when a bomb exploded near a procession marking Arbain or the chehlum (40th day) of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s martyrdom in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District on
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At least 18 people, belonging to the Shia sect, were killed while 30 others were wounded when a bomb exploded near a procession marking Arbain or the chehlum (40th day) of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s martyrdom in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District on January 15, reported Daily Times. No outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 15 
four members of a family hailing from Punjab province were abducted from Loralai area in Barkan District by unidentified armed militants, who intercepted their vehicle Chori Bridge while they were on their way to Quetta. The abductees were identified
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four members of a family hailing from Punjab province were abducted from Loralai area in Barkan District by unidentified armed militants, who intercepted their vehicle Chori Bridge while they were on their way to Quetta. The abductees were identified as National Bank Cantt Branch Manager Ghafoor Khan, Yasir and Jabar working in National Bachat Bank and Khuzdar College Professor Abdul Shakoor Khan.
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January - 15 
In a sectarian killing incident, a security guard, identified as Musa Khan, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Jam colony imambargah in Quetta on January 15, reported Daily Times.
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In a sectarian killing incident, a security guard, identified as Musa Khan, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Jam colony imambargah in Quetta on January 15, reported Daily Times.
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January - 15 
the TTP said Hakimullah was still alive, but their denial was far less assertive than one issued in 2010 after media reports said he had been killed in a drone strike. “There is no truth in reports about his death. However, he is a human being and ca
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the TTP said Hakimullah was still alive, but their denial was far less assertive than one issued in 2010 after media reports said he had been killed in a drone strike. “There is no truth in reports about his death. However, he is a human being and can die any time. He is a holy warrior and we will wish him martyrdom,” TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan said. “We will continue jihad if Hakimullah is alive or dead. There are so many lions in this jungle and one lion will replace another one to continue this noble mission.”
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January - 15 
The United States (US) on January 15 urged Pakistan to “really lead and conduct a dialogue that takes the Balochistan issue forward”, reported Dawn. “The US is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Balochistan, especially targeted killings,
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The United States (US) on January 15 urged Pakistan to “really lead and conduct a dialogue that takes the Balochistan issue forward”, reported Dawn. “The US is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Balochistan, especially targeted killings, disappearances and other human rights abuses,” said State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland. “This is a complex issue. We strongly believe that the best way forward is for all the parties to resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue,” adding, “And we also urge them to really lead and conduct a dialogue that takes this issue forward.”
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January - 15 
the meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) central committee (CC), which was put off numerous times, ended on January 15 with the party establishment and the hardliner Mohan Baidya faction agreeing to put aside their differe
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the meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) central committee (CC), which was put off numerous times, ended on January 15 with the party establishment and the hardliner Mohan Baidya faction agreeing to put aside their differences for the time being in order to avert a vertical split in the party, reports Nepal News. Describing the temporary unity as a "transitional solution", the Maoist CC decided to put on hold both the political paper of party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and vice chairman Baidya's counter-proposal. Dahal's paper proposed to focus on concluding the peace process and constitution-drafting while Baidya's document accused the party leadership of compromising party's ideology and proposed to prepare for "people's revolt".
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January - 15 
Police recovered a 3.3-rifle, 277 bullets and 16 magazines from Miapara village of Phulbari sub-district in Kurigram District on January 15, reports Daily Star. Police said a labourer, Abdur Rashid, while digging earth in a bamboo garden found a wood
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Police recovered a 3.3-rifle, 277 bullets and 16 magazines from Miapara village of Phulbari sub-district in Kurigram District on January 15, reports Daily Star. Police said a labourer, Abdur Rashid, while digging earth in a bamboo garden found a wooden box containing the arm and ammunition. However, no one was arrested, said Mohammad Abdul Monayem, officer in-charge of Phulbari Police Station.
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January - 15 
A massive recruitment program has been launched to enlist Tamil-speaking men and women from the Northern and Eastern provinces to foster a good relationship between diverse ethnic communities, Police media spokesman, Superintendent of Police Ajith Ro
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A massive recruitment program has been launched to enlist Tamil-speaking men and women from the Northern and Eastern provinces to foster a good relationship between diverse ethnic communities, Police media spokesman, Superintendent of Police Ajith Rohana told the Sunday Observer. 50 Tamil-speaking males have been selected as Sub Inspectors of Police to undergo training at the Police Training School at Kalutara from January 25. On completion of training the Probationary Sub Inspectors of Police will be posted to Tamil- speaking areas of the Northern and Eastern provinces where they can attend to their work in their own language. This is the largest batch of Tamil-speaking Police Sub Inspectors to be selected since the setting up of the Police Department almost 146 years ago. The Police spokesman said that following the recruitment drive launched in 2011 the Police Department had received a large number of applications from Tamil- speaking individuals, men and women from the Northern and Eastern provinces who have expressed their willingness to join as Police constables. The prospective applicants are being interviewed by senior police officers to fill the cadre of 350 constables which had fallen vacant in Northern and Eastern provinces. “We hope to recruit these constables as early as possible and they will be posted to Tamil-speaking areas,” he added.
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January - 15 
Commenting on the ongoing talks between the Government and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Presidential adviser for reconciliation and member of the Government delegation for the Government-TNA discussions, Rajiva Wijesinha told the Daily News tha
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Commenting on the ongoing talks between the Government and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Presidential adviser for reconciliation and member of the Government delegation for the Government-TNA discussions, Rajiva Wijesinha told the Daily News that “there is an increasing perception that there are many common factors between us and there is a desire on both sides to have a positive solution”. “There are one or two issues which will obviously take a longer time, rather than trying to resolve the more difficult question first, resolving the easier issues first will be more productive. Because then you realize that the difficult problems are not so difficult” Wijesinha said. “On the merger of the Northern and the Eastern Provinces, frankly the Government’s position is very clear that it is not possible. The TNA also realizes that it is a bit of a hangover from the 1980s. However on land and police powers I think we can compromise if neither side is dogmatic. There are various other things where there is close possibilities of agreement, for example the Second Chamber etc”, he said. The next round of talks between the Government and the TNA is scheduled to begin on January 17.
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January - 15 
the External Affairs Ministry has directed the country's missions in Europe to keep a close watch on the activities of LTTE front organizations in their respective countries. The Ministry has issued the directive following the controversial release o
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the External Affairs Ministry has directed the country's missions in Europe to keep a close watch on the activities of LTTE front organizations in their respective countries. The Ministry has issued the directive following the controversial release of postal stamps depicting LTTE images in several countries where pro-LTTE organizations have tried to continue with the propaganda through stamps.
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January - 15 
The United States (US) granted President Mahinda Rajapaksa immunity from a law suit filed in a US court against him by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil Diaspora, according to Colombo Page. The US filed a "Suggestion of Immunity"
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The United States (US) granted President Mahinda Rajapaksa immunity from a law suit filed in a US court against him by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil Diaspora, according to Colombo Page. The US filed a "Suggestion of Immunity" at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on January 13 for President Rajapaksa recognizing him as the "sitting head of state of a foreign state." "In this case, because the Executive Branch has determined that President Rajapaksa, as the sitting head of a foreign state, enjoys head of state immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts in light of his current status, President Rajapaksa is entitled to immunity from the jurisdiction of this Court over this suit," the Assistant Attorney General wrote. The lawsuit filed by Kasippillai Manoharan, and two others seeks USD 30 million on behalf of three plaintiffs who said their relatives were killed in three incidents, including the Sri Lankan army's offensive in 2009 against the final holdout of the LTTE.
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January - 15 
The We Are Sri Lankan (WASL) organization led by the dissidents of Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said the rehabilitated former LTTE members should be given equal rights and not be sidelined. WASL Convener, Udul Premaratne said that t
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The We Are Sri Lankan (WASL) organization led by the dissidents of Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said the rehabilitated former LTTE members should be given equal rights and not be sidelined. WASL Convener, Udul Premaratne said that the Government was critical of organizations that stood and fought for ethnic harmony. He said that statement made by some Government ministers that their organization is backed by the LTTE was made with the intention of suppressing the movement in its struggle to get the authorities to address the needs of the society. "We have no such links and will not be involved in any separatist movement," he added. Premaratne particularly condemned the statement made by Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake on the January 11 at the Jaffna University that there were LTTE elements at the university. "If the Government continues to make such statements and sideline some members from society making false allegations it would justify the formation of another separatist movement at some point," he warned.
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January - 16 
a blast was averted near the residence of Khumukcham Joykishan, Trinamool candidate of Thangmeiband AC. Lamphel Police team defused the IED which was found inside the poly bag along with a cauliflower.
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a blast was averted near the residence of Khumukcham Joykishan, Trinamool candidate of Thangmeiband AC. Lamphel Police team defused the IED which was found inside the poly bag along with a cauliflower.
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January - 16 
Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF) ‘area commander’ Ranjit Murmu expressed shock on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi recent statement that nine (including five Adivasi) groups are going to surrender before Republic day (January 26), reports The Times of India. Murm
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Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF) ‘area commander’ Ranjit Murmu expressed shock on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi recent statement that nine (including five Adivasi) groups are going to surrender before Republic day (January 26), reports The Times of India. Murmu said, "We are surprised to hear such an announcement from the chief minister. Delhi and Dispur have promised that they will fulfill our demands by September but they are still to act. We are discussing the matter and our future strategies."
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January - 16 
An armed group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), shot dead a cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), identified as Avdhesh Yadav (45), in Palamu District in the night of January 16, reports Ranchi Express. The slain TPC cadre wa
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An armed group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), shot dead a cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), identified as Avdhesh Yadav (45), in Palamu District in the night of January 16, reports Ranchi Express. The slain TPC cadre was a resident of Jhargada village under Hussainabad subdivision of the District.
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January - 16 
another suspected Maoist, Andharu Gadaseth, had been arrested in the District on January 16 in relation to the same double murder case. Andharu was a student of Netaji Subhash College at Tumudibandh in the District. According to Police sources, he ha
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another suspected Maoist, Andharu Gadaseth, had been arrested in the District on January 16 in relation to the same double murder case. Andharu was a student of Netaji Subhash College at Tumudibandh in the District. According to Police sources, he had escaped to Kerala after the double murder. Central Reserve Police Force, Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, Special Operation Group and District police are conducting joint anti-Maoist operations in Srirampur, Kotagarh, Daringibadi and Brahmanigaon areas in the District.
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January - 16 
Chief Minister Raman Singh on January 16 said that providing all facilities to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested Districts in the State and bringing back Maoists to the mainstream is on the topmost agenda of his Government, report
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Chief Minister Raman Singh on January 16 said that providing all facilities to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested Districts in the State and bringing back Maoists to the mainstream is on the topmost agenda of his Government, reports The Times of India. He was addressing a public gathering to mark the creation of Sukma District, carved out of Maoist-affected Dantewada.
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January - 16 
From paying off an ailing father's medical bills and eliminating sworn enemies to death threats - the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) resorts to every tactics to rope in new recruits, reports The Times of India. And if the accounts of fo
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From paying off an ailing father's medical bills and eliminating sworn enemies to death threats - the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) resorts to every tactics to rope in new recruits, reports The Times of India. And if the accounts of four surrendered Maoists are any indication, it's everything but ideology that forced them to take up arms against their own people. Squad members Lombodar Majhi, Bhojohari Mahato, Karan Koiborto and Sukdeb Mahato had surrendered before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Jhargram on January 12 and were allowed by police to speak to the media in Midnapore on January 16. They said they were quickly disillusioned with the Maoists.
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January - 16 
India and Nepal on January 16 decided to intensify cooperation in sharing terror-related information on a real-time basis and check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), according to Hindustan Times. The two sides decided to raise the le
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India and Nepal on January 16 decided to intensify cooperation in sharing terror-related information on a real-time basis and check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), according to Hindustan Times. The two sides decided to raise the level of counter-terror cooperation and decided that the two home secretaries could directly take up terror-related issues on a real-time basis.
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January - 16 
Kandhamal Police arrested Manmohan Pradhan, the husband of the sarpanch (head of panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Sonepur panchayat in Daringibadi block and two others identified as Suneswar Baladamajhi and Petaguluduka
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Kandhamal Police arrested Manmohan Pradhan, the husband of the sarpanch (head of panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Sonepur panchayat in Daringibadi block and two others identified as Suneswar Baladamajhi and Petaguluduka for their reported involvement in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence in various places in Kandhamal District on January 16, reports The Times of India. Pradhan was arrested from his home. The two other accused were arrested during anti-Maoist combing operations. While Baladamajhi is a resident of Malliguda near Kotagarh, Petaguluduka hailed from Dembaguda in Chandrapur area in Rayagada District. The Police said Pradhan was involved in planting landmines in Daringibadi Police Station area in December, 2011. He also supplied rice and other food items to the Maoists, the Police said. Baladamajhi was involved in an exchange of fire between Maoists and security personnel at Malliguda in January 2010. Petaguluduka was involved in the death of three policemen in a landmine blast at Srirampur near Kotagarh on January 5.
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January - 16 
Kanglaonline reports that two persons, identified as Thoi and Lamkhai, said to be workers of Indian national Congress (INC) party, were reportedly abducted by unidentified armed persons on January 16 from Karong in Senapati District. The abducted per
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Kanglaonline reports that two persons, identified as Thoi and Lamkhai, said to be workers of Indian national Congress (INC) party, were reportedly abducted by unidentified armed persons on January 16 from Karong in Senapati District. The abducted persons were working for the INC candidate DD Thaisi contesting for Karong assembly constituency.
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January - 16 
Kanglaonline reports that two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and two others got injured when suspected militants ambushed a patrol of the Assam Rifles near Jhoukhonom village in Churachandpur District on the Myanmar border on January 16. A
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Kanglaonline reports that two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and two others got injured when suspected militants ambushed a patrol of the Assam Rifles near Jhoukhonom village in Churachandpur District on the Myanmar border on January 16. According to the Police the militants snatched away one weapon from the SFs after the attack. The incident happened when troops of 39th Assam Rifles on patrol came under attack from heavily armed militants near border pillar No. 46 close to Jhoukhom village under Singhat Police station. There was a gun battle thereafter which lasted for half-an-hour. Details are still awaited. However, a press release from the Co-ordination Committee (CorCom) of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) , Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) , Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro), Revolutinary People’s Front (RPF), United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and United People`s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) has said that three constituent members of CorCom: PREPAK-Pro, RPF and UNLF were behind the ambush of the security personnel of the 39th Assam Rifles. No casualties were sustained on the side of CorCom and those who took part in the attack have returned safely to base, the release said.
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January - 16 
Mumbai Mirror on January 16 (today) reported that the three men who planned and executed serial blasts in Mumbai and Delhi High Court blast in 2011, were holed up in an apartment in Byculla, not more than 15 minutes' walk from the Anti-Terrorist Squa
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Mumbai Mirror on January 16 (today) reported that the three men who planned and executed serial blasts in Mumbai and Delhi High Court blast in 2011, were holed up in an apartment in Byculla, not more than 15 minutes' walk from the Anti-Terrorist Squad's Nagpada headquarters, till just a few weeks ago. The report quoting reliable sources said, the trio - comprising two Pakistanis and India's most wanted Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh of Indian Mujahideen (IM) - during their stay in Mumbai, found time to travel to Delhi to plant a bomb near Delhi High Court. The safe house, an apartment on the third floor of Habib building near Byculla Railway Station, is now locked and its owner a woman has been detained by the ATS for questioning. An unidentified man who had negotiated the apartment's lease, has also been picked up.
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January - 16 
One person was killed and another got injured when Security Forces allegedly fired at their car after they ignored a warning to stop for checking during a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) State-wide bandh (shutdown strike) in Palamu Distr
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One person was killed and another got injured when Security Forces allegedly fired at their car after they ignored a warning to stop for checking during a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) State-wide bandh (shutdown strike) in Palamu District on January 16, reports IBN Live. "The CRPF and the District Police who were patrolling after the Maoists called a state wide shutdown last night [January 16] opened fire on the car after the occupants ignored their call to stop for checking at Sultani Ghati," Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup T Mathew said. "Dara Singh alias Devendra Singh, who was driving the car, died in the car while Ajit Singh suffered bullet wounds and was referred to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi," the SP said. The duo hailed from Jangop village in Aurangabad District in Bihar, Mathew said and added they were returning home when the incident happened.
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January - 16 
Parveen Akhter, wife of Mohammad Azam of Mendhar in Poonch District, has turned out to be another woman militant with confirmed involvement of her links with a Pakistan based militant of LeT outfit, also named as Mohammad Azam. Police arrested Parvee
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Parveen Akhter, wife of Mohammad Azam of Mendhar in Poonch District, has turned out to be another woman militant with confirmed involvement of her links with a Pakistan based militant of LeT outfit, also named as Mohammad Azam. Police arrested Parveen Akhter along with Bashir Akhter of Qasba in Poonch District. During questioning, Parveen Akhter alias Parveena is said to have disclosed that Mohammad Azam used to smuggle weapons from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) up to the Line of Control (LoC) at fixed spots in Poonch District. Parveena picked up the weapons, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), SIM cards and other material from the LoC and supplied them to militants, including Mohammad Hafiz of Surankote. Hafiz has already been arrested by Srinagar Police.
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January - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Padamdhar Moran alias Poya Kaye (35), at Makum under Makum Police Station in Tinsukia District on January 16.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Padamdhar Moran alias Poya Kaye (35), at Makum under Makum Police Station in Tinsukia District on January 16.
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January - 16 
security was intensified in the Maoist-affected areas in Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada Districts after intelligence inputs on Maoists pitching camps there.
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security was intensified in the Maoist-affected areas in Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada Districts after intelligence inputs on Maoists pitching camps there.
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January - 16 
SFs arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre from Karong area in Senapati District while travelling in Hyundai Santro vehicle on January 16. Search of the vehicle reportedly led to the recovery of 2 meter green C
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SFs arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre from Karong area in Senapati District while travelling in Hyundai Santro vehicle on January 16. Search of the vehicle reportedly led to the recovery of 2 meter green Cordex, some brown Cordex and 100 grams of plastic explosive. It was revealed that he was planning to carry out numerous bombings to terrorize the public during elections.
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January - 16 
SFs arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Sapring Rabha (29) alias Khaplang, from Kasumari village under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District on January 16. One .22 mm pistol, one round of live ammunition w
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SFs arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Sapring Rabha (29) alias Khaplang, from Kasumari village under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District on January 16. One .22 mm pistol, one round of live ammunition was recovered from him.
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January - 16 
SFs arrested one cadre each of the proscribed UNLF and KCP-Military Council (KCP-MC) in Thoubal District. The release identified the UNLF cadre as Phuritsabam Ghambeishing Singh, and the KCP cadre as Keisham Doren Meitei.
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SFs arrested one cadre each of the proscribed UNLF and KCP-Military Council (KCP-MC) in Thoubal District. The release identified the UNLF cadre as Phuritsabam Ghambeishing Singh, and the KCP cadre as Keisham Doren Meitei.
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January - 16 
The Shillong Times reports that suspected Rabha tribal militants on January 16 abducted the manager of a firm identified as Ganeshyam Das, working on a railway project in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills District, bordering Assam. He was abducted at gun p
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The Shillong Times reports that suspected Rabha tribal militants on January 16 abducted the manager of a firm identified as Ganeshyam Das, working on a railway project in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills District, bordering Assam. He was abducted at gun point by two unidentified men after he visited the railway line construction site at Mendipathar area in East Garo Hills, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Rajiv Mehta said. Though no militant group has claimed responsibility, intelligence agencies suspect the handiwork of Rabha Viper Army — a rebel group operating largely in Rabha tribe-inhabited areas in Assam’s Goalpara District and certain areas of Meghalaya’s East and West Garo Hills Districts. The Rabha Viper Army was formed with the support of Assam-based outfit, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in 2008.
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January - 16 
The Shillong Times reports that two Garo youths, identified as Pak Momin and Engti Marak, were shot dead by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on January 16, suspecting them to be Police informers. According to Police, the two youth hailing from Ko
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The Shillong Times reports that two Garo youths, identified as Pak Momin and Engti Marak, were shot dead by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on January 16, suspecting them to be Police informers. According to Police, the two youth hailing from Konchikol village were killed near their homes under Resubelpara Sub-Division in East Garo Hills District.
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January - 16 
The Times of India reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected United Liberation Army of Bruland (ULAB) militant at Piplapunjee near Bazaricherra in Karimganj District on January 16. SFs recovered one AK-47 rifle, a .9 mm Mauser-Weker pisto
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The Times of India reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected United Liberation Army of Bruland (ULAB) militant at Piplapunjee near Bazaricherra in Karimganj District on January 16. SFs recovered one AK-47 rifle, a .9 mm Mauser-Weker pistol and ammunition from the encounter site.
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January - 16 
the two personnel of 39 Assam Rifles who were killed on January 16 ambush at Zokhonuam located at about 20 kilometres along the international border with Myanmar from Singngat in Churachandpur District have been identified as havildar Rajendra, a res
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the two personnel of 39 Assam Rifles who were killed on January 16 ambush at Zokhonuam located at about 20 kilometres along the international border with Myanmar from Singngat in Churachandpur District have been identified as havildar Rajendra, a resident of Bareilley District in Uttar Pradesh and constable Lakhinath Deori from Arunachal Pradesh
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January - 16 
The Union Government has accorded formal sanction for the creation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Integrated Intelligence Wing, reports The Pioneer. Among others, it will include an intelligence school that will train the officers and men
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The Union Government has accorded formal sanction for the creation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Integrated Intelligence Wing, reports The Pioneer. Among others, it will include an intelligence school that will train the officers and men of paramilitary force in collecting intelligence in the Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas. The Union Home Ministry has approved creation of 468 posts for the intelligence school to be created at the CRPF Group Centre at Kadarpur in Gurgaon. The school will be headed by a principal, who will be a Commandant-rank officer. The faculty will comprise CRPF officers, who have been trained with Intelligence Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing and Military Intelligence. Complete “Training of Trainers Course” and guest faculties will be drawn from the Central intelligence school.
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January - 16 
two Trinamool Congress (TMC) party candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections came under bomb attack on January 16 while preparations were going on for their flag hoisting ceremonies. The first blast happened at Naharup, near the residence of
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two Trinamool Congress (TMC) party candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections came under bomb attack on January 16 while preparations were going on for their flag hoisting ceremonies. The first blast happened at Naharup, near the residence of Panganbam Premananda, the Trinamool candidate for Kshetrigao AC. No casualties were reported in the blast.
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January - 16 
with just a few weeks to go before panchayat (village level local self-government institution) elections, Maoists have started campaigning against the polls in Koraput District, reports The Times of India. The Maoists have put up posters and banners
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with just a few weeks to go before panchayat (village level local self-government institution) elections, Maoists have started campaigning against the polls in Koraput District, reports The Times of India. The Maoists have put up posters and banners in various parts of the District, urging voters not to participate in the poll process. A number of such posters were spotted at Dandabadi and Ramagiri areas under Boipariguda Police limits and at several areas under Narayanpatna Police limits on January 16. Maoist fear in Narayanpatna is evident given that single candidates have filed nominations in six out of nine panchayats in the block for the post of sarpanch (head of panchayat). Similarly, seven out of nine posts of samiti (block level local self-government institution) members are uncontested in the block. Sources said people preferred not to file nominations in the Maoist-dominated panchayats in Narayanpatna. "It is quite possible that the rebels might have selected the candidates where single nominations have been filed and no other candidate dares to contest the election against the candidate chosen by the Maoists," said a block level official, engaged in the election process at Narayanpatna.
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January - 16 
another dead body that was found on January 16 from Chetkhan area of the same District was identified as that of Muhammad Azeem Sasoli, a resident of Surab area of Kalat District. Sasoli had been missing for the last one year. Earlier, the identity o
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another dead body that was found on January 16 from Chetkhan area of the same District was identified as that of Muhammad Azeem Sasoli, a resident of Surab area of Kalat District. Sasoli had been missing for the last one year. Earlier, the identity of the dead body was not reported.
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January - 16 
As many as 14,362 people, including 150 women, have “disappeared” in Balochistan since 2001 and 370 mutilated bodies have been found in different parts of the province so far, The News reported quoting Qadeer Baloch, Vice President of Voice for Baloc
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As many as 14,362 people, including 150 women, have “disappeared” in Balochistan since 2001 and 370 mutilated bodies have been found in different parts of the province so far, The News reported quoting Qadeer Baloch, Vice President of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons on January 16. Sitting in a camp in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, since January 1, 2012 to protest against the “disappearances” of Baloch people, Qadeer said about 250,000 people from Marri and Dera Bugti areas had migrated to other provinces and even to Afghanistan since their lives were in danger. The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons has so far organised three protest camps outside the KPC, two in Islamabad and several in Quetta. “The precarious situation in Balochistan can be gauged from the fact that along with adults, 169 children are also missing,” Qadeer said. Speaking at a News Conference on International Human Rights Day at the KPC, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Zohra Yusuf had said the establishment saw the problem of Balochistan as a “security issue” but it would not be fair to say it wanted to get rid of Balochistan. However, she went on to say that the Government in Balochistan was ineffective. HRCP figures about “missing” people were conservative as compared to claims made by Baloch nationalists. Yusuf said Baloch nationalists claimed that 5,000-7,000 people were “missing” in Balochistan, but HRCP figures were more conservative. “It is a matter of grave alarm that 107 new cases of enforced disappearance have been reported in Balochistan in 2011, and the ‘missing persons’ are increasingly turning up dead,” she added.
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January - 16 
At least 10 militants were killed in an armed clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Bahlol area of Kohlu District on January 16, reports Dawn. Official sources said that militants attacked personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) in an area close to Ch
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At least 10 militants were killed in an armed clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Bahlol area of Kohlu District on January 16, reports Dawn. Official sources said that militants attacked personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) in an area close to Chamalang when they were setting up a check-post. The FC retaliated, killing 10 militants. However, the SFs suffered no loss of life
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January - 16 
Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the United States talks with the Afghan Taliban won’t be result-oriented unless Pakistan and Afghanistan are included in the quest for peace. He said for lasting peace in the region the US, Pakistan and
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Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the United States talks with the Afghan Taliban won’t be result-oriented unless Pakistan and Afghanistan are included in the quest for peace. He said for lasting peace in the region the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan would require concerted efforts to evolve a common peace strategy. He urged the three stake-holders of the Afghan imbroglio to constitute a joint high-powered dialogue committee to hold effective and consequential talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. He said the Awami National Party-led Government in the province was ready to initiate peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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January - 16 
Inspector General of Frontier Corps Major General Nadir Zeb on January 16 rejected having any type of contact with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that Security Forces (SFs) were determined to restore peace in the tribal areas, reports Dawn
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Inspector General of Frontier Corps Major General Nadir Zeb on January 16 rejected having any type of contact with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that Security Forces (SFs) were determined to restore peace in the tribal areas, reports Dawn. Addressing the passing-out parade of the 16th batch of 155 new FC recruits at Landi Kotal Army camp, he said that SFs would require more time to uproot the menace of terrorism in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He said that they would utilise their full energies to achieve the desired goals. “It will take time to restore peace in tribal areas, like it took some time in Malakand and Dir”, he said. He added that restoration of peace was the main objective of SFs.
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January - 16 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar on January 16 said that law and order situation in the province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is far better than that of years ago, reports Dawn.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar on January 16 said that law and order situation in the province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is far better than that of years ago, reports Dawn.
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January - 16 
one Policeman, identified as Ghulam Mohammad (27), hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Alamgir Market near Bara Maidan within the limits of North Nazimabad Police Station.
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one Policeman, identified as Ghulam Mohammad (27), hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Alamgir Market near Bara Maidan within the limits of North Nazimabad Police Station.
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January - 16 
Police found an unidentified dead body dumped in a gunny bag in Chetkhan area of Panjgur District.
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Police found an unidentified dead body dumped in a gunny bag in Chetkhan area of Panjgur District.
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January - 16 
Police found the dead body of a teenager boy, identified as Shahzaib Baloch (17), from Mawatch Goth within the jurisdiction of Mauripur Police Station in Karachi on January 16, reported Daily Times. A Police official said the victim was missing since
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Police found the dead body of a teenager boy, identified as Shahzaib Baloch (17), from Mawatch Goth within the jurisdiction of Mauripur Police Station in Karachi on January 16, reported Daily Times. A Police official said the victim was missing since January 14, 2012, his hands and legs were tied with ropes with two bullet shots in his head and was a resident of Ali Mohammad Mohalla in Baghdadi Lyari area. Police said Lyari gang warfare was the motive behind the murder.
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January - 16 
Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of slain Akbar clan chieftain and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, on January 16 announced head money for former Army dictator and President Pervez Musharraf, reports Indian Express. Akbar Bugti, alo
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Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of slain Akbar clan chieftain and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, on January 16 announced head money for former Army dictator and President Pervez Musharraf, reports Indian Express. Akbar Bugti, along with his comrades, was killed on his way from the Bugti Hills to Marri Hills in a military operation in Kohlu District of Balochistan on August 26, 2006. The operation was allegedly ordered by Musharraf. "We will give PKR 1 million in cash and a bungalow worth 100 million rupees to anybody who kills Musharraf. And we'll also provide him full security," Shahzain Bugti said. "The gallows are ready for Musharraf. There will be serious consequences, if the government does not arrest him upon his arrival," he warned. He alleged that Musharraf was responsible for the killing of hundreds of people, adding: "He not only killed my grandfather, but also hundreds of innocent people during the Lal Mosque operation in Islamabad. Ulema have also declared him wajibul qatal (liable to be killed)."
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January - 16 
the dead body of a man, identified as Wazir Khan Marri (35), was recovered from Liari tehsil (revenue unit) of Lasbela District, reported Daily Times. According to the Balochistan Levies, some passers-by informed them after spotting the body in Liari
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the dead body of a man, identified as Wazir Khan Marri (35), was recovered from Liari tehsil (revenue unit) of Lasbela District, reported Daily Times. According to the Balochistan Levies, some passers-by informed them after spotting the body in Liari.
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January - 16 
The death toll of January 15, 2012 bomb attack on a chehlum (40th day of Imam Hussain’s martyrdom) procession at Darbar-e-Hussain Imambargah in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District rose to 21, while another bomb weighing two kilogrammes was found
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The death toll of January 15, 2012 bomb attack on a chehlum (40th day of Imam Hussain’s martyrdom) procession at Darbar-e-Hussain Imambargah in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District rose to 21, while another bomb weighing two kilogrammes was found in the same area on January 16, reported Express Tribune. Earlier the death toll stood at 18.
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January - 16 
the main pipeline supplying gas to Sindh was blown up in the Gopang area of Pat Feeder in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti District. As a result, the gas supply to Karachi and some interior parts of Sindh from the damaged pipeline was suspended. The spokesma
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the main pipeline supplying gas to Sindh was blown up in the Gopang area of Pat Feeder in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti District. As a result, the gas supply to Karachi and some interior parts of Sindh from the damaged pipeline was suspended. The spokesman of Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Sarbaz Baloch calling media from an unspecified location claimed responsibility for the blast.
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January - 16 
the private security personnel claimed to have arrested one suspect. They said that they found the man with two remote controls in his pocket. “We beat him and tried to question him but security officials took him away from us. However, the Police de
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the private security personnel claimed to have arrested one suspect. They said that they found the man with two remote controls in his pocket. “We beat him and tried to question him but security officials took him away from us. However, the Police denied any arrests.
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January - 16 
the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a report filed by the Balochistan Chief Secretary on the security situation in the province. The court said the report was “not satisfactory” because no steps had been taken to improve the security situation. A three-m
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the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a report filed by the Balochistan Chief Secretary on the security situation in the province. The court said the report was “not satisfactory” because no steps had been taken to improve the security situation. A three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, also directed the Balochistan Advocate General to submit reports from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Central Investigation Department (CID) on the law and order situation in Balochistan in the last three months on January 20. The court directed the AG to submit reports from the IB and CID, adding, “We will also seek a report from the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), if need be.” Chief Justice Chaudhry said how law and order could be maintained when the provincial Government was not serious to improve the situation. The court adjourned the case till January 20.
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January - 16 
Himalayan Times reports that a bomb disposal squad of the Nepal Army (NA) defused five bombs planted at Manpur, Banke along the Nepalgunj-Gulariya road section on January 16. Leaflets and flags of an underground outfit known as Bhagat Singh group hav
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Himalayan Times reports that a bomb disposal squad of the Nepal Army (NA) defused five bombs planted at Manpur, Banke along the Nepalgunj-Gulariya road section on January 16. Leaflets and flags of an underground outfit known as Bhagat Singh group have been discovered at the site where explosive devices were fused to explode under specific conditions.
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January - 16 
India and Nepal on January 16 decided to intensify cooperation in sharing terror-related information on a real-time basis and check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), according to Hindustan Times. The two sides decided to raise the le
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India and Nepal on January 16 decided to intensify cooperation in sharing terror-related information on a real-time basis and check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), according to Hindustan Times. The two sides decided to raise the level of counter-terror cooperation and decided that the two home secretaries could directly take up terror-related issues on a real-time basis.
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January - 16 
Nepali Congress (NC) president , Sushil Koirala met Maoist chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, at the latter's Naya Bazaar residence on January 16 and reiterated his party's concern over the stagnation in the peace process, reports Nepal News. The NC pr
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Nepali Congress (NC) president , Sushil Koirala met Maoist chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, at the latter's Naya Bazaar residence on January 16 and reiterated his party's concern over the stagnation in the peace process, reports Nepal News. The NC president urged Dahal to speed up the peace process that remains stalled after the completion of the regrouping of the combatants. The NC chairman also proposed him for a "national consensus government" in place of the Baburam Bhattarai-led government, but got no clear answer from Dahal, a Maoist source said.
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January - 16 
the Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on January 16 formed a four-member 'task-force' headed by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal to hold talks with other parties for timely conclusion of the peace process and the constitutio
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the Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on January 16 formed a four-member 'task-force' headed by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal to hold talks with other parties for timely conclusion of the peace process and the constitution-drafting. Senior leader, K.P Sharma Oli; general secretary, Ishwor Pokharel and vice chairman, Bamdev Gautam are members of the task-force.
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January - 16 
The Himalayan Times reports that a meeting of the Government partners, UCPN-M and United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) on January 16 has decided to call a meeting of the big four parties including UDMF at the earliest in order to implement the fo
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The Himalayan Times reports that a meeting of the Government partners, UCPN-M and United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) on January 16 has decided to call a meeting of the big four parties including UDMF at the earliest in order to implement the four point deal agreed between UCPN-M and UDMF and move forward the landmark November 1 7-point agreement. According to sources, both the parties have stressed on the need of concluding the ongoing peace process within a month and drafting the new constitution in four months. They have also expressed the need for making the tenure of incumbent government an effective and historic one.
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January - 16 
The Himalayan Times reports that leaders of the hard-line faction of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on January 16 reiterated that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai should tender his resignation to pave the way for a national unit
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The Himalayan Times reports that leaders of the hard-line faction of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on January 16 reiterated that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai should tender his resignation to pave the way for a national unity Government, claiming that it would expedite the remaining tasks of peace and constitution-drafting processes. Following hard-line leaders’ sand, the party has decided to give responsibility for the initiation to form a unity Government to party Vice-chairman Bhattarai himself. The meeting also decided that the party will organise nationwide political trainings from January 19 to February 3.
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January - 16 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested seven cadres of Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Tawhid in Barisal District on January 16, reports The Daily Star. On information, the team of Rab-8 raided the house of one Al Amin at Rupatali in the city and ar
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested seven cadres of Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Tawhid in Barisal District on January 16, reports The Daily Star. On information, the team of Rab-8 raided the house of one Al Amin at Rupatali in the city and arrested him along with two other cadres – Sumon Mollik and Khushi Akter. They were holding a meeting at the house, Rab sources said. Later, the same team arrested Rob Mistri, Shafiqul Islam, Zahirul Islam Tuku and Hanif Hawlader when they were distributing leaflets of their organisation at Chowdhuryhat Bazar in Uzirpur. All the seven were handed over to Uzirpur Police Station. The personnel also recovered huge books on the outfit’s activities and Jihad, video CDs and leaflets during the drive conducted in the city and Uzirpur upazila in the District.
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January - 16 
Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli said that the court is expecting the advice of the Attorney General regarding legal action against two surrendered leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. The duo, form
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Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli said that the court is expecting the advice of the Attorney General regarding legal action against two surrendered leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. The duo, former LTTE media spokesman Daya Master and translator George, surrendered to State Military in the last phase of the war against LTTE. They were held by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and later released on bail. The Magistrate also remanded LTTE's former leader of Women's Wing Thamalini further until January 30. She was arrested by CID on May 20, 2009. The court is also expecting the advice of the Attorney General regarding her.
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Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command recovered a stock of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) arms and ammunition hidden in Devapura and Chilawatte areas on January 16 and 17, reports Daily News. The recoveries included one T 56
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Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command recovered a stock of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) arms and ammunition hidden in Devapura and Chilawatte areas on January 16 and 17, reports Daily News. The recoveries included one T 56 weapon, one T 81 weapon, two T 56 magazines, one T 56 magazine, eight 81mm motor bombs, two 60 mm motor bombs and two hand grenades were also found. A number of identity cards of LTTE militants were also recovered.
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January - 16 
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne said that foreign forces are behind some of the protests held in the country. Jayaratne said that such foreign forces were behind the protests against the setting up of private universities. He observed that he has recei
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Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne said that foreign forces are behind some of the protests held in the country. Jayaratne said that such foreign forces were behind the protests against the setting up of private universities. He observed that he has received affidavits stating such facts. According to the Prime Minister, certain foreign elements including the Tamil Diaspora were hopeful of resurrecting the LTTE organization. Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the Police has to play a vital role in the country’s development, according to Daily News. The Government has given more strength and freedom to the Police to act independently, which is essential to protect peace and harmony in society to successfully realize its development objectives. “We defeated terrorism two and a half years ago. We now have to defeat other illegal activities such as underworld gangs, illicit drug dealers and robberies. The Police is meeting this challenge in a very successful manner,” the Defence Secretary added.
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January - 17 
Additional Director General of Police-Special Branch (ADGP-SB) Khagen Sarma informed the media persons on January 17 that the All Adivsasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Adivasi Cobra Force(ACF), Birsa Commando Force (BCF), Santhal Tigers’ Forum (
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Additional Director General of Police-Special Branch (ADGP-SB) Khagen Sarma informed the media persons on January 17 that the All Adivsasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Adivasi Cobra Force(ACF), Birsa Commando Force (BCF), Santhal Tigers’ Forum (STF), Adivasi People’s Army (APA), Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), United Kukigram Defense Army (UKDA), Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and the Hmar People’s Convention(HPC) are going to lay down their arms on January 24. Assam Times put the figure of the militants who will surrender on January 24 at over one hundred and fifty. Earlier, Assam Adivasi Peace Movement representatives (a body approved by AANLA to negotiate) in a meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and ADGP Khagen Sarma conveyed the willingness of AANLA to lay down arms on January 24. Assam Adivasi Peace Movement further put forward the demand of AANLA which are- removal of inter-State area restriction Act, to recognize Adivasis as Scheduled Tribes, to form a satellite Adivasi Autonomous Council in Assam, to allot land and pattas to the landless Adivasis, to reserve constituencies where Adivasi voters are a majority, to increase the daily wage of tea garden labourers to INR 200 per day, to absorb disarmed AANLA cadres in government jobs and to create an Adivasi Police Battalion. Assam Adivasi Peace Movement added that about 100 cadres of AANLA under ‘deputy commander in chief’ Peter Dung were putting up in a camp at the D-sector along the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat District while other cadres were outside the State. In addition, 60-militants of HPC, including women, came down from the Borail Peak to Retzaul Basti in Dima Hasao District. The group will lay down arms on January 24 in Guwahati.
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January - 17 
another grenade was also found opposite to the Manipur University gate at Canchipur in Imphal West District.
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another grenade was also found opposite to the Manipur University gate at Canchipur in Imphal West District.
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January - 17 
Around 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up one mobile tower in Sanda village under the Kutumba Police Station in Aurangabad District late on January 17, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also assaulted R
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Around 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up one mobile tower in Sanda village under the Kutumba Police Station in Aurangabad District late on January 17, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also assaulted Radhe Singh, the guard, before leaving the spot. The Maoists then moved to Sonarkhap village, around 1.5 kilometres from Sanda village, and set ablaze another mobile tower. Later, they left the palce shouting anti-government slogans. The incidents happened during the 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) call given by the Maoists in protest against the killing of their cadres in an encounter on January 2 with the Police in Rohtas District, sources said.
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January - 17 
as part of anti-Maoist measures, Koraput district is set to get at least seven model Police Stations, the first of its kind in the State, very soon, reports Zee News. The new Police Stations, likely to come up in the next couple of months, would help
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as part of anti-Maoist measures, Koraput district is set to get at least seven model Police Stations, the first of its kind in the State, very soon, reports Zee News. The new Police Stations, likely to come up in the next couple of months, would help the ongoing anti-Maoist operations in the region, officials said. Funded by the Centre, the three-storey buildings would be constructed at a cost of Rs two crore at Semiliguda, Laxmipur, Kakirgumma, Sunabeda, Boipariguda, Kotpad and Pawda. "Site selection for the new police stations is complete and the work will begin soon. We hope that the police stations will be operational within a few months", Koraput Superintendent of Police Anup Kumar Sahoo said.
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January - 17 
Biramitrapur Police in Sundargarh District arrested Jaspal Singh, a resident of Rajgangpur, for illegal trafficking of detonators, reports The Telegraph. The Police found 450 detonators in his sports utility vehicle. Singh did not have any license to
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Biramitrapur Police in Sundargarh District arrested Jaspal Singh, a resident of Rajgangpur, for illegal trafficking of detonators, reports The Telegraph. The Police found 450 detonators in his sports utility vehicle. Singh did not have any license to carry the explosives, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer Suman Dutta.
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January - 17 
CNN-IBN adds that the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 17 sealed the third-floor room in Habib Mansion where Bakas and Tavrez had been living. According to Waqar Quereshi, who stays near Habib Building, three persons introducing them
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CNN-IBN adds that the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 17 sealed the third-floor room in Habib Mansion where Bakas and Tavrez had been living. According to Waqar Quereshi, who stays near Habib Building, three persons introducing themselves as Imran, Tavrez and Bakas had rented the premises about eight months ago and stayed there till the last week of December. According to media reports, Imran is believed to be Yasin Bhatkal, the fugitive IM operative suspected to have masterminded the Mumbai blasts and the Delhi High Court blast. His two companions are said to be Pakistani nationals allegedly sent to India to carry out the serial blasts at Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Dadar on July 13.
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January - 17 
East Singhbhum Police launched a massive combing operation at Ghurabandha in Ghatshila on January 17 following intelligence inputs on infiltration of armed Maoists from West Bengal, reports The Telegraph. According to intelligence sources, an armed s
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East Singhbhum Police launched a massive combing operation at Ghurabandha in Ghatshila on January 17 following intelligence inputs on infiltration of armed Maoists from West Bengal, reports The Telegraph. According to intelligence sources, an armed squad of Maoists from West Midnapore District in West Bengal had taken shelter at Kudian and Hariyan pahads, in Ghurabandha. During the combing operation at the hillocks in Ghurabandha, Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers rounded up a suspected Maoist from Gian village. The Police refused to disclose the name of the villager. A senior officer said the armed Maoists, reportedly hiding in the hilly terrain, might have given Police the slip and sneaked into Odisha while the combing operation was on. Five companies of CRPF, besides two of JAP, took part in the operation that began at around 6am and lasted for over 12 hours. East Singhbhum Senior Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said that though the intelligence network had recently alerted the forces on the movement of Maoist ‘area commander’ (Ghurabandha) Kanhu Singh Munda and his assistant Puttu Singh Munda, information on the fresh infiltration of the rebels prompted them to launch the operation.
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January - 17 
Golaghat District administration on January 17 instructed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take all necessary steps to maintain law and order in the disputed areas in the District along the Assam-Nagaland border, reports The Times of India.
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Golaghat District administration on January 17 instructed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take all necessary steps to maintain law and order in the disputed areas in the District along the Assam-Nagaland border, reports The Times of India. Nagaland and Assam are engaged in decades-long border dispute and at present are maintaining a status quo under the supervision of CRPF under directive from the Supreme Court.
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January - 17 
Meanwhile, the Union Government has decided to withdraw 52 companies of paramilitary from Jammu and Kashmir for deployment in five poll bound States. Withdrawal of the companies would start immediately and completed in a week’s time. This has been co
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Meanwhile, the Union Government has decided to withdraw 52 companies of paramilitary from Jammu and Kashmir for deployment in five poll bound States. Withdrawal of the companies would start immediately and completed in a week’s time. This has been conveyed to the State Government. An equal number of companies would be returned after elections are over in five States.
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January - 17 
Nagaland Post reports that a probe carried out by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reveals that the UNLF outfit earned around INR 1.5 billion between 2007 and 2010 through extortion. Besides UNLF, many other terror outfits are also extorting m
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Nagaland Post reports that a probe carried out by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reveals that the UNLF outfit earned around INR 1.5 billion between 2007 and 2010 through extortion. Besides UNLF, many other terror outfits are also extorting money in the State. According to NIA sources, one part of the proceeds from extortion has been used by the outfit to procure arms and ammunition and other part was invested by it in genuine business. “Most of the funds come from contractors who execute various central and state government schemes,” said source. The probe agency has arrested three top UNLF cadres, N Bomi Singh, Y Brojobidhu Singh and A Ibomcha Singh, who were allegedly part of the conspiracy to launder money into businesses. According to NIA, the trio held different positions in the Association for Extensive Growers Innovative Service.
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January - 17 
NSCN-IM “kilo ministry” has reportedly issued orders to all its regional authorities–– central administrative officers (CAOs) ––across “Nagalim” to observe 12-hour bandh (general shutdown strike) (from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) on January 17 to show what the
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NSCN-IM “kilo ministry” has reportedly issued orders to all its regional authorities–– central administrative officers (CAOs) ––across “Nagalim” to observe 12-hour bandh (general shutdown strike) (from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) on January 17 to show what they described resentment against the Government of India’s imposition that prevented collective leadership from visiting Zunheboto on January 14. NSCN-IM ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah has alleged that the Centre was trying to keep out the Naga people from the peace process by preventing the outfit from interacting with their people on January 14, reports Times of India. The NSCN-IM accused New Delhi of violating the ceasefire ground rules, adds Kanglaonline
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January - 17 
NSCN-K cadres overran the designated camp of rival NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction at Athibung town. Athibung has remained a stronghold of the undivided NSCN-K till it split in June, 2011. Telegraph further reports that later over 70 heavily armed cadres o
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NSCN-K cadres overran the designated camp of rival NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction at Athibung town. Athibung has remained a stronghold of the undivided NSCN-K till it split in June, 2011. Telegraph further reports that later over 70 heavily armed cadres of the NSCN-Khole-Kitovi surrounded the camp of the rival group at Athibung town in the District.
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January - 17 
Nune Narasimha Reddy alias Ganganna, a key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and State Committee member, was reportedly arrested by special party Police teams at Old Guntur on January 17, reports The Hindu . Ganganna, who has been
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Nune Narasimha Reddy alias Ganganna, a key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and State Committee member, was reportedly arrested by special party Police teams at Old Guntur on January 17, reports The Hindu . Ganganna, who has been in judicial remand for the last one-and-a-half years in the District jail, was released on January 17. He is wanted in more than 10 cases registered in Guntur and Prakasam Districts. Ganganna is believed to have played a key role in talks with the Government during 2004.
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January - 17 
on January 17, Nagaland saw a peaceful and near total shutdown of shops and business establishments following the 12-hour shut down call by the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) across “Nagalim” (Naga inhabited areas) in protest against the ‘conditions’ imp
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on January 17, Nagaland saw a peaceful and near total shutdown of shops and business establishments following the 12-hour shut down call by the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) across “Nagalim” (Naga inhabited areas) in protest against the ‘conditions’ imposed on the visit of Isak and Muivah, planned for January 13-15 to Zunheboto District, reports Nagaland Post.
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January - 17 
One of the main accused in the derailment of the Jnaneswari Express that claimed 148 lives on May 28, 2010, identified as Joydeb Mahato, was arrested from West Midnapore District on January 17, reports IBN Live. A District Police officer said the lea
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One of the main accused in the derailment of the Jnaneswari Express that claimed 148 lives on May 28, 2010, identified as Joydeb Mahato, was arrested from West Midnapore District on January 17, reports IBN Live. A District Police officer said the leader of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) was arrested near Midnapore town by a joint team of West Bengal Police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) had announced a reward of INR 100, 000 for any information to capture Mahato alive. Joydeb is the fourth top functionary of the organisation.
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January - 17 
Police on January 17 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 50,000 from outside Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s Lasaana branch at Surankote in Poonch District but the accused, who was carrying it, managed to escape from the spot, Daily Excelsio
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Police on January 17 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 50,000 from outside Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s Lasaana branch at Surankote in Poonch District but the accused, who was carrying it, managed to escape from the spot, Daily Excelsior reported. The accused was identified as Mohammad Aslam. The FICNs were in denomination of INR 500.
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January - 17 
PTI reports that an alleged Pakistani smuggler was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel when he infiltrated into Indian Territory in Amritsar in the night of January 17, reports CNN-IBN. On frisking the body, BSF recovered 17 kilograms
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PTI reports that an alleged Pakistani smuggler was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel when he infiltrated into Indian Territory in Amritsar in the night of January 17, reports CNN-IBN. On frisking the body, BSF recovered 17 kilograms of heroin packed in 17 packets with a street value of INR 850 million and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 1 million. Confirming the drug and FICNs seizure as well as the encounter of the Pakistani smuggler, senior BSF officials said on January 18 said the incident took place when patrolling troops kept asking the Pakistani smuggler to surrender but he ignored them and kept marching towards Indian Territory. BSF officials said the intruder was killed in cross-firing between the BSF and at least three people, who were trying to sneak into India Territory, adds Daily Pioneer. The incident took place near the Bheropal border outpost. The BSF troopers challenged the intruders, who were crossing the fence. However, they fired at the BSF and in retaliation one person was killed.
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January - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Amom Atorrba alias Romeo, from Sangram Wangu area in Thoubal District.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Amom Atorrba alias Romeo, from Sangram Wangu area in Thoubal District.
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January - 17 
SFs arrested one arms dealer, identified as Samsul Hoque (45), from Doboka Burigaon village in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered one 9mm pistol, two magazines of 9mm pistol, one .32mm pistol, one magazine of .32mm pistol, .32 mm seven rounds live
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SFs arrested one arms dealer, identified as Samsul Hoque (45), from Doboka Burigaon village in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered one 9mm pistol, two magazines of 9mm pistol, one .32mm pistol, one magazine of .32mm pistol, .32 mm seven rounds live ammunitions and INR 14,000 in cash along with one mobile phone from him.
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January - 17 
SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Tongbram Chingthang nganba alias Ibomcha, from Uripok area in Imphal West District on January 17.
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SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Tongbram Chingthang nganba alias Ibomcha, from Uripok area in Imphal West District on January 17.
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January - 17 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ruman Baliarsingh, was arrested from a lodge in Baliguda in Kandhamal District in the night of January 17, reports The Hindu. Ruman is alleged to be involved in the murder of
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ruman Baliarsingh, was arrested from a lodge in Baliguda in Kandhamal District in the night of January 17, reports The Hindu. Ruman is alleged to be involved in the murder of two civilians by Maoists at Jubagada village under Kotagarh Police Station limits in the night of August 4, 2011. The murdered persons were Sitaram Uthansingh (48), a panchayat member and Peter Mallik (30), a social activist.
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January - 17 
The ATS had raided the ‘safe house’ in Byculla on January 5; four days after the alleged perpetrators of the blast had vacated it. As reportedly earlier, the security agencies got a breakthrough in the 13/7 blasts case after the Delhi Police busted
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The ATS had raided the ‘safe house’ in Byculla on January 5; four days after the alleged perpetrators of the blast had vacated it. As reportedly earlier, the security agencies got a breakthrough in the 13/7 blasts case after the Delhi Police busted an IM module and arrested five suspected Indian terrorists — Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui, Gauhar Aziz, Gayoor Ahmed Jamali, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Irshad Khan — and Karachi (Pakistan) resident Mohammad Adil alias Ajmal in November 2011.
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January - 17 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have put a village headman under house arrest and locked up another’s residence in the Gaya District amid a bandh (shut down strike) call in protest against the killing of Maoist leader Sushil a
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have put a village headman under house arrest and locked up another’s residence in the Gaya District amid a bandh (shut down strike) call in protest against the killing of Maoist leader Sushil alias Naresh Bhuian by Police in Rohtas District on December 27, reports The Telegraph. Darogi Singh Bhokta, the mukhiya (headman) of Chhakarbandha panchayat (village level local self-government institution), cannot come out of his house, while Mahuri mukhiya Manoj Paswan cannot enter his house for the past couple of days. Both the panchayats fall under Dumaria block in Sherghati sub-division of Gaya District. According to sources, Bhokta and Paswan have faced the Maoists’ wrath for defying their diktat not to contest the panchayat elections in the Dumaria block in May and June in 2011
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January - 17 
the daily incidents of political intimidation on INC candidates and party workers shows no let down with four grenades being recovered from different locations on January 17. The first one was recovered from the residence of Moirangthgem Inakhunbi, a
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the daily incidents of political intimidation on INC candidates and party workers shows no let down with four grenades being recovered from different locations on January 17. The first one was recovered from the residence of Moirangthgem Inakhunbi, an active worker for the INC candidate Y. Surchandra contesting for Kakching constituency in Thoubal District. The second one was recovered from the residence of Takhellambam Koshi, a Congress worker from Ngaikhong Khullen bazaar in Bishnupur District. The third grenade was found at the residence of Chingkham Tomba who is also said to be an INC worker in Bishnupur District. The fourth one was found in the courtyard of Moirangthem Borajaoba from Lamlai Makha Leikai, who is also said to be a congress worker in Imphal East District. A hand written note with a caution not to get involved in the forthcoming election was found near the grenade.
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January - 17 
The Nagaland Post reports that unidentified militants abducted a minor child, identified as Randip (3), from Phuloni in Karbi Anglong District on January 17.
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The Nagaland Post reports that unidentified militants abducted a minor child, identified as Randip (3), from Phuloni in Karbi Anglong District on January 17.
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January - 17 
the Odisha High Court rejected the bail plea of Subhashree Panda, alias Mili Panda, the wife of Maoist leader Sabysachi Panda, in the Gudari Police Station case in Koraput District, reports Outlook India. Justice S C Parija, while rejecting the bail
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the Odisha High Court rejected the bail plea of Subhashree Panda, alias Mili Panda, the wife of Maoist leader Sabysachi Panda, in the Gudari Police Station case in Koraput District, reports Outlook India. Justice S C Parija, while rejecting the bail of Mili Panda, now in Police custody, asked the lower court to complete the trial of the case, filed in 2003, as soon as possible.
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January - 17 
The Sentinel reports that suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants looted a grocery shop, at Lahdoigarh under Namtola Police Station in Sivasagar District along the Assam-Nagaland border on January 17. NSCN
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The Sentinel reports that suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants looted a grocery shop, at Lahdoigarh under Namtola Police Station in Sivasagar District along the Assam-Nagaland border on January 17. NSCN-IM militants took away INR 50,000 from the shop.
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January - 17 
the teaching fraternity in Latehar District held a sit-in rally on January 17 to protest the frequent abductions of teachers in the State, reports newstrackindia.com quoting ANI. Interacting with media persons, teachers said that often abducted teach
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the teaching fraternity in Latehar District held a sit-in rally on January 17 to protest the frequent abductions of teachers in the State, reports newstrackindia.com quoting ANI. Interacting with media persons, teachers said that often abducted teachers are tortured and threatened by Maoists which has created a fear in the mind of the entire teaching fraternity in the region. "Teachers are often abducted by Maoists in forest areas and brutally beaten, tortured and threatened. Maoists also say that if we tell anything to media or state authorities, they would kill us. We are scared about our existence," said Ramesh Kumar, a primary teacher.
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January - 17 
two more Maoists were arrested in Kaudi forest bordering Keonjhar-Sundargarh-Angul and Deogarh Districts during combing operation and as many country made guns were seized from their possession. The arrested Maoist duo was identified as George Kamal
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two more Maoists were arrested in Kaudi forest bordering Keonjhar-Sundargarh-Angul and Deogarh Districts during combing operation and as many country made guns were seized from their possession. The arrested Maoist duo was identified as George Kamal and Hanukjiban Hangs who belonged to Silukana in Angul District, Police said at Keonjhar. However, the duo claimed before newsmen that they were not involved in any Maoist activities and had been to the forests for carrying out poaching.
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January - 17 
Two Pakistanis — Tavrez and Bakas — and two Indian nationals — Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal and an unidentified man — had executed the blasts at Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Kabutarkhana in Dadar on July 13, 2011, reports DNA. The
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Two Pakistanis — Tavrez and Bakas — and two Indian nationals — Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal and an unidentified man — had executed the blasts at Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Kabutarkhana in Dadar on July 13, 2011, reports DNA. The unidentified suspect, who is a resident of Darbhanga in Bihar, did not live with Bakas and Tavrez at Habib Mansion at Byculla in Mumbai. “He used to accompany Yasin during his visits in Mumbai and meet the duo,” said a source.
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January - 17 
Two persons, identified as Ghulam Ahmed Khawaja and Yaqoob Ali, who were arrested from Jammu District on January 17, were remanded in Police custody till January 25, according to Daily Excelsior. The arrestees had allegedly collected the consignment
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Two persons, identified as Ghulam Ahmed Khawaja and Yaqoob Ali, who were arrested from Jammu District on January 17, were remanded in Police custody till January 25, according to Daily Excelsior. The arrestees had allegedly collected the consignment of Fake India Currency Notes (FICNs) from Pakistan border and brought it to Delhi in a train, an unnamed senior Police official said on January 18. With this, four persons have been arrested and Police is on the lookout for another person, Hassan, who allegedly went to Pakistan to meet counterfeiter Iqbal Kana, who is allegedly linked to Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Police had on January 12 seized the FICNs consignment from two tempos in Dabri in south-west Delhi and arrested two persons Ash Mohammed and Zeeshan Khan.
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January - 17 
With the recovery of 120 fake driving licenses and SIM cards issued on the fake documents/ I-cards during a raid at a shop in Rajouri town in Rajouri District in the afternoon of January 17, the Police suspect the SIMs have gone to militants, reports
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With the recovery of 120 fake driving licenses and SIM cards issued on the fake documents/ I-cards during a raid at a shop in Rajouri town in Rajouri District in the afternoon of January 17, the Police suspect the SIMs have gone to militants, reports Daily Excelsior. The owner of the shop was arrested. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP, Rajouri) Vijay Singh Sambyal said that with the recovery of such a large number of fake driving licenses/ record of the SIM cards of Airtel and Aircel issued on fake identity cards, it was a clear indication that SIM cards have gone to many wrong hands. "There is every possibility of selling SIM cards by accused to the terrorist groups in Rajouri, Poonch or in Kashmir by managing fake documents through his computer," he added.
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January - 17 
work on setting up as many as 21 CRPF camps, as a part of the Saranda Action Plan, a development initiative in West Singhbhum, is yet to start, awaiting clearance from the forest department, while the state is yet to form a Saranda Development Author
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work on setting up as many as 21 CRPF camps, as a part of the Saranda Action Plan, a development initiative in West Singhbhum, is yet to start, awaiting clearance from the forest department, while the state is yet to form a Saranda Development Authority as advocated by Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh after visiting the forest early December, 2011, reports The Telegraph. Moreover, two additional CRPF battalions that came from Jammu & Kashmir have not been deployed in Saranda for lack of infrastructure support. Currently, these battalions are undergoing training at a jungle warfare school in Netarhat (Latehar) and at Hazaribagh Districts.
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January - 17 
Zee News reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Dhoba Digal (36) of Gajalabadi village under Sorada Police Station, was arrested in Ganjam District. He was involved in setting ablaze of at least five m
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Zee News reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Dhoba Digal (36) of Gajalabadi village under Sorada Police Station, was arrested in Ganjam District. He was involved in setting ablaze of at least five mobile towers of private operators, three at his village and two at nearby Asurabandh on December 16.
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January - 17 
A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Munir Ahmed, was found near Sorap Dam area of Panjgur District on January 17, reported Daily Times. Ahmad had been missing for the last six days.
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A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Munir Ahmed, was found near Sorap Dam area of Panjgur District on January 17, reported Daily Times. Ahmad had been missing for the last six days.
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January - 17 
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) conducting the trail of seven men charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) on January 17 adjourned proceedings till January 28, 2012 after the main accused, Lashkar-
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A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) conducting the trail of seven men charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) on January 17 adjourned proceedings till January 28, 2012 after the main accused, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, sought time to appoint a new lawyer, reports The Times of India. Lakhvi made the request as his lawyer Khwaja Sultan Ahmed died recently. Judge Shahid Rafique adjourned the case till January 28 and directed Lakhvi to appoint a new counsel before that date. The seven suspects, including Lakhvi, have been charged with planning, financing and facilitating the attacks that were carried out by 10 Pakistani terrorists.
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January - 17 
A senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakht
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A senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 17, reports Daily Times. “Mukarram Khan Atif was offering Maghrib prayers in a mosque in Shabqadar when the gunmen attacked him”, Safeehullah Gul, a journalist said. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the killing, although Mukarram had moved to Shabqadar after receiving threats from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in his hometown Ghalanai of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). His colleagues said Mukarram had told them about the threats to his life.
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January - 17 
annoyed with the silence of the Government and others over the US drone intrusions, gun-toting tribesmen took things in their hands and fired at the drones that appeared over North Waziristan Agency. Local people said that more than six unmanned plan
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annoyed with the silence of the Government and others over the US drone intrusions, gun-toting tribesmen took things in their hands and fired at the drones that appeared over North Waziristan Agency. Local people said that more than six unmanned planes were seen flying at low altitude over Miramshah, Razmak, Dattakhel, Mir Ali, Shawal and other areas of North Waziristan Agency throughout the day. Angry tribesmen in some areas started heavy firing on the drones. Witnesses said that tribesmen used Kalashnikov rifles and heavy machineguns to shoot down the intruding unmanned planes. According to reports, drones also flew over Azam Warsak area of the adjacent South Waziristan Agency.
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January - 17 
In a call to her Pakistani counterpart this month, United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism “red line”, reports Dawn. The US reserved the right to attack anyone who it determ
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In a call to her Pakistani counterpart this month, United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism “red line”, reports Dawn. The US reserved the right to attack anyone who it determined posed a direct threat to US national security, anywhere in the world. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar responded in kind, telling Mrs Clinton that Pakistan’s red line was the violation of its sovereignty. Any unauthorised flight into its airspace, Ms Khar bluntly told Mrs Clinton, risked being shot down. The conversation, recounted by US officials, was one of the few high-level exchanges between the two Governments in recent months, and it illustrated the depths to which US-Pakistan relations have fallen after a November 26 air assault by NATO forces killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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January - 17 
One person, Muhammad Dost, sustained injury in a remote-controlled blast in Khyber Sadu Khel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the evening of January 17, reports Daily Times. The bomb was planted in
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One person, Muhammad Dost, sustained injury in a remote-controlled blast in Khyber Sadu Khel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the evening of January 17, reports Daily Times. The bomb was planted in front of a shop.
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January - 17 
Police found an unidentified seven-day-old dead body of a young man from the Lyari Expressway area within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi on January 17, reported Daily Times. Police said the victim appeared to be Baloch and had sever
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Police found an unidentified seven-day-old dead body of a young man from the Lyari Expressway area within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi on January 17, reported Daily Times. Police said the victim appeared to be Baloch and had several torture marks and had received a bullet in his head.
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January - 17 
Police found another unidentified dead body of a man bearing torture marks from Khayaban-e-Qasim area within the limits of Darakhshan Police Station. A Police Officer said that the victim appeared to be Punjabi.
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Police found another unidentified dead body of a man bearing torture marks from Khayaban-e-Qasim area within the limits of Darakhshan Police Station. A Police Officer said that the victim appeared to be Punjabi.
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January - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) foiled an attempt to smuggle arms from Darra Adamkhel to Peshawar and arrested two carriers at Spina Thana checkpost in Kohat. Official sources said that the SFs stopped a Suzuki car (9040-Karachi) at Spina Thana and upon search
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Security Forces (SFs) foiled an attempt to smuggle arms from Darra Adamkhel to Peshawar and arrested two carriers at Spina Thana checkpost in Kohat. Official sources said that the SFs stopped a Suzuki car (9040-Karachi) at Spina Thana and upon search found 40 pistols and hundreds of cartridges in it. Two carriers Zahoor and Ameer Khan were also taken into custody.
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January - 17 
unknown assailants again blew up an 18 inch diameter high pressure gas pipeline in Pat Feeder in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, suspending the gas supply to Quetta and other Districts, reports Express Tribune. According to official sources, unknown
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unknown assailants again blew up an 18 inch diameter high pressure gas pipeline in Pat Feeder in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, suspending the gas supply to Quetta and other Districts, reports Express Tribune. According to official sources, unknown militants attached explosive material to the pipeline, which was blown up as result of the explosion. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 17 
Inseconline reports that the District Police office (DPO) on January 17 arrested two persons with ammunition at Gadiyanpuruwa in Kamdi Village Development Council-3 (VDC-3) in Banke District. According to Police, the arrestees were identified as Daya
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Inseconline reports that the District Police office (DPO) on January 17 arrested two persons with ammunition at Gadiyanpuruwa in Kamdi Village Development Council-3 (VDC-3) in Banke District. According to Police, the arrestees were identified as Dayaram Yadav (28) and Ram Das Yadav (26). Police found a socket bomb, two bullets of a pistol, two bullets of Self Loading Rifle (SLR) and two rolls of electric wire from the arrested duo. Police added that the arrestees, who were associated with the erstwhile Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) during the conflict, were currently involved in the Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Morcha- Bhagat Singh (JTMMM- Bhagat Singh) group and were active in extortions.
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January - 17 
leaders of the main opposition parties -- Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) -- walked out of a meeting called by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to discuss issues related to the peace process and co
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leaders of the main opposition parties -- Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) -- walked out of a meeting called by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to discuss issues related to the peace process and constitution-drafting on January 17, reports Nepal News. They walked out of the meeting protesting against the recent cabinet decision (as reported by the media) to give legal status to the land transactions approved by the "people's government" established by the Maoists during insurgency. UCPN-M chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal informed reporters that the meeting was called after his party resolved its internal dispute on peace process and constitution-writing.
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January - 17 
the Government has allocated over NPR 1.97 billion as the first instalment for the Maoist combatants who have chosen voluntary retirement
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the Government has allocated over NPR 1.97 billion as the first instalment for the Maoist combatants who have chosen voluntary retirement
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January - 17 
The Police arrested 20 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), from different areas in Sylhet District on January 17, reports The Daily Star. The Police conducted a drive and arrested them from the Alia Madrsa
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The Police arrested 20 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), from different areas in Sylhet District on January 17, reports The Daily Star. The Police conducted a drive and arrested them from the Alia Madrsasa students’ hostel, Madina Market and Balaura area near Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust). Kotwali Model PS officer Khandaker Nawroz Ahmed said, the arrestees are ICS activists and students of different colleges, madrasas and universities. They were arrested in connection with a case filed by Sust unit Chhatra League (BCL) on charge of attacking BCL men and vandalising vehicles.
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January - 17 
the Police arrested two other ICS activists, identified as Mirajul Islam (21) and Kabir Hossain (22), activists of Patuakhali District unit Shibir, in Patuakhali District in the night of January 17.
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the Police arrested two other ICS activists, identified as Mirajul Islam (21) and Kabir Hossain (22), activists of Patuakhali District unit Shibir, in Patuakhali District in the night of January 17.
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January - 17 
An area exceeding 1,934 out of 2,061 square kilometers of lands in the North which were dotted with land mines and booby traps have been cleared by the end of 2011 and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa has given specific directives to exp
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An area exceeding 1,934 out of 2,061 square kilometers of lands in the North which were dotted with land mines and booby traps have been cleared by the end of 2011 and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa has given specific directives to expedite the clearing of the remaining 127 square kilometers, reports Daily News. According Basil Rajapaksa, a contingent of 3,600 persons who are trained in mine clearing are involved in the clearance of remaining lands and they are mainly from the humanitarian demining unit of the Sri Lanka Army and other foreign and local organizations. More than 759,138 landmines, booby traps and unexploded devices have been recovered by the de-miners so far.
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January - 17 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on January 17 assured Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna, who is an official tour to Sri Lanka, that he stood by his commitment to follow the “13th Amendment plus approach” to achieve a political solution to th
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa on January 17 assured Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna, who is an official tour to Sri Lanka, that he stood by his commitment to follow the “13th Amendment plus approach” to achieve a political solution to the Tamil question, The Hindu reports. “I discussed this matter [political solution for Tamils] with His Excellency the President this morning. The President assured me that he stands by his commitment to pursuing the 13th Amendment [to the Sri Lankan Constitution] plus approach,” Krishna told presspersons after meeting the Sri Lankan President. “The Government of Sri Lanka has on many occasions conveyed to us its commitment to move towards a political settlement based on the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution, and building on it, so as to achieve meaningful devolution of powers. We look forward to an expeditious and constructive approach to the dialogue process. We believe that continuation of the dialogue between the Government and the TNA [Tamil National Alliance] would pave the way for political settlement, including under the rubric of the Parliamentary Select Committee,” he added.
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January - 18 
A day after seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District, the Police identified the victims and ruled out Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involvement, reports The Tele
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A day after seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District, the Police identified the victims and ruled out Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involvement, reports The Telegraph. The dead are identified as Akash Hassa (20), Puno Hassa (21), Fudu Hassa (20), Kande Munda (22), Redan Munda (50), Teknath Munda (38), and Fagu Munda (20). Khunti Superintendent of Police M. Tamil Vanan said “After primary investigations, we are 99 per cent sure that the rebels did not orchestrate the killings. Personal rivalry appears to be the main motive.” However, Vanan refused to divulge further, saying that “the matter is still under investigation
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January - 18 
a hand grenade was found at the residence of Chongtham Manichao, also a Congress worker of Sanjenbam Chongtham Leikai in Bishnupur District.
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a hand grenade was found at the residence of Chongtham Manichao, also a Congress worker of Sanjenbam Chongtham Leikai in Bishnupur District.
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January - 18 
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow sentenced a State Bank of India (SBI) official and two others to six years rigorous imprisonment in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) recovery case, the investigation agency said on
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A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow sentenced a State Bank of India (SBI) official and two others to six years rigorous imprisonment in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) recovery case, the investigation agency said on January 18, reports CNN-IBN. Sudhakar Tripathi, the then Cashier of SBI at Domariaganj and two persons, Abid Ali and Ram Shankar Singh, were sentenced to six years Rigorous Imprisonment and a fine of INR 500,000 was imposed on each of them in connection with the recovery of FICNs from their possession, an unnamed CBI spokesperson said. "Further, the genuine currency to the tune of Rs 17.19 lakh [INR 1.71 million] which was recovered from the residence of Sudhakar Tripathi was ordered to be confiscated in favour of the State," he said. The agency had seized FICNs with a face value of INR 500,000 from the possession of Abid Ali while INR 5,000 worth FICN were recovered from Tripathi and Singh, the official said. CBI had filed a chargesheet against all the three accused on October 21, 2008. "The trial Court found the accused guilty and convicted them. One of the accused Ram Shankar Singh has also been earlier sentenced to four years Rigorous Imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000 on October 24, 2011 in another FICN case investigated by CBI," he added.
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January - 18 
Central Government on January 18 extended the ceasefire agreement with the Nunisa faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N) and Pro Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) for another six months up to June 30, 2012, reports The S
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Central Government on January 18 extended the ceasefire agreement with the Nunisa faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N) and Pro Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) for another six months up to June 30, 2012, reports The Shillong Times.
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January - 18 
Kanglaonline reports that a bomb blast occurred on January 18 at Wangjing Tentha Block Congress office in the Wangjing Bazaar area of Thoubal District.
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Kanglaonline reports that a bomb blast occurred on January 18 at Wangjing Tentha Block Congress office in the Wangjing Bazaar area of Thoubal District.
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January - 18 
NSCN-K has reiterated its stance that it would not be involved in the “Indian election” process under any circumstances stating that it had nothing to do with “Naga national politics.
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NSCN-K has reiterated its stance that it would not be involved in the “Indian election” process under any circumstances stating that it had nothing to do with “Naga national politics.
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January - 18 
NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) member in the Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB), Wangtin Naga, termed the attack on the Athibung designated camp at Peren District by NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction on January 16 as a violation of cease fire ground rules, reports
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NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) member in the Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB), Wangtin Naga, termed the attack on the Athibung designated camp at Peren District by NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction on January 16 as a violation of cease fire ground rules, reports Nagaland Post.
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January - 18 
Police have arrested a Darbhanga-based leather-business owner, Naquee Ahmad in connection with the 13/7 Mumbai terror case, reports The Hindu. His brother Rafi Ahmad has also been detained; their youngest sibling, Taquee, was questioned on January 18
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Police have arrested a Darbhanga-based leather-business owner, Naquee Ahmad in connection with the 13/7 Mumbai terror case, reports The Hindu. His brother Rafi Ahmad has also been detained; their youngest sibling, Taquee, was questioned on January 18. Naquee Ahmad has helped the Intelligence Bureau and the Delhi Police build images of the two Pakistani nationals suspected to have planted the bombs.
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January - 18 
Security agencies have been put on a high alert after Intelligence Bureau (IB) warned the Delhi Police last week that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, identified as one Rehman, may have gained entry into the city to carry out a terror strike during
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Security agencies have been put on a high alert after Intelligence Bureau (IB) warned the Delhi Police last week that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, identified as one Rehman, may have gained entry into the city to carry out a terror strike during the upcoming Republic Day (January 26) celebrations, reports Asian Age. Sources said Rehman is believed to be heavily armed and carrying sophisticated weapons and gadgetry and may have specifically entered Delhi with a mission to disrupt R-Day celebrations.“We don’t know his location. There are active Indian Mujahideen [IM] sleeper modules in the city and Rehman may try to get in touch with their members to carry out a terror strike on the upcoming Republic Day celebrations. We are taking every measure to disrupt any attempt to strike the city,” an unnamed top special cell official said. The Police are also monitoring the activities of suspicious “Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] sympathisers” and many NGOs are being watched closely. “The Naxals have found a safe haven in the city and they too may plan to disrupt the upcoming celebrations. We are taking every measure to prevent any such attempt,” the source said.
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January - 18 
security arrangement has been beefed up in view of the 24-hour bandh (shut down strike) in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District called by the Maoists from midnight of January 18, the first bandh after night train services resumed in the
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security arrangement has been beefed up in view of the 24-hour bandh (shut down strike) in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District called by the Maoists from midnight of January 18, the first bandh after night train services resumed in the Tata-Kharagpur-Rourkela section of South Eastern Railway, reports IBN Live. The bandh call has been given in protest against the killing of a Maoist, Gulach Munda, on January 15. The services resumed on January 12, which had remain suspended since the Jnaneswari Express derailment incident near Jhargram, in West Bengal on May 28 2010.
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January - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen, Robin Biswas (20) and Rakhal Chandra Biswas (47), from Balajan in Dhubri District, reports The Telegraph. A 7.62mm pistol, three rounds of live ammunition and extortio
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen, Robin Biswas (20) and Rakhal Chandra Biswas (47), from Balajan in Dhubri District, reports The Telegraph. A 7.62mm pistol, three rounds of live ammunition and extortion leaflets were recovered from them.
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January - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two United Naga People's Council (UNPC) cadres from the eastern side of Lamlong Bridge in Imphal East District on January 18. The arrested cadres were identified as Johnah Barian Take (34) alias Lingdai alias Adam and A
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two United Naga People's Council (UNPC) cadres from the eastern side of Lamlong Bridge in Imphal East District on January 18. The arrested cadres were identified as Johnah Barian Take (34) alias Lingdai alias Adam and Abija Barian (32) alias TR Barian. On verification, Johnah Barian disclosed that he joined UNPC in 2008 through one Pearson Tangkhul and he is now holding the rank of ‘general secretary’ of UNPC. Abija Barian disclosed that he joined the group through one Johna Barian. The arrested cadres further disclosed that they were involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, transportation of arms and ammunition and also recruited young boys as cadres of UNPC.
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January - 18 
The Assam Tribune reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered 600 gelatine sticks, 600 detonators and 360 feet of fuse wire four unclaimed bags at platform number 2 of Lumding Railway Station in Nagaon District on January 18.
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The Assam Tribune reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered 600 gelatine sticks, 600 detonators and 360 feet of fuse wire four unclaimed bags at platform number 2 of Lumding Railway Station in Nagaon District on January 18.
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January - 18 
The Centre on January 18 sounded an alert about a plan by a leader of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to target Salman Rushdie if the author goes ahead with his plan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, according to Economic Times.
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The Centre on January 18 sounded an alert about a plan by a leader of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to target Salman Rushdie if the author goes ahead with his plan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, according to Economic Times. The alert, addressed to Government of Rajasthan. Union Ministry of Home Affairs claimed that SIMI leader Saquib Nachan, who is one of the accused in the 2003 Mulund blast case in Mumbai, was "exploring the option of targeting Rushdie during his visit". Nachan, has been on bail since January 2011.
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January - 18 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian on charges of being a Police informer in Malkangiri District in the night of January 18, reports The Times of India. The victim was, identified as Guru Khillo (48), of Tonkogud
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian on charges of being a Police informer in Malkangiri District in the night of January 18, reports The Times of India. The victim was, identified as Guru Khillo (48), of Tonkoguda village under Mudulipada Police limits of the same District. According to sources, a group of armed Maoists reached Tonkoguda and forcibly took Khillo away from his house. Villagers later spotted the dead body of Khillo in Bododural village. "The deceased was shot at. Maoists had tied his hands prior to pumping bullets into him. We are trying to retrieve the body," said an unnamed senior Police officer in Malkangiri. A Maoist letter written by Malkangiri Divisional Committee of the CPI-Maoist found at the spot mentioned Khillo was ‘punished’ for passing information to the Police about them. The letter also warned of similar consequences for anyone who tries to act as a Police informer. The Police, however, denied receiving any intelligence input from the deceased. "We have never ever received any information from the deceased. He was not our informer. Investigation is on and the reason behind the murder will be found out," an unnamed Police officer said.
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January - 18 
the Government of India is expected to re-impose the ban on SIMI on February 4. The two-year ban ends on February 4 following which the order will be re-issued for another two years. Shahid Badr Falahi, who was the SIMI chief when the ban was first
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the Government of India is expected to re-impose the ban on SIMI on February 4. The two-year ban ends on February 4 following which the order will be re-issued for another two years. Shahid Badr Falahi, who was the SIMI chief when the ban was first imposed in 2001, said the SIMI has made it clear that it will not oppose the ban before the tribunal.
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January - 18 
The Indian Express reports that seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District following a tip-off from the residents of the village, the Police said. The deceased were all men, aged
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The Indian Express reports that seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District following a tip-off from the residents of the village, the Police said. The deceased were all men, aged 20-30 years, except one who was aged over 50, the Police said. The cause of their death was not known, said Tamil Vanan, Khunti Superintendent of Police, but there was speculation over involvement of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), since the area has a strong Naxal (Left-Wing Extremism) presence. “The Maoists identified them as police informers and killed them,” said a villager on condition of anonymity.
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January - 18 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said t
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said the FICNs are being routed to Bangladesh from Thailand and then to India from many points of the Indo-Bangla border. Indian security agencies have managed to block many routes of ISI sponsored smugglers, but the strong presence of the Dawood Ibrahim gang in Thailand is aiding the smugglers. The notes are now printed at Quetta (Balochistan) in Pakistan under the close supervision of ISI handlers ISI shifted to this route after 26/11. Earlier, the ISI used to print notes in Sialkot (Punjab) and Karachi (Sindh) and then push the same in the Indian markets by exploiting the porous Indo-Nepal border. The problem about this menace, according to the experts, emanates from the exports of paper from the European countries. According to an estimate, India imports 98 percent of its currency papers from various European countries and it is here where ISI modules move in. It seems ISI exploits to its advantage by accessing the security features in form of watermark, special magnetic thread and other key security features. Deccan Chronicle reports that the ongoing investigations by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other multiple agencies into the recent smashing of an international FICN racket has once again not just confirmed the nexus between the underworld and the ISI but also revealed that Aftab Batki, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, is the mastermind behind the entire network. Batki has once again been directed by the ISI top-brass to revive his syndicate of FICN operatives in UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and even Thailand.
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January - 18 
The Karnal Police on January 18 claimed to have recovered 4,000 cartridges stuffed in eight parcels from Malwa Express train, according to Times of India. The parcels bore the seal of the office of Karnal District magistrate and according to railway
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The Karnal Police on January 18 claimed to have recovered 4,000 cartridges stuffed in eight parcels from Malwa Express train, according to Times of India. The parcels bore the seal of the office of Karnal District magistrate and according to railway records, the sender has been identified as an ammunition dealer of Karnal. Preliminary investigations suggest that the consignment was meant for use by anti-social elements during the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. "Prima facie the consignment appears to have been made by forging the documents. But still we have sent our teams to the office of district magistrate, Karnal, for further verification. At the same time, teams have also been sent to Meerut to ascertain the details of person for whom the consignment was meant. We are also trying to verify the details of person mentioned in the records of the parcel booking office,'' Hardeep Singh Doon, Superintendent of Police (Railways), said. However, the Police deny it being a genuine supply saying that under the law, cartridges in such large quantity cannot be supplied.
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January - 18 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) said that the ongoing peace process has been severely affected by the recent developments imposing ‘conditions’ on the visit of the collective leadership of the NSCN-IM to Nagaland by t
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) said that the ongoing peace process has been severely affected by the recent developments imposing ‘conditions’ on the visit of the collective leadership of the NSCN-IM to Nagaland by the Centre, reports The Sangai Express. Convener of the steering committee of the NSCN-IM, ‘General’ (Retd) V S Atem slammed the Centre’s directive imposing ‘conditions’ on the collective leadership’s visit to Zunheboto District and termed it an “unjustified imposition”.
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January - 18 
the Police official said a Maoist identified as Dinesh Pandit was arrested from Chiraiya village in Sheohar District on January 18, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided and arrested Pandit and recovered a semi-automatic pistol fro
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the Police official said a Maoist identified as Dinesh Pandit was arrested from Chiraiya village in Sheohar District on January 18, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided and arrested Pandit and recovered a semi-automatic pistol from him. Superintendent of Police, Natasha Guriya said the Maoist was suspected to be involved in several criminal activities in Sheohar and Sitamarhi Districts.
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January - 18 
The Sangai Express reports that the two suspected militants who were killed in a reported encounter with Police commandos at Uran Chiru on January 18 have been identified as Muhammad Ishaque Ali and Muhammad Mustakim and they were cousins.
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The Sangai Express reports that the two suspected militants who were killed in a reported encounter with Police commandos at Uran Chiru on January 18 have been identified as Muhammad Ishaque Ali and Muhammad Mustakim and they were cousins.
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January - 18 
The Telegraph reports that Police commandos killed two suspected militants in an encounter at Urang Chiru, a Chiru village under Irilbung Police station in Imphal East District on January 18 as Security Forces stepped up vigil ahead of the January 28
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The Telegraph reports that Police commandos killed two suspected militants in an encounter at Urang Chiru, a Chiru village under Irilbung Police station in Imphal East District on January 18 as Security Forces stepped up vigil ahead of the January 28 Assembly elections. Seven Chinese made grenades, three RDX pieces weighing 3.5 kg, three remote circuit boards, six detonators, three electric detonators, three batteries, one .32 pistol and a van were recovered in the operation, adds Kanglaonline. The two slain militants have not been identified yet. All bombs recovered in the operation were diffused by Manipur Police bomb squad later.
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January - 18 
two bomb blasts have been reported from different places on January 18. However, no casualties were reported. The first blast happened near the residence of Akoijam Bijoy, Ex Deputy Dirctor Agriculture of Tera Sapam Leikai who is said to be Congress
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two bomb blasts have been reported from different places on January 18. However, no casualties were reported. The first blast happened near the residence of Akoijam Bijoy, Ex Deputy Dirctor Agriculture of Tera Sapam Leikai who is said to be Congress worker in Imphal West District. The second blast took place at the residence of Takhellambam Tompok, Pradhan of Mayang Langjing in Imphal West and said to be a Congress worker.
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January - 18 
unidentified person hurled a Chinese hand grenade at the residence of Shri Ginsuanhau, President of United Zou Organisation and Congress Candidate of Singngat Assembly Constituency in Churachandpur District. However, the bomb failed to explode.
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unidentified person hurled a Chinese hand grenade at the residence of Shri Ginsuanhau, President of United Zou Organisation and Congress Candidate of Singngat Assembly Constituency in Churachandpur District. However, the bomb failed to explode.
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January - 18 
At least three Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed when they clashed with volunteers of Akkakhel peace committee in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 18, reports Dawn. Three sl
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At least three Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed when they clashed with volunteers of Akkakhel peace committee in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 18, reports Dawn. Three slain LI militants were from Shalobar, Zakhakhel and Malikdinkhel area.
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January - 18 
Intelligence agencies and Security Forces (SFs) on January 18 denied the custody of Mohammad Hasnain, a missing official of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Communication and Works (C&W) Department, reports Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand in
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Intelligence agencies and Security Forces (SFs) on January 18 denied the custody of Mohammad Hasnain, a missing official of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Communication and Works (C&W) Department, reports Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand informed a Peshawar High Court bench consisting of Justice Mian Fasihul Mulk and Justice Azmatullah Malik that he had filed replies on behalf of the Interior and Defence Ministries and intelligence agencies that they had stated that Mohammad Hasnain, a road inspector in the C&W department, hadn’t been in their custody. Ghulam Nabi Khan, counsel for the missing official, accused intelligence agencies and SFs of taking away many people and said the number of missing persons was the highest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The bench was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Mohammad Hussain, father of Hasnain. The petitioner claimed that his son was taken into custody by officials of an intelligence agency from a Khyber Bazaar hotel in Peshawar on January 24, 2011.
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January - 18 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 18 informed the Upper House that former President Pervez Musharraf would be arrested upon his return to Pakistan in the September 2006 Akbar Bugti murder case, reports Daily Times. The Minister said the forme
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 18 informed the Upper House that former President Pervez Musharraf would be arrested upon his return to Pakistan in the September 2006 Akbar Bugti murder case, reports Daily Times. The Minister said the former President was also a proclaimed offender in the November 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto murder case, and that the Government was in contact with British authorities for his extradition. He told senators that the Government would take action against the former general in accordance with the law. However, he told the House that a complainant was needed to make the Federal Government register a case against Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution. The Interior Minister asked the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to come forward as it was affected the most by the October 12, 1999, coup. He urged the party to lodge a complaint with the Federal Government so as to proceed further in this regard. Senators Zahid Khan and Abdur Rahim Mandokhel said the generals and politicians who supported Musharraf in the coup should also be tried under Article 6.
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January - 18 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 18 claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, in Shabqada
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 18 claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 17 reports IRNA. TTP's spokesmen Ehsanullah Ehsan and Mukarram Khurasani told reporters that the group killed Mukarram Khan Atif because he 'broadcast anti-Taliban' reports and they said they will kill other American radio journalists. A tribal journalist from North Waziristan Agency (FATA), Rasool Dawar, says that Ehsanullah Ehsan phoned him to 'accept responsibility' for killing Mukarram Khan. f
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January - 18 
The Government is establishing two de-radicalisation centres to ensure psychological and economic rehabilitation of those people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) who renounce militancy, reports Dawn. These centres are being set up in
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The Government is establishing two de-radicalisation centres to ensure psychological and economic rehabilitation of those people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) who renounce militancy, reports Dawn. These centres are being set up in Sikandaro area of Bajaur Agency in FATA and Government Degree College in Tank town of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is adjacent to the militancy-infested South Waziristan Agency. Official sources said that Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps would jointly run these centres to de-radicalise detainees arrested in the conflict zone. The Federal Development Working Party has approved a grant in aid for these centres at a meeting held in Peshawar on January 18.
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January - 18 
Unknown armed militants shot dead a youth, identified as Sardar Muhammad, at Killi Kashmirabad area near Sariab Police Station in Quetta on January 18, reported The News. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained.
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Unknown armed militants shot dead a youth, identified as Sardar Muhammad, at Killi Kashmirabad area near Sariab Police Station in Quetta on January 18, reported The News. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained.
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January - 18 
The “People’s Government” formed by Maoists during the decade-long insurgency had certified some 5,000 land transactions in the Salyan District alone, and the incumbent United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) led Government is all set to impl
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The “People’s Government” formed by Maoists during the decade-long insurgency had certified some 5,000 land transactions in the Salyan District alone, and the incumbent United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) led Government is all set to implement it legally, reports Himalayan Times. At a time when opposition parties have been demanding Government to pull out the decision to legalize war time transactions, UCPN-M Secretary, Tikaram Oli warned that if the legal recognition of the deal is not implemented, the farmers will rebel. Most of war time transactions were conducted in Bafukhola, Shivarath and Bame Village Development Councils (VDCs) as they were Maoist base-areas during the conflict. Republica reports that the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman, Jhalanath Khanal on January 18 warned the (UCPN-M) of dire consequences if the Government’s decision of legalizing the transactions of properties during the conflict period is not revoked. Khanal urged the Maoist to look for alternative of the incumbent Government and to focus on the seven-point deal. Khanal also opined that the current Government can never be a national consensus government and that it has a status of a caretaker Government.
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January - 18 
Police arrested two other ICS activists in Patuakhali District. Shahnur Rahman Sujon, secretary of Patuakhali District unit BCL said, some ICS activists were holding a secret meeting at Jubilee School playground at about 7:00 pm when a group of BCL m
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Police arrested two other ICS activists in Patuakhali District. Shahnur Rahman Sujon, secretary of Patuakhali District unit BCL said, some ICS activists were holding a secret meeting at Jubilee School playground at about 7:00 pm when a group of BCL men went there and held the two activists while others managed to flee. Later both were handed over to Patuakhali Police.
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January - 18 
The Police in separate raids arrested four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), activists in connection with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) incident in Sylhet District on January 18, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees, identified as
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The Police in separate raids arrested four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), activists in connection with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) incident in Sylhet District on January 18, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees, identified as Farhadul Islam, Azizur Rahman, Humayun Kabir Badrul and Abul Mansur Fahim of Sheikhghat area in the city, were involved in the case filed by Sust unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on charges of attacking its activists and vandalising vehicles.
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January - 18 
Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on January 18 said that Government can overcome political extremism, reports Daily Excelsior. "Although a handful of bankrupt political extremists are trying to create a crisis in the country,
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Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on January 18 said that Government can overcome political extremism, reports Daily Excelsior. "Although a handful of bankrupt political extremists are trying to create a crisis in the country, the government has the strength to thwart such attempts and bring them under control within the next few days,” he stated. The Minister said that cropping up of minor problems is a natural feature when certain Government sectors tried to effect changes essential for the country's forward march. A certain extremist group was trying to exaggerate them as national problems to create a temporary uprising in the country putting the blame on the Government for it. Minister Rambukwella noted that certain trade unions as well as extremist groups failed to unite and act in a responsible manner beneficial to the country's progress as regards the problems in universities, GCE Advanced Level results, and issues relating to the use of crates in vegetable transport, private sector pensions and other issues. There is no big challenge that is insurmountable for the Government which had the strength to solve the terrorist problem and usher in peace for the countrymen. The Minister who described the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which operated a propaganda and fund raising network in nearly 230 countries as one of the richest terrorist organizations found in the world, said that even though the Government was able to defeat LTTE terrorists initially the Eelam dream had not been erased from the minds of Tamils living abroad and various local and foreign organizations due to the Tamil homeland concept propounded by the LTTE. Since their motives cropped up under different faces, the Government will understand the situation and provide the necessary solutions for that problem too.
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January - 18 
the TNA said on January 18 (today) that it looked forward to a new beginning in talks with the Government, following President Rajapaksa’s assurance on devolution and autonomy. “The President has spoken about going beyond the 13th Amendment. This is
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the TNA said on January 18 (today) that it looked forward to a new beginning in talks with the Government, following President Rajapaksa’s assurance on devolution and autonomy. “The President has spoken about going beyond the 13th Amendment. This is a new beginning and we will pursue the talks from here,” TNA Member of Parliament Sumanthiran said, when asked about the progress of talks. Talks between the two sides were scheduled to begin on January 17 but the Government side did not turn up for the talks.
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January - 19 
a bomb was lobbed at the residence of Nangbam Roshan a worker of Deputy Speaker Thokchom Lokeshor, at Taret Khun, Khundrakpam in Imphal East District. However, the bomb did not explode.
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a bomb was lobbed at the residence of Nangbam Roshan a worker of Deputy Speaker Thokchom Lokeshor, at Taret Khun, Khundrakpam in Imphal East District. However, the bomb did not explode.
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January - 19 
a team of senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) recently completed its tour of Manipur to assess the situation on the ground on the eve of the Assembly elections in the State, reports The Assam Tribune. MH
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a team of senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) recently completed its tour of Manipur to assess the situation on the ground on the eve of the Assembly elections in the State, reports The Assam Tribune. MHA sources admitted that the situation in the State is a cause of concern and because of that around 360 companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed to deal with the situation. The valley based militant groups of the State would definitely try to make an impact on the polls and in fact, they have already started making efforts in this direction. However, those groups are not directly supporting any political party, they are all opposing the ruling Congress. In contrast, members of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) are trying to create trouble in the Hill areas of Manipur.
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January - 19 
All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) ‘President’ Promod Bodo said that the Bodos can no longer live under the suppression, domination of ruling community in the state and ABSU is firm to carry forward the Bodoland state movement with new strategy, and poli
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All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) ‘President’ Promod Bodo said that the Bodos can no longer live under the suppression, domination of ruling community in the state and ABSU is firm to carry forward the Bodoland state movement with new strategy, and policy until the demand is accepted, reports The Sentinel. ABSU ‘President’ Promod Bodo said, “The movement of the Bodos will not be man to man conflict nor it will go against the interest of certain community but it wants equal live equally with other people of the country”. The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) signed in 2003 was given 40 departments but the state government has yet to hand over the power and functions to BTC authority. Besides, the State Government released only INR 2.89 billion from plan fun to BTC although it received INR 90 billion from the centre from plan fund in the current financial year, Boro said adding that the BTC should have get at least INR 10 billion on the basis of population pattern
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January - 19 
alleging that different Indian agencies have been pursuing several strategies against the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the outfit, reacting to a claim of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which reportedly projected the outfit as a g
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alleging that different Indian agencies have been pursuing several strategies against the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the outfit, reacting to a claim of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which reportedly projected the outfit as a group of extortionist, asserted that it was part of India’s propaganda warfare.
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January - 19 
an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered near the residence of National People Party (NPF) candidate A. R. Khan on January 19.
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an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered near the residence of National People Party (NPF) candidate A. R. Khan on January 19.
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January - 19 
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered near the residence of Speaker Irengbam Hemochandra, at Maibam Leirak Machin Singjmei Chingna Makha in the District.
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An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered near the residence of Speaker Irengbam Hemochandra, at Maibam Leirak Machin Singjmei Chingna Makha in the District.
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January - 19 
bomb blast took place inside the residential complex of M. Herojit of Bamon Kampu, a Congress worker, on January 19. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents
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bomb blast took place inside the residential complex of M. Herojit of Bamon Kampu, a Congress worker, on January 19. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents
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January - 19 
during raids at different places in Malkangiri Village-79 (MV-79), Security Forces arrested four Maoists on January 19. The arrestees were identified as Sambam Era, Bandami Suba, Bikram Bhumiya and Talem Naga, all from MV-79. "We were tipped off abou
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during raids at different places in Malkangiri Village-79 (MV-79), Security Forces arrested four Maoists on January 19. The arrestees were identified as Sambam Era, Bandami Suba, Bikram Bhumiya and Talem Naga, all from MV-79. "We were tipped off about their presence in MV-79. We subsequently raided the area and arrest them. No arms were found in their possession at the time of the arrest," said Inspector-in-Charge Malkangiri Police Station R K Pati. "The quartet had joined the Maoist organization four years ago. They were presently members of the armed squad of Motu Dalam," the officer said. "At least seven cases, including two murders, are pending against them. Inquiry is on to find out their involvement in other Maoist offensives in the district," he added.
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January - 19 
Interrogation of two people arrested from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir on January 17 after the busting of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket in New Delhi on January 12 has revealed that the busted FICNs racket was on for over a year, reports I
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Interrogation of two people arrested from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir on January 17 after the busting of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket in New Delhi on January 12 has revealed that the busted FICNs racket was on for over a year, reports Indian Express. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Arun Kampani said the two men, Yakub Ali and Ghulam Mohammed, arrested for allegedly transporting FICNs worth INR 22.4 million after receiving the consignment from Pakistan confessed they had been operating for a year. Kampani said Ghulam and Ali worked as transporters in Jammu. “Ghulam was the owner of a trading company while Ali was his employee. They have been in this racket for the past one year. We are still interrogating them.” Police sources said Ghulam told them that he owned the Khawaja Trading Company and used it as a front to smuggle FICNs from Pakistan. The two men, sources said, admitted they were the first point of contact for Iqbal Rana who transported FICNs into India through the borders of Rajouri and Poonch. “Yakub and Ali have been working as transporters for quite some time. No one suspected them and they were known to people at the border. The fake currency was concealed in packages of clothes and stored in a godown. They would wait for the right time to send it to Delhi by train,” an investigating officer said.
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January - 19 
Investigators probing the Indian Mujahideen (IM) Bihar module, part of which was busted by the special team of Delhi Police in 2011, has found that the chief of IM operations in India, Yasin, had been making frequent trips to several areas of Bihar t
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Investigators probing the Indian Mujahideen (IM) Bihar module, part of which was busted by the special team of Delhi Police in 2011, has found that the chief of IM operations in India, Yasin, had been making frequent trips to several areas of Bihar towards the beginning of this decade for recruitment to the terror cause, reports Times of India. Yasin, popularly known as Doctor Imran across the three Bihar districts of Samastipur, Darbhanga and Madhubani, had a lot of acquaintances whom he invited over to Delhi. Yasin merely re-established contact with those who came to Delhi in search of jobs. "We believe that he was in need of men, who were equally motivated and also in want of money. Thus, he chose his men very carefully,'' added the source. This, he claimed, also showed that Yasin could have already kept other modules ready. "He is one leader who did not let the left hand know what the right hand was up to,'' an officer said. Sources have also confirmed that at least two members of the present module were present near L-11, Batla House, the encounter site on September 13, 2008, though till then they had no knowledge of the exact role played by the Azamgarh module. "We believe that these men were not part of any bombings prior to 2010, but we have evidence which suggest that they assembled as early as December 2008 and decided to take forward the IM agenda,'' said a source. Earlier, investigators had believed that the Bihar module had only become active after the Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) module, operating under Atif Ameen, was busted in the Batla House encounter in September 2008.
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January - 19 
Nagaland Post reports that a cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as ‘second lieutenant’ Athui Rongmai, was killed in the Athibung designated camp in Peren District by NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction on January
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Nagaland Post reports that a cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as ‘second lieutenant’ Athui Rongmai, was killed in the Athibung designated camp in Peren District by NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction on January 19.
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January - 19 
Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Gachhadar disclosed that Nepal has confiscated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 80 million in recent times and conveyed to India that it would not allow any anti-India activity on its soil, according to
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Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Gachhadar disclosed that Nepal has confiscated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 80 million in recent times and conveyed to India that it would not allow any anti-India activity on its soil, according to CNN-IBN. Gachhadar, who met Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi, told reporters that his country was taking strong action against those involved in circulation of FICNs. "We have assured the Indian government that our territory will not be allowed to be used for activities inimical to India's interest," he said, adding his country was committed to providing all necessary cooperation and assistance in security matters. India would provide Nepal help in strengthening border and aviation security, particularly at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan international airport, he added further. He also said that New Delhi has promised Kathmandu to help it enhancing border and aviation security and modernising its law enforcement agencies.
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January - 19 
Police officials revealed on January 19 that during their stay at Habib Mansion, right behind the Byculla Police Station, IM operative Yasin Bhatkal and Pakistanis Tabrez and Bakas had reconnoitered several vital installations in the city, reports Mi
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Police officials revealed on January 19 that during their stay at Habib Mansion, right behind the Byculla Police Station, IM operative Yasin Bhatkal and Pakistanis Tabrez and Bakas had reconnoitered several vital installations in the city, reports Mid Day. The Pakistani duo, along with Bhatkal, had visited Siddhivinayak temple in Prabhadevi, Lalbaughcha Raja in Lalbaug, and even the Mantralaya -- all three bustling with human activity at any given hour. They planned to bomb one of these, but decided against it after seeing the heavy security arrangement and the CCTV cameras.
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January - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) on January 19 shot dead Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’, Abrar Khan alias Abu Mavia alias Abu Wasim alias Mistry, hailing from Pakistan, in an encounter at Khaneti Mohalla in Salwa area of Mendhar in Poonch District, reports D
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Security Forces (SFs) on January 19 shot dead Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’, Abrar Khan alias Abu Mavia alias Abu Wasim alias Mistry, hailing from Pakistan, in an encounter at Khaneti Mohalla in Salwa area of Mendhar in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. Police sources said an operation was launched in Salwa area on specific information about the presence of Mistry in the forests. A contact with the militant was established at about 6am. His dead body was recovered later in the afternoon. Recoveries made from his possession included one AK-47 rifle with four magazines, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), four UBGL shells, 107 AK rounds and one pouch. Mistry, an 'A’ category militants, was operating in twin border Districts of Rajouri and Poonch for past quite some time and had developed good network in Mendhar and adjoining areas.
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January - 19 
The Assam Tribune reports that during the annual Home Secretary-level meet between India and Myanmar at Naypyitaw on January 19, a joint strategy to deal with Northeast Indian militant groups, smuggling of drugs, arms and ammunition will be high on t
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The Assam Tribune reports that during the annual Home Secretary-level meet between India and Myanmar at Naypyitaw on January 19, a joint strategy to deal with Northeast Indian militant groups, smuggling of drugs, arms and ammunition will be high on the agenda.
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January - 19 
The Assam Tribune reports that during the Home Secretary level meeting between the two countries on January 19, Myanmar has assured India that steps would be taken against the Northeastern militants using its territory.
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The Assam Tribune reports that during the Home Secretary level meeting between the two countries on January 19, Myanmar has assured India that steps would be taken against the Northeastern militants using its territory.
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January - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has for the first time admitted that the death of its politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji has dealt a heavy blow to the outfit and called upon the youth to join the outfit, reports
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has for the first time admitted that the death of its politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji has dealt a heavy blow to the outfit and called upon the youth to join the outfit, reports DNA on January 19. Kishanji was killed in an armed encounter with the Joint Forces in Jungle Mahal in West Bengal on November 24, 2011. In a release circulated among some TV channels, the CPI-Maoist central committee said that Kishanji's killing in Jungle Mahal had come as ''a great blow'' to the organisation and appealed to the youth to join the outfit ''to fulfill Kishenji's cherished dream''. The central committee asked its State unit in West Bengal to initiate efforts to draw more youth to the organisation.
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January - 19 
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three Indians for allegedly passing strategic information about national security and military installations to Pakistan, reports PTI. All the three, residents of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer District
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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three Indians for allegedly passing strategic information about national security and military installations to Pakistan, reports PTI. All the three, residents of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer Districts in Rajasthan, were allegedly giving information about the movement and locations of various military set ups and installations to handlers in Pakistan. "Following information from our sources, we had put the accused under surveillance and had summoned one Gulam Rasool (45), who is also the mastermind of this espionage game and resident of Baap area in Jodhpur, through notice under the Official Security Act on January 17," CID Superintendent of Police (SP) S Parimala said. Based on his information, his nephew Majid (40), and aide Allabax (50) were arrested on January 19 from Amritsar (Punjab) and Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) respectively. Both of them were carrying important information with them and were said to cross the border from Attari to deliver it to their handlers in Pakistan. Parimala told that Majid was carrying two memory cards with him which contained vital information about Army locations and exercises, whereas Allabax was carrying written documents and maps among other papers. Rasool, who is believed to be spying for the past one year, has also been found in possession of a diary with phone numbers of various Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) personnel and other officials. After his arrest, Rasool reportedly admitted to passing vital information about different military bases like Khajuwala, Nasirabad, Lathi, Chandhan and Phalodi's Air Force station besides the troops positioning in East Jaisalmer. He also admitted receiving money in return of this information. Parimala said that they frequently changed their mobile numbers to talk to their handlers in code words.
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January - 19 
the daylong Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District evoked mixed response on January 19, reports The Times of India. Amid heightened security arrangements in six blocks of the subdivision, the bandh witnesse
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the daylong Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District evoked mixed response on January 19, reports The Times of India. Amid heightened security arrangements in six blocks of the subdivision, the bandh witnessed mixed response with commercial establishments and markets in Ghatshila, Musabani, Gorabandha and Dhalbhumgarh blocks, which remained closed for a large part of the day. However, in Baharagora and Chakuliya, the effect of bandh was relatively less with markets reporting brisk business. Transportation was largely affected with passenger buses scheduled for Jamshedpur, Chaibasa, Musabani, Seraikela, among other routes, remaining off the road for the day.
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January - 19 
the Maoist Communist Party (MCP), earlier known as KCP-Maoist, warns that individuals who are in cahoots with the Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI) despite the boycott imposed by the outfit have been identified and if they do not cease
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the Maoist Communist Party (MCP), earlier known as KCP-Maoist, warns that individuals who are in cahoots with the Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI) despite the boycott imposed by the outfit have been identified and if they do not cease their election activities will be awarded fitting punishment before or after the conclusion of the elections, reports Kanglaonline.
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January - 19 
The Shillong Times reports that the group of seven Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres armed with AK-47 rifles and SLR rifles shot dead two gate-keeper of Songsak village, West Khasi Hills District on January 19. The two gate-keepers are iden
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The Shillong Times reports that the group of seven Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres armed with AK-47 rifles and SLR rifles shot dead two gate-keeper of Songsak village, West Khasi Hills District on January 19. The two gate-keepers are identified as Arbinius D Sangma and Bahkan G Marak, both residents of Songsak village. The State Police have launched a massive manhunt to arrest the gunmen involved in the killing. The Police said the killings were related to extortion money demanded by the GNLA earlier and also to create fear psychosis among the people, particularly the coal businessmen of the area. Sources informed that the GNLA had earlier demanded an amount of INR 2 million from the Songsak Mahari toll gate in West Khasi Hills District. The killing comes barely ten days after Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh, during his visit to Shallang Police outpost, had promised the local people that the outpost would soon be upgraded into a full-fledged Police Station to provide full security to the coal traders and residents of the area.
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January - 19 
The Telegraph reports that a senior functionary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as Ghukato Assumi, was killed by the rival NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction at Zunheboto District on January 19. He was the deputy ki
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The Telegraph reports that a senior functionary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as Ghukato Assumi, was killed by the rival NSCN-Khole-Kitovi faction at Zunheboto District on January 19. He was the deputy kilonser (minister) of the NSCN-Khaplang who had worked with Khaplang for over two decades. Earlier, on January 15, NSCN-Khaplang overran the designated camp of the rival group, NSCN-Khole-Kitovi at Athibung town in Peren District killing a cadre of NSCN-Khole Kitovi during the attack.
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January - 19 
The Telegraph reports that the assistant manager of Panbari tea estate, identified as Ramen Bora, was abducted and subsequently released by his abductors seven hours after he was abducted from his garden bungalow in Sonitpur District on January 19. B
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The Telegraph reports that the assistant manager of Panbari tea estate, identified as Ramen Bora, was abducted and subsequently released by his abductors seven hours after he was abducted from his garden bungalow in Sonitpur District on January 19. Bora was abducted by five armed men but it was not clear whether any militant outfit was behind the abduction.
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January - 19 
The Times of India reports that the Centre on January 19 sanctioned INR 1.8 billion for six more Districts in Andhra Pradesh under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for selected tribal and backward Districts as they try to cope with the Maoist menace.
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The Times of India reports that the Centre on January 19 sanctioned INR 1.8 billion for six more Districts in Andhra Pradesh under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for selected tribal and backward Districts as they try to cope with the Maoist menace. The member-secretary of the Planning Commission, Sudha Pillai, in a message to the chief secretary informed that Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Warangal, Karimnagar, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram have been included under the IAP with INR 1.80 billion (INR 300 million per District ) to be released for the year 2011-12.
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January - 19 
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is making a bid to get into the country’s illegal mining and coal business, especially in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar where the illicit trade is estimated to be worth over INR 10 billion, reports The Asian
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Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is making a bid to get into the country’s illegal mining and coal business, especially in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar where the illicit trade is estimated to be worth over INR 10 billion, reports The Asian Age. According to the Indian intelligence agencies, Dawood’s associates are trying to influence top Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) leaders in Nepal to pressure their compatriots in India to help him establish a presence. This time Dawood is offering a lot more money, plus the latest arms and ammunition as well as sophisticated explosives to the Maoists for their help. The report warns that the possibility of the Maoists agreeing to help Dawood this time is “very high... as they have suffered severe reverses in the past few months, and are in need of more resources — money and sophisticated arms.”
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January - 19 
unidentified persons lobbed a bomb at the residence of Kshetrimayum Aken, a congress worker, at Khongman Zone 5 in Imphal East. No casualty was reported in the explosion. Later, an unexploded grenade was also found within the residential complex.
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unidentified persons lobbed a bomb at the residence of Kshetrimayum Aken, a congress worker, at Khongman Zone 5 in Imphal East. No casualty was reported in the explosion. Later, an unexploded grenade was also found within the residential complex.
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January - 19 
yet another cross border terror link has been established between cross-Line of Control (LoC) traders and Pakistan based militant ‘commanders’ and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) with disclosures that an arrested trader had smuggled INR 22.4 millio
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yet another cross border terror link has been established between cross-Line of Control (LoC) traders and Pakistan based militant ‘commanders’ and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) with disclosures that an arrested trader had smuggled INR 22.4 million worth Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) hidden between fabric clothes from Poonch to Jammu on way to New Delhi in Samparak Kranti Express. A cross-LoC trader of Mandi in Poonch dealing in fabrics with his counterparts in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) had been smuggling the currency from Poonch-Rawlakote route and sending it to New Delhi for use of terror activities, official sources told. The trader, identified as Ghulam Mohammad Khwaja, was importing fabrics from Rawlakote in PoK during four days weekly trade from Tuesday to Friday on Poonch-Rawlakote route. During the cross-LoC trade, he had developed links with militant ‘commanders’ based in PoK and ISI officials. Sources said the FICNs were reported to have been smuggled through concealed cavity in cardboard between the fabrics. From Poonch, the currency was brought in the buses and dumped at Narwal godown of Khwaja.
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January - 19 
Zee News reports that one group of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) may have sneaked into the country from across the border to target political and religious leaders in the poll bound state of Punjab as per top intelligence sources. The prime targe
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Zee News reports that one group of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) may have sneaked into the country from across the border to target political and religious leaders in the poll bound state of Punjab as per top intelligence sources. The prime targets in the hit list of these terrorists are said to be Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Prakash Singh Badal, Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal and religious Dera leaders like Ashutosh, according to sources. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is will issue a fresh advisory to the Punjab Government to beef up security of the top political and religious leaders during campaigning. The elections are due in the State on 30th January.
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January - 19 
A Sub-Inspector, Asghar Ali Tarar (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting in his car in Orangi Town within the precincts of Mominabad Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 19, reports
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A Sub-Inspector, Asghar Ali Tarar (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting in his car in Orangi Town within the precincts of Mominabad Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 19, reports Daily Times. A minor, identified as Hamza (5), was also injured in the attack. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tariq Malik said that the victim was lately appointed in the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Saddar. He had recently been working on sectarian killing cases. The victim had played a pivotal role in Karachi Operation during 1992-96. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry Aslam said that more than 300 Policemen involved in Karachi Operation had been killed in the recent years, adding, that Tarar was working against the militants of banned outfits besides performing on and off tasks for the Special Branch (Orangi Town).
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January - 19 
An explosion occurred near the building of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) in Sui area of Dera Bugti District on January 19 causing no damage, reported The News. "Unknown men had planted explosive material near the building of PPL and exploded i
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An explosion occurred near the building of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) in Sui area of Dera Bugti District on January 19 causing no damage, reported The News. "Unknown men had planted explosive material near the building of PPL and exploded it with remote control", the Police said.
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January - 19 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar warned Washington against pushing Islamabad to go after terrorist groups or bringing them to the Afghan peace process. “Now that the re-evaluation process is underway as we speak, so till the time that that re-evalu
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar warned Washington against pushing Islamabad to go after terrorist groups or bringing them to the Afghan peace process. “Now that the re-evaluation process is underway as we speak, so till the time that that re-evaluation process is not completed, we cannot start the reengagement,” Minister Khar said in an interview with Reuters. Yet Khar struck a positive note stressing the long alliance was vital for the two countries. “I think this will also give us the ability, if we play it right, to strengthen the partnership and to make it much, much more effective,” she said. “Let me categorically say that we consider our relations and our relationship with the US to be an extremely important one.” Khar said proposals for the tenor and rules for relations with the US could be out within days.
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January - 19 
Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Ubaidullah Khan Khattak said that incidents of abductions in Balochistan had increased at an alarming rate and had become a source of generating funds for militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing reporters
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Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Ubaidullah Khan Khattak said that incidents of abductions in Balochistan had increased at an alarming rate and had become a source of generating funds for militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing reporters at FC headquarters in Quetta, Ubaidullah Khan said that Balochistan witnessed a decline in attacks on economic installations like rocket attacks and bomb blasts particularly targeting gas pipelines, power pylons, and railway tracks. However, incidents of abductions and small arms attacks had increased. He said the militants were using kidnappings as source of generating funds. He said that they target foreigners with the intention to be paid ransom money in dollars. Responding to a query about the links between Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch militants, he said there is no link between the two. He said foreign elements were involved in destabilising Balochistan in order to advance their vested interests using local people as tools. “The foreign groups are providing financial support, equipment, training and advice to militants in Balochistan. The foreign interest is comparatively increasing in this particular region,” he said without mentioning name of any country.
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January - 19 
one Maaz Farooqui, an activist of the Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT), a student wing of the Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI), who had been missing since December 18, 2011, returned home safely on January 19, reports The News. Maaz was let go near Abdullah Colle
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one Maaz Farooqui, an activist of the Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT), a student wing of the Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI), who had been missing since December 18, 2011, returned home safely on January 19, reports The News. Maaz was let go near Abdullah College in North Nazimabad area. The General-Secretary of the JeI Karachi, Naseem Siddiqui vowed that the JeI would continue its struggle for the release of other party workers and office-bearers from what the JeI leader alleged “illegal detention by the intelligence agencies”. He urged the Government to ensure the release of all the missing JeI workers and other people unconditionally.
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January - 19 
Pakistan expects to reopen supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan, halted after a NATO cross-border air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011, but will impose tariffs, a senior security official under the condition of anonymit
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Pakistan expects to reopen supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan, halted after a NATO cross-border air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011, but will impose tariffs, a senior security official under the condition of anonymity told Reuters on January 19. The official said the fees were designed to both express continued anger over the November 26 attack and raise funds for the state to fight homegrown Taliban. “The tariffs will cover everything from the port to security to roads,” the official told Reuters. No date was given for reopening the supply routes. The trade ministry was working out details of the tariffs, the official said.
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January - 19 
Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest secu
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Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest security threat to the strategic United States (US) ally, had flatly rejected a demand that it works through tribal elders to reach a deal whereby fighters approach authorities and lay down their arms. “They felt it would be humiliating,” the official said.
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January - 19 
Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said on January 19 that the cases of missing persons was a major issue of fundamental rights and because of their efforts around 700 such persons had been shifted to internment centres so far, rep
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Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said on January 19 that the cases of missing persons was a major issue of fundamental rights and because of their efforts around 700 such persons had been shifted to internment centres so far, reports Dawn. The Chief Justice said that they were here to defend the Constitution of Pakistan and fundamental rights of individuals and would not allow any of the state agencies to violate those rights. The chief justice said that the high court had drafted a law to set up mobile courts in the province and the same would now be submitted to the provincial Government for legislation. The establishment of mobile courts is aimed at providing speedy justice to people at their doorstep.
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January - 19 
Police claimed to have arrested 14 suspects for their alleged involvement in the March 3, 2009 attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team and other terrorism-related activities in Lahore District during the year 2011, reports Daily Times. According to a Capit
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Police claimed to have arrested 14 suspects for their alleged involvement in the March 3, 2009 attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team and other terrorism-related activities in Lahore District during the year 2011, reports Daily Times. According to a Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) spokesperson, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police arrested six suspects involved in the attack, besides arresting proclaimed offender Samiullah and his accomplices.
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January - 19 
Police found an unidentified dead body of a strangulated man from Zafar Town, within the limits of Shah Latif Police Station. Police said the victim appeared to be Pakhtoon.
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Police found an unidentified dead body of a strangulated man from Zafar Town, within the limits of Shah Latif Police Station. Police said the victim appeared to be Pakhtoon.
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January - 19 
Six persons, among them a Police official, were injured when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up to avoid arrest in Akora Khattak area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 19, reports Dawn. Sources said a Police team had cordo
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Six persons, among them a Police official, were injured when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up to avoid arrest in Akora Khattak area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 19, reports Dawn. Sources said a Police team had cordoned off an area and during checking of vehicles asked a suspect, later identified as Azjad alias Jannat Gul, a resident of Ziarat Kaka Sahib area to get off his vehicle for body search. However, the suspect tried to escape and while doing so detonated his explosive-laden vest. He died on the spot injuring six people
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January - 19 
The Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on January 19 said that the cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will attend its Difa-e-Pakistan (Defence of Pakistan) rally to be held in Multan District of Punjab Province on January 29, 2012, reported Indian Express. Ju
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The Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on January 19 said that the cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will attend its Difa-e-Pakistan (Defence of Pakistan) rally to be held in Multan District of Punjab Province on January 29, 2012, reported Indian Express. JuD leaders said the Difa-e-Pakistan gathering would also be attended by Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) chief Munawar Hassan and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and leaders of other religious and political parties. There was no word from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on the development. Khan has not attended other ‘Defence of Pakistan’ meetings organised by the JuD but a message from him was read out at a rally held in Lahore on December 18, 2011. The movement was launched shortly after a cross-border November 26, 2011, NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. During rallies and meetings organised as part of the movement, leaders of the JuD and other extremist groups have mainly targeted the United States (US) and India.
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January - 19 
the militant outfit Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) is expected to come into a coalition with any political or religious party in the next general election. Chairman MQM-H Afaq Ahmed stated this while talking to journalists after a meeting with
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the militant outfit Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) is expected to come into a coalition with any political or religious party in the next general election. Chairman MQM-H Afaq Ahmed stated this while talking to journalists after a meeting with former Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza.
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January - 19 
the Pentagon says the US is paying six times more than before to send war supplies to troops in Afghanistan through alternate routes since Pakistan’s punitive decision in November, 2011 to close border crossings to NATO convoys. Pentagon figures prov
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the Pentagon says the US is paying six times more than before to send war supplies to troops in Afghanistan through alternate routes since Pakistan’s punitive decision in November, 2011 to close border crossings to NATO convoys. Pentagon figures provided to the Associated Press show it now costs about USD 104 million per month to move the supplies through a longer northern route, USD 87 million more a month than when the cargo moved through Pakistan.
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January - 19 
Two Europeans, identified as Giovanni and Bernd, working with the Welthungerhilfe, a German International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) for food rehabilitation, were abducted from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District while
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Two Europeans, identified as Giovanni and Bernd, working with the Welthungerhilfe, a German International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) for food rehabilitation, were abducted from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District while returning from Kot Addu tehsil (revenue unit) of Muzaffargarh District on January 19, reported Express Tribune.
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January - 19 
US President Barack Obama wants the United States and Pakistan to continue to work together for achieving their common goals of defeating terrorism and building a stable and peaceful Pakistan, says the White House, reports Dawn. A brief statement, is
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US President Barack Obama wants the United States and Pakistan to continue to work together for achieving their common goals of defeating terrorism and building a stable and peaceful Pakistan, says the White House, reports Dawn. A brief statement, issued by the White House on January 19, said Obama conveyed this message to Pakistan’s new Ambassador Sherry Rehman. “The president welcomed Ambassador Rehman to Washington and expressed his desire that our two governments continue to work closely together towards our shared objectives of defeating al Qaeda, combating violent extremism, and supporting a stable and peaceful Pakistan, Afghanistan and wider region,’ the statement said.
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January - 19 
Nepal News reports that opposition parties NC and CPN-UML said they will continue with their protest programs including planned boycott of House session until the Government scraps its recent decision to legalize land and property transactions carrie
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Nepal News reports that opposition parties NC and CPN-UML said they will continue with their protest programs including planned boycott of House session until the Government scraps its recent decision to legalize land and property transactions carried out by parallel governments (called “people’s government”) run by the UCPN-M party during the decade-long insurgency. A meeting of the second and third largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA) concluded that the decision was against the interim constitution, Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) including the law of the land and urged the Government not to enforce it. A meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC) failed to arrive at any agreement with UCPN-M faction remaining adamant on incorporating a provision for mandatory military training to citizens above 18 years in the new constitution, reports Himalayan Times. The meeting was supposed to endorse the sub-committee’s decisions that a Nepali citizen above 18 years of age would not require to undergo compulsory military training as the state can call upon its citizens to serve the nation as and when required; nothing needs to be mentioned about rehabilitation, management and integration of Maoist combatants in the new constitution; law with retrospective effect will be enacted in the new constitution; law will be enacted to fix ceiling on land holding and the country shall pursue a system of federal democratic republic. The United Kingdom has agreed to provide NPR 2.5 billion (20 million Pound Sterling) to Nepal Peace Trust Fund (NPTF) to support the ongoing peace process, reports Nepal News. Andrew Mitchell, the International Development Secretary of the UK pledged such assistance during the meeting with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai at Dhulikhel in Kavre Kistrict on January 18.
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January - 19 
Republica reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda conceded at a closed-door party meeting on January 19 that he made a mistake in compromising with the parliamentary parties on the
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Republica reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda conceded at a closed-door party meeting on January 19 that he made a mistake in compromising with the parliamentary parties on the issues of peace and constitution, and pledged he would no longer enter into any such consensus against the party´s fundamental principles. "The parliamentary parties humiliated us and tried to force their way through the peace and constitution drafting process, knowing full well that we were deeply divided. And that´s why we have taken a tough stance now," a Maoist leader quoted Dahal as saying during the cadre orientation program. Dahal said that after the Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) pushed hard on Peoples Liberation army (PLA) integration and constitution drafting issues and sought compromises one after another, he asked party leaders including Janardan Sharma and Nanada Kishor Pun to speak up for "dignified integration" and a directly-elected presidential system of governance.
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January - 19 
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-6) arrested a Jasod Gano Bahini (JGB) leader from Uttar Mirzapur village under Shailkupa sub district in Jhenaidah District on January 19, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee, identified as Saheb Joarder (21), is son of S
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Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-6) arrested a Jasod Gano Bahini (JGB) leader from Uttar Mirzapur village under Shailkupa sub district in Jhenaidah District on January 19, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee, identified as Saheb Joarder (21), is son of Shah Alam Joarder of the village and a leader of the underground party in the area. According to Rab-6 commanding officer M Ashraf Ali of Jhenidah, the force recovered a light gun, a shutter gun, a pistol, seven bullets, a billhook, a Chinese axe and some arms making equipment from his possession.
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January - 19 
The Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled an attempt by some of its officers, apparently driven by religious considerations, to overthrow Sheikh Hasina's Government, reports The Times of India. Government sources here confirmed that those held for t
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The Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled an attempt by some of its officers, apparently driven by religious considerations, to overthrow Sheikh Hasina's Government, reports The Times of India. Government sources here confirmed that those held for the attempted coup were "anti-India'' and wanted to undo the changes effected by the Hasina government in 2011 in the Constitution to make it more secular. Indian agencies have had inputs about a possible coup in Bangladesh for the past few days. Brigadier General Muhammed Masud Razzaq told a press conference in Dhaka on January 19 that the military had specific evidence that up to 16 current and former Bangladeshi officers were involved in the conspiracy. While two retired officers, Lieutenant Colonel Ehsan Yusuf and Major Zakir, have been arrested, some of the main conspirators are believed to be based abroad, said agency reports from Bangladesh. They are said to have links with the 2009 mutiny, only two months after Hasina took over, by Bangladesh Rifles which first exposed the stray extremist elements in the army.
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January - 19 
The Police arrested two Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activists from their houses in Dakkhin Surma sub district in Sylhet District on January 19, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are identified as M Sadek Khan, 25, of Kaistarail village, and Billal Hoss
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The Police arrested two Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activists from their houses in Dakkhin Surma sub district in Sylhet District on January 19, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are identified as M Sadek Khan, 25, of Kaistarail village, and Billal Hossain, 30, of Barkhala village of the sub district. Jalalabad Police said they arrested the two in connection with a case filed by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on charges of attacking BCL men and vandalising vehicles on the campus on January 11.
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January - 19 
Addressing a media briefing on January 19 the Government spokesman and Minister of Media & Information Keheliya Rambukwella said the Government expects to establish a Senate representing minority groups and academics as a "viable link between the Cen
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Addressing a media briefing on January 19 the Government spokesman and Minister of Media & Information Keheliya Rambukwella said the Government expects to establish a Senate representing minority groups and academics as a "viable link between the Central Government and the provinces", reports Colombo Page. Explaining the government's initiative, the Minister said the 13th Amendment to the Constitution is already a part of the Constitution since 1987, and the establishment of the Senate, which will act as an advisory body to the legislature, is what meant by the 13 plus or 13 and beyond. Referring to the issue of giving land and Police powers to the provinces under the 13th Amendment, the Minister said the Government has concerns granting full powers but it is prepared to discuss the extent of these powers to be devolved. He pointed out that although the President has the executive powers to take unilateral decisions in this regard, he prefers a solution through consensus of all political parties and the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) would serve that purpose. The Minister told the media that the government wants to arrive at a consensus on a political solution with all parties represented in the parliament and appointed the PSC for that purpose. "It (PSC) is where we can arrive at a solution on this issue. That is why the Government insists the TNA [Tamil National Alliance] to nominate their representatives to the PSC," the Minister said, adding, "If the TNA wants a solution they should come in within the PSC."
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January - 20 
‘CorCom’, the committee comprising Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro), Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), United National L
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‘CorCom’, the committee comprising Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro), Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and United Peoples Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) has released a second list of Congress workers who have been identified for campaigning actively for the party candidates, with a warning to suspend their activities and announce the same publicly.
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January - 20 
Bombs were also recovered at the residences of Wangjam Premjit of Thongju constituency, Thokchom Kala of Sawombung Thongkhomg Awang Leikai of Lamlai Assembly Constituency (AC) and Yanglem Bismo of Khurai Chingambam Leikai in Imphal East District. Pol
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Bombs were also recovered at the residences of Wangjam Premjit of Thongju constituency, Thokchom Kala of Sawombung Thongkhomg Awang Leikai of Lamlai Assembly Constituency (AC) and Yanglem Bismo of Khurai Chingambam Leikai in Imphal East District. Police also recovered hand grenade at the residence of S. Ibomcha, a Congress worker of Patsoi Assembly Constituency in the District.
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January - 20 
Challenges rising from Pakistan would remain the most serious security test for India over the next decade, says Naresh Chandra, chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), who is also heading a taskforce on reviewing the country's secur
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Challenges rising from Pakistan would remain the most serious security test for India over the next decade, says Naresh Chandra, chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), who is also heading a taskforce on reviewing the country's security architecture, reported Times of India. Chandra said, "dealing with the security challenges from Pakistan" will be the "most serious challenge that our armed forces, intelligence and security agencies and the people as a whole have to face in the next decade or more." "There is a perception that our human intelligence capacity in our western neighbourhood has declined in recent years. I am sure this area is being given special attention in order to ensure that timely and accurate information is available not only to agencies responsible for counter-terrorism, but also to decision-makers for taking more informed decisions and timely action," Chandra said.
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January - 20 
hand grenades were lobbed into the residential areas of Muhammad Haji Ayaj, Congress worker of Lilong Turel Ahanbi of Khellakhong in Imphal West, Telem Kirankumar of Khurai Chaithabi Leikai, also a congress worker, Ng. Bijoy of Khurai AC in Imphal Ea
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hand grenades were lobbed into the residential areas of Muhammad Haji Ayaj, Congress worker of Lilong Turel Ahanbi of Khellakhong in Imphal West, Telem Kirankumar of Khurai Chaithabi Leikai, also a congress worker, Ng. Bijoy of Khurai AC in Imphal East, Ngairangbam Meghachandra of Khurai Konsam Leikai in Imphal East, Chandam Manimohon of Khurai Konsam Leikai, Takhellambam Kenedy of Sagolband Khamnam Leirak in Imphal West. All the bombs were recovered and defused safely by the respective Police station teams.
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January - 20 
Kanglaonline reports that a team of Imphal West commandos shot dead a suspected militant at Kyamgei Shantipur in Imphal West District on January 20. According to Police sources, a group of armed persons lobbed a hand grenade on Imphal West commandos
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Kanglaonline reports that a team of Imphal West commandos shot dead a suspected militant at Kyamgei Shantipur in Imphal West District on January 20. According to Police sources, a group of armed persons lobbed a hand grenade on Imphal West commandos. Police fired in retaliation during which the militant was killed. However, three of his companions managed to flee under the cover of darkness. Police reportedly recovered another hand grenade from the deceased.
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January - 20 
NSCN-Khole-Kitovi said on January 20 that it would not ‘interfere’ in the forthcoming Manipur assembly elections, reports Kanglaonline.
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NSCN-Khole-Kitovi said on January 20 that it would not ‘interfere’ in the forthcoming Manipur assembly elections, reports Kanglaonline.
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January - 20 
Police on January 20 arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Handwara in Kupwara District, Daily Excelsior reported. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Rafiq, Aabid Hussain Rather and Abdul Rashid Khoja. Pol
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Police on January 20 arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Handwara in Kupwara District, Daily Excelsior reported. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Rafiq, Aabid Hussain Rather and Abdul Rashid Khoja. Police said that these OGWs were arrested while they were coercing the inhabitants of Muqam and Hindwanpora villages to donate money for the LeT outfit. Police said five letter pads of LeT outfit were recovered from them.
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January - 20 
reacting to the recent spate of factional violence that have created “public disillusionment”, Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) urged “those involved” in the confrontation to address the “pressing issues and circumstances” that have precipitated i
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reacting to the recent spate of factional violence that have created “public disillusionment”, Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) urged “those involved” in the confrontation to address the “pressing issues and circumstances” that have precipitated it.
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January - 20 
security has been beefed up in Guwahati following apprehension that the ULFA-ATF and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) might carry out subversive activities in the Dispur ahead of Republic Day, reports The Sentinel.
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security has been beefed up in Guwahati following apprehension that the ULFA-ATF and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) might carry out subversive activities in the Dispur ahead of Republic Day, reports The Sentinel.
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January - 20 
SFs arrested eighteen Myanmar Nationals during an operation launched at Khaikhual under Chandel District on January 20.
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SFs arrested eighteen Myanmar Nationals during an operation launched at Khaikhual under Chandel District on January 20.
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January - 20 
Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from two villages under Minapur Police Station in Muzaffarpur District after a group of 15 Maoists tried to kill a Police informant in Belahi-Lachchi village on January 20, reports
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Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from two villages under Minapur Police Station in Muzaffarpur District after a group of 15 Maoists tried to kill a Police informant in Belahi-Lachchi village on January 20, reports The Telegraph. Three Maoists, identified as Vijay Paswan, Mahesh Patel and Roshan Kumar, were caught by villagers and handed over to the Police in the early hours. Three others were arrested from a nearby village. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajesh Kumar said a group of 15 Maoists had raided the Belahi-Lachchi village to kill Manish Kumar, a ‘Police spy’, who escaped unhurt. The villagers, meanwhile, raised an alarm and caught Vijay, Mahesh and Roshan. The Police were soon informed and the Maoists were handed over to them. SSP Kumar said the Police also recovered a pistol, a crude bomb, seven cartridges and four cell phones from their possession. Around 6pm, three more Maoists from the group, identified as Mohammed Ishraful, Prabhu Sahni and Munna Rai were arrested during a raid at Feni Chhapra village also under Minapur Police Station, about 7 kilometres from Belahi-Lachchi. Eight pistols, a gun, an AK-47 rifle and 300 rounds of cartridge were recovered from them.
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January - 20 
Stepping up the deployment of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-belt, the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has given its nod for additional deployment of 7,000 personnel in the inter-State border areas of Chhattisgar
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Stepping up the deployment of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-belt, the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has given its nod for additional deployment of 7,000 personnel in the inter-State border areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra, reports Deccan Chronicle. The additional personnel will be deployed from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF). The MHA held a high-level meeting with top officials of the four States on January 20 and gave the sanction for deployment of additional forces.
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January - 20 
the central jail in Jorhat has been put on high alert following an intelligence report about a purported Anti Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) plan to attack a state minister inside the jail premises during his customary vis
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the central jail in Jorhat has been put on high alert following an intelligence report about a purported Anti Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) plan to attack a state minister inside the jail premises during his customary visit there after hoisting the Tricolour on Republic Day (January 26).
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January - 20 
The Shillong Times reports that the Security Forces (SFs) on January 20 arrested three militants belonging to National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) from Gobindabari, in Dhalai District. The arrested militants have been identified as Saranjoy Re
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The Shillong Times reports that the Security Forces (SFs) on January 20 arrested three militants belonging to National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) from Gobindabari, in Dhalai District. The arrested militants have been identified as Saranjoy Reang (19), Puspa Kumar Jamatiya (29) and Rahumjoy Tripura (22). The SFs have recovered eight live cartridges of rifle from them.
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January - 20 
The Shillong Times reports that the ULFA-ATF on January 20 announced that henceforth all the surname of its leaders and cadres would be same and the common surname will be ‘Asom’. In a statement issued to the media through e-mail, the ULFA-ATF said t
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The Shillong Times reports that the ULFA-ATF on January 20 announced that henceforth all the surname of its leaders and cadres would be same and the common surname will be ‘Asom’. In a statement issued to the media through e-mail, the ULFA-ATF said to replace the surnames of its members with ‘Asom’ was aimed at reflecting the outfit’s commitment to expedite the evolution of the ‘great Assamese nation’ irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
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January - 20 
The Times of India reports that unidentified militants released the abducted worker of stone crusher unit of Triveni Construction, identified as Dharmendra Yadav (22), near Lungting in Dima Hasao District on January 20. A group of armed militants abd
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The Times of India reports that unidentified militants released the abducted worker of stone crusher unit of Triveni Construction, identified as Dharmendra Yadav (22), near Lungting in Dima Hasao District on January 20. A group of armed militants abducted Yadav from the company’s camp at Natun Haza near Lungting on January 12.
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January - 20 
Though during their pre-Christmas meeting with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi, NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘chairman’ Isak Chisi Swu and ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah had expressed the hope that the six decade old Naga issue
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Though during their pre-Christmas meeting with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi, NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘chairman’ Isak Chisi Swu and ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah had expressed the hope that the six decade old Naga issue would be resolved, recent developments have raised question about the fate of talks, reports The Sentinel. According to reports, the NSCN-IM leaders are virtually under house arrest at the direction of the Centre.
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January - 20 
two DNRF militants identified as, Pritom Nunisa and Ranjan Langthasa, two close aides of the DNDF ‘chairman’ Jensingh Dimasa, were arrested on January 20 in Dima Hasao District.
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two DNRF militants identified as, Pritom Nunisa and Ranjan Langthasa, two close aides of the DNDF ‘chairman’ Jensingh Dimasa, were arrested on January 20 in Dima Hasao District.
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January - 20 
Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju on January 20 said here that the coastal security apparatus for dealing with infiltration attempts by the sea route was already in place and was being strengthened further, according to PTI. Raju sa
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Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju on January 20 said here that the coastal security apparatus for dealing with infiltration attempts by the sea route was already in place and was being strengthened further, according to PTI. Raju said the establishment of coastal surveillance network was in various stages of implementation. Stability in the neighbourhood and the Indian ocean region was of paramount importance as any disturbance can have an effect on the internal security of India, the minister said.
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January - 20 
a Pakistani judicial review board ended the house arrest of Malik Ishaq who was detained in 2011 after his group was blamed for a string of attacks on the minority Shia community. The three-member review board headed by Lahore high court justice Nasi
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a Pakistani judicial review board ended the house arrest of Malik Ishaq who was detained in 2011 after his group was blamed for a string of attacks on the minority Shia community. The three-member review board headed by Lahore high court justice Nasir Saeed set aside the Punjab Government's plea that Ishaq's detention should be extended for maintaining law and order in the province. The law officer of the Punjab Home Department argued that there had been a spike in sectarian violence against Shias since Ishaq was freed from prison last year.
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January - 20 
Four militants, two each from both sides, were killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) clashed with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, report
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Four militants, two each from both sides, were killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) clashed with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, reports Dawn.
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January - 20 
militants blew up a government primary school for boys at Bacha Mayna in Landikotal near the Torkham border at around 8:30pm. Nobody was hurt in the explosion.
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militants blew up a government primary school for boys at Bacha Mayna in Landikotal near the Torkham border at around 8:30pm. Nobody was hurt in the explosion.
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January - 20 
Police found another dead body of a man from Gulistan-e-Jauhar within the precincts of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station. The victim was later identified as 40-year-old Amjad Masih, a resident of Bhitai Colony in Safora Goth.
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Police found another dead body of a man from Gulistan-e-Jauhar within the precincts of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station. The victim was later identified as 40-year-old Amjad Masih, a resident of Bhitai Colony in Safora Goth.
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January - 20 
Police found dead body of a man near Crown Cinema within the limits of Kalri Police Station. SHO Safdar Mashwani said Police also found a TT pistol and a motorcycle near his body.
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Police found dead body of a man near Crown Cinema within the limits of Kalri Police Station. SHO Safdar Mashwani said Police also found a TT pistol and a motorcycle near his body.
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January - 20 
Police on January 20 registered a case against 15 persons for their alleged involvement in the January 15 bomb blast at a chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) in Khanpur. The Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Muhammad Ishaq, Shafiq Da
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Police on January 20 registered a case against 15 persons for their alleged involvement in the January 15 bomb blast at a chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) in Khanpur. The Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Muhammad Ishaq, Shafiq Dahar, Ghulam Muhammad, Muhammad Yaqoob, Muhammad Usman and 10 unidentified people have been nominated in the FIR, which was registered under the Anti-terrorism Act. The FIR has been registered on the complaint of Imdad Hussain of Mauza Jetha Bhatha.
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January - 20 
seven Security Force personnel were injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Baz Garha area of Bara. One of the critically injured personnel later succumbed to his injuries.
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seven Security Force personnel were injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Baz Garha area of Bara. One of the critically injured personnel later succumbed to his injuries.
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January - 20 
The Government on January 20 nominated focal persons in three Districts of Kohat division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for ensuring quick response to acts of terrorism and decided to devise a strategy for the repatriation of illegal Afghan refugees, reports
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The Government on January 20 nominated focal persons in three Districts of Kohat division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for ensuring quick response to acts of terrorism and decided to devise a strategy for the repatriation of illegal Afghan refugees, reports Dawn. In a meeting chaired by Commissioner, Kohat division, Sahibzada Mohammad Anees here on Friday, Deputy Inspector General, Kohat, Masood Afridi said that the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) - investigation Kohat, Superintendent of Police (SP) - investigation Hangu and SP - investigation Karak had been appointed as focal persons. He said that their job would be to quickly respond in case of any untoward incident and report to the divisional administration and the Provincial Government about it.
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January - 20 
Three people, including a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, were killed in different acts of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on January 20, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants, riding a motorcycle, shot and injure
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Three people, including a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, were killed in different acts of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on January 20, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants, riding a motorcycle, shot and injured Arif Baig (26) and Tahir (28), near Qatar Hospital within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station. Arif succumbed to his injuries later. Station House officer (SHO) Asif Rauf said victims were activists of MQM Orangi Town, Unit-132.
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January - 20 
three volunteers of a tribal peace committee were injured in a bomb blast in Tirah Valley. Sources said that an explosive device planted along a roadside went off when volunteers of Kukikhel tribal lashkar (militia) were on a routine patrol in Dwa Th
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three volunteers of a tribal peace committee were injured in a bomb blast in Tirah Valley. Sources said that an explosive device planted along a roadside went off when volunteers of Kukikhel tribal lashkar (militia) were on a routine patrol in Dwa Thoe area after the Friday prayers.
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January - 20 
unidentified assailants shot dead an official of Frontier Corps in Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit).
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unidentified assailants shot dead an official of Frontier Corps in Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit).
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January - 20 
Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh area in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on January 20, reports Daily Times. According to the sources, an explosive device was planted on a gas pipeline, which exploded dis
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Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh area in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on January 20, reports Daily Times. According to the sources, an explosive device was planted on a gas pipeline, which exploded disrupting gas supply from the wells no 15 and 17 to the gas purification plant.
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January - 20 
Unidentified militants shot dead an elder from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at Bakhshi Pul area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 20, reports Dawn. An official said
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Unidentified militants shot dead an elder from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at Bakhshi Pul area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 20, reports Dawn. An official said that Fazal Maula Mohmand had shifted from his native tribal region to Bakhshi Pul area few years ago owing to lawlessness in the agency. “So far no one has claimed responsibility for his murder but it seems that he had contacts the with peace committees supporting security forces in Mohmand Agency,” Police said.
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January - 20 
Further, Republica reports that the Government will put on hold its controversial decision to legalize property transactions carried out by the Maoist´s "people´s government" during the insurgency period. The Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai, has
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Further, Republica reports that the Government will put on hold its controversial decision to legalize property transactions carried out by the Maoist´s "people´s government" during the insurgency period. The Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai, has made up his mind to put on hold his Government´s controversial decision that has led to obstruction in parliament by 17 parties demanding its revocation. "The prime minister has already initiated discussions with major parties in this regard and he is confident that the parties will reach an agreement to end the deadlock in parliament," said the source. The source said the Government will not revoke the cabinet decision but will simply send it to the cold freezer, never to be implemented again. It is unclear whether the parties obstructing the House will accept the prime minister´s offer.
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January - 20 
Nepal News reports that Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai, and speaker, Subas Nemwang met on January 20 to discuss possible ways to address the demands of the opposition parties for resuming the meeting of the parliament. Seventeen political parties
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Nepal News reports that Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai, and speaker, Subas Nemwang met on January 20 to discuss possible ways to address the demands of the opposition parties for resuming the meeting of the parliament. Seventeen political parties represented in the parliament including NC and CPN-UML have decided to continue obstruction in the House until the Government revokes its decision of legitimizing the transfer of ownership, use and transaction of the lands recognized by the then ‘people’s government’ of the Maoist party.
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January - 20 
The political advisor of Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Devendra Poudel, said that the national consensus Government is not likely to be formed in the present scenario, reports Himalayan Times. Since the parties are yet to agree on the leaders
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The political advisor of Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Devendra Poudel, said that the national consensus Government is not likely to be formed in the present scenario, reports Himalayan Times. Since the parties are yet to agree on the leadership of the national consensus government, the national consensus government is impossible now,” said Poudel speaking in Nawalparasi District on January 20. Poudel, who is also the Politburo member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist), also accused the main opposition parties--Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist(CPN-UML) and the Nepali Congress(NC)--of creating obstacles in the statute drafting process.
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January - 20 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-1) personnel arrested five cadres belonging to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) when they brought out a procession in Uttara in Dhaka on January 20, reports The Daily Star. The arrested five cadres were identified as Minhaj Yiamim ali
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-1) personnel arrested five cadres belonging to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) when they brought out a procession in Uttara in Dhaka on January 20, reports The Daily Star. The arrested five cadres were identified as Minhaj Yiamim alias Zibran (35), Mohammad Mosaddeq, Mohammad Mosabbir (22), Ibrahim Khalil (18), and Fahim Afsar Bhuiyan (20). Lieutenant Colonel Rashidul Alam, commanding officer of RAB-1, said RAB personnel arrested the five when they brought out the procession on Road-8 in Uttara-6 after Friday prayers chanting various anti-Government and anti-State slogans.
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January - 20 
about 142 families who left their villages in 1999 due to terrorist activities were resettled in their own lands, said Resettlement Minister Gunarathna Weerakoon. These families have been settled in temporary shelters in Gajabapura and Monaraweva div
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about 142 families who left their villages in 1999 due to terrorist activities were resettled in their own lands, said Resettlement Minister Gunarathna Weerakoon. These families have been settled in temporary shelters in Gajabapura and Monaraweva divisional secretariat divisions in Weli Oya. About 75 families are living in Gajabapura and 67 families in Monaraweva, he added.
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January - 21 
A Delhi court will hear arguments taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by National Investigative Agency (NIA) against Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and eight others including Jama'at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) c
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A Delhi court will hear arguments taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by National Investigative Agency (NIA) against Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and eight others including Jama'at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and LeT militant Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi on January 21 (today), reports CNN-IBN. Headley and others are charged with planning and executing terror strikes in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
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January - 21 
arms licence was issued to 61 tribal people for self defence against Maoists in Rohtas District, officials said, reports Zee News. "They were issued arms licence to instill confidence and enable them to defend themselves in the event of being attacke
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arms licence was issued to 61 tribal people for self defence against Maoists in Rohtas District, officials said, reports Zee News. "They were issued arms licence to instill confidence and enable them to defend themselves in the event of being attacked by Maoists," District Magistrate (DM) Anupam Kumar said. SP Manu Maharaj told the tribal people against the misuse of the guns else the licences will be cancelled. More than 500 tribal people left their villages in Rohtas, Nauhatta and Chenari blocks and took shelter at a base camp at Chenari after a series of attacks in July last year in Kaimur forest range. Now they have returned to their villages so arms licence were issued after thorough assessment of the threats from Maoists, the sources said.
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January - 21 
at least seven cadres of different militant outfits have been arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) from different locations, reports The Sangai Express. The SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre identified as Non
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at least seven cadres of different militant outfits have been arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) from different locations, reports The Sangai Express. The SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre identified as Nongthombam Bomcha alias Dijen alias Maipak Singh cadre on January 21 from Uyumpok Lokchao in Imphal East District. One .32 pistol loaded with three live rounds and two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from his possession.
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January - 21 
in an attempt to intensify Maoist operation in Odisha, the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned one more battalion of Central Paramilitary Force to State, reports Odisha Today. After attending the meeting of Home Secretaries of five M
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in an attempt to intensify Maoist operation in Odisha, the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned one more battalion of Central Paramilitary Force to State, reports Odisha Today. After attending the meeting of Home Secretaries of five Maoist- affected States- Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Maharastra, the State Home Secretary UN Behera said the MHA had agreed to provide one more Border Security Force (BSF) battalion. The new battalion would be deployed soon, he added.
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January - 21 
spiritual leader Sri Ravishankar appealed to the Maoists to renounce violence and join the mainstream for their own well being and that of the society, reports IBN Live. "There can be no solution to problems through violence ... an atmosphere of peac
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spiritual leader Sri Ravishankar appealed to the Maoists to renounce violence and join the mainstream for their own well being and that of the society, reports IBN Live. "There can be no solution to problems through violence ... an atmosphere of peace and brotherhood can indeed help change the society for the better," he said at a discourse at Madanpur village in Aurangabad District. Ravishankar asked the people to lead a simple life and renounce Western style of life for their mental and physical well being and emphasized on regular yoga and meditation in their day-to-day life.
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January - 21 
The Bihar Police neutralised six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunkers and recovered about one quintal of explosives and detonators at Harpetta village under the Nauhatta Police Station during a combing operation code named ‘Operation
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The Bihar Police neutralised six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunkers and recovered about one quintal of explosives and detonators at Harpetta village under the Nauhatta Police Station during a combing operation code named ‘Operation Vishwas’ in Kaimur Hills in Rohtas District on January 21, reports The Times of India. The operation was carried out by a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) battalion troopers, the State Armed Police and District Policemen. Rohtas Superintendent of Police (SP) Manu Maharaj said the Security Forces (SFs) came across the six bunkers at the village which were immediately destroyed. A search, thereafter, led to the recovery of a large cache of ammunition comprising 80 detonators, 12 powerful can bombs and a huge quantity of explosives, besides Maoist uniforms.
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January - 21 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast to blow up an armoured vehicle, killing 13 Police personnel on board in a forest of Garhwa District bordering Chhattisgarh, on January 21, reports The Telegraph. Led by Offic
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast to blow up an armoured vehicle, killing 13 Police personnel on board in a forest of Garhwa District bordering Chhattisgarh, on January 21, reports The Telegraph. Led by Officer-in Charge of Bhandaria Police Station Rajbali Chowdhary, troopers of VII battalion of Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) were accompanying local Block Development Officer (BDO) Vasudev Prasad and Garhwa zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Shushma Mehta, who were on way to Bargarh village in separate cars to resolve a dispute over a health centre due to which villagers were observing a shutdown. Vasudev, whose vehicle was ahead of the armoured van carrying the Policemen, survived the attack. “Thirteen Policemen, including Officer-in Charge of Bhandaria Police Station, have died. The rebels took away 11 INSAS rifles, one SLR and two AK 47 rifles from the Security Forces,” said State Police spokesperson and Inspector General (Provision) RK Mallick, adds Daily Pioneer. Mehta and her bodyguard were kept hostage for some time, while they were passing by the spot. Later, Maoists released Mehta after snatching the pistol of her bodyguard. According to information as many as 50 – 60 armed Maoists were involved in the attack that lasted for nearly 30 minutes. Chief Minister Arjun Munda, who was in Gumla, said the Maoists attack was an act of cowardice. “They killed innocent Policemen by planning an ambush. So far reports of 13 deaths have been confirmed,” he said.
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January - 21 
The Odisha Police killed a senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, identified as Subash alias Satish (45), from Chhattisgarh, wanted in several cases in an encounter in Mukhiguda-Majhiguda forest under Chandrapur Police limits in
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The Odisha Police killed a senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, identified as Subash alias Satish (45), from Chhattisgarh, wanted in several cases in an encounter in Mukhiguda-Majhiguda forest under Chandrapur Police limits in Rayagada District on January 21, reports Indian Express. Satish was the second in command of the Bansadhara Committee of the CPI-Maoist, headed by Nikhil. The bullet-ridden dead body of Satish was recovered from the encounter site along with his AK-47 rifle. However, no Policeman was injured in the incident. The Police recovered a SLR, Maoist literature and country-made guns from the spot. It is believed that the other Maoists might have fled to the neighbouring Phulbani District bordering Rayagada. Satish, was active on Odisha-Andhra Pradesh borders for last several years and involved in several Maoist incidents.
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January - 21 
the Police arrested five criminals including a Maoist ‘area commander’ identified as Chandan Kumar at Ramlakh village under the Natawar Police Station, in the District. The Police said the arrests were made following a tip off that some criminals mov
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the Police arrested five criminals including a Maoist ‘area commander’ identified as Chandan Kumar at Ramlakh village under the Natawar Police Station, in the District. The Police said the arrests were made following a tip off that some criminals moving around in a suspicious manner near Ramlakh village to commit a major crime. A special Police team was immediately formed and rushed to the village to foil the plan. The Police team recovered one carbine, one rifle, two pistols and a dozen live cartridges.
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January - 21 
The Police on January 21 claimed to have uncovered a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) plot to target the Nimpura Police Camp near the Indian Air Force base at Kalaikunda in West Midnapore District as “revenge” for Mallojula Koteswara Rao
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The Police on January 21 claimed to have uncovered a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) plot to target the Nimpura Police Camp near the Indian Air Force base at Kalaikunda in West Midnapore District as “revenge” for Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji’s death, reports Indian Express. According to sources, some documents including the “blueprint” of the plot were recovered when the Police, acting on a specific tip-off, raided a Maoist shelter at Akrashol village in Jhargram in the night of January 20. Nobody has been arrested so far. “There were several letters written by a senior leader of the West Bengal-Jharkhand-Bihar-Odisha regional committee of the CPI-Maoist. The squad members of Bengal had been directed to carry out the attack at the Nimpura Police camp and loot arms from the camp to take revenge for Kishanji’s death,” said an unnamed senior Police official. “State secretary Akash was given charge of the attack and several squad members from Jharkhand and Bihar were assigned. The letter was dated December 15,” he added.
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January - 21 
the Security Force personnel, arrested an armed Maoist cadre, identified as Mani Purty alias Munda, from the Roxy reserve forest under K Balang Police Station in Sundargarh District during a combing operation that ensued following a tip-off that he w
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the Security Force personnel, arrested an armed Maoist cadre, identified as Mani Purty alias Munda, from the Roxy reserve forest under K Balang Police Station in Sundargarh District during a combing operation that ensued following a tip-off that he was moving along with five to six other Maoist cadres in the forest, reports Daily Pioneer. While Purty was arrested, others managed to flee, the Police said. Purty was involved in seven murder cases including that of a Police constable. He was also involved in four other cases. Purty was the mastermind behind the ARSS camp burning case in Sambalpur. The group was making plans to create disturbance during the Panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls, the Police said.
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January - 21 
A firm run by the Pakistani military will collect a fee of USD 1,000 for every container truck passing through the country under new conditions for the reopening of NATO supply routes, Indian Express reported quoting a media report of January 21. The
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A firm run by the Pakistani military will collect a fee of USD 1,000 for every container truck passing through the country under new conditions for the reopening of NATO supply routes, Indian Express reported quoting a media report of January 21. The Government is contemplating the imposition of the fee, which will be collected by the army-run National Logistics Cell (NLC) as a condition for reopening the supply routes that were closed in retaliation for a cross-border NATO air strike on November 26, 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. There is no proposal from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to impose a transit fee on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and NATO containers but the Government is considering a proposal to allow the NLC to charge a fee for transportation charges and for providing No Objection Certificates, revealed the sources privy to the development. “The proposed fee is not to be imposed by the FBR despite getting approval in the Finance Bill 2011,” an unnamed senior official of the FBR said. Instead, the NLC will be tasked to collect the fee and to ensure that no pilferage of NATO supplies occurs during transit through Pakistan. The NLC currently charges a small fee for granting NOC and a proposal is being considered to raise this fee to USD1,000 per container in case NATO supplies are restored.
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January - 21 
A little known Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group militants shot dead two alleged kidnappers, Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi, in Touda Chenna area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports Dawn. Sources sa
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A little known Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group militants shot dead two alleged kidnappers, Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi, in Touda Chenna area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports Dawn. Sources said Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi had allegedly kidnapped Muhammad Saeed, a taxi driver, from Sadda town about one month ago. Saeed was later murdered and the body was thrown near Alizai area. Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group was formed by Fazal Saeed Haqqani after developing differences with leaders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2011. The group is active in central and lower tehsils (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency.
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January - 21 
a security man, Bashirullah, was injured when one of the vehicles taking paramilitary forces from Alizai to the garrison town of Thall was hit by a bomb near the Chappari check-post of Kurram Agency. Security Forces (SFs) have launched an operation i
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a security man, Bashirullah, was injured when one of the vehicles taking paramilitary forces from Alizai to the garrison town of Thall was hit by a bomb near the Chappari check-post of Kurram Agency. Security Forces (SFs) have launched an operation in the central part of Kurram Agency. Officials said about 240 militants have been killed so far.
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January - 21 
an Army official, Lieutenant Atta Muhammad, was killed when a landmine planted by militants on a dirt track exploded in Talai area of Kurram Agency.
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an Army official, Lieutenant Atta Muhammad, was killed when a landmine planted by militants on a dirt track exploded in Talai area of Kurram Agency.
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January - 21 
Around 390 families from Khyber Agency took refuge in Jalozai internally displaced persons camp on January 21 as an intensified crackdown on militants has triggered displacements from Shalobar tribal area, reports Dawn. A meeting of the Peshawar base
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Around 390 families from Khyber Agency took refuge in Jalozai internally displaced persons camp on January 21 as an intensified crackdown on militants has triggered displacements from Shalobar tribal area, reports Dawn. A meeting of the Peshawar based officials of international aid agencies, including United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Food Programme (WFP), has been scheduled for January 23 at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority’s (PDMA) offices to review the emergency, determining future course of action, according to Faiz Mohammad, chief coordinator (IDPs), PDMA. `Between 3,000 and 5,000 Shalobar families are estimated to leave their homes and head to other places for personal safety,` said Noor Akbar Afridi, in-charge of IDPs` camp in Jalozai, some 20 kilometres east of Peshawar. A large number of families left Qamberabad, Surkas and other villages inhabited by Shalobar tribe in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. People began leaving their houses after hearing that the Government has decided to extend IDP status to members of the Shalobar tribe in view of intensified crackdown. Paramilitary Frontier Corps, backed-up by the Army, has enlarged the ambit of its crackdown on Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) led by notorious Mangal Bagh in Bara plains, making thousands non-combatant tribal people flee from Qamberabad and Surkas villages on January 20 and January 21.
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January - 21 
Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in the province, on January 21 said that it was the responsibility of the provincial Government to improve security to the satisfaction of th
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Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in the province, on January 21 said that it was the responsibility of the provincial Government to improve security to the satisfaction of the people, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters after the 10th Convocation of the Balochistan University, the Governor said, “I have been saying this from the very first day that law and order is very poor in the province. It makes no difference whether I am satisfied or not, but this question should be asked from the people.” He said: “As a governor I believe that the elected members of provincial parliament are responsible for this worsening law and order situation since they are not playing a positive role in retaining durable peace. Merely expressing helplessness or inability is not a solution,” Magsi added. He said that the sincerity and honesty of the provincial ministers could be judged by the fact that only one out of over 50 ministers turned up to attend the convocation of this premier institution of Balochistan. It would be appropriate if the Chief Minister had been asked the relevant questions about the performance of his cabinet members and interest of his cabinet colleagues on this subject, he added further.
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January - 21 
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on January 21 warned that he would not tolerate any violation of the orders of the apex court, reports The Express Tribune. “Any violation of the orders of Supreme Court would be taken seriously an
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on January 21 warned that he would not tolerate any violation of the orders of the apex court, reports The Express Tribune. “Any violation of the orders of Supreme Court would be taken seriously and would entail strict action.” Taking notice of the killings of lawyers and other citizens in Sindh, CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry assured the people of Karachi and Sindh that the judiciary would not leave them alone and would monitor the actions of the State apparatus. Addressing members of the bar and bench after administering oath to the newly elected office bearers of the Karachi Bar Association here on Saturday, the Chief Justice especially referred to the target killing of lawyers in Karachi and said this was “really very frustrating.” He asked the chief justice of the Sindh High Court to summon the Chief Secretary, Sindh Inspector General (IG), Rangers Director General (DG) and other officials in his chambers in the presence of members of the bar and look into the issue.
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January - 21 
four Levies Force personnel received injuries when their vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb near Mian Mandi Bazaar in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The injured personnel were identified as Subedar Amjad Khan, sepoy Rahat, sepoy
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four Levies Force personnel received injuries when their vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb near Mian Mandi Bazaar in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The injured personnel were identified as Subedar Amjad Khan, sepoy Rahat, sepoy Inayat and sepoy Irshad. The spokesperson for TTP Mohmand Agency chapter chief, Mukarram Khurassin, talked to local journalists by telephone and claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) on January 21 arrested 35 persons in the wake of January 20’s bombing of a school in Torkham of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The SFs and the political administration had arrested more than 50 persons while raiding the houses
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Security Forces (SFs) on January 21 arrested 35 persons in the wake of January 20’s bombing of a school in Torkham of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The SFs and the political administration had arrested more than 50 persons while raiding the houses of residents of Bacha Mena. However, they detained 35 of them in Landikotal and released the remaining people, Tehsildar (revenue officer) Abdul Nabi said.
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January - 21 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 21 released a video showing them killing 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who were abducted in a raid on December 23 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. 15 soldiers stood bli
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 21 released a video showing them killing 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who were abducted in a raid on December 23 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. 15 soldiers stood blindfolded, handcuffed to each other on a barren hilltop as one of their bearded TTP captors held an AK-47 rifle and spoke with fury about revenge. TTP militants on January 5 killed 15 FC personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. 15 personnel guarding the boundary between the FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been taken hostage on December 23, 2011 in a pre-dawn attack by TTP militants on their post in Mullazai area of Tank District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Now they have released a video as a warning to the Army. “Twelve of our comrades were besieged and mercilessly martyred in the Khyber Agency (area),” said the militant. “Our pious women were also targeted. To avenge those comrades, we will kill these men. We warn the government of Pakistan that if the killing of our friends is not halted, this will be the fate of you all.”
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January - 21 
Nepal News reports that the NC president Sushil Koirala on January 21 launched a more outspoken broadside against the Maoists, saying the former rebels cannot be trusted anymore and that it won't make any difference to his party if they return to the
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Nepal News reports that the NC president Sushil Koirala on January 21 launched a more outspoken broadside against the Maoists, saying the former rebels cannot be trusted anymore and that it won't make any difference to his party if they return to the jungle. Addressing a programme organised by Solukhumbu-Kathmandu Samparka Samiti in the capital, Koirala said, "If they continue to keep the peace process and constitution-drafting on hold, we won't be bothered even if they choose to return to the jungles."
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January - 21 
Fifteen leader and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeI) were taken on a seven-day remand after their arrest from the Uttara Khan area of Dhaka on January 21, reports The Daily Star. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Uttar khan Police raided the
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Fifteen leader and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeI) were taken on a seven-day remand after their arrest from the Uttara Khan area of Dhaka on January 21, reports The Daily Star. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Uttar khan Police raided the residence of one Tofazzel Hossain at Borobag of Uttar khan where the activists were holding a secret meeting at around 1:00am to foil the war crimes trial, the Officer-in- Charge said. The Police also recovered huge copies of 18 different books written against Awami League and war crimes trial. JeI leader of Tongi Golam Maula, his son Monir Hossain and Tofazzel are among the arrestees. Other arrestees are yet to be identified.
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January - 21 
Sri Lanka Navy on January 21 arrested two people, including a former Sea Tiger [cadre of the Se Wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] attempting to enter the island illegally under cover from the northwestern coast, the Navy reported
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Sri Lanka Navy on January 21 arrested two people, including a former Sea Tiger [cadre of the Se Wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] attempting to enter the island illegally under cover from the northwestern coast, the Navy reported on January 22, according to Colombo Page. The two ethnic Tamils were dropped off by a hired Indian boat at the 9th Sand Bank off the coast of Thalaimannar and were swimming to the 8th Sand Bank when the naval personnel attached to the North-western Naval Command spotted them and arrested. Preliminary investigations reveal that one of the arrestee is a resident of Muttur who has undergone LTTE Sea Tiger training in 2005 and fled to India in 2006. The other, a 44-year-old man from Mannar, was a fisherman who has fled to India in 2007.
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January - 21 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) Rasavarodhayam Sampanthan said on January 21 that the TNA will continue to hold talks with the Government delegation to reach consensus on an effective and workable solution to the grievances o
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) Rasavarodhayam Sampanthan said on January 21 that the TNA will continue to hold talks with the Government delegation to reach consensus on an effective and workable solution to the grievances of people in the North and the East and would not quit the talks under any circumstances, reports Sunday Observer. They had reached an agreement with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Government delegation and this has been recorded in the minutes of the talks with regard to the appointment of their representatives to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC). It was mutually agreed that the TNA would appoint its representatives to the PSC only after it reached consensus with the Government delegation on the basic aspects of power devolution. The TNA is scrupulously observing the mutual agreement and cannot be blamed for not appointing representatives to the PSC, he said. The TNA is not averse to participating in the PSC and would take part in the talks at the right time. They prefer the devolution package going through the process of deliberation at the PSC, the TNA leader said. In another context he said that the TNA considered the Senate as complementary to an effective and meaningful devolution package and not as a component of it.
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January - 22 
a senior NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) member Anthony Shimray, who was arrested by National Investigating Agency (NIA) at Kathmandu Airport, Nepal in 2010, and currently lodged at Tihar central jail, New Delhi, has conveyed that he would begin “hunger s
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a senior NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) member Anthony Shimray, who was arrested by National Investigating Agency (NIA) at Kathmandu Airport, Nepal in 2010, and currently lodged at Tihar central jail, New Delhi, has conveyed that he would begin “hunger strike” by the last week of January to protest against the NIA and the Government of India’s policy to detain him longer in prison, reports Nagaland Post.
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January - 22 
at least five persons sustained injuries when unidentified armed persons opened fire at an election meeting of Congress candidate in Tengnoupal Assembly Constituency DK Korungthang held at Machi in Chandel District on January 22, reports The Sangai E
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at least five persons sustained injuries when unidentified armed persons opened fire at an election meeting of Congress candidate in Tengnoupal Assembly Constituency DK Korungthang held at Machi in Chandel District on January 22, reports The Sangai Express. The injured victims have been identified as T Angkhul Maring, A Anpul, Boy Maring, D Kothal and D Madar.
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January - 22 
Bhutan ‘Prime Minister’ Jigme Y Thinley on January 22 said that there is no camp of any militant formation of the northeast in his country. He further asserted that Security Forces are on alert to thwart any such potential attempts by the militants.
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Bhutan ‘Prime Minister’ Jigme Y Thinley on January 22 said that there is no camp of any militant formation of the northeast in his country. He further asserted that Security Forces are on alert to thwart any such potential attempts by the militants.
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January - 22 
Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said that Police is preparing strategies to tackle the growing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat in the State. Choudhury said, "There are some reports of Maoist presence but
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Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said that Police is preparing strategies to tackle the growing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat in the State. Choudhury said, "There are some reports of Maoist presence but we are confident that we can control it soon". An unnamed official of the intelligence branch on CPI-Maoist activities on the State said, "Many businessmen in the state, even in the city, have received extortion notes from the Maoists' Upper Assam Leading Committee. In every note, they have demanded at least INR 500, 000 and have even threatened the targets would be killed if they report receiving the notes to Police. Most of these notes are from the leader of the group, Munu."
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January - 22 
five People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres including one woman cadre were arrested from different places in the District. A PLA woman cadre identified as Khunumayum Gambini alias Tombi was arrested from Keirao Bitra in the District. In another incide
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five People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres including one woman cadre were arrested from different places in the District. A PLA woman cadre identified as Khunumayum Gambini alias Tombi was arrested from Keirao Bitra in the District. In another incident, four cadres of PLA were arrested from Keirao Lamkhai in the District. The arrested men have been identified as Soraisam Ibohanbi alias Tachou, Chingakham Pramanda alias Amuba, Laishram Mantosh and Loushangbam Ojitkumar Meitei. One money bag, five live rounds of M-16 rifle, two AK rifle ammunitions, and four mobile phone handsets were recovered from their possession.
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January - 22 
Kanglaonline reports that Manipur witnessed the first election related casualty on January 22 when a grenade blast killed one person and injured four others at the residence of Manipur Legislative Assembly speaker I Hemochandra at Singjamei Maisnam L
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Kanglaonline reports that Manipur witnessed the first election related casualty on January 22 when a grenade blast killed one person and injured four others at the residence of Manipur Legislative Assembly speaker I Hemochandra at Singjamei Maisnam Leikai in Imphal West District. The dead person has been identified as Meisnam Rata, believed to be an active worker of Hemochandra, congress candidate from Singjamei assembly constituency. The injured have been identified as Sunil, Pari, Johnson and Philip. Co-ordination Committee (CorCom) made up of seven militant outfits has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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January - 22 
Kuki National Assembly (KNA) (apex body of the Kuki community) stressed on the need for a fresh census of the Kuki tribe living in Singhason Hills of Karbi Anglong District to validate the demand for an autonomous council, reports The Nagaland Post.
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Kuki National Assembly (KNA) (apex body of the Kuki community) stressed on the need for a fresh census of the Kuki tribe living in Singhason Hills of Karbi Anglong District to validate the demand for an autonomous council, reports The Nagaland Post. KNA claims that the Kuki population is more than 35,000 in the area.
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January - 22 
Myanmar has sought India’s help for implementation of several road projects, which would facilitate free movement of the troops to the areas where the militants are taking shelter. Myanmar has also sought India’s help in completing the trilateral hig
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Myanmar has sought India’s help for implementation of several road projects, which would facilitate free movement of the troops to the areas where the militants are taking shelter. Myanmar has also sought India’s help in completing the trilateral highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand.
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January - 22 
six Bangladeshis have been arrested for not possessing valid documents from Lilong Bazar area in Thoubal District on January 22. They are identified as Muhammad Qalim, Nur Alam, Muhammad Inoz, Zahir Hussalan, Zafar Hussain and Muhammad Touchi.
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six Bangladeshis have been arrested for not possessing valid documents from Lilong Bazar area in Thoubal District on January 22. They are identified as Muhammad Qalim, Nur Alam, Muhammad Inoz, Zahir Hussalan, Zafar Hussain and Muhammad Touchi.
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January - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have listed, the immediate halt to the security offensive and withdrawal of Security Forces from Saryu, Kone, Oraiya and other areas in Latehar, Palamu and Garhwa Districts, as pre-conditions for the r
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have listed, the immediate halt to the security offensive and withdrawal of Security Forces from Saryu, Kone, Oraiya and other areas in Latehar, Palamu and Garhwa Districts, as pre-conditions for the release of hostages, reports Daily Pioneer. Garhwa zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta, Akhtar Ansari [State Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) Liberation member], her bodyguard Suresh Ram and driver Mehboob Ansari were abducted on January 21 after a landmine blast that killed 13 Policemen. “First stop harassing the poor in the name of a security offensive against us and remove security build-up in these areas. We will consider their release only after that,” said Maoist spokesperson Sudhir. “We are in touch with our Chhattisgarh counterparts. Borders have been sealed. We are working on specific intelligence input to trace these four who are being held captive by the Maoists,” said Director General of Police (DGP) GS Rath. Further, India Today reports that local journalist Satish Kumar Sinha was also abducted. However, they released Sinha after two hours of captivity and after holding a press conference in his presence. Earlier, according to Daily Pioneer reports it was reported that ‘Mehta and her bodyguard were kept hostage for some time, while they were passing by the spot. Later, Maoists released Mehta after snatching the pistol of her bodyguard’.
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January - 22 
The Police recovered detonators, grenade and explosive material from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected forest area near Balaghat District on January 22, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team reached the forest a
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The Police recovered detonators, grenade and explosive material from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected forest area near Balaghat District on January 22, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team reached the forest area under Sulsuli Police Post and recovered two hand-grenades, two detonators, four pencil cell and 2.5 kg high grade explosive hidden inside a pit, Inspector General (IG) UR Netam and Superintendent of Police Sachin Atulkar told media persons. It appears the Maoists were planning to execute a blast in the District, he said, adding the Police have intensified search operation in the area.
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January - 22 
The Sangai Express reports that unidentified assailants opened fire at the residence of Korungthang, a congress candidate at his Maring Langol residence in Chandel District on January 22 injuring one Momo Tarao (34) of the village.
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The Sangai Express reports that unidentified assailants opened fire at the residence of Korungthang, a congress candidate at his Maring Langol residence in Chandel District on January 22 injuring one Momo Tarao (34) of the village.
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January - 22 
the Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants belonging to People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) in Jalukbari area of Guwahati City, reports The Sangai Express. The arrested militants have been iden
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the Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants belonging to People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) in Jalukbari area of Guwahati City, reports The Sangai Express. The arrested militants have been identified as K Tiken Singh of PREPAK and Laisram Mobi Singh of KYKL. Several mobile sets, a laptop computer and some documents were recovered from them.
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January - 22 
the security has been beefed up along the interstate border with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland to frustrate any attempt by the militants to sneak into the State, reports The Telegraph. Intelligence agencies have expressed apprehensions ab
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the security has been beefed up along the interstate border with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland to frustrate any attempt by the militants to sneak into the State, reports The Telegraph. Intelligence agencies have expressed apprehensions about the possibility of ULFA militants taking help of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to indulge in militant acts in the State using the Goalpara-West Garo Hills corridor.
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January - 22 
The SFs also arrested one People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, identified as Maibam Elomba Meitei alias Chalamba, at Kairak in Imphal East District on January 22.
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The SFs also arrested one People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, identified as Maibam Elomba Meitei alias Chalamba, at Kairak in Imphal East District on January 22.
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the SFs arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre from Senapati District on the intervening night of January 22 and 23, reports Kanglaonline. The cadre revealed that he was operating in the area with plans of disru
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the SFs arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre from Senapati District on the intervening night of January 22 and 23, reports Kanglaonline. The cadre revealed that he was operating in the area with plans of disrupting the January 28 assembly elections. A .32mm pistol and live rounds of ammunition were recovered from him.
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January - 22 
the SFs arrested a top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Dipak Rabha alias Shankar from Sonapur area in the suburb of Guwahati city on January 22, reports IBN Live. The SFs recovered a pistol and several rounds of ammunit
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the SFs arrested a top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Dipak Rabha alias Shankar from Sonapur area in the suburb of Guwahati city on January 22, reports IBN Live. The SFs recovered a pistol and several rounds of ammunition from him. The Police suspect that the militant had entered Kamrup (Metro) District to carry out dissident activities in the run up to the Republic Day (January 26). FU
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January - 22 
the SFs arrested one United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) cadre identified as Oinam Mangoljao Meitei alias Prem from Sawombung Khunjao in the Imphal East District.
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the SFs arrested one United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) cadre identified as Oinam Mangoljao Meitei alias Prem from Sawombung Khunjao in the Imphal East District.
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January - 22 
The Times of India reports that Coordination Committee (CorCom) of seven militant outfits of Manipur have joined hands with five other Militant groups of the Northeastern and called for a mass boycott of Republic Day celebrations on January 26 in th
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The Times of India reports that Coordination Committee (CorCom) of seven militant outfits of Manipur have joined hands with five other Militant groups of the Northeastern and called for a mass boycott of Republic Day celebrations on January 26 in the entire northeast. Five other outfits include the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF).
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January - 22 
three members of the United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA), including ‘commander-in-chief’ Sishumoni Reang, (38), reached Guwahati, to meet State Home Commissioner Jishnu Barua and Additional Director General of Police-Special Branch (ADGP-SB) Kha
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three members of the United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA), including ‘commander-in-chief’ Sishumoni Reang, (38), reached Guwahati, to meet State Home Commissioner Jishnu Barua and Additional Director General of Police-Special Branch (ADGP-SB) Khagen Sarma to work out the modalities for surrender of its members on January 22. Hailakandi District Superintendent of Police (SP) Brojen Singh is uncertain about the surrender. Police sources about the terms of surrender said that the UDLA militants wanted rehabilitation of their members with land and INR 500000 in cash for each member.
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January - 22 
Three persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO) Mohammad Rafiq alias Rafi and a woman Parveen Akhter, have been sent to Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC, Jammu) by Poonch Police for sustained questioning in connection with a suspected espionag
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Three persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO) Mohammad Rafiq alias Rafi and a woman Parveen Akhter, have been sent to Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC, Jammu) by Poonch Police for sustained questioning in connection with a suspected espionage racket and links with militants in Pakistan, reports Daily Excelsior. While the SPO was allegedly responsible for espionage and other militant activities including transporting arms, ammunition, explosive material, SIM cards etc from the Line of Control (LoC) and supplying them to militants, Parveen Akhter and another person, Bashir Akhter reportedly had links with the militants in Pakistan. As reported earlier, the Police unearthed the terror racket after the arrest of Mohammad Hafiz of Surankote in Poonch district by Srinagar Police. Hafiz had disclosed names of his associates, including Rafi and Parveen Akhter, who were picked up by Poonch Police.
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January - 22 
Times of India reports that Nagaland continues to be tense with the factional feud between National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi intensifying during the past few days. In a renewed spate of violence, the two r
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Times of India reports that Nagaland continues to be tense with the factional feud between National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi intensifying during the past few days. In a renewed spate of violence, the two rival NSCN groups clashed at Zunheboto District on January 22 injuring one cadre of the Khole-Kitovi faction, while in another skirmish in Kohima District, an NSCN-K ‘commander’ and his son were injured on January 21.
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January - 22 
Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, whilst attending the M. Venkatarangaiya Foundation, has noted with concern the disturbing trend of Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] recruiting young boys and girls, reports The Hindu. “Young b
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Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, whilst attending the M. Venkatarangaiya Foundation, has noted with concern the disturbing trend of Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] recruiting young boys and girls, reports The Hindu. “Young boys and girls in the age group of 12 to 15 years are recruited by Naxalites,” he said. Tracing the spread of Naxalite ideology in central India, forest and tribal areas in the last five decades, the Minister said one reason was the insensitivity of Governments to the needs of tribal population. Nearly 20 million tribals were displaced by power, mining and irrigation projects.
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January - 22 
a donors’ conference will be held next month to raise the required USD 200 million funds for quick rehabilitation of internally displaced persons of FATA. A handout issued here on January 22 said that during a presentation on FATA Disaster Management
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a donors’ conference will be held next month to raise the required USD 200 million funds for quick rehabilitation of internally displaced persons of FATA. A handout issued here on January 22 said that during a presentation on FATA Disaster Management Authority, held at Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar was told that so far 145,338 displaced families out of total 298,715 had been sent back to their permanent dwellings. The whole process cost PKR 7391.260 million including onetime cash grant of PKR 25,000 per family and PKR 15,000 for provision of six-month ration to each returning household. The repatriated families belonged to Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, Kurram and South Waziristan agencies.
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January - 22 
A Kenyan aid worker, identified as Tom Amimo, and his Pakistani driver, Attaullah Kori, were abducted from Khairpur District while travelling from Sukkur to Dadu District on January 22, reports Dawn. Amimo works for Care International Non Governmenta
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A Kenyan aid worker, identified as Tom Amimo, and his Pakistani driver, Attaullah Kori, were abducted from Khairpur District while travelling from Sukkur to Dadu District on January 22, reports Dawn. Amimo works for Care International Non Governmental Organisation (NGO). Their car was found abandoned in Bhirya town of Naushahro Feroz District. Osman Ibrahim, Kenya’s acting High Commissioner to Pakistan said that the mission was working to confirm whether the foreigner was a Kenyan.
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January - 22 
a main gas pipeline was blown up in Mullguzar area of Jaffarabad District disrupting the gas supply to several areas in Sindh, reports Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. BRA spokesman, Sarbaz Baloch said this wa
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a main gas pipeline was blown up in Mullguzar area of Jaffarabad District disrupting the gas supply to several areas in Sindh, reports Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. BRA spokesman, Sarbaz Baloch said this was the fourth time the group had blown up the pipeline in the area. He also claimed that another pipeline supplying gas to the Pir Koh plant had been blown up.
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January - 22 
One Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Habibullah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Zarghonabad area of Quetta on January 22, reported Daily Times.
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One Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Habibullah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Zarghonabad area of Quetta on January 22, reported Daily Times.
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January - 22 
the Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary troops impounded 12 containers of the of the Afghan Transit Trade near the Chaman border in Qilla Abdullah District carrying fuel for the NATO-led forces stationed in Afghanistan, reported Express Tribune. The dri
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the Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary troops impounded 12 containers of the of the Afghan Transit Trade near the Chaman border in Qilla Abdullah District carrying fuel for the NATO-led forces stationed in Afghanistan, reported Express Tribune. The drivers were taken into custody for questioning. “The FC had prior information about the supply of fuel and military hardware for the NATO forces through infrequent routes which misuse the Afghan Transit Trade facility. Therefore, strict security was clamped along the Afghan border,” an unnamed senior official of the FC said. “Nine oil tankers and 12 containers carrying fuel and supply for NATO forces are still parked in Quetta and other areas of the province. The Inspector General (IG) of the FC added that security along the Pak-Afghan border has been beefed up. “The FC is closely monitoring the situation on the bordering areas with Afghanistan. We are in position to tackle any attacks launched by militants or by the organised forces,” he added.
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January - 22 
The leaders of the Pakistan Defense Council (PDC), comprising of 44 politico-religious parties of the country gathered at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on January 22 in a rally against what they called the anti-Pakistan forces, reported Express Tribune.
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The leaders of the Pakistan Defense Council (PDC), comprising of 44 politico-religious parties of the country gathered at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on January 22 in a rally against what they called the anti-Pakistan forces, reported Express Tribune. “Al-Jihad, Al-Jihad” (the holy war, the holy war) slogans rose from the crowd in response to every fiery claim by orators who warned against the ‘grand conspiracies’ being hatched by the ‘enemies of Pakistan’. A majority of the participants in the rally were holding Jama’at-ud Dawa (JuD) flags, led by Hafiz Saeed, whose 17-minute speech, consistently referring to Indian-American aggression against Muslims, resonated with the crowd of over 50,000. “The current standoff between state institutions is the result of a sin that we committed 10 years ago by allowing our territory to be used against Afghan Muslims, and until we repent for that grave mistake, we will never be able to overcome these issues,” Saeed said, adding, “This is America’s war and we only want to fight Pakistan’s war.” The PDC urged the Government to get rid of the US war on terrorism. The leaders demanded Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to make a timeframe to leave the war and formulate independent policies by keeping the national interests supreme. Saeed said that India is a greater threat to Pakistan than the United States (US). “The current Government is conspiring with the US to give in to Indian supremacy in the region. Granting Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status is part of that plan. We must practically oppose this,” Saeed added. Activists of the participating religious outfits freely distributed hate material, including jihadi pamphlets, books, CDs and posters inciting sectarian hatred and urging jihad.
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January - 22 
The Police on January 22 foiled a terror bid by arresting a suspected terrorist and recovering weapons from a house during a raid in Basyakhel area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Gul
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The Police on January 22 foiled a terror bid by arresting a suspected terrorist and recovering weapons from a house during a raid in Basyakhel area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Gul Syed Khan Afridi told media that the suspected terrorist, identified as Asghar Mumluk was arrested during a raid on a house in Basyakhel area of Bannu on a tip off.
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January - 22 
the Security Forces (SFs) recovered and deactivated an explosive device planted by unidentified militants outside the Pakistan Petroleum Limited office in Sui area of Dera Bugti District.
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the Security Forces (SFs) recovered and deactivated an explosive device planted by unidentified militants outside the Pakistan Petroleum Limited office in Sui area of Dera Bugti District.
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January - 22 
three German nationals were taken into custody for their alleged involvement in ‘suspicious activities’ from a house located in University Town of Peshawar, reports Dawn. The suspects, who were interviewed after reports they were living in the house
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three German nationals were taken into custody for their alleged involvement in ‘suspicious activities’ from a house located in University Town of Peshawar, reports Dawn. The suspects, who were interviewed after reports they were living in the house on the Park Lane Street illegally, failed to produce documents validating their stay in Pakistan. They were identified as Curtain Wild, a colonel in German Army who has spent time in Afghanistan and Kosovo, Lauren and Rhodwolf Smith. An official said statements of the three men did not match with each other. First, they claimed to be associated with a non-governmental organisation but later they said they were staff of the German embassy living in Peshawar. The official said four Pakistanis, who were working for the Germans, had also been held. They included two security guards whose services had been acquired without informing the Police. “They said they were deputed by their embassy to keep an eye on the German-funded development projects but they had no documentary proof to this effect,” the official said. The Germans came to Peshawar during the Soviet war in Afghanistan more than 30 years ago, he said, adding the house was raided after the Police came to know about their suspicious activities.
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January - 22 
Two militants were killed in a bomb blast in Zakakhel Banjwal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that the militants were planting a bomb under a bridge at Zakakhel Banjwal on
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Two militants were killed in a bomb blast in Zakakhel Banjwal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that the militants were planting a bomb under a bridge at Zakakhel Banjwal on Landi Kotal Road when it went off, killing both of them instantly. The identity of the militants could not be ascertained immediately.
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January - 22 
Himalayan Times reports that senior leader of NC, Sher Bahadur Deuba on January 22 accused Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai of airing an 'anti-national' statement. Inspecting Dhangadhi-Satti road section in Kailali in the Far Western Region, leader D
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Himalayan Times reports that senior leader of NC, Sher Bahadur Deuba on January 22 accused Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai of airing an 'anti-national' statement. Inspecting Dhangadhi-Satti road section in Kailali in the Far Western Region, leader Deuba slammed Prime Minister Bhattarai over his statement which says, “Unless we maintain equidistance between China and India, we will be compelled to cede our territory to one of the countries.”
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January - 22 
Republica reports that leaders from the non-Maoist parties at the Constitutional Committee (CC) meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) on January 22 have expressed disappointment after UCPN-M Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, reportedly disowned the pr
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Republica reports that leaders from the non-Maoist parties at the Constitutional Committee (CC) meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) on January 22 have expressed disappointment after UCPN-M Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, reportedly disowned the previous agreements reached at the dispute resolution subcommittee. “ Today (Sunday) the coordinator (Dahal) himself expressed reservations over some of the issues that had already been settled at the subcommittee,” NC parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel told media persons after the meeting on January 22.
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January - 22 
Republica reports that the opposition parties continued with parliament obstruction for the third consecutive day on January 22 against the Government’s controversial decision to legalize the land transactions done under the arbitration of the erstwh
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Republica reports that the opposition parties continued with parliament obstruction for the third consecutive day on January 22 against the Government’s controversial decision to legalize the land transactions done under the arbitration of the erstwhile Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (UCPN-M) ‘people’s government’ during the decade-long insurgency. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai at a meeting with Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders on the sidelines of the CA’s Constitutional Committee meeting on the same day floated the proposal but the NC and UML leaders turned it down. "There is no meaning of putting the decision on hold because it the Supreme Court has already stayed the decision. We want cancellation of the decision from the cabinet itself," Paudel told reporters after the CC meeting.
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January - 22 
The Police arrested an alleged leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) from his residence in the city's Sabujbagh in Dhaka District on January 22, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee, identified as Mohamamd Anisuzzaman (39), hailed from Faridpur village unde
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The Police arrested an alleged leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) from his residence in the city's Sabujbagh in Dhaka District on January 22, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee, identified as Mohamamd Anisuzzaman (39), hailed from Faridpur village under Titas sub-District in Comilla, is a former teacher of two colleges in the city. Acting on a tip-off, the Police arrested Anisuzzaman from his Kadamtola residence around 2:30pm and recovered the books, posters, leaflets and a computer from there, said Officer-in-Charge Kaiyum Ali Sarder of Sabujbagh Police Station.
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January - 22 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that even after the end of the war, LTTE elements were still trying to act from behind some political parties. Rajapaksa also said that the Government could not be held responsible for the persons who go mi
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that even after the end of the war, LTTE elements were still trying to act from behind some political parties. Rajapaksa also said that the Government could not be held responsible for the persons who go missing due to terrorist activities.
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January - 22 
leader of the House and Chief Negotiator in the TNA-Government talks Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva affirmed that they have not suspended or withdrawn from the ongoing negotiations to find a workable framework for the devolution of power. Respondi
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leader of the House and Chief Negotiator in the TNA-Government talks Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva affirmed that they have not suspended or withdrawn from the ongoing negotiations to find a workable framework for the devolution of power. Responding to media reports that the Government has suspended talks, the Minister said they have called upon the TNA to appoint members to the proposed PSC for continuation of the talks. “It is not a difficult request for the TNA to fulfil,” he said adding that the Government hoped that the TNA would take note of the Cabinet decision and appoint members so that the talks can proceed as usual. De Silva noted that the TNA, UNP and the JVP are yet to nominate their members for the PSC.
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January - 22 
the Government on January 22 ceremoniously reintegrated another batch of 78 rehabilitated former LTTE cadres to the society. Another 750 ex- LTTE cadres are currently being rehabilitated and over 800 more cadres will be rehabilitate on the orders of
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the Government on January 22 ceremoniously reintegrated another batch of 78 rehabilitated former LTTE cadres to the society. Another 750 ex- LTTE cadres are currently being rehabilitated and over 800 more cadres will be rehabilitate on the orders of courts, according to the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Major General Chandana Wanaguru. During and immediately after the final phase of the war 11,700 LTTE cadres had surrendered to the Government Security Forces (SFs) or arrested by the SFs.
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January - 23 
Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), the aggressive political group behind the recent failed Bangladesh coup, has been active in India for at least two years, reports Times of India. According to sources in the Muslim community and security establishment, HuT th
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Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), the aggressive political group behind the recent failed Bangladesh coup, has been active in India for at least two years, reports Times of India. According to sources in the Muslim community and security establishment, HuT that advocates a Caliphate (Islamic state) and has figured in several controversial developments around the world has been active among Indian Muslims. The group has a particularly strong presence in the national Capital, Delhi and largely among students. A senior Muslim leader said he was worried about the growing clout of HuT among his community members. "I am aware of them organizing seminars and protests in Delhi," he said. A source in the security establishment said HuT may have started operations in India around 2010, but seems to have lost the momentum. According to HuT's website, its India chapter organized a demonstration in June, 2010, against Israel's alleged atrocities. The demonstration was at Batla House, New Delhi that was attended by about 1,000 people. "My information is that they are not operating as a group in India because they are a political organization. Intellectual and political debate is a permissible norm but to espouse violence is absolutely not acceptable," said Abdul Rashid Qureshi, a Supreme Court lawyer who is active in Muslim forums. HuT is banned in several countries like Pakistan, Turkey, Russia, Germany etc, and it was banned in Bangladesh in 2009.
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January - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) seized 38 detonators and 50 kilograms of ammonium nitrate concealed under stones in the truck at Amranga hill area of Shanpara village in Hajo located in Kamrup (Rural) District on January 23, reports The Shillong Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) seized 38 detonators and 50 kilograms of ammonium nitrate concealed under stones in the truck at Amranga hill area of Shanpara village in Hajo located in Kamrup (Rural) District on January 23, reports The Shillong Times.
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January - 23 
15 former militants of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) have in association with Dimapur-based Naga militant outfit has formed Dimasa National Revolutionary Front (DNRF) in Dima Hasao District. The leaders of the outfit are R.J. Dimasa alias Arje Dimasa,
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15 former militants of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) have in association with Dimapur-based Naga militant outfit has formed Dimasa National Revolutionary Front (DNRF) in Dima Hasao District. The leaders of the outfit are R.J. Dimasa alias Arje Dimasa, Soten Dimasa and Jensingh Dimasa. The group’s main demand is to establish a separate Dimasa kingdom. The group was also involved in abduction of Dharmendar Yadav of Tribeni Construction Ltd recently.
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January - 23 
A key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Major (retd) Ramesh Upadhaya (60), will contest the Uttar Pradesh assemble polls from Bairia constituency, an official said, reports Times of India. Upadhaya was arrested in 2008 for his alleged involvem
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A key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Major (retd) Ramesh Upadhaya (60), will contest the Uttar Pradesh assemble polls from Bairia constituency, an official said, reports Times of India. Upadhaya was arrested in 2008 for his alleged involvement in the Malegaon blast on September 29, 2008, in which six persons were killed and over 100 injured. He was accused of conspiring with prime accused Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit. Upadhaya, currently lodged in Taloja Central Jail in Raigad District of Maharashtra, is contesting on Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha ticket. Upadhaya's son Vishal Upadhaya filed the nomination papers on his father's behalf on January 23. "He had filed an application before the MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) court seeking permission to sign the election nomination papers last week. It was granted, so the rest of the things would follow," Rohini Salian, special public prosecutor for the National Investigation Agency (NIA), said.
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January - 23 
a People's Democratic Party (PDP) worker was found dead in the Chadoora area of Budgam District on January 23. Nazir Ahmad Dar was vice president of the PDP Charar-e-Sharief area and a goldsmith by profession. He was missing since January 21-night.
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a People's Democratic Party (PDP) worker was found dead in the Chadoora area of Budgam District on January 23. Nazir Ahmad Dar was vice president of the PDP Charar-e-Sharief area and a goldsmith by profession. He was missing since January 21-night.
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January - 23 
an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered near the house of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Thingbaijam Ibosana in Kshetrigao Assembly Constituency (AC) in Imphal East District. The IED was later neutralised.
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an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered near the house of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Thingbaijam Ibosana in Kshetrigao Assembly Constituency (AC) in Imphal East District. The IED was later neutralised.
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January - 23 
Coordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomeration of seven Manipuri outfits has warned of higher degree of violence on supporters of Congress party, more lethal than the bomb blast it carried out at the residence of Singjamei Congress candidate I Hem
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Coordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomeration of seven Manipuri outfits has warned of higher degree of violence on supporters of Congress party, more lethal than the bomb blast it carried out at the residence of Singjamei Congress candidate I Hemochandra on January 22 in which one person died and another four were injured.
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January - 23 
Four persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of various denominations worth 513000 was seized at Nandura in Buldhana District on January 23, reports Times of India. Magaz Iman (40) and Barik Imam (25), both residents of Nabi Naga
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Four persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of various denominations worth 513000 was seized at Nandura in Buldhana District on January 23, reports Times of India. Magaz Iman (40) and Barik Imam (25), both residents of Nabi Nagar at Alinagar and Feroz Hamidu Ratman (26) and Rahman Badaf Budhu (22) of Rustam Nagar at Alibag in Malda District of West Bengal were arrested. 355 FICNs of 1000 denomination, 274 of 500, 181 of 100 and 59 notes of 50 were seized.
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January - 23 
in a historic move initiated by the Government, cadres of different Suspension of Operation (SoO) signatory Kuki militant outfits will be allowed for the first time to practice the universal adult franchise in the coming State Assembly election, repo
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in a historic move initiated by the Government, cadres of different Suspension of Operation (SoO) signatory Kuki militant outfits will be allowed for the first time to practice the universal adult franchise in the coming State Assembly election, reports The Sangai Express. The Government has made necessary arrangements for the Kuki militant cadres of SoO signatory outfits to cast their votes in the polls, said State Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) PC Lawmkunga. The State Government has issued a notification in this regard on January 21, he added. Different Kuki militant outfits are into a tripartite suspension of operation agreement involving State and Central governments since 2007. The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) has categorically stated that it has nothing to do with elections held in India or Manipur. ZUF was not raised either against India nor Manipur nor would it oppose any community. With regard to the Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, the ZUF does not support any political party or candidate nor does it oppose anybody.
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January - 23 
in a letter written to the Chief Minister Arjun Munda, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of Jharkhand Government in combating Maoists, reports The Telegraph. The letter, according to sources, al
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in a letter written to the Chief Minister Arjun Munda, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of Jharkhand Government in combating Maoists, reports The Telegraph. The letter, according to sources, also contained an advisory pointing to the possibility of Maoist-engineered attacks on Police vehicles. The State Government played down the importance and timing of the letter, saying such communications was being sent to States regularly. “The Union Home Ministry letter was nothing unusual. It followed Chidambaram’s assessment of Maoist violence at a meeting with the State Government in November 2011. We had reacted to his worries at the meeting,” Munda said. Chidambaram pointed out Jharkhand had not been able to prevent rampant extortion by, and violence among, Maoist splinter groups.
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January - 23 
Jailed NSCN-IM leader Anthony Shimray who was arrested in 2010 from Nepal has threatened to begin a hunger strike at Tihar Jail, seeking his "unconditional release as he is also a member of peace talks reports Times of India ". In a letter dated Janu
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Jailed NSCN-IM leader Anthony Shimray who was arrested in 2010 from Nepal has threatened to begin a hunger strike at Tihar Jail, seeking his "unconditional release as he is also a member of peace talks reports Times of India ". In a letter dated January 18, the NSCN-IM leader said the hunger strike is also for removal of every hindrance blocking peace. "Since the Indo-Naga peace talks is not under law/court of India, any member of NSCN involved in peace talks must not stand trial," he argued and asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to withdraw cases framed against him.
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January - 23 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 23 claimed to have made a major breakthrough in the triple Mumbai blasts July 13, 2011 that claimed 27 lives, with the arrest of two of the accused hailing from Bihar, reports Times of India. Naqi Ahm
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 23 claimed to have made a major breakthrough in the triple Mumbai blasts July 13, 2011 that claimed 27 lives, with the arrest of two of the accused hailing from Bihar, reports Times of India. Naqi Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh (22) and Nadeem Akhtar Ashfaq Sheikh (23) were arrested on January 12 but the mastermind of the crime Yasin Bhatkal, a top Indian Mujahideen operative, and the planters of the IEDs used in the blasts are still evading arrest, ATS Chief Rakesh Maria said. Maria said while Naqi came to Mumbai in September 2010, Nadeem, his co-villager, from Bihar's Darbhanga District, was living in Antop Hill area of Mumbai. Naqi, according to Maria, came in touch with Ahmed Zarar Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Imran in 2008. He said Nadeem was called to Delhi by Bhatkal and handed over a cloth packet containing the explosive and detonators used in the blast that was handed over to Naqi. Naqi, he said, was given INR 1.5 lakh by Bhatkal as commission for the crime in which at least INR 10 lakh, received through hawala channels, was used. He said Naqi and Nadeem had stolen two Activa scooters that were used for carrying out the explosions. Two motorcycles also stolen by them and kept for future use have also been recovered from Bihar. Further, rubbishing media reports that Naqi was innocent and that he was being tortured in Police custody, Maria said he was aware of Bhatkal antecedents. Naqi not only assisted Bhatkal in scouting for an apartment in Habib Building in Byculla but also paid the money for accommodation, the ATS Chief added.
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January - 23 
Manipur Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh in an interview said that the state’s situation is not yet conducive to lift Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State, reports Times of India. The Centre will not agree to repeal the Act as blas
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Manipur Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh in an interview said that the state’s situation is not yet conducive to lift Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State, reports Times of India. The Centre will not agree to repeal the Act as blasts, killings and extortion continue. Our Government is committed to maintaining law and order and protecting common people.
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January - 23 
Mohammed Ismail, arrested in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), was brought to the court in Pondicherry on January 23, The Hindu reported. Ismail was arrested from Gorimedu while trying to make a purchase using FICN.
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Mohammed Ismail, arrested in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), was brought to the court in Pondicherry on January 23, The Hindu reported. Ismail was arrested from Gorimedu while trying to make a purchase using FICN.
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January - 23 
Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has called for a 36-hours total shutdown starting from 6 AM January 25 to 6 PM January 26, in all Naga inhabited areas. The shutdown would cover “all Naga inhabit
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Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has called for a 36-hours total shutdown starting from 6 AM January 25 to 6 PM January 26, in all Naga inhabited areas. The shutdown would cover “all Naga inhabited areas and vehicular movement restricted”. It would affect all public institutions including educational and commercial establishments except media houses, hospitals and pharmacies. It has requested the public “to extent full cooperation”. NSCN-IM in a statement stated, due to “deliberate violation of ceasefire ground rules by government of India, violation of human rights by disallowing the collective leadership from visiting Zunheboto, deployment of security forces around designated Hebron camp without any provocation and placing unacceptable terms and conditions for the collective leadership to accept” has compelled the NSCN-IM to impose the shutdown.
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January - 23 
NSCN-IM cadre, belonging to the civil wing, identified as Raja Peyu CH Chimpu was arrested during an extortion bid in an area under the jurisdiction of Imphal West Police. The SFs also arrested two Zomi Revolutionary Organization (ZRO) cadres, identi
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NSCN-IM cadre, belonging to the civil wing, identified as Raja Peyu CH Chimpu was arrested during an extortion bid in an area under the jurisdiction of Imphal West Police. The SFs also arrested two Zomi Revolutionary Organization (ZRO) cadres, identified as Satsei and Lamneijang Vaiphei Lilanwaiphei during another extortion attempt at Leimakhong Bazar in Senapati District. In another case of an extortion bid the SFs arrested a President faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-P) cadre identified as Letkholun Kipgen from Santipur in Senapati and recovered four extortion slip from him.
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January - 23 
one hand grenade was recovered at the door-step of Congress worker Yumnam Jineshore (57) of Irom Mejrao Maning Leikai within Wangoi AC in Imphal West District on January 23. The grenade was diffused.
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one hand grenade was recovered at the door-step of Congress worker Yumnam Jineshore (57) of Irom Mejrao Maning Leikai within Wangoi AC in Imphal West District on January 23. The grenade was diffused.
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January - 23 
Police has deployed at least 25 personnel on the river route and sand islands between Noonmati and Ramsing Chapori, to thwart any attack on Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) refinery in Noonmati under Noonmati Police Station in Guwahati city, reports The
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Police has deployed at least 25 personnel on the river route and sand islands between Noonmati and Ramsing Chapori, to thwart any attack on Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) refinery in Noonmati under Noonmati Police Station in Guwahati city, reports The Times of India.
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January - 23 
Police on January 23 arrested a surrendered militant while two other former militants were reported to have joined the militant cadre after killing a Special Police Officer (SPO), Mohammad Hanief, on December 10, 2011 and taking away his AK-47 rifle
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Police on January 23 arrested a surrendered militant while two other former militants were reported to have joined the militant cadre after killing a Special Police Officer (SPO), Mohammad Hanief, on December 10, 2011 and taking away his AK-47 rifle in upper reaches of Thathri in Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Arrested person identified as Nafees Munawar Khandey son of Mohammad Munawar Khandey, a resident of Sozna Palmar village in Kishtwar was a former militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Two other former militants involved in the murder of the SPO have been identified as Shahnawaz alias Bilal Ahmed Khandey son of Ghulam Mohammad Khandey R/o Sozna Palmar and Mohammad Rafi son of Abdul Rashid Mochi. Both of them were absconding and have reportedly joined militant cadre.
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January - 23 
seven Bangladesh nationals without valid documents were detained and later handed over to Police by volunteers of Federation of Regional Indigenous Society (FREINDS) with the help of personnel of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) at Wahengbam Leikai Jiri
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seven Bangladesh nationals without valid documents were detained and later handed over to Police by volunteers of Federation of Regional Indigenous Society (FREINDS) with the help of personnel of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) at Wahengbam Leikai Jiri bus parking in Imphal West District on January 23, reports Kanglaonline.
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January - 23 
SFs arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, M Meghachandra alias Liklangamba, from Heirok-II in Thoubal District on January 23.
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SFs arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, M Meghachandra alias Liklangamba, from Heirok-II in Thoubal District on January 23.
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January - 23 
SFs arrested two arms smugglers identified as, Masuq Ahmad Talukdar (26) and Alom Hossain Barbhuiya (23), from Arunachal in Cachar District, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered a pistol from the duo.
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SFs arrested two arms smugglers identified as, Masuq Ahmad Talukdar (26) and Alom Hossain Barbhuiya (23), from Arunachal in Cachar District, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered a pistol from the duo.
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January - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian on charges of being a Police informer in Narayanpatna in Koraput District on January 23, reports The Times of India. Local villagers spotted the dead body of Bidyut Bisoi (33)
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian on charges of being a Police informer in Narayanpatna in Koraput District on January 23, reports The Times of India. Local villagers spotted the dead body of Bidyut Bisoi (33) near a temple in the outskirts of Narayanpatna. Sources said that a group of Maoists waylaid Bisoi, returning from the temple, around 9 am and attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon in broad daylight. Bisoi instantly succumbed to the injuries. Though the Maoists have not left any letter near the spot as usual, the Police, going by past records, believe it is the handiwork of the Maoists.
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January - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an explosion in the forest area along the Jharkhand- Chhattisgarh border in Garhwa District on January 23, reports IBN Live. "There was an explosion in the forests. Nothing happened,"
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an explosion in the forest area along the Jharkhand- Chhattisgarh border in Garhwa District on January 23, reports IBN Live. "There was an explosion in the forests. Nothing happened," Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S Raj said. The explosion took place somewhere in the forests at Chatia-Matgari, 20 Kilometres away from Bariganwa forest. Search operation by the Security Forces continued in the forests in the District, according to sources in Bhandaria Police Station of the District.
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January - 23 
The Delhi Police has been advised to keep an eye on the wholesale markets to break an international counterfeiter's network that spans "from Karachi to Chandni Chowk", reports Hindustan Times. Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) said Iqbal Kana,
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The Delhi Police has been advised to keep an eye on the wholesale markets to break an international counterfeiter's network that spans "from Karachi to Chandni Chowk", reports Hindustan Times. Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) said Iqbal Kana, who is suspected to push at least FICNs worth INR 16 Billion into India every year, has a tremendous presence in the markets of Jama Masjid and Sadar Bazaar.
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January - 23 
The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) seized during a raid on a gambling den led to unearthing of a FICN racket in the Krishna District on January 23, The Hindu. The Police, who recovered some FICNs from gamblers in Arigela village during Sankranti (
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The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) seized during a raid on a gambling den led to unearthing of a FICN racket in the Krishna District on January 23, The Hindu. The Police, who recovered some FICNs from gamblers in Arigela village during Sankranti (a festival) on January 16 arrested three persons -- G. Babu Rao alias Nani a photographer, P. Kalyan an employee in a colour lab and an agriculturist V. Gnaneswar – allegedly involved in printing of FICNs, said Krishna district Superintendent of Police P.V.S. Ramakrishna.
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January - 23 
the Kangleipak Communist Party- Military Council (KCP-MC) and KCP-Mobile Task Force (KCP-MTF) will boycott the Republic Day celebration on January 26. In separate releases, the outfits decried the Indian colonial rule and called for people’s support
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the Kangleipak Communist Party- Military Council (KCP-MC) and KCP-Mobile Task Force (KCP-MTF) will boycott the Republic Day celebration on January 26. In separate releases, the outfits decried the Indian colonial rule and called for people’s support to stand against the imperialists and boycott the upcoming Republic Day.
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January - 23 
The life sentences awarded to six Harkat-ul Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) cadres, including three Pakistani, by a trial court for plotting to abduct cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly in 2002, were reduced to eight years each by the Delhi High C
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The life sentences awarded to six Harkat-ul Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) cadres, including three Pakistani, by a trial court for plotting to abduct cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly in 2002, were reduced to eight years each by the Delhi High Court on January 23, reports Times of India. While upholding the trial court's 2010 judgement, a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and S P Garg, however, modified the order on their sentence and reduced the life term awarded to them to eight years on the ground of parity. The high court reduced the sentence, acceding to the pleas of the HuJI militants that three other key accused, who had earlier confessed to their crime, were awarded 8 years' jail term in 2007 under the Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Act. The court's verdict came on appeals by three Pakistani convicts Tariq Mehmood, Arshad Khan and Ishaq Ahmed and their three Indian accomplices, Ghulam Mohammed Dar, Ghulam Qadir Bhat and Mufti Mohammed Israr, who had been convicted under the provisions of the POTA, the IPC and the Arms Act.
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January - 23 
the Police recovered the body of a Maoist cadre hanging from a tree at Suliapada forest in Mayurbhanj District, reports IBN Live. The dead Maoist was identified as Bhagabat Marandi of Palo village in Suliapada Police Station and a close associate of
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the Police recovered the body of a Maoist cadre hanging from a tree at Suliapada forest in Mayurbhanj District, reports IBN Live. The dead Maoist was identified as Bhagabat Marandi of Palo village in Suliapada Police Station and a close associate of Maoist leader Kishore, the Police said. Bhagabat, a cadre of Kishore arms squad of West Bengal-Jharkhand-Odisha Border Regional Committee, was accused in several cases including an attack on former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sudam Marandi where three Security Force personnel were killed under Chandia Police Station area and murder of a tribal from Handibhanga area of Mayurbhanj District, the Police said. The Police found a bicycle under the tree where Marandi's body was hanging.
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January - 23 
The Shillong Times reports that the private firm manager, Ganeshyam Das was released on January 21 by his abductors at Manikganj in East Garo Hills bordering Goalpara District of Assam. Initially it was suspected that the Rabha Vipers Army (RVA) had
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The Shillong Times reports that the private firm manager, Ganeshyam Das was released on January 21 by his abductors at Manikganj in East Garo Hills bordering Goalpara District of Assam. Initially it was suspected that the Rabha Vipers Army (RVA) had abducted Das. Later, police began to suspect the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). East Garo Hills Police suspect that the ULFA leader Dristi Rajkhowa was directly involved in the abduction of the manager since he was given charge of operating all along the Assam-Garo Hills border.
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January - 23 
The Shillong Times reports that unidentified militants lobbed a crude bomb at the house of a businessperson, Sabir Laskar in Kalibari Colony under Haflong Police Station in Dima Hasao District on January 23. The blast damaged parts of the house shatt
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The Shillong Times reports that unidentified militants lobbed a crude bomb at the house of a businessperson, Sabir Laskar in Kalibari Colony under Haflong Police Station in Dima Hasao District on January 23. The blast damaged parts of the house shattering its glass windows and breaking down things inside. However, no one was injured in the blast.
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January - 23 
three workers of Agriculture Minister and Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Ph Parijat were attacked with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on January 23, reports The Sangai Express. The three IEDs were recovered from the residences of one K
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three workers of Agriculture Minister and Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Ph Parijat were attacked with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on January 23, reports The Sangai Express. The three IEDs were recovered from the residences of one Khumbongmayum Japan of Nongada Makha Leikai, Huirem Bimol of Nongpok Kakching and Moirangthem Menjor of Nongren all in Imphal East District. Manipur Police recovered the bombs and exploded them safely in an open field.
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January - 23 
Yasin Bhatkal, the mastermind of the 13/7 Mumbai blasts, might have succeeded in evading the Police, but he remains in India, officials of the Maharashtra ATS said on January 23, according to Hindustan times. Yasin, who is now the operational chief o
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Yasin Bhatkal, the mastermind of the 13/7 Mumbai blasts, might have succeeded in evading the Police, but he remains in India, officials of the Maharashtra ATS said on January 23, according to Hindustan times. Yasin, who is now the operational chief of IM for India, recruits and trains operatives for the terror outfit, ATS sources said.
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January - 23 
Zee News reports that a dreaded Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Samjhawan Chero, carrying a cash reward of INR 112,000 on his head, has been arrested on January 23 in Harriya under Robertsganj Police Station area in Sonebhadra Dis
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Zee News reports that a dreaded Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Samjhawan Chero, carrying a cash reward of INR 112,000 on his head, has been arrested on January 23 in Harriya under Robertsganj Police Station area in Sonebhadra District following an encounter in which three Policemen were also injured. The Security Forces (SFs) arrested Samjhawan Chero after a two-hour-long encounter. Some other Maoists, Munna Vishkarma, Lalbrat Kol, Ajit Kol and Mangal Chero among others, managed to escape under the cover of darkness. One hand-grenade, one Government rifle, one DBBL gun, a country-made revolver, 146 empty cartridges and 50 live cartridges were recovered from the arrested Maoist.
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January - 23 
A 24 pages document released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public affairs wing, on January 23 revealed that a direct intervention by Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and warning of an enhanced response
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A 24 pages document released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public affairs wing, on January 23 revealed that a direct intervention by Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and warning of an enhanced response had finally brought NATO’s air strikes on Volcano and Boldak posts in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 26 2011 to a halt, reports Dawn. It gives Pakistan’s perspective on a United States (US) investigation report on the incident which brought the already-strained relations between Pakistan and the US to a new low. General Kayani talked to ODRP (Office of the Defense Representative Pakistan) Chief L.G. Keen at the US Embassy and warned that if the fire did not stop immediately he would order an enhanced level of response, beyond the one which was already being given by the Pakistani military until that time in the shape of small arms and mortar fire. The intervention finally brought the fire to a halt. The document, which outlined the first formal reaction to the attack by the General Headquarters (GHQ), rejected the US investigation report on the Salala incident which claimed the lives of 24 Pakistani soldiers. “Pakistan does not agree with several portions and findings of the investigation report as these are factually not correct,” it said. The document said the US investigation report was structured around the argument of “self-defense” and “proportional use of force”, an argument contrary to facts.
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January - 23 
A Frontier Corps (FC) team arrested four suspect persons and recovered a large quantity of arms from Gulistan area in Qila Abdullah District of Balochistan on January 23, reported Dawn. Two-hundred grenades, 45 rockets, three rocket launchers, three
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A Frontier Corps (FC) team arrested four suspect persons and recovered a large quantity of arms from Gulistan area in Qila Abdullah District of Balochistan on January 23, reported Dawn. Two-hundred grenades, 45 rockets, three rocket launchers, three submachine guns and thousands of rounds were seized during the raid.
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January - 23 
At least five militants were killed when United States (US) drone fired two missiles on a house and a vehicle at Mohammad Khel and Degan village in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 23,
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At least five militants were killed when United States (US) drone fired two missiles on a house and a vehicle at Mohammad Khel and Degan village in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 23, reported The Times of India. Intelligence officials said the dead militants were from Turkmenistan, but their exact identities were not immediately known, added Daily Times.
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January - 23 
at least one Policeman was killed while another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Par Hoti area of Mardan District, reported Daily Times.
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at least one Policeman was killed while another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Par Hoti area of Mardan District, reported Daily Times.
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January - 23 
Federal Law Minister Mir Maula Bakhsh Chandio on January 23 claimed that the political and other crises in the country are man-made and artificial, reported Daily Times. Talking to reporters, he recalled the misrule of military dictators, saying that
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Federal Law Minister Mir Maula Bakhsh Chandio on January 23 claimed that the political and other crises in the country are man-made and artificial, reported Daily Times. Talking to reporters, he recalled the misrule of military dictators, saying that pro-establishment forces had never created any crisis to embarrass any military dictator, nor did those Governments face artificial problems “created for vested interests”. Referring to Mansoor Ijaz, Chandio said he is a United States (US) national and was committed to defending American interests. “The memo scandal has no roots, and it will soon deflate.” “The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Government has the capability to face and overcome all crises, as it is enjoying the support of the people of Pakistan,” he said. Commenting on Balochistan, Chandio said violence was not a solution to any problem. “The PPP leadership apologized and wants to bring the Baloch people into the mainstream. The Government is ready to hold talks and negotiations with the Baloch leadership. However, violence from either side has remained a hindrance in addressing their grievances,” he added
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January - 23 
four Policemen were injured in a roadside bomb blast targeting the Police in Ajab Bagh area of Nowshera District.
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four Policemen were injured in a roadside bomb blast targeting the Police in Ajab Bagh area of Nowshera District.
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January - 23 
Kot Addu Police claimed to have arrested four suspected persons on January 23 in connection with the abduction of two European aid workers from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District on January 19, 2012, reports Daily Times. Punjab
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Kot Addu Police claimed to have arrested four suspected persons on January 23 in connection with the abduction of two European aid workers from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District on January 19, 2012, reports Daily Times. Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Javed Iqbal said the aid workers, were being held for ransom.
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January - 23 
Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its
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Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report 2012, on January 23, reports Daily Times. Targeted killings and other attacks on civilians by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and sectarian and ethnic militant groups, as well as killings of journalists, were commonplace during the year, it said. The Rights group said security deteriorated dramatically throughout the country as the result of suicide bombings by the TTP and affiliated groups, which targeted civilians and public spaces, including marketplaces and religious processions. There was a dramatic increase in targeted killings in Balochistan, while 800 people were killed in often politically motivated violence in Karachi, the report added. Relations between Pakistan and the United States (US) deteriorated markedly in 2011. Factors fuelling the diplomatic crisis included the killing of two men by a Central Investigation Agency (CIA) contractor at a Lahore traffic junction; the withholding of USD 800 million in military aid to Pakistan; Pakistan’s alleged support for militants from the “Haqqani Network”; the alleged harbouring by Pakistan of Osama bin Laden and his killing by the US; and the November 26, 2011 Mohmand Agency strike by NATO that killed 24 Pakistani troops. The US carried out about 75 aerial drone strikes during 2011 on suspected al Qaeda and TTP members. These strikes resulted in claims of large numbers of civilian casualties, but lack of access to the conflict areas has prevented independent verification.
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January - 23 
Tehran on January 23 closed Zero Point, the trade gate between Pakistan and Iran, in the bordering town of Taftan in Chagai District of Balochistan province, reported Daily Times. According to the area’s local administration, Iranian border officials
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Tehran on January 23 closed Zero Point, the trade gate between Pakistan and Iran, in the bordering town of Taftan in Chagai District of Balochistan province, reported Daily Times. According to the area’s local administration, Iranian border officials cited security arrangements ahead of a religious festival in Iran as the reason for the closure, adding, the gate was closed for an indefinite period. The affected traders in Pakistan have demanded the authorities concerned to take up the issue with Iran and reopen the trade gate as soon as possible.
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January - 23 
The Defense Secretary failed to submit a report in the Supreme Court (SC) on January 23 regarding the alleged occupation of the property of a citizen in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by Security Forces, reported Daily Times. The court
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The Defense Secretary failed to submit a report in the Supreme Court (SC) on January 23 regarding the alleged occupation of the property of a citizen in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by Security Forces, reported Daily Times. The court directed the District Officer (revenue) to retrieve the occupied property and submit a report on January 27, 2012. The court also maintained that no authority would interfere in the process of retrieving the occupied land. A three-member bench of the SC, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the petition filed by Abdul Ghafar for permitting him to enter his property, allegedly occupied by the Pakistan Army when he had left behind as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) when Operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) was launched in May 2009 against militants and terrorists in Swat Valley.
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January - 23 
the elders of Dallokhel area in Lakki Marwat District and local leaders of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) said that they would continue to cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and Security Forces (SFs) for restoration of durable peace in
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the elders of Dallokhel area in Lakki Marwat District and local leaders of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) said that they would continue to cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and Security Forces (SFs) for restoration of durable peace in the area, reported Dawn. “Joint and collective efforts by area people and LEA can help eradicate the menace of militancy and restore peace in the district,” they said, adding, that they would not allow anyone to disturb peace of the District. They added that all out assistance would be provided to security forces to eliminate saboteurs from the area. “The credit for maintaining sustainable peace and protecting lives and properties of people goes to SFs,” the speakers said. They called upon security forces to take elders into confidence before launching search operation in an area as it would help to tighten noose around miscreants and reduce hardships of local people.
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January - 23 
The Senate on January 23 passed a unanimous resolution asking the Government to arrest former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on his return from abroad and try him for committing treason, reports Dawn. Senator Mian Raza Rabbani moved the re
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The Senate on January 23 passed a unanimous resolution asking the Government to arrest former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on his return from abroad and try him for committing treason, reports Dawn. Senator Mian Raza Rabbani moved the resolution towards the end of the proceedings on behalf of seven other senators. The resolution was virtually a charge-sheet against the former military ruler who had announced his return to Pakistan by the end this month. The Senate, through the resolution, said that General Musharraf held the Constitution in abeyance twice and brought the judiciary into disrepute. It said that General Musharraf removed, ridiculed and arrested judges of the superior judiciary. The resolution also stated that the former president aided, and was allegedly an accomplice, in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Nawab Akbar Bugti. The senators said the former Army Chief had committed acts of criminal nature against the people of Pakistan and that his policies and the use of state force in Balochistan had led to loss of innocent lives and “sponsored disappearance” of people.
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January - 23 
the US Defense Department said that the November 26 NATO air strikes were not ‘unprovoked’, rejecting a Pakistani report which said NATO and ISAF had attacked its troops without provocation. At a briefing in Washington, a Pentagon spokesman Captain
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the US Defense Department said that the November 26 NATO air strikes were not ‘unprovoked’, rejecting a Pakistani report which said NATO and ISAF had attacked its troops without provocation. At a briefing in Washington, a Pentagon spokesman Captain John Kirby also said he stood by a US military report, released last month, which said that both countries committed mistakes, which led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in the raids. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little also rejected the Pakistani claim and insisted that the NATO attack was “not unprovoked (and) we have said this many, many times”.
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January - 23 
unidentified militants killed one Sahibzada Daud Ahmad, near Kotka Parade in Naurang town.
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unidentified militants killed one Sahibzada Daud Ahmad, near Kotka Parade in Naurang town.
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January - 23 
Unidentified militants shot dead a person, identified as Haji Noor Mohammad while was going home after offering Maghrib (evening) prayers in Eesakkhe village mosque in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 23, reports Dawn
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Unidentified militants shot dead a person, identified as Haji Noor Mohammad while was going home after offering Maghrib (evening) prayers in Eesakkhe village mosque in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 23, reports Dawn
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January - 23 
Inseconline reports that the bomb disposal unit of Nepal Army (NA) has defused a time-bomb placed at Chirauli Chok of Bhokraha Village Development Council (VDC-9) in Sunsari District on January 23. Pamphlets of Janatantrik Tarai Madhes Mukti Morcha (
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Inseconline reports that the bomb disposal unit of Nepal Army (NA) has defused a time-bomb placed at Chirauli Chok of Bhokraha Village Development Council (VDC-9) in Sunsari District on January 23. Pamphlets of Janatantrik Tarai Madhes Mukti Morcha (JTMMM) and its flags were recovered from the site. JTMMP’s chairperson and military commander, Bhagat Singh called the media-persons claiming that his group had placed the bomb.
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January - 23 
top leaders of the big three political parties met at Nepali Congress vice-chairman, Ram Chandra Poudel's residence to discuss possible solutions to the current political deadlock, reports Nepal News. The leaders could not arrive at any understanding
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top leaders of the big three political parties met at Nepali Congress vice-chairman, Ram Chandra Poudel's residence to discuss possible solutions to the current political deadlock, reports Nepal News. The leaders could not arrive at any understanding, but agreed to continue dialogue. At the meeting, the Maoists and the two main opposition parties reiterated their respective stances on the key issues such as the formation of national consensus Government and the recent controversial decision of the Government to legalize the insurgency era land transactions approved by the people's Government, a source said.
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January - 23 
a team of Rapid Action Battalion-1 (RAB-1) arrested Dr Golam Haider Rasul, a cardiac surgeon of United Hospital, from his residence at Uttara Sector-3 around 2:00am, on suspicion of his involvement with HuT, Commander M Sohail, director of Legal and
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a team of Rapid Action Battalion-1 (RAB-1) arrested Dr Golam Haider Rasul, a cardiac surgeon of United Hospital, from his residence at Uttara Sector-3 around 2:00am, on suspicion of his involvement with HuT, Commander M Sohail, director of Legal and Media wing of RAB told The Daily Star. The RAB-1 also recovered huge leaflets of the outfit from his house.
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January - 23 
A ward unit leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed and two others sustained injuries in an attack by an unidentified assailants at Jurain in Dhaka City in the night of January 23, reports The Daily Star. The victim, identified as Sajedu
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A ward unit leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed and two others sustained injuries in an attack by an unidentified assailants at Jurain in Dhaka City in the night of January 23, reports The Daily Star. The victim, identified as Sajedur Rahman Saju (35), was organising secretary of Dhaka City Corporation ward-89 BCL unit. Saju's neighbour Rezaul Islam (25) and caretaker of his house Mohammad Billal (38), suffered injuries in the attack.
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January - 23 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested two cadres belonging to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in Norda in the capital. The DB also recovered many copies of a draft constitution that the banned organisation would like to adopt, maps, leaflets, compact disks,
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested two cadres belonging to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in Norda in the capital. The DB also recovered many copies of a draft constitution that the banned organisation would like to adopt, maps, leaflets, compact disks, laptops and various publications from the arrestees. The arrestees are identified as Ashfaq-e-Zaman (32), head of IT in a development project under the local government, and Fazle Wahab Litu (43).
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January - 23 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a former cadre of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) at his house in Dolubanya village of Baghaichari sub-district in Rangamati District in the night of January 23, reports The Daily Star. The decea
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a former cadre of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) at his house in Dolubanya village of Baghaichari sub-district in Rangamati District in the night of January 23, reports The Daily Star. The deceased, identified as Naba Bikash Chakma alias doctor Nobel (42), son of Ram Kamol Chakma, used to earn his living as a quack (rural doctor). The Police and locals said a gang of unidentified assailants sprayed bullets on Naba Bikash at his house around 10:30pm when he was watching television with his family after supper. The victim was not involved with politics anymore, they added.
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January - 24 
the Kakching Shumak Leikai residence (Thoubal District) of Kakching municipal council councillor Kshetrimayum Chaoba was attacked by some unidentified persons with hand grenades. The grenade exploded though there was no human casualty.
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the Kakching Shumak Leikai residence (Thoubal District) of Kakching municipal council councillor Kshetrimayum Chaoba was attacked by some unidentified persons with hand grenades. The grenade exploded though there was no human casualty.
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January - 24 
A hand grenade was also recovered from the Khoyathong Pukhri Achouba Maning residence of one Naorem Nepal in Imphal West District on January 24.
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A hand grenade was also recovered from the Khoyathong Pukhri Achouba Maning residence of one Naorem Nepal in Imphal West District on January 24.
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January - 24 
a top militant belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) identified as,’ Section Commander of Karigaon area, Homen Basumatary alias B Hayensha, (25), surrendered before the SFs in Kokrajhar District, repor
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a top militant belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) identified as,’ Section Commander of Karigaon area, Homen Basumatary alias B Hayensha, (25), surrendered before the SFs in Kokrajhar District, reports The Sentinel. Basumatary submitted one Chinese made pistol with six round live ammunitions during the time of surrender.
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January - 24 
Birsa Commando Force (BCF) and Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA) will not surrender arms during the January 24 (today) ceremony at Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati, reports The Telegraph. With BCF and ACMA abstaining the total number of outf
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Birsa Commando Force (BCF) and Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA) will not surrender arms during the January 24 (today) ceremony at Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati, reports The Telegraph. With BCF and ACMA abstaining the total number of outfit surrendering during the ceremony has come down to seven from nine earlier.
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January - 24 
In another operation arrested a United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) cadre identified as ‘Lance Corporal’ Vumcha alias Eric of Thenjang, from Kangpokpi while he was carrying out unlawful activities related to elections.
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In another operation arrested a United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) cadre identified as ‘Lance Corporal’ Vumcha alias Eric of Thenjang, from Kangpokpi while he was carrying out unlawful activities related to elections.
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January - 24 
Kanglaonline reports that three supporters of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Gaikhangam were shot at by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres at Noney under Nungba Constituency of Tamenglon
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Kanglaonline reports that three supporters of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Gaikhangam were shot at by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres at Noney under Nungba Constituency of Tamenglong District on January 24. The injured persons have been identified as Gongloon, Lungkhurei and Gongchumei.
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January - 24 
later during the day, one Sudhir, who claimed to be the Maoist spokesperson, informed over telephone in Latehar that the Maoists had released zilla parishad (District level local self-Government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta and two other abd
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later during the day, one Sudhir, who claimed to be the Maoist spokesperson, informed over telephone in Latehar that the Maoists had released zilla parishad (District level local self-Government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta and two other abducted persons in the morning of January 24. He said they would reach Garhwa by the evening. Mehta, her driver Mehboob Ansari and Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) Liberation leader Akhtar Ansari reached the office of the SP. “We pleaded with the Maoists to free my security guard Constable Suresh Ram [too]. But they said they would release him after two days,” Mehta claimed before the media in Garwah on her return from the four-day long “Maoist captivity”. However, in his telephone call to the media in Latehar, Sudhir said the security guard would be freed only after the shifting of three base camps set up at Sarju, Orya and Kone in Latehar District. He also demanded the end of Police operations against his fellow cadres.
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January - 24 
Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Rakesh Maria said that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) first recruited youths from Cheetah Camp in Trombay (Maharashtra), then Kondwa in Pune (Maharashtra), then Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and now Darbhanga in B
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Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Rakesh Maria said that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) first recruited youths from Cheetah Camp in Trombay (Maharashtra), then Kondwa in Pune (Maharashtra), then Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and now Darbhanga in Bihar, according to Times of India. He said IM founding member Yasin Bhatkal had indoctrinated and trained as many as three dozen youths in Darbhanga. "Bhatkal also made Bihar a base at which he could receive hawala money through Pakistan via Dubai. He also helped Pakistan's ISI circulate counterfeit notes in India by first landing them in Bihar," added Maria. "It's worrisome, because Bihar is a state where there is huge unemployment and youths are moving to metros to get any odd job they can find. Such youths can become easy prey for criminals, particularly the underworld and terror outfits," he added.
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January - 24 
Md Khaleque alias Bablu, reportedly a close aide of State secretary Akash of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of West Bengal and Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, was arrested from village Khokra near Harishchandrapur in Maldah
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Md Khaleque alias Bablu, reportedly a close aide of State secretary Akash of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of West Bengal and Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, was arrested from village Khokra near Harishchandrapur in Maldah District in the morning of January 24, reports The Times of India. Bablu was reportedly the prime suspect in the killing of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter Sridam Das (49), of Dubrajpur on April 22 of 2008 and Primary school teacher and CPI-M leader Nandalal Mistri (53), of Rajnagar village of Birbhum District on September 22, 2011.
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January - 24 
MPCC president Gaikhangam on January 24 accused the NSCN-IM of sponsoring the candidates of Naga People’s Front (NPF) and “terrorising” voters against supporting candidates belonging to other political parties, reports The Telegraph.
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MPCC president Gaikhangam on January 24 accused the NSCN-IM of sponsoring the candidates of Naga People’s Front (NPF) and “terrorising” voters against supporting candidates belonging to other political parties, reports The Telegraph.
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January - 24 
Newstrack India reports that a Police official was injured in an encounter with the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Maigara village in Gaya District on January 24. Dinesh Mahto, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Roshanganj Pol
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Newstrack India reports that a Police official was injured in an encounter with the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Maigara village in Gaya District on January 24. Dinesh Mahto, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Roshanganj Police Station, while heading an operation against the CPI-Maoist received a bullet injury in his thigh. Earlier, the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) battalion, the Special Task Force (STF) and the local Police received a tip off about the movement of about 200 Maoists in the area and launched the operation.
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January - 24 
On January 24, five persons were injured and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Budgam District escaped unhurt, when an irate mob attacked a Police Station and set ablaze houses of three accused persons involved in
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On January 24, five persons were injured and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Budgam District escaped unhurt, when an irate mob attacked a Police Station and set ablaze houses of three accused persons involved in the murder of the PDP worker.
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January - 24 
SFs also arrested a cadre of United People`s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) identified as ‘Corporal’ Moinam Adat from Bishnupur and recovered one Chinese-made grenade from him.
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SFs also arrested a cadre of United People`s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) identified as ‘Corporal’ Moinam Adat from Bishnupur and recovered one Chinese-made grenade from him.
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January - 24 
SFs apprehended a President faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-P) cadre identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Sonlet Haokip, from Kanglatongbi Bazar while he was extorting money. Four extortion slips were recovered from him.
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SFs apprehended a President faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-P) cadre identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Sonlet Haokip, from Kanglatongbi Bazar while he was extorting money. Four extortion slips were recovered from him.
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January - 24 
SFs arrested ‘Major’ Shoiba of NSCN-IM at Vakho in Senapati District, in a major blow to NSCN-IM as Shoiba head an extortion racket in the region. He was involved in the procurement and supply of arms and ammunition for the organization.
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SFs arrested ‘Major’ Shoiba of NSCN-IM at Vakho in Senapati District, in a major blow to NSCN-IM as Shoiba head an extortion racket in the region. He was involved in the procurement and supply of arms and ammunition for the organization.
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January - 24 
SFs arrested two NDFB-RD militants from Maligaon under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph. One .9mm pistol, ammunition, mobile phone, SIM cards were recovered from them.
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SFs arrested two NDFB-RD militants from Maligaon under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph. One .9mm pistol, ammunition, mobile phone, SIM cards were recovered from them.
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January - 24 
SFs conducted search operation in Budhal and recovered one AK-47 rifle, three AK magazines, four Pakistan made grenades, two I Com radio sets, one Kenwood radio set, one portable radio set, 11 detonators, two maps, one tarpoline, one bag and some acc
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SFs conducted search operation in Budhal and recovered one AK-47 rifle, three AK magazines, four Pakistan made grenades, two I Com radio sets, one Kenwood radio set, one portable radio set, 11 detonators, two maps, one tarpoline, one bag and some accessories used in fabricating explosive material. In another search operation at Thanna Mandi, the SFs recovered two Chinese pistols with two magazines and 10 rounds, three shells, 14 PIKA rounds, 245 AK-47 rounds, two hand grenades, two AK-47 magazines, one solar light plate, two Nokia mobile handsets, one stove, one medicine packet and one mobile telephone charger.
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January - 24 
SFs have intensified their operations to take out the ULFA-ATF militants under Rajib Das who have reportedly taken shelter in the numerous chaporis (sandbars) in and around in Majuli island in Jorhat District and are serving extortion notes and plann
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SFs have intensified their operations to take out the ULFA-ATF militants under Rajib Das who have reportedly taken shelter in the numerous chaporis (sandbars) in and around in Majuli island in Jorhat District and are serving extortion notes and planning sabotage during the Republic Day (January 26). The reports further states that ULFA-ATF has teamed up with Liberation Democratic Council of Mising Land (LDCM) to regain its strength in the area. LDCM is a Mising tribal outfit formed two years ago and is active in Panigaon and Dhakuakhana areas of North Lakhimpur District.
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January - 24 
Some unidentified gunmen also attacked the residences of two congress workers at Yairipok Yambem Mathak Leikai. The incident occurred at the residences of Adakshya Laiphrakpam Khomdon and Moirangthem Ibomcha. The unidentified gunmen simultaneously fi
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Some unidentified gunmen also attacked the residences of two congress workers at Yairipok Yambem Mathak Leikai. The incident occurred at the residences of Adakshya Laiphrakpam Khomdon and Moirangthem Ibomcha. The unidentified gunmen simultaneously fired about 10 rounds at the said residences even though there is no report of human casualty.
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January - 24 
Some unidentified persons also fired a lathode shell at the residence of one Akoijam Ibomcha of Yumnam Khunou Mayai Leikai under Khudrakpam AC on January 24.
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Some unidentified persons also fired a lathode shell at the residence of one Akoijam Ibomcha of Yumnam Khunou Mayai Leikai under Khudrakpam AC on January 24.
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January - 24 
some unidentified persons attacked the Lamding Laikon residence of Mutum Inaocha (30), an active worker of congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Okram Landhon.
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some unidentified persons attacked the Lamding Laikon residence of Mutum Inaocha (30), an active worker of congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Okram Landhon.
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January - 24 
State Government has decided to set up camps for Adivasi militant group, All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants at Chungajan in Golaghat District. AANLA had surrendered its arms on January 24.
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State Government has decided to set up camps for Adivasi militant group, All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants at Chungajan in Golaghat District. AANLA had surrendered its arms on January 24.
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January - 24 
the Garhwa District committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) on January 24 to protest the Police failure to trace zilla parishad (district level local self government institution
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the Garhwa District committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) on January 24 to protest the Police failure to trace zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta, and three others, 48 hours after they were abducted from Lalmatia by Maoists, reports The Times of India. SFs are yet to know about the whereabouts of the four.
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January - 24 
The investigations into the bogus SIM cards racket led the Police to the accused in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7), reports DNA. “Our sources told us about Indian Mujahideen (IM) members using SIM cards procured throu
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The investigations into the bogus SIM cards racket led the Police to the accused in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7), reports DNA. “Our sources told us about Indian Mujahideen (IM) members using SIM cards procured through bogus documents. We came across Ganesh Tikole, a telecom service provider agent in Mumbai. He used to give customers’ documents to Naqi, who would fudge them to get prepaid SIM cards of other telecom companies,” said an unnamed officer. He added that investigations revealed that IM members from Pune (Mahrashtra), Bihar and Mumbai (Maharashtra) were connected through such SIM cards. “On December 2, last year [2011], an ATS team left for Darbhanga in Bihar and was on Naqi Ahmed’s trail for his role in the SIM card racket,” said the officer.
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January - 24 
the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) recovered 400 documents provided by Tikole through which prepaid SIM cards were bought by the IM module members. “Tikole has supplied around 700 documents to the module members in the past three years as per
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the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) recovered 400 documents provided by Tikole through which prepaid SIM cards were bought by the IM module members. “Tikole has supplied around 700 documents to the module members in the past three years as per our investigations. A case was registered by the ATS on December 28, in which Imran, who is none other than Yasin Bhatkal, was shown as a wanted accused,” the officer said. “In 2010, the Mumbai police did a survey of 26, 450 SIM cards which were randomly selected. It was found that 8,909 of them, which means more than 33 per cent, were bogus,” ATS chief and Additional Director General (Maharashtra) Rakesh Maria said, adds The Hindu. According to DNA, eight persons have been arrested by the ATS in the 13/7 case so far. The arrestees include Abdul Wahab, Mumtaz Jalauddin Khan and Qamar-e-Alam, who were arrested from Mohali (Punjab), Bihar natives Nasim Waris Khan and Adil Rashid Khan, who were arrested from Pune, Naqi Ahmed Shaikh, Nadeem Shaikh and Ganesh Tikole, who were arrested from Mumbai. Times of India adds that three persons, including IM founding member Yasin Bhatkal and two suspected Pakistanis, Tabrez and Waqqas, who are wanted in the case, are absconding. The Hindu adds that ATS chief and Additional Director General (Maharashtra) Rakesh Maria said, “By August 22, we knew that there was an IM hand in the blasts,” adding the arrest of Haroon Rashid Naik (33) in August 2011 in a fake currency case gave the ATS leads about the economic trail of the blasts. The ATS suspects that Haroon is involved in the planning of the 13/7 conspiracy.
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January - 24 
The Nagaland Post reports that State Government on January 24 cautioned the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India and expressed apprehension that the setting up of a designated camp of All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) milita
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The Nagaland Post reports that State Government on January 24 cautioned the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India and expressed apprehension that the setting up of a designated camp of All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants along the Assam-Nagaland might affect peace in the disputed border areas. Earlier, on January 22 the newspaper has reported that All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) has already started a training camp in the foothill between Chandalashung ‘B’ and New Chandalashung in Ralan area under Wokha District along the interstate border. The report further states that the training started during the month of October 2011 and it was estimated that the number of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trainees in the camp was around 300.
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January - 24 
The Police arrested Girish Mahato alias Mangru Mahto alias Uttam alias Dhiren alias Dhirendra (45), a State organising committee member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), along with one of his close associate, identified as Shankar
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The Police arrested Girish Mahato alias Mangru Mahto alias Uttam alias Dhiren alias Dhirendra (45), a State organising committee member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), along with one of his close associate, identified as Shankar Munda, from Kharmunda village near canal road area under Attabira Police Station in Bargarh District in the morning of January 24, reports The Hindu. Girish, a resident of Giridih in Jharkhand, was involved in more than two dozens of cases of Maoist violence, the Bargarh Police said Girish was wanted by both Odisha and Jharkhand Police after his successful jail break attempt in 2011. The Jharkhand Police had announced a cash reward of INR 400, 000 on his head. “The District Police got a reliable input regarding movement of Girish Mahato along with his associates in Canal Road area under Attabira Police Station. A special District Police team raided the place and could be able to arrest the Maoist and his associate Shankar,” said Kabita Jalan, Superintendent of Police, addressing a press conference at Bargarh. Jalan said the Police recovered a small fire arm with 12 live cartridges, compass, maps of Odisha and Bargarh, hand sketches of the District armoury of Bargarh and Bargarh Police Station, cash worth INR 2, 290 and literature and leaflets containing anti-government writing from their possession. Girish was earlier arrested on November 14, 2007 at Bariatu under Ranchi Police Station of Jharkhand. However, he escaped from Chaibasa Divisional Jail on January 18, 2011 along with comrades Motilal Soren alias Sandeep and Raghunath Hembrom alias Nirbhay, and went underground in Saranda forest for a few months. Subsequently, he took over Maoist organisations in Sambalpur, Bargarh, Deogarh, and Sundargarh District. The Police said Girish along with Sabyasachi Panda, Brijlal Anchley alias Azad, Satrughan Biswal alias Mangu and Sekhar had strengthened the Maoist organisations in the State during the past two decades. The Maoist leader had 22 criminal cases against him alone in Sambalpur District.
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January - 24 
The Police arrested two persons, including a village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution), for their alleged involvement in the landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on January 21 t
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The Police arrested two persons, including a village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution), for their alleged involvement in the landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on January 21 that claimed 13 lives, in Garhwa District on January 24, reports The Hindu. “Bargarh village sarpanch Ramdas Minz and his aide Fida Hussain were arrested after we got evidence against them. They are charged under various Sections, like murder and criminal conspiracy,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S. Raj said. The arrests were made after interrogation of at least six people, including the arrested persons.
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January - 24 
The Sangai express reports that a bomb suspected to be lobbed by some unidentified persons exploded at Kongba Uchekon residence of one Moirangthem Bidhu in Imphal East District on January 24. There is no report of casualty from the blast.
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The Sangai express reports that a bomb suspected to be lobbed by some unidentified persons exploded at Kongba Uchekon residence of one Moirangthem Bidhu in Imphal East District on January 24. There is no report of casualty from the blast.
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January - 24 
The Sangai Express reports that Personnel of 7th Manipur Rifles deployed for checking and frisking duty at Sawombung Khunou area in Imphal East District arrested a youth with one hand-grenade.
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The Sangai Express reports that Personnel of 7th Manipur Rifles deployed for checking and frisking duty at Sawombung Khunou area in Imphal East District arrested a youth with one hand-grenade.
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January - 24 
the Security Forces (SFs) recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material during two different search operations conducted in Budhal and Thanna Mandi areas of Rajouri District. The seizure belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and H
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the Security Forces (SFs) recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material during two different search operations conducted in Budhal and Thanna Mandi areas of Rajouri District. The seizure belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits.
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January - 24 
The Sentinel reports that security measures were beefed up due to the incoming Republic Day (January 26). Deputy Inspector General of Police-Police Control (DIG -Police Control) Nepal Das on January 24 said that although the administration has not re
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The Sentinel reports that security measures were beefed up due to the incoming Republic Day (January 26). Deputy Inspector General of Police-Police Control (DIG -Police Control) Nepal Das on January 24 said that although the administration has not received any call for boycott of the Republic Day function from any insurgent outfit so far, all security measures were taken to prevent any untoward incident, He further said that Jawans of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) were deployed in all strategic locations and patrolling was intensified in hilly and insurgent affected areas. Border Security Force (BSF) was alerted to keep stringent vigil along the international border, especially in 100-km unfenced area. Besides the Quick Response Team, the dog squad was also pressed into service for identifying bombs and other explosives.
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January - 24 
The Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants entered the Meghalaya Energy Corporation limited (MeECL) complex at Rongkhon in West Garo Hills and abducted three engineers on January 24. They later released o
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The Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants entered the Meghalaya Energy Corporation limited (MeECL) complex at Rongkhon in West Garo Hills and abducted three engineers on January 24. They later released one of them identified as Marshal Swer. The two engineers who remain in custody of the militant group have been identified as Apus Pothmi and Boney Majaw.
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January - 24 
The Telegraph reports that a group of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants assaulted a villager and fired several rounds in the air in Mendipathar in East Garo Hills on January 24 after a failed attempt to kill three Achik National Voluntee
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The Telegraph reports that a group of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants assaulted a villager and fired several rounds in the air in Mendipathar in East Garo Hills on January 24 after a failed attempt to kill three Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadres and their families. Police said a group of 15 armed GNLA militants came in search of the ANVC cadres — Dion G. Momin, Jangsan Momin and Milseng Momin, at their residences at Soksan village under Mendipathar Police station. After finding that the cadres and the families had already been moved out, the GNLA cadres fired several rounds in the air and also assaulted a villager, Sengrik Sangma, alleging that he was a Police informer. The militants left after warning the villagers. The motive behind the incident is yet to be known, but according to the police, the terror tactic may be because of suspicion that the ANVC cadres were helping the police to track down the GNLA militants. Another reason could be to establish supremacy in Garo hills.
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January - 24 
The Telegraph reports that a total 676 militants belonging to seven militant formations surrendered along with 202 small and big arms at a function held at the indoor stadium inside the Sarusajai Sports Complex, in the presence of Union Home Minister
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The Telegraph reports that a total 676 militants belonging to seven militant formations surrendered along with 202 small and big arms at a function held at the indoor stadium inside the Sarusajai Sports Complex, in the presence of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 24. The militant outfits that surrendered were Adivasi People’s Army (APA), All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Santhal Tiger Force (STF), United Kukigam Defence Army (UKDA), Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) and Hmar Peoples’ Convention (HPC). Meanwhile, the Birsa Commando Force (BCF) and the Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA) only submitted their charter of demands to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram. P.Chidambaram on the occasion said, “Not often do we see so many groups return to the path of peace, development and brotherhood and join the process of reconciliation. This development means that the other groups will follow suit. I want to assure you all that both the governments of Assam and India will treat you with honour and dignity. I ask you to join us in building a new India, a new Assam. You will feel proud when you look back to this day.” Further, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi appealed to other militant and said, “I am once again appealing to Paresh Barua and others to come forward for talks. The Centre, the Prime Minister, the home minister and the UPA chairperson are keen to solve the problems of Assam.” According to, Farewell to Arms, Welcome to the mainstream, a booklet distributed during the ceremony, the APA has around 70 cadres, AANLA 90, STF 134, BCF 557, ACMA 453, KLA 83, HPC (D) 50, UKDA 120 and KRA 138. ACMA and BCF had signed suspension of operations (SoOs) in 2001 and 2004 respectively. However, 1855 militants surrendered during the ceremony, reports The Hindu.
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January - 24 
three militants belonging to the Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) at Philobari in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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three militants belonging to the Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) at Philobari in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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January - 24 
Times of India reports that the Union Home Ministry is worried about the involvement of NSCN-IM in the Manipur elections, particularly in the 11 Naga-dominated constituencies of the hill districts. It has asked security forces to use maximum force ag
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Times of India reports that the Union Home Ministry is worried about the involvement of NSCN-IM in the Manipur elections, particularly in the 11 Naga-dominated constituencies of the hill districts. It has asked security forces to use maximum force against all outfits found involved in poll-related violence in the state.
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January - 24 
Unidentified militants shot dead a businessman, Aijaz Ahmad Shah (40) inside his house at village Shubdani-Newa in Pulwama District at around 11.30 AM on January 24, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a businessman, Aijaz Ahmad Shah (40) inside his house at village Shubdani-Newa in Pulwama District at around 11.30 AM on January 24, reports Daily Excelsior.
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January - 24 
Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said on January 24 that Bihar man held by the Maharashtra Police on the charge of playing a key role in organising the 13/7 atatck was a Delhi Police and Intelligence Bureau informant. Naquee Ahmed Sheikh was “an infor
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Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said on January 24 that Bihar man held by the Maharashtra Police on the charge of playing a key role in organising the 13/7 atatck was a Delhi Police and Intelligence Bureau informant. Naquee Ahmed Sheikh was “an informer in a particular operation in which he was supposed to lead these people [the police and Intelligence Bureau] to a location. He led them to a location where some people were going to come,” Singh said. “However, that does not preclude the fact that he could have been or was involved in the blasts. Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad came to that conclusion after its investigation and its chief briefed me on Saturday,” he added. As reported earlier, the Maharashtra ATS has said it has held three men involved in planning and executing the 13/7 attack — one of them a witness, who had cooperated with the Delhi Police and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in the search for two Pakistani nationals who allegedly planted the explosive devices.
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January - 24 
Union Home Secretary RK Singh has told Myanmar that Indian insurgent groups based in the neighbouring country were planning to create disturbances in the coming elections in Manipur, a Government communiqué stated. The Election Commission has already
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Union Home Secretary RK Singh has told Myanmar that Indian insurgent groups based in the neighbouring country were planning to create disturbances in the coming elections in Manipur, a Government communiqué stated. The Election Commission has already urged the Centre to step up deployment of Assam Rifles and BSF in the poll-bound state.
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January - 24 
a bystander, identified as Ishaq, was killed in Memon Society when unidentified assailants restored to firing to protest target killings of the ASWJ activists.
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a bystander, identified as Ishaq, was killed in Memon Society when unidentified assailants restored to firing to protest target killings of the ASWJ activists.
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January - 24 
a CD shop was destroyed completely when explosive went off in a market in Dagai village of Landi Kotal. Two other adjacent shops were also damaged. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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a CD shop was destroyed completely when explosive went off in a market in Dagai village of Landi Kotal. Two other adjacent shops were also damaged. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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January - 24 
A Khasadar, identified as Murtaza Khan, was killed and two persons were injured when a bomb, buried under the debris of a destroyed school, went off in Sheikhmal Khel area of Landi Kotal tehsil in Khyber Agency. Officials said that a team of khasadar
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A Khasadar, identified as Murtaza Khan, was killed and two persons were injured when a bomb, buried under the debris of a destroyed school, went off in Sheikhmal Khel area of Landi Kotal tehsil in Khyber Agency. Officials said that a team of khasadars was sent to Sheikhmal Khel area on Tuesday morning to assess the damage done to a Government primary school, targeted by militants on the night between January 23 and January 23. During the inspection of the damaged building, an unexploded device buried under the debris went off, injuring three men including two khasadars. Murtaza Khan succumbed to his injuries later.
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January - 24 
A vehicle carrying workers of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) partially damaged in a roadside blast on Lakki-Mianwali Road near Chowkijand in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 24, reports Dawn. All the workers onboard re
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A vehicle carrying workers of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) partially damaged in a roadside blast on Lakki-Mianwali Road near Chowkijand in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 24, reports Dawn. All the workers onboard remained safe as the explosion occurred after the bus crossed the place where the explosive device was planted.
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January - 24 
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 24 expressed alarm at reports that another person, identified as Abdul Saboor’s, who had been detained for suspected involvement in the 2009 General Head Quarter (GHQ) attack was found dead in Pes
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 24 expressed alarm at reports that another person, identified as Abdul Saboor’s, who had been detained for suspected involvement in the 2009 General Head Quarter (GHQ) attack was found dead in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported Daily Times. The Commission said, “HRCP shows its serious concern that with the recovery of Abdul Saboor’s body in Peshawar, four of the 11 persons held on charges of involvement in the GHQ attack have now turned up dead. Their families had earlier spoken of the detained men being tortured and apprehended that they would be killed. The plight of the families of the four men killed and the seven who are believed to be alive, at least for now, is similar to hundreds of others who have been devastated by enforced disappearances by agents of the state across the country.” HRCP stressed that charges of involvement in acts of terrorism, do not deprive those accused of their due process rights.
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January - 24 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) neutralised a potential terrorism bid by defusing an anti-tank landmine in Shambey area near Gwadar Town in Gwadar District on January 24, reports The News. Local Police said unidentified militants had planted the land
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) neutralised a potential terrorism bid by defusing an anti-tank landmine in Shambey area near Gwadar Town in Gwadar District on January 24, reports The News. Local Police said unidentified militants had planted the landmine along the road to target vehicles traveling by which was detected and defused by a team of LEAs. "The explosion would have caused immense damage, had the landmine containing some 14 kilogram highly combustible explosive gone off," the Police official added.
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January - 24 
officials of the Education Department said that number of schools destroyed in Khyber Agency had reached 57. Out of these schools 32 were targeted in Bara, 22 in Landi Kotal and four in Jamrud, depriving 16,000 children of education only in Bara tehs
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officials of the Education Department said that number of schools destroyed in Khyber Agency had reached 57. Out of these schools 32 were targeted in Bara, 22 in Landi Kotal and four in Jamrud, depriving 16,000 children of education only in Bara tehsil.
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January - 24 
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser Farahnaz Ispahani on January 24 alleged that she ran away from the country over fears that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) might abduct her to force her husband, former Ambassador to the Unite
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser Farahnaz Ispahani on January 24 alleged that she ran away from the country over fears that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) might abduct her to force her husband, former Ambassador to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani, to sign a confession and implicate the President in the Memo Gate scandal, reported Indian Express. "What we're seeing is the systematic killing or silencing of anyone who stands up to the institutionalization of a militarized Islamist state, who advocates positive relations with the West or stands up for tolerance," stated The News quoting Ispahani, as saying. "I'm scared; the Government can't even protect itself". Isphani said this while talking to a British journalist, Christina Lamb, who claimed in her The Sunday Times article that Pakistan’s military is "steadily silencing opponents" and conducting a soft coup. Lamb, a foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times, who filed story on Pakistan from Washington, is banned from entering Pakistan after being deported from the country in 2001. She wrote that Haqqani's life was in danger and his wife Ispahani had fled to Washington amid fears that "ISI might kidnap her to force her husband to sign a confession and implicate the President."
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January - 24 
Police accused militants for the abduction of a German aid worker and his Italian colleague at gunpoint on January 19 from Multan District, and a Kenyan aid worker abducted on January 22, from Khairpur District of Sindh. “The kidnappers have made no
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Police accused militants for the abduction of a German aid worker and his Italian colleague at gunpoint on January 19 from Multan District, and a Kenyan aid worker abducted on January 22, from Khairpur District of Sindh. “The kidnappers have made no contact so far,” Azhar Akram, the head of the Police investigation team said in Multan. A member of the Police team confirmed that suspicion was falling on extremists. “The gunmen are believed to have taken them to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said.
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January - 24 
Police found an unidentified torture-marked dead body of a person from the Nigar Cinema area of Lea Market within the jurisdiction of Kharadar Police Station. An officer said that the victim appeared to be of Katchi descent.
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Police found an unidentified torture-marked dead body of a person from the Nigar Cinema area of Lea Market within the jurisdiction of Kharadar Police Station. An officer said that the victim appeared to be of Katchi descent.
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January - 24 
Seven militants and two soldiers were killed during a clash in Jogi area of the Central tehsil (revenue unit) in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 24, reports Dawn. Two soldiers were also injured. According to of
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Seven militants and two soldiers were killed during a clash in Jogi area of the Central tehsil (revenue unit) in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 24, reports Dawn. Two soldiers were also injured. According to officials, the clash erupted when troops fired back on militants who had attacked a check post in Jogi area, killing Salman Khan and Assad Khan. Military and paramilitary troops launched operation in the area about a month ago and reported to have killed over 250 militants. Security Forces had launched a major operation in central Kurram last summer and declared that the area had been cleared of militants.
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January - 24 
The Rawalpindi Police on January 24 claimed to have arrested two suspected militants, identified as Usman Liaquat alias Shah Gee and Saqib Ali Shah alias Hamza, during a raid of a hideout of an alleged militant in the Wah Cantt area and seized two Ka
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The Rawalpindi Police on January 24 claimed to have arrested two suspected militants, identified as Usman Liaquat alias Shah Gee and Saqib Ali Shah alias Hamza, during a raid of a hideout of an alleged militant in the Wah Cantt area and seized two Kalashnikov rifles and eight magazines, 200 rounds and four hand grenades from them, reports Daily Times.
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January - 24 
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its support for economic and social development of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. This assurance was given by Andrew Sisson
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its support for economic and social development of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. This assurance was given by Andrew Sisson, the USAID’s Mission Director in Pakistan, while speaking at a ceremony at Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). He said that the agency had spent USD 500 million on development and economic growth in the KP and FATA during the past few years. “We are making a major investment in the KP and FATA,” said Mr Sisson, adding that his organisation in collaboration with the Government, FATA authorities and business community was making efforts to achieve development of the two areas.
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January - 24 
Unidentified assailants shot dead two cadres, identified as Muhammad Ali alias Mama, (33), and Muhammad Nauman, (22), belonging to Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), near Pan Mandi Jodia Bazaar within the precincts of Risala Police Station in Karachi o
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two cadres, identified as Muhammad Ali alias Mama, (33), and Muhammad Nauman, (22), belonging to Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), near Pan Mandi Jodia Bazaar within the precincts of Risala Police Station in Karachi on January 24, reported Daily Times. The Police claimed that it was a sectarian killing. ASWJ spokesman Maulana Taj Hanfi said that Ali was their legal adviser and Nauman was the member of the core committee.
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January - 24 
A farewell programme for former Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN- Maoist) combatants opting for voluntary retirement is all set to begin amid the protracted stalemate in the peace process and constitution-drafting processes, reports Kant
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A farewell programme for former Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN- Maoist) combatants opting for voluntary retirement is all set to begin amid the protracted stalemate in the peace process and constitution-drafting processes, reports Kantipuronline. The departure of 7,365 combatants choosing voluntary retirement could start next week, according to Government and Maoist sources. “There is no dispute in our party in releasing the combatants opting for retirement,” UCPN-M Politburo member, Janardan Sharma said. The November-1 deal commits for integrating a maximum of 6,500 combatants by forming a new directorate in the NA. Commanders of the Maoist army have demanded that they be provided one major general, two brigadier general, eight colonel, 16 lieutenant colonel, 64 major, 120 captain, 96 lieutenant and 120 second lieutenant posts in the new directorate.
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January - 24 
General Secretary of the UCPN-M, Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the party would not break up just because of ideological debate, reports Himalayan Times. Addressing a training program for the party cadres, he said, "In fact ideological debate is the
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General Secretary of the UCPN-M, Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the party would not break up just because of ideological debate, reports Himalayan Times. Addressing a training program for the party cadres, he said, "In fact ideological debate is the basis of party unity". Stating that the UCPN-M would move ahead with honesty in order to fulfill the national task of peace and constitution, Thapa said, "however, any obstruction created by the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in this regard would be dealt with."
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January - 24 
In a new turn of events within the UCPN-M, party Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal has piled pressure on Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai for scrapping the Cabinet's decision to legalize the land transactions made through the parallel Government run by Ma
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In a new turn of events within the UCPN-M, party Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal has piled pressure on Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai for scrapping the Cabinet's decision to legalize the land transactions made through the parallel Government run by Maoist party during the period of conflict. Bhattarai, however, is adamant not to withdraw the decision stating that it will weaken the Government. A source close to PM said Dahal is pilling pressure through informal channels and opposition parties to withdraw the decision.
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January - 24 
Nepal News reports that an improvised explosive device (IED) planted inside a passenger bus by militant outfit went off in Tulsipur of Dang District in the morning of January 24. However, there were no casualties or any serious injuries in the incide
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Nepal News reports that an improvised explosive device (IED) planted inside a passenger bus by militant outfit went off in Tulsipur of Dang District in the morning of January 24. However, there were no casualties or any serious injuries in the incident. Police said that they have found leaflets of Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Morcha (JTMMM), an outfit active in Terai area, inside the bus.
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January - 24 
Republica reports that the Energy Minister Posta Bahadur Bogati while speaking at a program in Nuwakot said that the national consensus Government would be formed under the leadership of UCPN–M. Minister Bogati said that the possibility of forming th
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Republica reports that the Energy Minister Posta Bahadur Bogati while speaking at a program in Nuwakot said that the national consensus Government would be formed under the leadership of UCPN–M. Minister Bogati said that the possibility of forming the new Government under the leadership of General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa could not be ruled out.
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January - 24 
denying links with Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asserted that his party does not believe in “army coup” and even do not know HuT, a banned Islamist outfit. “When the peo
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denying links with Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asserted that his party does not believe in “army coup” and even do not know HuT, a banned Islamist outfit. “When the people have started to express their support to Khaleda Zia by making her programmes successful, the government is making the army controversial only to divert their attention,” Fakhrul told a rally in front of BNP central office in Naya Paltan.
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January - 24 
the Army from Jurachhari camp recovered some firearms and ammunition from an abandoned house in the Sadar sub-district in the District. Acting on a tip off, the team led by Lt Col Nazim Uddin recovered a US-made pistol, two revolvers, two light guns
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the Army from Jurachhari camp recovered some firearms and ammunition from an abandoned house in the Sadar sub-district in the District. Acting on a tip off, the team led by Lt Col Nazim Uddin recovered a US-made pistol, two revolvers, two light guns (LG) and 28 bullets. However, no one was arrested during the drive. The arms and ammunition were later handed over to Jurachhari Police.
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January - 24 
The Police arrested seven suspected cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Madina Market and Dakshin Surma areas early on January 24 in connection with the recent violence on the Shahjalal University Science and Technology (SUST) campus in Sylhet D
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The Police arrested seven suspected cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Madina Market and Dakshin Surma areas early on January 24 in connection with the recent violence on the Shahjalal University Science and Technology (SUST) campus in Sylhet District, reports The Daily Star. The Police said Abu lais (32), Shafiqul Islam (22), and Abdul Aziz Sohag (27), were arrested from Boroikandi Maijpara under Dakshin Surma Police Station while Kotwali Police arrested four persons including Osman Gani, Oli, and Roni from a students' mess in Madina Market area. The arrests were made in the cases the SUST authorities filed for vandalism on the campus and damaging the university buses at different places of Sylhet city during the last week.
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January - 24 
Fonseka is currently serving a three-year prison sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court having found him guilty of inciting violence in the famous 'white flag' case. He is also serving a 30-month prison term imposed by a court martial in 2010 aft
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Fonseka is currently serving a three-year prison sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court having found him guilty of inciting violence in the famous 'white flag' case. He is also serving a 30-month prison term imposed by a court martial in 2010 after finding him guilty of four charges related to alleged irregularities in military procurements during his tenure as Army Chief. Another court martial earlier delivered an order sentencing the former General for a dishonorable discharge from rank for engaging in politics while being in active service. The retired military chief was stripped of his ranks and medals.
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January - 24 
Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka on January 24 pleaded not guilty to all charges against him when he was produced before the Colombo High Court, according to Colombo Page. The Government has charged Fonseka and his personal assistant Senaka Harip
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Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka on January 24 pleaded not guilty to all charges against him when he was produced before the Colombo High Court, according to Colombo Page. The Government has charged Fonseka and his personal assistant Senaka Haripriya de Silva mainly for harboring Army deserters during his presidential election campaign, conspiring against the Government to commit mutiny and insubordination to the Government. The State has served an indictment against the two accusing them of 41 charges. Both Fonseka and de Silva have pleaded not guilty to all charges when they were read the charges in the court. The Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapaksa has decided to hold daily hearings on the case starting from February 21.
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January - 24 
the Tamil national Alliance (TNA) said that President Mahinda Rajapakse and the Government has gone back on its agreement with the Indian Government. TNA spokesman and Jaffna District parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said that the President after
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the Tamil national Alliance (TNA) said that President Mahinda Rajapakse and the Government has gone back on its agreement with the Indian Government. TNA spokesman and Jaffna District parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said that the President after agreeing to provide a political solution to the ethnic issue that goes beyond the 13th Amendment has now backtracked. "The President has taken an undertaking during the discussions with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna where he has said the solution would be beyond the 13th Amendment," he explained. The TNA legislator said that many Cabinet ministers including the head of the Government delegation that held discussions with the TNA have made open claims that the Police and land powers in the 13th Amendment would not be devolved. "They have stated that the solution would not be beyond the 13th Amendment," he noted. According to Premachandran, the TNA is yet to be officially informed of the reason for the stalling of the talks with the Government. "We have not been officially informed of the reason," he said. The talks between the Government and the TNA stalled last week when the discussions scheduled to take place on the 17th, 18th and 19th had to be cancelled due to the non-participation of the Government delegation.
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January - 25 
Another Chinese made hand grenade was found on January 25 at the residence of Pheiroijam Hemanta, an INC worker from Samurou Lai Mandop. A bomb was also lobbed at the residence of one Chirom Chaoba of Thoubal Leishangthem Khong Manung. The bomb explo
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Another Chinese made hand grenade was found on January 25 at the residence of Pheiroijam Hemanta, an INC worker from Samurou Lai Mandop. A bomb was also lobbed at the residence of one Chirom Chaoba of Thoubal Leishangthem Khong Manung. The bomb exploded but no one was injured in the attack.
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January - 25 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on January 25 reiterated Odisha's demand for inclusion of Nuapada, Bargarh, Bolangir and Kalahandi Districts in the centrally sponsored Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, reports The Times of India. In a letter t
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on January 25 reiterated Odisha's demand for inclusion of Nuapada, Bargarh, Bolangir and Kalahandi Districts in the centrally sponsored Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, reports The Times of India. In a letter to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Naveen pointed out that there has been a significant rise in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in parts of Chhattisgarh bordering Odisha as well as Nuapada, Bolangir and Bargarh Districts. "Maoists are building up a base in Sunabeda reserve forest of Nuapada and its adjoining areas. They are also trying to spread their network along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border by creating and consolidating bases in Nuapada, Bargarh, Bolangir and Kalahandi Districts of western Odisha," he said. Naveen said there was an urgent need to include the four Districts under the purview of the SRE scheme to strengthen security infrastructure so as to effectively curtail and contain the spread of the LWE.
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January - 25 
New Delhi airport immigration officials have arrested a terror suspect linked to the July 25, 2008 Bangalore (Karnataka) blasts as he was trying to fly out of the country, reports DNA. The suspect, Sameer, a native of Kannur in Kerala, was arrested o
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New Delhi airport immigration officials have arrested a terror suspect linked to the July 25, 2008 Bangalore (Karnataka) blasts as he was trying to fly out of the country, reports DNA. The suspect, Sameer, a native of Kannur in Kerala, was arrested on January 25 with the help of Lookout Circular (LOC) issued against the suspect by the Bangalore Police. Sameer, a founding member of Jamat-i-yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen (JIAM), which was formed after the Police cracked down on Indian Mujahideen, was allegedly involved in a conspiracy and he received funds for the blast from Muscat in Oman. Sameer, along with his associates, was involved in several blasts in south India and had actively participated in the Bangalore serial blasts. A Police source said Sameer is the 24th accused arrested in the Bangalore serial blasts, including People’s Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani. According to a Police source, eight more persons, including four Pakistani nationals, are yet to be arrested in this case.
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January - 25 
Newstrack India reports that during his three day visit to Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Districts of West Bengal, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, said that it is important to combat Maoists in a different way than w
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Newstrack India reports that during his three day visit to Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Districts of West Bengal, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, said that it is important to combat Maoists in a different way than what has been done so far. "It is not just a matter of arms and guns. It is a psychological war, and here both political procedures and development have significance. If we don't take the political procedures forward, till there is political mobilisation of political parties in these districts, and till we don't bring in heavy changes in rural development, we can never hope to win this war against the Maoists," Ramesh told media in Bankura District on January 25. "Most tribal majority areas like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar are facing turbulence today. The Maoist groups are taking advantage of this factor. So we should give primary importance to the welfare of the tribals in our strategy for development," said Ramesh. Ramesh also said that the District of Bankura has 22 administrative blocks (administrative division), out of which four are being affected by Maoists.
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January - 25 
on the eve of Republic Day celebration on January 25, two powerful bombs, suspected to be IEDs, exploded at Kakwa Bazar near Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West District, reports Kanglaonline. The first bomb went off at around 7pm just 100 meters
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on the eve of Republic Day celebration on January 25, two powerful bombs, suspected to be IEDs, exploded at Kakwa Bazar near Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West District, reports Kanglaonline. The first bomb went off at around 7pm just 100 meters away from the Police Station, injuring a vegetable vendor, indentified as one Laishram Ongbi Shanti Devi. The second blast took place after 10 minutes of the first explosion near Kakwa Community Hall. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has claimed responsibility for the twin bomb blasts at Kakwa Bazar as a part of its general shut down to thwart Republic Day celebration.
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January - 25 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed their former cadre at Jangi-giri in Giridih District on January 25, reports IBN Live. The cadre, identified as Khublal Mandal, recently released from jail after completion of his tw
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed their former cadre at Jangi-giri in Giridih District on January 25, reports IBN Live. The cadre, identified as Khublal Mandal, recently released from jail after completion of his two-year jail term, was taken away to Jaridih and shot dead by the Maoists. His dead body was recovered in the morning of January 26, the Police said.
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January - 25 
The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 25 made its ninth arrest in a fraudulent SIM card case, according to Indian Express. The accused was identified as Shivkumar Hanumanta (23) from Dadar. Three of the accused in the SIM card case ha
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The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 25 made its ninth arrest in a fraudulent SIM card case, according to Indian Express. The accused was identified as Shivkumar Hanumanta (23) from Dadar. Three of the accused in the SIM card case have been booked for their alleged involvement in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai serial blasts case (also known as 13/7). Naqi Ahmed and Nadeem Akhtar were arrested by the ATS and Imran alias Yasin Bhatkal has been named as a wanted. The ATS claimed the Indian Mujahideen (IM) is believed to have used these fraudulently procured SIM cards for mobile connectivity. “We have recovered 2,200 documents, which include photographs and identity proofs,” said Additional Director General of Police (ATS) Rakesh Maria. On the fresh arrest, he said, “He (Hanumanta) would promise people from poor and middle class background talk time of Rs 40 at a discounted price of Rs 30.” Hanumanta is an agent, like Ganesh Tikole (arrested earlier), who collected profiles. DNA reports that prior to executing the 13/7 blasts in Mumbai, IM operatives Yasin Bhatkal and Riyaz Bhatkal bargained extensively on the amount to be spent to execute the terror attack. Though Yasin demanded INR 1.7 million to bomb three places in Mumbai, he was paid only INR 1.2 million by IM leaders, investigations have revealed. “Naqi paid Rs 1 lakh as deposit for a rented room in Byculla’s Habib Mansion. The remaining 50,000 is believed to have been used by the two planters on food and travelling,” the officer said. The Police are yet to ascertain what happened to the remaining Rs 10.50 lakh. IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal also took 10 percent from the ‘salaries’ of his module members in the name of jihad and used it for his own benefit, the officer said. “Bhatkal had stashed Rs26 lakh in his bank accounts and Rs11.40 lakh in cash were found in his Mangalore home when it was raided by the police in September 2008. He is believed to have used that money for investing in real estate in Mangalore,” he added. Further, Maharashtra ATS revealed that the hawala money to fund the attacks was routed through UAE, reports One India. An unnamed ATS official said, "The hawala money utilised to engineer the triple blasts was routed through UAE. We have all the details as to how the money was channelized via UAE and who sponsored it."
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January - 25 
the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) refuted any connection whatsoever between the outfit and Md Khusid Ahamad (37) of Lilong who was arrested by troops of 31 Assam Rifles from Khudengthabi on January 25, 2012. A press release issu
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the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) refuted any connection whatsoever between the outfit and Md Khusid Ahamad (37) of Lilong who was arrested by troops of 31 Assam Rifles from Khudengthabi on January 25, 2012. A press release issued by the outfit’s publicity officer Sanju contended that Md Khusid Ahamad was not related with the outfit nor its armed wing Red Army. Moreover, the 16 bombs reportedly seized from Md Khusid had nothing to do with the outfit, it added.
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January - 25 
the Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a bunker and recovered a cache explosives and other materials from a CPI-Maoist hide-out after an encounter in Sugarmanwa forest in Rohtas District on January 25, reports IBN Live. Acting on information, SFs laun
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the Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a bunker and recovered a cache explosives and other materials from a CPI-Maoist hide-out after an encounter in Sugarmanwa forest in Rohtas District on January 25, reports IBN Live. Acting on information, SFs launched a combing operation against a group of armed Maoists hiding in Sugarmanwa forest where a brief encounter took place, the Superintendent of Police (SP) Manu Maharaj said. After forcing the Maoists to retreat, the SFs neutralised a bunker and recovered a cache of cane bombs, detonators, Maoists literature and Police dresses from the forest. The combing operation against the Maoists was still going on, SP Manu Maharaj added.
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January - 25 
The Union Government will allot nearly INR 900 million for rural development across the three Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] affected Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore in West Bengal, the Union Rural Development Minister, Jairam
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The Union Government will allot nearly INR 900 million for rural development across the three Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] affected Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore in West Bengal, the Union Rural Development Minister, Jairam Ramesh, said in Kolkata on January 25, reports The Hindu Business line. According to the Minister, a sum of nearly INR 300 million will be allotted in each of the Districts for development purposes. The amount, he said, should ideally be spent exclusively in projects in affected blocks of the District. “The time is right for political activities and rural development in these areas of West Bengal,” he told reporters after his three-day visit to the LWE-affected Districts of Bankura and Purulia. According to the Minister, there should be a “three-P” approach in these areas which would include political activities, taking local tribal people into confidence and finally the use of Police and Paramilitary to maintain law and order. "The problem is not as serious in West Bengal as in Jharkhand, Odisha of Chhattisgarh. There is no liberated zone of the Maoists in West Bengal," Ramesh told at the press conference, adds IBN Live. Stating that 18 Districts in Odisha, 17 in Jharkhand and 10 in Chhattisgarh were very badly affected, he added, "West Bengal is not in that category. So the LWE problem here is not so disturbing. But since Purulia is in a trijunction, it is vulnerable. So we cannot relax." Warning against political exclusionism, he said all parties in the Maoist areas must be given space so that such activities take place on a day-to-day basis. "We cannot substitute one form of tyranny with another form of tyranny." Pointing out that the country's development was not tribal friendly, he said, "our forest administration is anti- tribal and our mining policy and our land acquisition policy is anti-tribal. It is no wonder that all tribal areas of India today are in a state of discontent."
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January - 25 
Two persons were arrested along with nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 500 denomination in Indore in the night of January 25, reports DNA. The arrestees include, Sheikh Amzad and Mohd Milon, employees of a construction contractor and res
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Two persons were arrested along with nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 500 denomination in Indore in the night of January 25, reports DNA. The arrestees include, Sheikh Amzad and Mohd Milon, employees of a construction contractor and residents of Nadia District of West Bengal. The National Investigating Agency (NIA) probing FICN printed in Pakistan suspects that the two youths might be conduits of the international racket involved in it. “We suspect that the duo arrested in Indore might have international links. Both Malda and Nadia have borders with Bangladesh from where the FICN is smuggled,” a senior NIA officer said. The suspicion grew after NIA had arrested kingpins of the smuggling operation, Morgen Hussain and Rakib Sheikh, both residents of Malda District of West Bengal, on January 6. They had been coordinating circulation of FICN in India through a network of bank accounts and ATMs for transferring back the genuine currency to the suppliers based in Malda. Subsequently, 13 persons have been arrested by NIA in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
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January - 25 
unidentified assailants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of one Asem Bishworjit of Ishok Maning Leikai of Nambol Assembly Constituency (AC) on January 25. Following the blast, several rounds of shots were also fired at Ishok Mamang Leikai roa
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unidentified assailants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of one Asem Bishworjit of Ishok Maning Leikai of Nambol Assembly Constituency (AC) on January 25. Following the blast, several rounds of shots were also fired at Ishok Mamang Leikai road by unidentified assailants.
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January - 25 
Zee News reports that a woman cadre of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), allegedly involved in several criminal activities, surrendered on January 25 before the Police in Gajapati District. "The Maoist cadre Tabita Mallick of Gangamunda v
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Zee News reports that a woman cadre of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), allegedly involved in several criminal activities, surrendered on January 25 before the Police in Gajapati District. "The Maoist cadre Tabita Mallick of Gangamunda village in Adaba Police Station area of the District was active in Maoist activities since 2009," Superintendent of Police (SP) Sarthak Sarangi said. Tabita, who was inducted into Maoist outfit under the supervision of Azad, was subsequently shifted to Ghumsar division and working under Nikhil before surrender. She was involved in killing of a Panchayat Samiti (block level local self government institution) member of Srirampur in Kotagad block (administrative division) of Kandhamal during an exchange of fire with the Police in Gopinathpur and Kharimera, SP Sarangi said. Tabita, who was produced before media persons, said that she was neglected, exploited and was not given money for day to day requirement. She said she was not allowed to marry on her choice.
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January - 25 
a member of the Tableeghi Jamaat was shot dead near Hashmi Masjid in of Orangi Town. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tariq Malik said the deceased, identified as Mehtab, was attacked when he was on his way home from a mosque. He said the victim
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a member of the Tableeghi Jamaat was shot dead near Hashmi Masjid in of Orangi Town. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tariq Malik said the deceased, identified as Mehtab, was attacked when he was on his way home from a mosque. He said the victim, who was the organiser of processions in Karachi, received six bullets and died on the spot.
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January - 25 
an Inspector of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Walayat Hussain, Quetta television artiste Abid Hussain Nazish and Mohammad Anwar Hussain, an accounts officer at the Balochistan Accountant General’s Office, were shot dead on January 25 by uni
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an Inspector of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Walayat Hussain, Quetta television artiste Abid Hussain Nazish and Mohammad Anwar Hussain, an accounts officer at the Balochistan Accountant General’s Office, were shot dead on January 25 by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian attack in Quetta. Police said it appeared to be a case of targeted sectarian killings because the victims were Shia who belonged to the Hazara tribe.
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January - 25 
Daily Times reports that a fresh wave of sectarian violence in the city has claimed the lives of four persons, including three lawyers on January 25. In the first incident, unidentified men shot dead three members of the Shia Lawyers’ Forum on Maulan
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Daily Times reports that a fresh wave of sectarian violence in the city has claimed the lives of four persons, including three lawyers on January 25. In the first incident, unidentified men shot dead three members of the Shia Lawyers’ Forum on Maulana Din Muhammad Wafai Road of Karachi. Police say the victims, identified as Badar Munir Jaffrey, his son Gauhar Shakeel Jaffrey, nephew Kafil Ahmad Jaffrey and their relative Babar Ali Jaffrey, were shot at when they were returning from the city court in a car. Everyone except Babar died on the spot.
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January - 25 
Overruling an office objection, the Supreme Court (SC) accepted on January 25 a petition by a woman whose three sons had been picked up by intelligence personnel for their alleged role in the October 2009 attacks on the Army General Headquterer (GHQ)
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Overruling an office objection, the Supreme Court (SC) accepted on January 25 a petition by a woman whose three sons had been picked up by intelligence personnel for their alleged role in the October 2009 attacks on the Army General Headquterer (GHQ) and the Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) Hamza Camp in Rawalpindi, reports Dawn. She alleged that her sons and eight other people had been kept in illegal confinement since May 29, 2010, and four of them, including Abdus Saboor, died in mysterious circumstances. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez took up the appeal of Ms Ruhaifa through her counsel Tariq Asad and summoned Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq, Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ISI Director General Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Director General of Military Intelligence, the judge advocate general and the army commanding officer concerned.
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January - 25 
The United States (US) has termed as "untrue" sentiments inside Pakistan that it was being sidelined by the Barrack Obama Administration in peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, reports Indian Express. "Absolutely untrue", State Department spokesperso
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The United States (US) has termed as "untrue" sentiments inside Pakistan that it was being sidelined by the Barrack Obama Administration in peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, reports Indian Express. "Absolutely untrue", State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said, when asked there was a feeling inside Pakistan that they are being sidelined in these talks with Afghan Taliban. "We have at every opportunity been clear that we think that Pakistan has a very important role to play in supporting this reconciliation process. The Secretary (Hillary Clinton) talked about it quite extensively when she was there," she said. Despite the killings of Osama bin Laden and radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, al Qaeda remains a “real threat to the United States” US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said in a TV interview late on January 25. CBS News released excerpts of an interview with Panetta scheduled to run on January 29, in which Pentagon discusses US strategy to disband al Qaeda’s global networks. “We’re going after al Qaeda, wherever they’re at,” Panetta told CBS in the interview excerpt. “And clearly, we’re confronting al Qaeda in Pakistan. We’re confronting the nodes of al Qaeda in Yemen, in Somalia, in North Africa. ... And obviously whatever al Qaeda links are involved in Afghanistan,” he said.
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January - 25 
Twenty two militants and six soldiers were killed during a clash when Security Forces (SFs) captured a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold in the Jogi area of Central tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Are
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Twenty two militants and six soldiers were killed during a clash when Security Forces (SFs) captured a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold in the Jogi area of Central tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 25, reports Dawn. According to sources, the clash broke out when security personnel launched a search operation in the Jogi area. Officials said that around 50 TTP militants attacked troops during a search operation in Jogi village. “Six soldiers were killed and four injured in the clash. Troops repelled the attack and killed 17 militants,” said Sher Bahadar Khan, a Government official in Kurram. Officials said the forces captured important hilltops in the area and also managed to consolidate their positions.
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January - 25 
A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre alleged to have been involved in a bomb blast in Wilpattu National Forest on May 27, 2006, that killed seven people, was arrested by the Police, Colombo Page reported on January 25. Police sai
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A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre alleged to have been involved in a bomb blast in Wilpattu National Forest on May 27, 2006, that killed seven people, was arrested by the Police, Colombo Page reported on January 25. Police said the suspect has been identified as a resident of Mannar and he was involved in LTTE activities during the war.
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January - 25 
National Freedom Front leader and Construction Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa on January 25 said that a foreign spy service may be guiding the rebel group of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) which had
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National Freedom Front leader and Construction Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa on January 25 said that a foreign spy service may be guiding the rebel group of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) which had always adopted a two pronged policy of democracy and revolution, according to Daily News. He said the small rebel group is waiting for the dawn of the 'day of struggle' like the Benghazi rebels.
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January - 26 
A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the troops along Indo-Pakistan international border in Pargwal island of Akhnoor Sector of Jammu on January 26, reports Daily Excelsior. "The troops of 86th battalion BSF [Border Security Force] this morning obse
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A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the troops along Indo-Pakistan international border in Pargwal island of Akhnoor Sector of Jammu on January 26, reports Daily Excelsior. "The troops of 86th battalion BSF [Border Security Force] this morning observed some suspicious movement near the forward post of Chak Mallar in Pargwal Sector. The troops asked him to stop when he sneaked into the Indian Territory. The intruder did not respond to the warnings and tried to escape following which the BSF men opened fire,’’ an official said. The intruder was later shot dead. No incriminating material or any other object was recovered from him, he added.
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January - 26 
a powerful bomb explosion took place on January 26 in Imphal amid tight security during the Republic Day celebration. No casualty was reported in the improvised explosive device (IED) blast which took place at Thumbuthong. Police suspect the IED was
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a powerful bomb explosion took place on January 26 in Imphal amid tight security during the Republic Day celebration. No casualty was reported in the improvised explosive device (IED) blast which took place at Thumbuthong. Police suspect the IED was planted by the cadres of CorCom.
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January - 26 
a powerful explosion occurred at Moirangkhom, when the Republic Day (January 26) celebration was underway. No causalities were reported. CorCom has claimed responsibility for the incidence.
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a powerful explosion occurred at Moirangkhom, when the Republic Day (January 26) celebration was underway. No causalities were reported. CorCom has claimed responsibility for the incidence.
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January - 26 
Briefing to over 70,000 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops engaged in anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations, Director General K Vijay Kumar asked them to turn junglee (inhabitants of forests) and hit the Communist Party of India-M
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Briefing to over 70,000 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops engaged in anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations, Director General K Vijay Kumar asked them to turn junglee (inhabitants of forests) and hit the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) "hard" before eliminating them, reports The Times of India. "Your adversary is far too inferior than you- in training, in equipment, in physical strength, in tactics, in weaponry, in number, in food he takes. He cannot give you a face to fight. He believes in hiding, hitting and running. This is his strength. Let us also modify our tactics- be like hunters, hide in his area and hit him hard. Learn to be a junglee," Kumar said in his recent official communication to his troops to boost their morale. "The harder we push, the more of them (Naxals) will get neutralised. The more of them get neutralised, the fewer of us will have causalities. So remember pushing means fewer causalities...continue it in every skirmish he (Naxals) dares to have with you," the DG wrote to them in a signed letter.
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January - 26 
Calling Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) anti-national, Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt urged people on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26 to help the authorities to crush them, reports Economic Times. "We have to stamp out ant
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Calling Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) anti-national, Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt urged people on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26 to help the authorities to crush them, reports Economic Times. "We have to stamp out anti-national Maoists to protect our glorious democracy," he said in his Republic Day speech at the Police parade ground in Raipur after unfurling the national flag in front of 5,000 people. The State Government is giving priority to increase morale of the Security Forces (SFs) by increasing their strength, and recruiting local youths from tribal areas, he said, adds Daily Bhaskar. "On one hand the State is touching new highs in development, on the other the Maoists have made the life of forested residents worse," he said. Chief Minister Raman Singh hoisted the national flag at Jagdalpur, headquarters of the Bastar region.
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January - 26 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he has continuously advocated revocation of the laws which have been imposed in the State with the Start of militancy and would continue to do so, reports Daily Excelsior. "Since there has been gradual improveme
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he has continuously advocated revocation of the laws which have been imposed in the State with the Start of militancy and would continue to do so, reports Daily Excelsior. "Since there has been gradual improvement in the situation with the passage of time and the process of improvement is going on as such my endeavour would continue to work for revocation of these laws", he assured the people. He said that his Government is working on softening the provisions of Public Safety Act and a Bill to this regard will be tabled in the Legislature.
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January - 26 
for the first time, the Pakistani Rangers accepted body of the intruder, official sources said. "Usually, the Rangers didn't accept the bodies of infiltrators killed during the firing for the fear that they would be exposed for pushing intruders/mili
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for the first time, the Pakistani Rangers accepted body of the intruder, official sources said. "Usually, the Rangers didn't accept the bodies of infiltrators killed during the firing for the fear that they would be exposed for pushing intruders/militants into this side. This time, however, the Rangers accepted the body of intruder and took it away'', sources said. They added that the intruder could be a spy of Pakistan Army or Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). "It has been observed a number of times that Pakistan tried to push a spy ahead of the group of infiltrators to observe movement of security personnel and find out the points where there was no presence of security forces and some other points from where the militants could be pushed-in'', sources said. Investigations by the Jammu and Kashmir Police have found that “officials of an intelligence agency” had provided a Chinese pistol to a surrendered militant, who later used it to kill a special police officer (SPO). Though the Police refused to disclose the name of the agency, the revelation followed the arrest of a surrendered militant in connection with the disappearance of SPO Mohammad Hanief who was found murdered in Kishtwar District on December 10, 2011. Hanief was working with the Special Operation Group in Doda. Kishtwar Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Abrar Chowdhary said the Police arrested former Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Nafees Khandey. His two accomplices in the crime — Shahnawaz alias Bilal Ahmed Khander and Mohammad Rafiq — have already fled and rejoined militant ranks, according to the police. Nafees was also planning to rejoin the militant outfit at the time of his arrest, Chowdhary said, adding the Police seized a number of incriminating documents from him.
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January - 26 
Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik on Republic Day (January 26) lauded the State Government and said, “The strategy in the form of sustained development efforts, counter-insurgency operations against active militant groups and peace overtures for people
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Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik on Republic Day (January 26) lauded the State Government and said, “The strategy in the form of sustained development efforts, counter-insurgency operations against active militant groups and peace overtures for people willing to come forward for negotiated settlement has paid rich dividends.” He further said that the Suspension of Operations (SoO), agreements with various extremist outfits such as the United Peoples Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Dima Halim Daogah - Nunisa faction (DHD-N), Dima Halim Daogah - Jewel faction (DHD-J), National Democratic Front of Bodoland - Pro-Talks faction (NDFB-PTF), Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA), Birsa Command Force (BCF) and United Liberation Front of Asom - Pro-Talks faction (ULFA-PTF), justify the initiative of the State Government. “Recent agreements with the UPDS had resulted in the peaceful (autonomous district) Council elections in Karbi Anglong District,” he said.
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January - 26 
In another clash, which lasted for about an hour, at least two Assam Rifles and three militants were killed at Taretlok, bordering Thoubal and Ukhrul District. The clash erupted when SFs patrol party came under attack by suspected militants of ‘CorCo
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In another clash, which lasted for about an hour, at least two Assam Rifles and three militants were killed at Taretlok, bordering Thoubal and Ukhrul District. The clash erupted when SFs patrol party came under attack by suspected militants of ‘CorCom’, a conglomerate of seven militant outfits. Injuries were also inflicted on both sides as per reports from the Police as well as locals. But exact number of casualties on both sides could not be confirmed by the Police. Police suspect involvement of cadres of the militant outfits included in the CorCom in both the incidents. However, none of the militant outfits has so far claim responsibility for the clashes.
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January - 26 
Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi urged CPI-Maoist to shut violence, reports The Times of India. Taking part in the 63rd Republic Day celebrations in Ranchi, the Governor hoisted the national flag and asked the CPI-Maoist to join the mainstream of t
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Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi urged CPI-Maoist to shut violence, reports The Times of India. Taking part in the 63rd Republic Day celebrations in Ranchi, the Governor hoisted the national flag and asked the CPI-Maoist to join the mainstream of the society. Chief Minister Arjun Munda hoisted the tricolour in the State's second capital Dumka.
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January - 26 
Kanglaonline reports that seven militants, who were engaged in activities with an aim to disrupt the assembly elections and intimidating voters in different places of Thanlon and Tipaimukh assembly constituencies, were arrested in Churachandpur Distr
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Kanglaonline reports that seven militants, who were engaged in activities with an aim to disrupt the assembly elections and intimidating voters in different places of Thanlon and Tipaimukh assembly constituencies, were arrested in Churachandpur District. The arrested militants include four from United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA), identified as Paolallein alias Dev, Sejan Mang alias Vikki, Kampu alias Wilson and Mangminthang alias Remix. The two others, Ralupthung and Songte, were arrested from a place in Tipaimuk assembly constituency. They were involved in providing logistic support and shelters for movement of Manipur's Hmar People's Convention-Democrats (HPC-D) cadres. Another arrestee was identified as Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) cadre, Thuanminlun, who was arrested from Bukpi areas while he was committing illegal activities related to elections.
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January - 26 
Nagaland Post reports that at least four Security Force (SF) personnel and three militants were killed in two separate clashes at various places in Manipur on January 26. In the first incident, two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were k
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Nagaland Post reports that at least four Security Force (SF) personnel and three militants were killed in two separate clashes at various places in Manipur on January 26. In the first incident, two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and two others injured when a column of CRPF on election duty in Ukhrul District was ambushed by a group of militants in Aishi village.
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January - 26 
Police recovered a hand grenade from the Nongada Awang Leikai residence of one Pheiroijam Nagir Singh, a Communist party of India (CPI) worker of Lamlai AC.
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Police recovered a hand grenade from the Nongada Awang Leikai residence of one Pheiroijam Nagir Singh, a Communist party of India (CPI) worker of Lamlai AC.
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January - 26 
PTI reports that Police are conducting a probe after Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) were found in some of the currencies sent to the Reserve Bank of India, Chennai, by some banks Tirunelveli. The investigation was launched after Loganathan, Assis
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PTI reports that Police are conducting a probe after Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) were found in some of the currencies sent to the Reserve Bank of India, Chennai, by some banks Tirunelveli. The investigation was launched after Loganathan, Assistant General Manager, RBI, on January 26 filed a complaint with the Tirunelveli City Police Commissioner over the issue.
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January - 26 
the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has warned that its cadres would be forced to break the ceasefire agreement and take up arms to protect themselves if the GNLA continued to target its cadres. Taking strong cognizance of the GNLA’s bid to k
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the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has warned that its cadres would be forced to break the ceasefire agreement and take up arms to protect themselves if the GNLA continued to target its cadres. Taking strong cognizance of the GNLA’s bid to kill three ANVC cadres, its spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak said, “Situation will be worsened if the GNLA continues to target our cadres.” A group of around 15 armed GNLA cadres had made a failed attempt to kill three ANVC at Soksan village under Mendipathar Police station in East Garo Hills on January 24. Marak also urged the State Government to provide security to the ANVC cadres who are currently under ceasefire agreement.
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January - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Tamil Nadu have reportedly infiltrated Karnataka and are strengthening the hands of their comrades in Agumbe region of Udupi District, according to a recent intelligence report, Deccan Chro
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Tamil Nadu have reportedly infiltrated Karnataka and are strengthening the hands of their comrades in Agumbe region of Udupi District, according to a recent intelligence report, Deccan Chronicle reported. According to Police sources, there has been no new recruitment of local people in the CPI-Maoist in Karnataka. “We have been keeping track of villagers in the Naxal-affected districts and no one in the last two years has gone missing or has been abducted by the Maoists,” said an officer from Udupi. On January 6, in a fire exchange between the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and the Maoists in Barkana Falls region near Agumbe in Udupi District, the ANF for the first time found Maoist literature in Tamil from the site where the Maoist cadres were camping in the forest. Till then, the Police believed that a majority of the Maoist cadres in Karnataka were from the Malekudiya tribe from the Kudremukh National Park area.
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