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March - 1 
A Delhi Court has allowed West Bengal Police to take the custody of four terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HuJI), wanted in connection with the abduction of a businessman and for carrying out other subversive activities in the State. Grant
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A Delhi Court has allowed West Bengal Police to take the custody of four terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HuJI), wanted in connection with the abduction of a businessman and for carrying out other subversive activities in the State. Granting transit remand of the four terrorists, arrested by Delhi Police on January 31 and February 6, the court asked the West Bengal police to produce them before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrtae, 24 Pargana (south), in Kolkata before March 15, 2002. Earlier, the court had issued the production warrant for three Pakistani nationals and a Bangladeshi who were arrested for illegally entering the country to carry out subversive activities. The four terrorists were booked by the Delhi police under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) and had confessed that they had entered India to carry out subversive activities.
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March - 1 
A designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, (TADA) court, on March 1, granted bail to one of the accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blast case Yusuf Abdul Razak Memon on medical grounds.
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A designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, (TADA) court, on March 1, granted bail to one of the accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blast case Yusuf Abdul Razak Memon on medical grounds.
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March - 1 
A news report on March 1 stated that the Army has speeded up counter insurgency operations in the North Cachar Hills district of Assam against Dima Halang Daoga (DHD) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland––Isac-Muivah [NSCN (IM)] terrorists to p
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A news report on March 1 stated that the Army has speeded up counter insurgency operations in the North Cachar Hills district of Assam against Dima Halang Daoga (DHD) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland––Isac-Muivah [NSCN (IM)] terrorists to prevent the reported extortion of money from local residents.
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March - 1 
According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and Krantikari Kisan Committee (KCC), jointly organised a Jan Adalat (Kangaroo court) in Nawadih, Palamu district, on March 1. A woman and her son were c
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According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and Krantikari Kisan Committee (KCC), jointly organised a Jan Adalat (Kangaroo court) in Nawadih, Palamu district, on March 1. A woman and her son were caned 51 times each for allegedly harassing their neighbours.
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March - 1 
Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Karimabad, Pulwama district, on March 1. The slain terrorists included a ‘district commander’.
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Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Karimabad, Pulwama district, on March 1. The slain terrorists included a ‘district commander’.
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Three suspected terrorists, reported to be involved in the attack on the United States Information Service office in Kolkata, were arrested from Cuttack on March 1. Police are investigating possible links between the suspects and the Jaish-e-Mohammed
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Three suspected terrorists, reported to be involved in the attack on the United States Information Service office in Kolkata, were arrested from Cuttack on March 1. Police are investigating possible links between the suspects and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which has been blamed for the attack.
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A suspect in the killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl admitted to a Karachi court on March 1 that he helped send e-mails showing Pearl in captivity. The suspect, Salman Saquib, confessed to allegations that he helped send e-mails of the captive US
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A suspect in the killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl admitted to a Karachi court on March 1 that he helped send e-mails showing Pearl in captivity. The suspect, Salman Saquib, confessed to allegations that he helped send e-mails of the captive US journalist, one of which showed Pearl with a gun to his head. A Judicial Magistrate has ordered Saquib into judicial custody pending charges.
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March - 1 
According to a media report, the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, has claimed that Omar was not involved in the case as he was in Lahore between January 23 to Feb
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According to a media report, the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, has claimed that Omar was not involved in the case as he was in Lahore between January 23 to February 5. Sa'adia Omar Sheikh’s petition opposing his extradition to the US came up for preliminary hearing before the Sindh High Court (SHC) on March 1. She invoked the writ jurisdiction of SHC to forestall the expected extradition of her husband to the USA. Her counsel argued that extradition of Omar would be against the Extradition Act 1972 as well as constitutional provisions regarding fundamental rights of a citizen.
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The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, seized a huge quantity of explosive devices, including two time bombs and six anti-tank mines, and narcotics in a raid conducted in the Mandra area, Chaghai district. No arrests have been made so far in connectio
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The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, seized a huge quantity of explosive devices, including two time bombs and six anti-tank mines, and narcotics in a raid conducted in the Mandra area, Chaghai district. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the seizure.
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March - 1 
73 Nepali Congress activists, including some ministers, donated blood to victims of the insurgency at a camp at the party central office in the capital Kathmandu, on March 1.
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73 Nepali Congress activists, including some ministers, donated blood to victims of the insurgency at a camp at the party central office in the capital Kathmandu, on March 1.
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In another incident, student-supporters of the Maoist insurgents injured a student activist of the ruling Nepali Congress in Kathmandu on March 1. Also, insurgent-sympathizers damaged the Lord Buddha school in Maitidevi in a petrol bomb attack.
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In another incident, student-supporters of the Maoist insurgents injured a student activist of the ruling Nepali Congress in Kathmandu on March 1. Also, insurgent-sympathizers damaged the Lord Buddha school in Maitidevi in a petrol bomb attack.
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Maoist rebels ambushed a police patrol party at Balauri in Kanchanpur district on March 1 and killed three policemen. Seven others were injured in the ambush. Two rebels were also reported to have been killed in the attack. In another incident, two p
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Maoist rebels ambushed a police patrol party at Balauri in Kanchanpur district on March 1 and killed three policemen. Seven others were injured in the ambush. Two rebels were also reported to have been killed in the attack. In another incident, two policemen were killed in an explosion caused by rebels at Tulsipur in Dang district.
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March - 1 
The insurgents claimed responsibility for the murder of three persons, who went missing since February 21. The decomposed bodies of these persons were found near Tulsipur in Dang district, on March 1, police said.
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The insurgents claimed responsibility for the murder of three persons, who went missing since February 21. The decomposed bodies of these persons were found near Tulsipur in Dang district, on March 1, police said.
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An estimated 30,000 Tamils gathered in Vavuniya and took part in the self-determination rally, reports said on March 1. Speaking at the rally, Cabinet Minister for Plantation Community Development P. Chandrasekeran said it was incorrect to divide the
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An estimated 30,000 Tamils gathered in Vavuniya and took part in the self-determination rally, reports said on March 1. Speaking at the rally, Cabinet Minister for Plantation Community Development P. Chandrasekeran said it was incorrect to divide the Tamils in Sri Lanka as up-country and northeast Tamils and declared that armed struggle and politics were inseparable. Also addressing the rally, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) representing Vanni, Selvam Adaikalanathan said, "If the Sri Lankan state cheats at the peace negotiations this time all of us should join the Liberation Tigers to fight for independent Eelam". He added that the rights bestowed upon the Tamils were their ‘basic rights’ which were won through "the force of arms" by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) but not "concessions of compassion" by the Sri Lankan government.
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Sri Lanka’s President Chandrika Kumaratunga castigated as "improper and unconstitutional" her Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe’s government signing a truce agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, pro-Tamil sources said o
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Sri Lanka’s President Chandrika Kumaratunga castigated as "improper and unconstitutional" her Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe’s government signing a truce agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, pro-Tamil sources said on March 1. She blamed the Prime Minister for the ‘friction’ between her office and Parliament and added that certain clauses in the truce agreement impinged upon the national security of the country and these have to be reviewed by the Commanders of the Armed Forces and the National Security Council, she said. She was particularly critical that the agreement did not contain provisions pertaining to commencement of negotiations. The President said, "I note that the Agreement deals substantially with questions concerning the cease-fire and humanitarian and confidence building measures, while making no reference at all to the important political issues that would have to be addressed, while the cease-fire is in place", and added, "The present agreement does not include any indication, let alone a commitment, that the LTTE agrees to come to the negotiating table and talk of the essential and substantive issues. This gives me reason for concern." She was also critical of the powers granted to Norway as the monitor of the cease-fire, which she opined eroded the sovereignty of Sri Lanka..
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March - 2 
According to a delayed report, police arrested an important woman leader of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) from Godavarikahani, Karimnagar district on March 2. Police sources said that the Naxalite, Kavitha alias Kurs
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According to a delayed report, police arrested an important woman leader of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) from Godavarikahani, Karimnagar district on March 2. Police sources said that the Naxalite, Kavitha alias Kursiki Bhanu is the ‘commander’ of the Mangi dalam of the PWG in Adilabad district and was involved in several acts of violence, including murder. Her husband, Gundeti Sankar alias Seshanna is a member of the state committee of the PWG , who is currently supervising the PWG’s activities in Adilabad.
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March - 2 
In another encounter, three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Gurdanbala in Rajouri district. A civilian was also killed in the cross-firing.
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In another encounter, three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Gurdanbala in Rajouri district. A civilian was also killed in the cross-firing.
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March - 2 
In the Rajouri district, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in another encounter at Morha Pathana. In the district's third encounter at Fatehpur, a civilian was killed after being caught in the cross-firing. The terror
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In the Rajouri district, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in another encounter at Morha Pathana. In the district's third encounter at Fatehpur, a civilian was killed after being caught in the cross-firing. The terrorists involved in the encounter managed to escape from the scene. However SF sources said that they had been located in a nearby forest and were being engaged in an encounter. Another group of terrorists were reported trapped at Barnoti, Rajouri and an encounter was continuing when last reports came in.
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March - 2 
On March 2, three children were killed at Hatni in Doda district, when a shell exploded in their house. Police are investigating the incident. Meanwhile, SFs recovered the bodies of a couple, abducted earlier, by unidentified terrorists from Roshli i
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On March 2, three children were killed at Hatni in Doda district, when a shell exploded in their house. Police are investigating the incident. Meanwhile, SFs recovered the bodies of a couple, abducted earlier, by unidentified terrorists from Roshli in Udhampur district.
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March - 2 
On the night of March 2, SFs raided and destroyed two terrorist hide-outs in separate operations at Chichiloora and Katanbali, Baramulla. A large cache of arms and ammunition was seized during the operation.
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On the night of March 2, SFs raided and destroyed two terrorist hide-outs in separate operations at Chichiloora and Katanbali, Baramulla. A large cache of arms and ammunition was seized during the operation.
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March - 2 
Security forces (SFs) said, on March 2, that they had arrested the chief of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen during an operation at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. The arrested chief, Abdul Gani Dar alias Abdullah Gazali was produced before newsmen in Srinangar. How
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Security forces (SFs) said, on March 2, that they had arrested the chief of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen during an operation at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. The arrested chief, Abdul Gani Dar alias Abdullah Gazali was produced before newsmen in Srinangar. However, unconfirmed sources said that the chief has been arrested in the middle of February 2002, though the announcement was made only on March 2.
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March - 2 
The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department arrested a terrorist of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) from Howrah railway station in Kolkata on March 2 night. Earlier, on the same day, police had arrested two HM terrorists in Kolkata. Official sou
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The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department arrested a terrorist of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) from Howrah railway station in Kolkata on March 2 night. Earlier, on the same day, police had arrested two HM terrorists in Kolkata. Official sources said the police also seized a huge quantity of plastic explosives from him. The terrorist, also an active member of the Students for Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was part of the seven-to-eight-member-strong gang assigned with the task of carrying out subversive activities in and around Kolkata, State police sources said.
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March - 2 
Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter after SFs launched an operation at Wahabpora in Budgam district on March 2. A fourth HM terrorists was killed in a separate encounter at Marmat in Doda district.
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Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter after SFs launched an operation at Wahabpora in Budgam district on March 2. A fourth HM terrorists was killed in a separate encounter at Marmat in Doda district.
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March - 2 
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar met with Union Home Minister L K Advani in New Delhi on March 2 and pressed upon the Union government to take concrete steps to curb terrorist activities emanating from neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar met with Union Home Minister L K Advani in New Delhi on March 2 and pressed upon the Union government to take concrete steps to curb terrorist activities emanating from neighbouring Bangladesh.
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March - 2 
Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were arrested from Calcutta while they were trying to escape from the city on March 2. A large quantity of explosives were seized from their possession. One of the arrested terrorists, Haseeb Raza, was also repo
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Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were arrested from Calcutta while they were trying to escape from the city on March 2. A large quantity of explosives were seized from their possession. One of the arrested terrorists, Haseeb Raza, was also reported to be a founder member of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). News reports speculated that the two may be linked to the attack on the Sabarmati Express at Godhra in Gujarat on February 28.
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March - 2 
A delayed report said, the insurgents shot dead one person in Dang, on March 2.
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A delayed report said, the insurgents shot dead one person in Dang, on March 2.
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March - 2 
Four rebels were killed in an army operation at Dhakeri in Bardia district. Two rebels were killed in separate operations at Rukum and Udaipur.
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Four rebels were killed in an army operation at Dhakeri in Bardia district. Two rebels were killed in separate operations at Rukum and Udaipur.
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March - 2 
The Banchare powerhouse of Suntali hydel project in Dhankuta was partially damaged in a Maoist attack.
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The Banchare powerhouse of Suntali hydel project in Dhankuta was partially damaged in a Maoist attack.
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March - 2 
The Defence Ministry said the Army had on March 2 killed 10 Maoist insurgents in search and patrol operations in Gorkha, Kalikot and Lamjung districts. Six more insurgents were arrested in Taplejung and Dhanusha districts for questioning.
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The Defence Ministry said the Army had on March 2 killed 10 Maoist insurgents in search and patrol operations in Gorkha, Kalikot and Lamjung districts. Six more insurgents were arrested in Taplejung and Dhanusha districts for questioning.
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March - 2 March - 3
The Maoist insurgents killed an activist of the ruling Nepali Congress, at Mirmi village Syangjha district, on March 3 night, the Defence Ministry said. In another incident in the same district, the insurgents abducted on March 2 and injured an Army
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The Maoist insurgents killed an activist of the ruling Nepali Congress, at Mirmi village Syangjha district, on March 3 night, the Defence Ministry said. In another incident in the same district, the insurgents abducted on March 2 and injured an Army veteran, a delayed report said.
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March - 2 
Yet another report said a student was killed and two others injured when a bomb left behind by the Maoist insurgents exploded near a school in Sithalpokhari, Sankhuwasabha district, on March 2. Also, the insurgents, on March 1, shot at and injured Bi
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Yet another report said a student was killed and two others injured when a bomb left behind by the Maoist insurgents exploded near a school in Sithalpokhari, Sankhuwasabha district, on March 2. Also, the insurgents, on March 1, shot at and injured Bir Bahadur Singh, a former village chief of Raniban, in Dailekh.
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March - 2 
The Chittagong Metropolitan Police arrested a person and recovered five thousand rounds of bullets of.22 bore revolver from Shah Amanat Bridge area in Chittagong, on March 2 night.
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The Chittagong Metropolitan Police arrested a person and recovered five thousand rounds of bullets of.22 bore revolver from Shah Amanat Bridge area in Chittagong, on March 2 night.
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March - 2 
The Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Retired Norwegian Army General Trond Furuhovde arrived in Colombo on March 2, accompanied by four other Norwegian monitors. Monitors from Finland and Sweden are also expected to arrive shortly, gov
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The Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Retired Norwegian Army General Trond Furuhovde arrived in Colombo on March 2, accompanied by four other Norwegian monitors. Monitors from Finland and Sweden are also expected to arrive shortly, government sources said. The sixteen-member Monitoring Mission comprising officials from Nordic countries was set up according to the permanent cease-fire agreement signed between the Sri Lanka government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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March - 2 
The LTTE accused President Chandrika Kumaratunga and her adviser Laksman Kadirgamar of conspiring to sabotage the 'Memorandum of Understanding' on a cease-fire between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE brokered by Norwegian facilitators. React
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The LTTE accused President Chandrika Kumaratunga and her adviser Laksman Kadirgamar of conspiring to sabotage the 'Memorandum of Understanding' on a cease-fire between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE brokered by Norwegian facilitators. Reacting to President Kumaratunge's March 1 criticism of the MoU, the LTTE's chief negotiator and the political strategist Anton Balasingham, on March 2, termed the President's response as "irresponsible, injurious and ill-advised." He added that "the central arguments advanced by President Kumaratunga were based on pathological hatred, bitterness and paranoia rather than on any discrepancies in the logical structure of the cease-fire document… Her argument that certain articles in the truce agreement have compromised the island's sovereignty and national security is untenable and fallacious. The concepts and categories employed in the cease-fire document such as 'forward defence localities', 'demarcation lines', 'areas controlled by the parties', 'check points on the line of control' do correspond and reflect the actuality of the ground situation and have been formulated with the consent of the parties concerned after careful scrutiny. To argue that these categories are 'highly evocative expressions' capable of 'destabilising the region' and linking them to Kashmir conflict is preposterous and ridiculous," Mr Balasingham observed.
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March - 3 
In Doda District, an SPO was killed in an encounter with unidentified terrorists on the night of March 3. On the same night, two unidentified terrorists were killed in two separate encounters at Nichama and Kursun in Kupwara district. In another inc
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In Doda District, an SPO was killed in an encounter with unidentified terrorists on the night of March 3. On the same night, two unidentified terrorists were killed in two separate encounters at Nichama and Kursun in Kupwara district. In another incident, three civilians were abducted by unidentified terrorists from Dharmari, Udhampur. While one of the civilians escaped, the other two were later released by their abductors.
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March - 3 
Abdul Rashid Billa, described as the ‘supreme commander’ of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen, was handed over by the Army to the police in Sumbal, Baramulla district, on March 3. The Ikhwan is an organisation working with the Army in counter-insurgency opera
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Abdul Rashid Billa, described as the ‘supreme commander’ of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen, was handed over by the Army to the police in Sumbal, Baramulla district, on March 3. The Ikhwan is an organisation working with the Army in counter-insurgency operations. Abdul Billa was wanted for several cases of extortion and his men had reportedly ambushed a police party which attempted to arrest him on February 27. He has been detained at the Sumbal police station.
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March - 3 
According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), on March 3, called for organising meetings and rallies in all the villages to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. PWG’s Adilabad district committee
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According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), on March 3, called for organising meetings and rallies in all the villages to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. PWG’s Adilabad district committee secretary and the convenor of the Viplava Mahila Sangham, the women wing of the PWG, in a joint statement in Mandamarri said, even after 54 years of independence, women in the country were still being treated as second class citizens. Women were being subjected to plunder by capitalists and feudal lords and were facing social, political and economic imbalances, the statement said.
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March - 3 
At a meeting between representatives of Mizoram government and Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) on March 1, in Aizwal, Mizoram, it was resolved to start talks possibly on April 10 to discuss several contentious issues including immediate repatria
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At a meeting between representatives of Mizoram government and Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) on March 1, in Aizwal, Mizoram, it was resolved to start talks possibly on April 10 to discuss several contentious issues including immediate repatriation of Bru refugees living in six camps in Tripura, a delayed report said on March 3.
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March - 3 
Bihar police arrested 13 left-wing extremists, Naxalites, including a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the People’s War Group (PWG) in Gulabganj village, under the Kinjer police station limits, Arwal district, on March 3. The police also recovered a h
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Bihar police arrested 13 left-wing extremists, Naxalites, including a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the People’s War Group (PWG) in Gulabganj village, under the Kinjer police station limits, Arwal district, on March 3. The police also recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the possession of the Naxalites. The seizures included two .303 bore rifles earlier looted from police, a carbine of US make, a mauser, rifle, gun, two country-made carbines, a country-made pistol, a DBBL gun, a country-made semi-automatic rifle, two grenades and over 300 live cartridges of different bores. The State police chief, while talking to the media in Patna, said senior police officials have reached Arwal to assess the situation and also to interrogate the arrested persons.
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March - 3 
Dismissing the alleged figures on custodial deaths in Jammu and Kashmir Sate put out by secessionist leaders as ‘sheer nonsense’, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs I D Swami said, on March 3, only two custodial deaths occurred in the State sin
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Dismissing the alleged figures on custodial deaths in Jammu and Kashmir Sate put out by secessionist leaders as ‘sheer nonsense’, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs I D Swami said, on March 3, only two custodial deaths occurred in the State since 1999. Speaking in New Delhi, the Minister added that the government cannot be expected to attach any importance to the ‘politically-motivated and baseless" propaganda of vested interests in the State in relation to custodial deaths.
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March - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) in Assam killed two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists in an encounter in Nemukur Konwargaon, near Bokota, in Sibasagar district, on March 3, said a delayed report. One of the slain terrorists was reportedly a sel
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Security Forces (SFs) in Assam killed two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists in an encounter in Nemukur Konwargaon, near Bokota, in Sibasagar district, on March 3, said a delayed report. One of the slain terrorists was reportedly a self styled "operations commander" for Nagaon and Morigaon districts.
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March - 3 
SFs intercepted a wire-less transmission on March 3, which indicated that one more Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed after sustaining injuries in an encounter at Marmat in Doda district on March 2. The injured terrorist had managed to esca
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SFs intercepted a wire-less transmission on March 3, which indicated that one more Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed after sustaining injuries in an encounter at Marmat in Doda district on March 2. The injured terrorist had managed to escape from the site of the encounter.
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March - 3 
Three Bangladeshi intruders were killed by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at Baraguria village, Uttar Dinajpur district, on March 3. A senior BSF official, while talking to the media, said a group of 10 to 15 intruders had crossed the unfenced
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Three Bangladeshi intruders were killed by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at Baraguria village, Uttar Dinajpur district, on March 3. A senior BSF official, while talking to the media, said a group of 10 to 15 intruders had crossed the unfenced border under the cover of darkness. When challenged by the BSF, the intruders, equipped with choppers, iron rods and lethal weapons attacked the BSF personnel who opened six rounds of fire killing three on the spot. The others managed to escape.
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March - 3 
Two civilians were killed by unidentified terrorists at Handwara, Kupwara and Gur-Chursoo in Pulwama district, on March 3. In another attack, an SF personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists at Yaripora, Anantnag. The SF personnel, posted as the
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Two civilians were killed by unidentified terrorists at Handwara, Kupwara and Gur-Chursoo in Pulwama district, on March 3. In another attack, an SF personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists at Yaripora, Anantnag. The SF personnel, posted as the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a ruling National Conference (NC) Legislator, was killed while he was standing outside the Legislator’s residence, and the terrorists escaped after snatching his rifle.
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March - 3 
Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Yumoh in Anantnag district, on March 3. In Rajouri district, two suspected foreign mercenaries were killed in another encounter at Fafra. In the same district, a te
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Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Yumoh in Anantnag district, on March 3. In Rajouri district, two suspected foreign mercenaries were killed in another encounter at Fafra. In the same district, a terrorist was killed when security forces (SFs) intercepted a group attempting to infiltrate through the Line of Control (LoC) at Kaskancha. In Kupwara district, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter in the Panchwani forests.
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March - 3 
Police in Faisalabad, on March 3, arrested the wife of Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who is allegedly involved in the Daniel Pearl case. According to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, a special police team raided the house of the in-laws of Amjad Farooqi in a villag
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Police in Faisalabad, on March 3, arrested the wife of Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who is allegedly involved in the Daniel Pearl case. According to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, a special police team raided the house of the in-laws of Amjad Farooqi in a village of Samundri. After failing to find Amjad, police arrested his wife and handed her over to an investigation team. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies have reportedly been directed by the government to keep a vigil over the activities of persons having links with the proscribed JeM, to facilitate arrests of suspects in the Pearl case.
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March - 3 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, has no involvement in the abduction or murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, said US Secretary of State Colin Powell. In an interview with CNN, Powell stated that he had
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, has no involvement in the abduction or murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, said US Secretary of State Colin Powell. In an interview with CNN, Powell stated that he had seen no evidence to suggest that the ISI was involved in the abduction and murder of Pearl. In a separate interview with CNN, Pakistan’s Ambassador in the US Maleeha Lodhi also rejected reports of ISI involvement as 'speculative'. She said the ISI was an arm of the government and "once a decision is taken, all in the government work to achieve the goals."
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March - 3 
Five insurgents were killed at different places in Gorkha district, while four insurgents were shot dead in a jungle in Kalikot district, adjoining Acham. Yet another insurgent was killed in Lamjung, the Defence Ministry announced. Two .303 rifles, a
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Five insurgents were killed at different places in Gorkha district, while four insurgents were shot dead in a jungle in Kalikot district, adjoining Acham. Yet another insurgent was killed in Lamjung, the Defence Ministry announced. Two .303 rifles, a shotgun, a Hornet rifle, a Motorola phone, socket bombs and 20 bags were recovered during the operations. Besides, 14 guns hidden in Taplejung and Sunsari were recovered.
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March - 3 
According to media reports, police recovered six illegal firearms, 10 other types of arms and 13 rounds of ammunition in a country-wide operation on March 3. Eight persons have been arrested in this connection and five cases were filed against them u
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According to media reports, police recovered six illegal firearms, 10 other types of arms and 13 rounds of ammunition in a country-wide operation on March 3. Eight persons have been arrested in this connection and five cases were filed against them under the Arms Act.
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March - 3 
Speaking in Trincomalee, on March 3, , Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament Selvam Adaikalanathan representing Vanni said a campaign needs to be launched to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Tamil dominated areas––the Northeast provin
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Speaking in Trincomalee, on March 3, , Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament Selvam Adaikalanathan representing Vanni said a campaign needs to be launched to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Tamil dominated areas––the Northeast province and in Upcountry areas in the Central province. "The proposed campaign should be organized in the form of hartal (general shut down of schools, shops and government offices) or fasting," Adaikalanathan added.
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March - 4 
A delayed report on March 4 said Security Forces (SFs) killed a National Socialist Council of Nagalim, Isac-Muivah [NSCN (I-M)] terrorist on February 25 in an encounter near Wagun village, Tinsukia district. Some arms and ammunition had also been sei
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A delayed report on March 4 said Security Forces (SFs) killed a National Socialist Council of Nagalim, Isac-Muivah [NSCN (I-M)] terrorist on February 25 in an encounter near Wagun village, Tinsukia district. Some arms and ammunition had also been seized from the encounter-site.
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March - 4 
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Kuki Student’s Organisation (KSO) and the All Naga Student’s Union, Manipur (ANSAM), on March 1, at Litan Sareikhong, some 50km away from Ukhrul, it was agreed to take five steps to improve relat
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Kuki Student’s Organisation (KSO) and the All Naga Student’s Union, Manipur (ANSAM), on March 1, at Litan Sareikhong, some 50km away from Ukhrul, it was agreed to take five steps to improve relationship between the two groups, said a delayed report on March 4. The MoU said both the groups realised that violence brought only harm to both Nagas and Kukis, and they would henceforth work together in the areas of culture, education, transport and redressing grievances.
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March - 4 
A news report of March 4 in the Jammu-based Daily Excelsior citing anonymous Union Finance Ministry sources said the Ministry is in the possession of details regarding the usage of hawala (illegal finance networks) transactions for secessionist activ
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A news report of March 4 in the Jammu-based Daily Excelsior citing anonymous Union Finance Ministry sources said the Ministry is in the possession of details regarding the usage of hawala (illegal finance networks) transactions for secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. These sources added that a set of documents with the identities of some major secessionist leaders and a group of traders in J&K may be kept confidential by the government. This list also includes names of people involved in attempts to divert portions of hawala money for terrorist and subversive activities in India’s North-East. Giving partial details, the report said five J&K traders have also been accused of engaging in hawala transactions to channel funds to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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March - 4 March - 5
A security force (SF) personnel and a civilian were killed, while four SF personnel were injured, in an encounter in Baramulla town which began on March 4 and carried on into the next day. The structure inside which the terrorists were fortified was
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A security force (SF) personnel and a civilian were killed, while four SF personnel were injured, in an encounter in Baramulla town which began on March 4 and carried on into the next day. The structure inside which the terrorists were fortified was destroyed during the encounter and the body of a foreign mercenary was recovered. The bodies of more terrorists are expected to be recovered after the debris is searched completely. While some sources claimed that there were two terrorists inside the structure, other reports said there were four Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, including a ‘battalion commander’ of the outfit.
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March - 4 
A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) TADA court in Mumbai, on March 4, issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against Abu Salem Abdul Qayoom Ansari alias Abu Salem, the absconding underworld don and an accused in the 1993-Mumbai se
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A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) TADA court in Mumbai, on March 4, issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against Abu Salem Abdul Qayoom Ansari alias Abu Salem, the absconding underworld don and an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blast case. The warrant was issued on a submission made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that efforts made to trace Abu Salem had turned futile. The CBI informed that the warrant issued in 1994 against Abu Salem had already been forwarded to their counterparts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) but it had not been returned. The court, however, felt that in the interest of justice it was necessary for the CBI to produce Abu Salem before the court and, therefore, it would be fit and proper to issue a fresh non-bailable arrest warrant against him.
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March - 4 
According to a news report, All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) advisor U G Brahma said, in Guwahati, on March 4, allayed the apprehension of non-Bodo groups that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) would not safeguard their interests was unfounded. N
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According to a news report, All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) advisor U G Brahma said, in Guwahati, on March 4, allayed the apprehension of non-Bodo groups that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) would not safeguard their interests was unfounded. Noting that the Bhupinder Singh Committee report on the Bodoland issue was outdated, he urged the Assam government to swiftly implement provisions relating to the BTC under the modified Sixth Schedule. However, other news reports indicated that Sanmilita Janagosthi Sangram Parishad (SJSP), a co-ordinating body of 18 non-Bodo organisations, threatened in Guwahati, on March 3, to hold a state-wide stir from March 5 against the proposed BTC. SJSP is opposed to the latter and supports negotiations within the framework suggested by the former.
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March - 4 
According to Gujarat police sources, preliminary investigations into the February 27-massacre on board the Sabarmati Express in Godhra point to the involvement of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), and som
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According to Gujarat police sources, preliminary investigations into the February 27-massacre on board the Sabarmati Express in Godhra point to the involvement of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), and some of the 28 persons arrested in connection with the attack traveled abroad recently. 58 persons were killed in the massacre. Talking to the media in Godhra on March 4, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) (Anti-Terrorist cell), Vipul Vijay referred to the possibility of ISI's involvement in the attack but refused to give details. He said the cases of those among the 28 persons who have been travelling abroad will be pursued vigorously without relying only on the local police. "We have certain names who have been travelling abroad. They are very prosperous. They are carrying duplicate papers and we will pursue these cases vigorously", he said. He also said some of the arrested persons have links with the Ahmedababd-based underworld don, Abdul Lateef.
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March - 4 
According to media reports, the police have sounded an alert across north Telangana following reports of the PWG Naxalites making a determined bid to target VIPs and police stations. Reports said intelligence agencies tracking the Naxalite movement h
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According to media reports, the police have sounded an alert across north Telangana following reports of the PWG Naxalites making a determined bid to target VIPs and police stations. Reports said intelligence agencies tracking the Naxalite movement have received reliable information that the PWG held massive military training camps for its cadres in northern Telangana districts in February 2002. A training camp was held in Tiryani forest for the Nizamabad and Adilabad district PWG cadre, while another training camp was organised in the Kataram-Mahadevpur forest area for Karimnagar district cadre. Similar military training camps were held for the Warangal and Khammam district cadre too. Reports said that Naxalites have reportedly been directed by the party leadership to target either VIPs travelling in the areas, or attack police stations to prove their military capabilities. Security arrangements for VIPs and police stations have been strengthened in these areas.
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March - 4 
Addressing a public meeting at Seppa in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, on March 2 the Nagaland Chief Minister S C Jamir warned the Arunachal government of possible terrorist attacks and advised them to take every precaution, a delayed report said on
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Addressing a public meeting at Seppa in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, on March 2 the Nagaland Chief Minister S C Jamir warned the Arunachal government of possible terrorist attacks and advised them to take every precaution, a delayed report said on March 4. Stating that peace is necessary for any kind of development, he said, it was necessary to ensure that peace prevailed in the State.
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March - 4 
An encounter was continuing in Baramulla town when reports last came in, on March 4. Two civilians and two SF personnel reportedly sustained injuries during the encounter. In Doda district, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Marm
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An encounter was continuing in Baramulla town when reports last came in, on March 4. Two civilians and two SF personnel reportedly sustained injuries during the encounter. In Doda district, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Marmat on March 4.
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March - 4 
In Poonch district, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Tehreek Jehad Islami (TJI) were killed in an encounter at Sailan. In Udhampur district, four Special Police Officers (SPOs) were killed while six others were reported missing after their group was
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In Poonch district, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Tehreek Jehad Islami (TJI) were killed in an encounter at Sailan. In Udhampur district, four Special Police Officers (SPOs) were killed while six others were reported missing after their group was ambushed by unidentified terrorists at Gool Gulabgarh. The group comprised 21 personnel.
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March - 4 
On the night of March 4, four civilians were abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Morha Pathana, Rajouri. News reports speculated that the massacre was perpetrated to ensure that information on terrorist movements in the area was not pas
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On the night of March 4, four civilians were abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Morha Pathana, Rajouri. News reports speculated that the massacre was perpetrated to ensure that information on terrorist movements in the area was not passed on to the SFs. Meanwhile, a civilian was injured in the cross-fire during an encounter in the Wevwan forests of Baramulla district.
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March - 4 
Ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) national President J Krishnamurthy, while speaking in Ahmedabad, charged the ISI with masterminding the Godhra train massacre, saying it was a result of Pakistan being put in a tight spot in the global fight against
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Ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) national President J Krishnamurthy, while speaking in Ahmedabad, charged the ISI with masterminding the Godhra train massacre, saying it was a result of Pakistan being put in a tight spot in the global fight against terrorism. He said, "The on-going fight against terrorism had put Pakistan in a tight spot and its ISI totally cornered…these factors were responsible for the pre-meditated and well-planned attack in Godhra".
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March - 4 
Security forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district repulsed two attempts by terrorists to infiltrate through the Line of Control (LoC) and killed 11 terrorists, on March 4. While eight terrorists were killed in the Keri sector of the LoC,
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Security forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district repulsed two attempts by terrorists to infiltrate through the Line of Control (LoC) and killed 11 terrorists, on March 4. While eight terrorists were killed in the Keri sector of the LoC, three were killed at the Sunderbani sector. An SF personnel was killed in the Keri operation.
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March - 4 
Tapan Kumar Bose, nominated by the secessionist All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) as one of the two ‘Chief Election Commissioners’ of its ‘Election Commission’, on March 4 demanded a cease-fire by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as a pre-con
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Tapan Kumar Bose, nominated by the secessionist All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) as one of the two ‘Chief Election Commissioners’ of its ‘Election Commission’, on March 4 demanded a cease-fire by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as a pre-condition to the Hurriyat’s ‘election process’. He was speaking to reporters in Srinagar after attending the Hurriyat’s general council meeting.
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March - 4 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested one person from Metiabruz, in Kolkata, for having links with the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Police sources said the accused used to distribute pamphlets, and magazines with fundamental
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested one person from Metiabruz, in Kolkata, for having links with the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Police sources said the accused used to distribute pamphlets, and magazines with fundamentalist massages, among minority pockets in Kolkata at the instructions of the SIMI.
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March - 4 
A Foreign Office spokesperson said on March 4 that the question of whether Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime accused in the abduction of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl, should be tried in Pakistan or extradited to the United States w
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A Foreign Office spokesperson said on March 4 that the question of whether Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime accused in the abduction of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl, should be tried in Pakistan or extradited to the United States would be considered in the context of the findings of the investigation. "The ongoing investigation will determine whether Omar Sheikh alone or others would need to be brought to trial," he said.
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March - 4 
According to a delayed report, the detention of 90 activists of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) was challenged in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), on March 4. A petition challenging the detention stated that 90 TNSM cadres h
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According to a delayed report, the detention of 90 activists of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) was challenged in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), on March 4. A petition challenging the detention stated that 90 TNSM cadres had been apprehended by the US-led allied forces on January 9 from Baghlan, Afghanistan. The detained activists were interrogated by American forces till January 17 and later shifted to Pakistan, the petition maintained. It further added that Pakistani authorities had detained them at the Central Prison, Haripur, without levelling any charges.
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March - 4 
According to media reports, a doctor was killed by two unidentified gunmen at Khyaban-e-Hafiz, Karachi, on March 4. The attackers managed to escape from the incident-site. While police sources did not rule out sectarian motives behind the killing, no
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According to media reports, a doctor was killed by two unidentified gunmen at Khyaban-e-Hafiz, Karachi, on March 4. The attackers managed to escape from the incident-site. While police sources did not rule out sectarian motives behind the killing, no arrests have yet been made in connection with the incident.
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March - 4 
Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Karachi that investigating agencies were looking for the four accused persons who were involved in the abduction of Pearl. Haider said the clue to Pearl’s body would be available only when these four persons
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Karachi that investigating agencies were looking for the four accused persons who were involved in the abduction of Pearl. Haider said the clue to Pearl’s body would be available only when these four persons were arrested
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March - 4 
The Army recovered a dozen guns from the insurgents in Kaski and Parbat and bombs and 250kg of explosives from Kaski, during country-wide search operations. Also, 12 guns were recovered elsewhere, the Defence Ministry said, but did not mention the pl
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The Army recovered a dozen guns from the insurgents in Kaski and Parbat and bombs and 250kg of explosives from Kaski, during country-wide search operations. Also, 12 guns were recovered elsewhere, the Defence Ministry said, but did not mention the place of recovery.
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March - 4 
The Defence Ministry announced on March 4 that three Maoist insurgents were killed on March 3 night in continuing operations in Kalikot. Besides, 11 insurgents were arrested, including three from the capital Kathmandu, for questioning.
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The Defence Ministry announced on March 4 that three Maoist insurgents were killed on March 3 night in continuing operations in Kalikot. Besides, 11 insurgents were arrested, including three from the capital Kathmandu, for questioning.
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March - 4 
According to media reports, the police seized 11 illegal firearms, four other weapons and 24 bullets from across the country on March 4. 24 persons have been arrested in this connection and nine cases have been registered against them under the Arms
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According to media reports, the police seized 11 illegal firearms, four other weapons and 24 bullets from across the country on March 4. 24 persons have been arrested in this connection and nine cases have been registered against them under the Arms Act.
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March - 4 
Speaking in Sri Lanka’s Parliament during the debate on the permanent cease-fire agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe said, on March 4, the agreemen was not aimed at arriving at a fina
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Speaking in Sri Lanka’s Parliament during the debate on the permanent cease-fire agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe said, on March 4, the agreemen was not aimed at arriving at a final political solution to the national problem, but took them ‘half way down the road’. It would help In meeting the concerns expressed by the LTTE and in addressing important issues raised by the Tamils on discrimination, he said. Stating that the agreement paved the way for talks about talks, he added, "It should be seen as a reasonable and practical foundation on which a political solution to this seemingly intractable problem can be built upon and not as an end in itself," the PM told the House. The Prime Minister also said that elements in Sri Lanka had earlier opposed India’s role in bringing peace following an agreement between the two governments in deploying the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF). Pointing that it was a ‘mistake’, he urged that a similar mistake should be repeated. His remarks came in the wake of opposition to the agreement and the Norwegian role from the People’s Alliance, the Jantha Vimukthi Peramuna and Sinhala right-wing elements.
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March - 5 
A leading businessman and a manager of a construction company were abducted on March 1 by suspected A’chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) terrorists from Chibinang in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalya, a delayed report said on March 5. The
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A leading businessman and a manager of a construction company were abducted on March 1 by suspected A’chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) terrorists from Chibinang in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalya, a delayed report said on March 5. The abduction was planned, allegedly, by the self - styled ANVC area commander of Garobadha, the report added.
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March - 5 
A Special Court, on March 5, directed Delhi Police to initiate proceedings to declare Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), from Mau district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), allegedly accused in a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
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A Special Court, on March 5, directed Delhi Police to initiate proceedings to declare Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), from Mau district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), allegedly accused in a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) case as a proclaimed offender for failing to appear before the court despite a non-bailable warrant issued against him. Ansari is facing trial in the TADA case and under the Arms Act for illegal possession of firearms.
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March - 5 
According to media reports, a police personnel was killed when armed left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the proscribed Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), attacked a police station in Arwal district on March 5.
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According to media reports, a police personnel was killed when armed left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the proscribed Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), attacked a police station in Arwal district on March 5.
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March - 5 
Commonwealth leaders on March 5 vowed to eradicate international terrorism and deal with its root causes. In a Communiqué issued at the end of the four-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Coolum, Australia, the leaders said, "Ther
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Commonwealth leaders on March 5 vowed to eradicate international terrorism and deal with its root causes. In a Communiqué issued at the end of the four-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Coolum, Australia, the leaders said, "There is no justification for terrorism. While terrorist activities are unconscionable and should be eradicated forthwith, the challenge is to understand the root cause of those despicable acts and deal with them appropriately". They also stressed the need to help "developing and vulnerable countries to cope with the challenges of a more adverse external environment" amid the economic downturn after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States (US). The CHOGM had to be postponed for the first time in its history, following the September 11 attacks, and was relocated away from its original site in Brisbane, to Coolum.
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March - 5 
In Anantnag district, a civilian was killed in the cross-fire during an encounter at Maloon on March 5.
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In Anantnag district, a civilian was killed in the cross-fire during an encounter at Maloon on March 5.
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March - 5 
In another incident, the police recovered an arms dump of the PWG in Gangapur village under the Kadam police station limits in Adilabad district.
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In another incident, the police recovered an arms dump of the PWG in Gangapur village under the Kadam police station limits in Adilabad district.
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March - 5 
In another incident, unidentified terrorists burnt down 12 houses at Chandi Marh, Poonch. The houses were used by SFs and vacated recently. In a similar incident, three houses were burnt down at Deeda in Udhampur district.
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In another incident, unidentified terrorists burnt down 12 houses at Chandi Marh, Poonch. The houses were used by SFs and vacated recently. In a similar incident, three houses were burnt down at Deeda in Udhampur district.
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March - 5 
In Poonch district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Hari Budha and Sangiot. In another encounter at Thana Mandi, Rajouri district, an unidentified terrorist was killed. One more unidentified terrorist was killed in a
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In Poonch district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Hari Budha and Sangiot. In another encounter at Thana Mandi, Rajouri district, an unidentified terrorist was killed. One more unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Karishama in Budgam district on March 5.
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March - 5 
In Poonch on March 5, an SF personnel was killed and four others injured in an encounter at Sangiot while an SF personnel was injured in another encounter at Hari Budha. Earlier reports said an unidentified terrorist was killed in each of those encou
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In Poonch on March 5, an SF personnel was killed and four others injured in an encounter at Sangiot while an SF personnel was injured in another encounter at Hari Budha. Earlier reports said an unidentified terrorist was killed in each of those encounters.
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March - 5 
Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have called a bandh (general strike) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa on March 22 to protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Ord
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have called a bandh (general strike) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa on March 22 to protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO). Zonal Committee (DKSZC) secretary Lachanna, North Telangana Special Zonal Committee secretary Jampanna and Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC secretary Balakrishna called upon people to organise protest rallies and to stop vehicular traffic in these five States. The statement also urged people to force political leaders to vote against the POTO in Parliament. It also criticised the Andhra Pradesh government for ‘pressurizing’ the Union government to include the PWG in the purview of the POTO.
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March - 5 
On March 5, three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Chontiwara in Kupwara district. In the same district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Gushi Dedikote and Soufshali. In a fourth encounter in th
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On March 5, three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Chontiwara in Kupwara district. In the same district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Gushi Dedikote and Soufshali. In a fourth encounter in the district, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was killed at Goshipora.
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March - 5 
Reports in the Indian media said Russia has told Pakistan that the ‘low-profile’ relations between the two countries can be upgraded only after Pakistan has cracked down on terrorist outfits and had cut their funding channels. A Russian Foreign Minis
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Reports in the Indian media said Russia has told Pakistan that the ‘low-profile’ relations between the two countries can be upgraded only after Pakistan has cracked down on terrorist outfits and had cut their funding channels. A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, while speaking in Moscow on March 5, said, "Prospects for the development of Russian-Pakistani relations directly depend on how actively Islamabad will cooperate with the international community to eliminate terrorist bases, cut the channels of material and financial support and outlaw organisations that profess jehad against other nations and governments".
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March - 5 
Police in Lakki Marwat on March 5 recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and narcotics. More than five dozen proclaimed offenders were arrested in connection with the seizure.
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Police in Lakki Marwat on March 5 recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and narcotics. More than five dozen proclaimed offenders were arrested in connection with the seizure.
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March - 5 
The constitutional petition filed by the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the Daniel Pearl case, seeking a restraining order against his extradition, was on March 5 disposed of by a division bench of the Sindh Hi
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The constitutional petition filed by the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the Daniel Pearl case, seeking a restraining order against his extradition, was on March 5 disposed of by a division bench of the Sindh High Court. Sadia Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh had filed the petition for a writ of mandamus against the respondents, restraining them from surrendering Omar to US authorities or any other foreign authority and from sending him abroad without his consent. She had claimed that the London-born Omar was a Pakistani citizen who was not involved in either the abduction of US journalist Daniel Pearl or his reported killing, or in any other crime. As reported earlier, she had maintained that the extradition of Omar would be in violation of the provisions of the Extradition Act, 1972.
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March - 5 
The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, on March 5 seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including 40 bombs of 82mm and three hand-grenades, in a raid conducted in Chaghai district. The ammunition included 40 rockets of 82 mm, 3,600 rounds of
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The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, on March 5 seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including 40 bombs of 82mm and three hand-grenades, in a raid conducted in Chaghai district. The ammunition included 40 rockets of 82 mm, 3,600 rounds of different calibre and one bomb of 60 mm mortar. However, no arrests have been made so far in connection with the seizures.
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March - 5 
The Lahore High Court on March 5 rejected the Punjab government's stand that the court could not examine secret agencies' reports regarding the arrest of cadres of the defunct religious organisations and terrorist groups. The court also directed the
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The Lahore High Court on March 5 rejected the Punjab government's stand that the court could not examine secret agencies' reports regarding the arrest of cadres of the defunct religious organisations and terrorist groups. The court also directed the government to present relevant records to justify their arrests.
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March - 5 
19 persons voluntarily handed over their guns to security forces in Palpa, on March 5. In violence committed by the insurgents, they shot dead a civilian in Gobindapur Morang, on March 5 night.
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19 persons voluntarily handed over their guns to security forces in Palpa, on March 5. In violence committed by the insurgents, they shot dead a civilian in Gobindapur Morang, on March 5 night.
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March - 5 
Another report said educational institutions in the capital Kathmandu were closed on the second successive day on March 5, following a call given by students sympathetic to the Maoist insurgents who are demanding education reforms.
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Another report said educational institutions in the capital Kathmandu were closed on the second successive day on March 5, following a call given by students sympathetic to the Maoist insurgents who are demanding education reforms.
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March - 5 
Four guns concealed in were Baglung village were also recovered . Also, reports said residents in Kaski and Salyan villages voluntarily handed over 14 guns to the security forces.
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Four guns concealed in were Baglung village were also recovered . Also, reports said residents in Kaski and Salyan villages voluntarily handed over 14 guns to the security forces.
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March - 5 
Nepal’s Chief of the Army Staff Prajwalla Shumsher Rana called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Leader of the Opposition Madhav Kumar Nepal separately on March 5, reports said. He had reportedly held talks on amending the Constitution to
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Nepal’s Chief of the Army Staff Prajwalla Shumsher Rana called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Leader of the Opposition Madhav Kumar Nepal separately on March 5, reports said. He had reportedly held talks on amending the Constitution to place the Army under the supervision of the Executive. The Army Chief had also apprised Madhav Kumar Nepal of the existing security situation. Nepal reportedly pointed out shortcomings in the same and suggested making improvements.
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March - 5 
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reiterated on March 5 that there would be no negotiations with Maoist insurgents until they surrendered their weapons. "There will be no talks with the terrorists who deceived me. They have to first surrender their w
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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reiterated on March 5 that there would be no negotiations with Maoist insurgents until they surrendered their weapons. "There will be no talks with the terrorists who deceived me. They have to first surrender their weapons," he told the media in Kathmandu, and added, "Peace is the first prerequisite for development. The priority of the government is to control corruption, terrorism and restore peace".
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March - 5 
The Defence Ministry said on March 5 that the Army shot dead three Maoist insurgents on March 4 night in continuing operations nation-wide. One was killed at an unspecified village in Siraha district, while two more insurgents were shot dead in Baglu
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The Defence Ministry said on March 5 that the Army shot dead three Maoist insurgents on March 4 night in continuing operations nation-wide. One was killed at an unspecified village in Siraha district, while two more insurgents were shot dead in Baglung and Rolpa districts.Some bombs, gins and other explosives were recovered from the slain insurgents.
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March - 5 
The Maoist insurgents killed a police officer and injured another policemen and in a shoot-out in Jumla on March 5 night, the Defence Ministry said, and added that the exact casualties on the insurgents’ side were not known. Besides, the Army shot de
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The Maoist insurgents killed a police officer and injured another policemen and in a shoot-out in Jumla on March 5 night, the Defence Ministry said, and added that the exact casualties on the insurgents’ side were not known. Besides, the Army shot dead two insurgents in Salyan and Lamjung districts also on March 5.
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March - 5 
Cabinet spokesperson and Minister Professor G. L. Peiris said in Parliament on March 5 that the government was awaiting the approval from President Chandrika Kumaratunga of a list of nine government-opposition sponsored nominees for the Constitutiona
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Cabinet spokesperson and Minister Professor G. L. Peiris said in Parliament on March 5 that the government was awaiting the approval from President Chandrika Kumaratunga of a list of nine government-opposition sponsored nominees for the Constitutional Council, and the intimation of the name of her nominee. The approval/appointment would pave the way for the creation Independent Commissions. The government sent its communication on February 21, and the delay in the reply from the President in incomprehensible and inexplicable, Prof. Peiris said. The independent commissions will oversee the elections office, public services, judicial service and the police department as pledged by the ruling United Front government during its November-December 2001 election campaign. The Constitutional Council was founded under the 17th amendment to the Constitution under the previous People's Alliance government.
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March - 5 
Government spokesperson and Cabinet Minister Prof. G L Peiris said, on March 5, at a press briefing that the cease-fire agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels was meant to create an environment conducive for commencement of
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Government spokesperson and Cabinet Minister Prof. G L Peiris said, on March 5, at a press briefing that the cease-fire agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels was meant to create an environment conducive for commencement of talks between the government and the LTTE and that the talks would begin within the next 70 days. He refuted the criticism of the agreement by President Chandrika Kumaratunga and said the language used in the agreement was the same as that used in the earlier 1995-agreement signed by her with the LTTE, but the present agreement has several changes. He said, "The cessation of hostilities prepared in April last year was not implemented as the two parties were unable to reach an agreement", and went on to add, "We are not ready to repeat the same mistake this time too". He said it was necessary to define lines of demarcation so as to effectively implement the agreement and added that LTTE vessels smuggling arms would surely be intercepted and the agreement did not forbade this.
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March - 5 
People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), an organisation that has sought to uphold the people's right to free and fair elections and to a democratic society, said in a press release on March 5, that it would help set up people's committ
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People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), an organisation that has sought to uphold the people's right to free and fair elections and to a democratic society, said in a press release on March 5, that it would help set up people's committees at the village level throughout the country in support of the cease-fire agreed to between the government and the LTTE rebels.
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March - 5 
Three foreign cease-fire monitors already in Sri Lanka are scheduled to meet, on March 6 or March 7, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, at his headquarters in Vanni, government spokesman and Minister Prof. G. L. Pe
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Three foreign cease-fire monitors already in Sri Lanka are scheduled to meet, on March 6 or March 7, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, at his headquarters in Vanni, government spokesman and Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris said in Colombo, on March 5. Six more observers from Nordic countries are due to arrive on March 6. Thereafter, within the next few days, more monitors would be arriving in Sri Lanka taking their total strength to 18, reports said. The Monitoring Mission will establish six local monitoring committees that will function at the district level. Members of the committees will be appointed by the Sri Lankan government, the LTTE and Norwegian government, reports said.
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March - 6 
A news report on March 6 said the Jalpaiguri police suspect that both the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) terrorists are behind the abduction of a local Congress MLA’s son from Falakata in West B
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A news report on March 6 said the Jalpaiguri police suspect that both the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) terrorists are behind the abduction of a local Congress MLA’s son from Falakata in West Bengal on March 4.
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March - 6 
An unidentified woman left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the outlawed People’s War Group (PWG), was killed in an encounter near Govena village, under the Lingapur police station limits, Adilabad district, on March 6. According to the district police ch
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An unidentified woman left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the outlawed People’s War Group (PWG), was killed in an encounter near Govena village, under the Lingapur police station limits, Adilabad district, on March 6. According to the district police chief, the incident took place when a special police party, combing the Mangi forest area adjoining Govena village, was fired at by the Naxalites. The police returned the fire and in the ensuing encounter, which lasted for 30 minutes, the Naxalite was killed. The police also recovered some arms, ammunition, Naxal literature, medicines and tents from the encounter-site.
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March - 6 
In another encounter at Vilgam in Kupwara district, three unidentified terrorists were killed. In Anantnag district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Malwan and Kungamnar. A civilian was also killed in the Malwan enco
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In another encounter at Vilgam in Kupwara district, three unidentified terrorists were killed. In Anantnag district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Malwan and Kungamnar. A civilian was also killed in the Malwan encounter.
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March - 6 
In another incident, on March 6, two civilians and an activist of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified terrorist at Shangus, Anantnag. The Ikhwaan is an organisation aiding SFs in counter-insurgency operations.
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In another incident, on March 6, two civilians and an activist of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified terrorist at Shangus, Anantnag. The Ikhwaan is an organisation aiding SFs in counter-insurgency operations.
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March - 6 
In Baramulla district, an SF personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists at Lurihama. In the same district, a terrorist of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) was arrested from Ahamsharief. Another terrorist was arrested from Surmarg in Kupwara di
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In Baramulla district, an SF personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists at Lurihama. In the same district, a terrorist of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) was arrested from Ahamsharief. Another terrorist was arrested from Surmarg in Kupwara district on March 6.
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March - 6 
In Rajouri district, two unidentified terrorists and a security force (SF) personnel were killed while four other personnel were injured in an encounter at Magnote on March 6.
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In Rajouri district, two unidentified terrorists and a security force (SF) personnel were killed while four other personnel were injured in an encounter at Magnote on March 6.
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March - 6 
On March 6, an SF personnel was killed and three others injured in an ambush by unidentified terrorists at Luragam in Pulwama district.
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On March 6, an SF personnel was killed and three others injured in an ambush by unidentified terrorists at Luragam in Pulwama district.
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March - 6 
On March 6, SFs raided and destroyed a terrorist hide-out and seized two rifles and some ammunition at Chugmullah, Kupwara. An Al-Badr terrorist was arrested during the operation. In the same district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist surrendered
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On March 6, SFs raided and destroyed a terrorist hide-out and seized two rifles and some ammunition at Chugmullah, Kupwara. An Al-Badr terrorist was arrested during the operation. In the same district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist surrendered and a terrorist hide-out was raided in separate operations in the Gulgam area. Some arms and ammunition were seized during the raid. Another hide-out at Anchar, on the outskirts of Srinagar, was raided and a rifle, a grenade and some ammunition were seized.
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March - 6 
On the night of March 6, a Pakistani Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) mercenary was killed in an encounter in the Choornar forests, Kupwara district. In the same district, an SF personnel was injured in an encounter at Dareshpora. In a third incident in th
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On the night of March 6, a Pakistani Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) mercenary was killed in an encounter in the Choornar forests, Kupwara district. In the same district, an SF personnel was injured in an encounter at Dareshpora. In a third incident in the district, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Androon and later killed.
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March - 6 
One foreign mercenary, identified as member of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), was killed in an encounter at Phagla, Poonch district, on March 6.
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One foreign mercenary, identified as member of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), was killed in an encounter at Phagla, Poonch district, on March 6.
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March - 6 
One foreign mercenary, identified as member of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), was killed in an encounter at Phagla, Poonch district, on March 6.
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One foreign mercenary, identified as member of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), was killed in an encounter at Phagla, Poonch district, on March 6.
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March - 6 
Speaking in Guwahati on March 6, US Ambassador in India Robert Blackwill said terrorism and infiltration from across India’s borders must stop and said the US was striving to stamp out the problem in all its manifestations. He said, "The United State
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Speaking in Guwahati on March 6, US Ambassador in India Robert Blackwill said terrorism and infiltration from across India’s borders must stop and said the US was striving to stamp out the problem in all its manifestations. He said, "The United States is concerned with all forms of terrorism and is striving to end it across the globe". Asked about US agenda in India’s Northeast, the Ambassador said the US would like economic development through private enterprise if the constraints were removed. He said, " Foreign direct investors have the whole world to invest but capital does not feel safe where there is political violence. If insurgency in the Northeast is solved, it can boost the economy here". When asked why none of the Northeast terrorist outfits figured in the US list, he said, " We were preoccupied with the Centre (Union government) and particularly those in Jammu and Kashmir". He added that he had discussions with the Chief Ministers of the region and also with police and military about insurgency in the Northeast.
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March - 6 
According to media reports, the taxi driver, who had dropped murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl near a hotel, on March 6 identified, before a judicial magistrate, in Karachi, Omar Sheikh as one of the abductors.
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According to media reports, the taxi driver, who had dropped murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl near a hotel, on March 6 identified, before a judicial magistrate, in Karachi, Omar Sheikh as one of the abductors.
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March - 6 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin said, on March 6, in Islamabad that terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir would continue. "Freedom struggle in held Kashmir would continue till the end of brutal Indian rule, no matter h
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin said, on March 6, in Islamabad that terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir would continue. "Freedom struggle in held Kashmir would continue till the end of brutal Indian rule, no matter how much more blood is required for this sacred cause", said Salahuddin while presiding over an urgent meeting of the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
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March - 6 
Secretary General of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI - Fazlur Rahman faction), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, was released on March 6 from the district jail in Quetta. He was arrested along with 10 other JuI, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pa
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Secretary General of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI - Fazlur Rahman faction), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, was released on March 6 from the district jail in Quetta. He was arrested along with 10 other JuI, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leaders on January 14 during a press conference against the government on its Afghan policy. Consequent to the release, he said that despite all "atrocities" committed by the government against the JuI, its leadership would not abandon the anti-US movement and would continue supporting the Taliban militia.
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March - 6 
The Federal government has asked the Sindh, Punjab and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) governments to ban the publications of as many as 22 magazines considered to propaganda machines of different religious and terrorist groups operating in Pakistan.
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The Federal government has asked the Sindh, Punjab and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) governments to ban the publications of as many as 22 magazines considered to propaganda machines of different religious and terrorist groups operating in Pakistan. These magazines are published from Karachi, Lahore and Muzaffarabad, according to a news report in the Pakistani daily, Dawn. These publications are reportedly being managed by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al Badr Mujahideen, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Al Rashid Trust (ART), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Sunni Jihad Council and Hizb-i-Jihad-i-Islami.
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March - 6 
The Frontier Corps (FC) on March 6 seized a huge quantity of heavy arms and ammunition being smuggled from across the border in the Kurram Agency. FC Commanding Officer Col Hameed Khattak said five smugglers managed to escape towards Afghanistan leav
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The Frontier Corps (FC) on March 6 seized a huge quantity of heavy arms and ammunition being smuggled from across the border in the Kurram Agency. FC Commanding Officer Col Hameed Khattak said five smugglers managed to escape towards Afghanistan leaving behind the arms and ammunition. The arms included missiles, rocket launchers, Klashnikovs and bombs.
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March - 6 
The Lahore High Court on March 6 observed that the Federal government had blindly arrested the cadres of defunct religious and terrorist groups following their proscription on January 12. "What sort of threat the government felt to the solidarity of
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The Lahore High Court on March 6 observed that the Federal government had blindly arrested the cadres of defunct religious and terrorist groups following their proscription on January 12. "What sort of threat the government felt to the solidarity of the country that it blindly arrested the workers by using one order of arrest," said Justice Shahid Siddiqui. He made this observation while hearing 10 petitions filed against the arrest of cadres of the banned religious outfits. He expressed dissatisfaction over the secret agencies' reports, which led to the arrests. These reports were submitted after the judge had sought them despite the government's stance that the Court could not examine secret documents.
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March - 6 
The Mutahida Jehad Council (MJC), a Pakistan-based conglomeration of terrorist outfits, on March 6 said that the recent anti-Muslim riots in India’s Gujarat State had "further strengthened their resolve to rid the Kashmiris of New Delhi's illegal rul
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The Mutahida Jehad Council (MJC), a Pakistan-based conglomeration of terrorist outfits, on March 6 said that the recent anti-Muslim riots in India’s Gujarat State had "further strengthened their resolve to rid the Kashmiris of New Delhi's illegal rule." According to a statement released from Muzaffarabad by MJC chief Syed Salahuddin, "The carnage of Muslims in Gujarat by the Hindu fanatics, carried out with the full backing of the government and security forces, has strengthened our determination to overthrow occupation of Kashmir by India. We will accelerate and intensify our efforts to achieve the goal of freedom as early as possible."
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March - 6 
The Pakistani media said, quoting a New York Times report, that the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden was attempting to regroup in remote sanctuaries in Pakistan near the Afghan border. The report was based on newly detected Internet traf
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The Pakistani media said, quoting a New York Times report, that the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden was attempting to regroup in remote sanctuaries in Pakistan near the Afghan border. The report was based on newly detected Internet traffic among Al Qaeda cadres, including intercepted e-mail messages. US officials have reportedly indicated that they had discovered the existence of new Web sites and Internet communications that are a part of an effort to reconstitute the Al Qaeda. The report also pointed out that some of the communication activity was centred around villages in Baluchistan, along the Pakistan-Afghan border. American officials reportedly also said that some of these villages in Baluchistan, and perhaps others in the Jammu and Kashmir in India, could be serving as new sanctuaries for Al Qaeda cadres.
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March - 6 
The Pakistani said, a report in the New York Times quoting Pakistani officials indicated that US law enforcement officials were seeking the extradition of several other suspects, besides Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Ahmed Omar Sheikh, who have be
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The Pakistani said, a report in the New York Times quoting Pakistani officials indicated that US law enforcement officials were seeking the extradition of several other suspects, besides Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Ahmed Omar Sheikh, who have been linked to the 1999-hijacking of an Indian air craft, IC-814. The hijack culminated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, with the release of five terrorists, including Omar Sheikh and JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar. Omar is the only Pakistani terrorist whose hand-over the United States has publicly sought since he was indicted. The requests to Pakistan for his extradition were made in late November 2001, after Omar was secretly indicted by an American grand jury for his role in the 1994-abduction of three Britons and an American in India.
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March - 6 
In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents two persons were hacked and later shot dead at Pala village in Baglung, on March 6 night, the Defence Ministry said. Two more persons were also killed in the same village, also on the same day.
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In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents two persons were hacked and later shot dead at Pala village in Baglung, on March 6 night, the Defence Ministry said. Two more persons were also killed in the same village, also on the same day.
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March - 6 March - 7
Nine guns were recovered during a search operation on March 7 in Taplejung, where one rebel was arrested a day earlier.
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Nine guns were recovered during a search operation on March 7 in Taplejung, where one rebel was arrested a day earlier.
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March - 6 
The Army and Nepal Police personnel defused a bomb planted by the Maoist insurgents on a busy road at Ekantakuna, Lalitpur, on March 6, and thus pre-empted a major incident, reports said.
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The Army and Nepal Police personnel defused a bomb planted by the Maoist insurgents on a busy road at Ekantakuna, Lalitpur, on March 6, and thus pre-empted a major incident, reports said.
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March - 6 
The Defence Ministry said four Maoist insurgents were killed by the Army on March 6 night in continuing search operations in Dailekh and Bardia districts. One insurgent was killed in Dailekh, two others in Baniyabhar and another in Palabhar, Bardia d
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The Defence Ministry said four Maoist insurgents were killed by the Army on March 6 night in continuing search operations in Dailekh and Bardia districts. One insurgent was killed in Dailekh, two others in Baniyabhar and another in Palabhar, Bardia district.
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March - 6 
Addressing her Sri Lanka Freedom Party activists in Kandy, President Chandrika Kumaratunga said, on March 6, declared her unstinted support for the peace process being pursued by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe as long as it would not end up in c
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Addressing her Sri Lanka Freedom Party activists in Kandy, President Chandrika Kumaratunga said, on March 6, declared her unstinted support for the peace process being pursued by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe as long as it would not end up in creating a separate Tamil Eelam (state). Noting that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have not yet publicly shed their demand for Eelam, the President said Sri Lanka would have to conduct a strong publicity campaign abroad if it was to work out a peace arrangement with the LTTE short of granting Eelam. She leveled the criticism that the cease-fire agreement between the government and the LTTE did not contain provisions on the LTTE laying down arms or giving up its demand for Eelam are essential pre-conditions for talks to be held the President said.
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March - 6 
Another report said Ven. Samitha Thera, a Buddhist monk who was elected Member of Parliament, incidentally the first to be so—elected, has asked clerics and everyone across the country to support the peace process initiated by Prime Minister Ranil lW
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Another report said Ven. Samitha Thera, a Buddhist monk who was elected Member of Parliament, incidentally the first to be so—elected, has asked clerics and everyone across the country to support the peace process initiated by Prime Minister Ranil lWickremasinghe, the state-owned Daily News said, on March 6. The Ven. Thera said, the Lanka Sama Samaj Party (LSSP) which he represented had never wavered on its position as regards devolution. He observed that the cease-fire agreement should be operative only for a limited period so that real peace talks should commence speedily.
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March - 6 
At an hour-long meeting with the Norwegian chief cease-fire monitor and retired Army General Trond Furuhovede in Killinochci, northern Sri Lanka, on March 6, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran praised the untiring e
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At an hour-long meeting with the Norwegian chief cease-fire monitor and retired Army General Trond Furuhovede in Killinochci, northern Sri Lanka, on March 6, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran praised the untiring efforts of Norway to bring peace to Sri Lanka. He added that the cease-fire agreement laid a strong foundation for the peace process and a negotiated settlement. Prabhakaran urged for speedy opening up of the main A 9 Highway and assistance in the LTTE‘s massive project to de-mine the Vanni region so as to help resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced Tamils.
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March - 7 
A news report on March 7 said the Co-ordination Committee of Bodoland Movement (CCBM) would launch a counter agitation to oppose the stir called by the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samity (SJSS) from today, March 9, in their protest against the Ass
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A news report on March 7 said the Co-ordination Committee of Bodoland Movement (CCBM) would launch a counter agitation to oppose the stir called by the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samity (SJSS) from today, March 9, in their protest against the Assam government’s decision to form the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). The SJSS had reportedly threatened to block rail and road transport in Assam over the State government’s alleged indifference to the cause of non-Bodos in the BTC. Reports also said CCBM convenor and All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) president Rabiram Narzary, while speaking in Guwahati on March 7, accused that SJSS of being led by ‘outsiders‘. He also alleged that SJSS leaders Mukut Singha Chutia and Phani Medhi were derailing the peace process in Assam. Narzary further held that the BTC had the full support of all the inhabitants in the area, Bodos as well as non-Bodos.
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March - 7 
According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), abducted the former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) belonging to the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist (Liberation) [CPI-ML(L)] from Limbo
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According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), abducted the former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) belonging to the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist (Liberation) [CPI-ML(L)] from Limbogarh village, under Barachati police station limits, Gaya district, on March 7 night. The Naxalites later reportedly took him to a dense forest at Barachati. The district police chief said that three persons have been arrested in this connection adding that there has been a spate of abductions for ransom by the Naxalites, specially the MCC.
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March - 7 
According to media reports, Mumbai Police Commissioner MN Singh, who returned from a 12-day visit to London and New York on February 6, is believed to have gathered corroborative evidence to establish Muhammed Afroze’s links with the Al Qaeda terrori
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According to media reports, Mumbai Police Commissioner MN Singh, who returned from a 12-day visit to London and New York on February 6, is believed to have gathered corroborative evidence to establish Muhammed Afroze’s links with the Al Qaeda terrorist network. Afroze was arrested by Mumbai police on October 2, 2001. During interrogation he had reportedly told the police that he was part of the pilot’s squad, which was supposed to hijack a London-Manchester flight from Heathrow airport in London on September 11, 2001 and ram it to British Parliament. The plan was, however, called off at the last moment. Police sources said Singh had visited several places in London, including hotels and homes where Afroze reportedly stayed in September last year. He also met the police chiefs of London and Washington, besides interacting with several officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the London police. A senior police official said, "Singh’s visit has been a hectic one, but it was successful. He has brought information, which will make the case stronger". Earlier, the Mumbai police had sent a team to Australia to visit places where Afroze had reportedly stayed between August 1997 and December 1998. The officers had returned after conducting a detailed inquiry at the pilot training school where Afroze had enrolled for a course in flying.
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March - 7 
All Assam Students Union (AASU) president Prabin Boro and advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya, in Guwahati, on March 7, said they would launch a State–wide agitation from today, March 8, in reiteration of their demands, which include implementation of the
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All Assam Students Union (AASU) president Prabin Boro and advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya, in Guwahati, on March 7, said they would launch a State–wide agitation from today, March 8, in reiteration of their demands, which include implementation of the Assam Accord in toto, hundred per cent reservation for the ‘indigenous citizens of Assam’ in all the elected institutions, introduction of dual citizenship, inner-line permit system in the State and special status to the State comparable to Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said. Explaining the ‘indigenous citizen’ term, they said only those people belonging to Assam and speaking Assamese or any tribal dialect of Assam, or in the case of Cachar the language of the region, should be treated as indigenous people. The leaders also reminded Legislators in the State of their obligation to update and preserve the 1951 National Register of Citizens (NRC) as per the Assam Accord, which has not been done so far, the report added.
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March - 7 
Bodo representatives were reportedly concerned that the Territorial Council (BTC) was not taking final shape. Bodo Legislators, while warning the State government of a possible violence by the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) over the same, demanded that
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Bodo representatives were reportedly concerned that the Territorial Council (BTC) was not taking final shape. Bodo Legislators, while warning the State government of a possible violence by the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) over the same, demanded that this should be done at the earliest.
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March - 7 
In Anantnag district, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Watnar. In a similar incident, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists in Mendhar, Poonch district.
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In Anantnag district, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Watnar. In a similar incident, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists in Mendhar, Poonch district.
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March - 7 
In New Delhi, an Indian Defence Ministry spokesman said that, despite claims by Pakistan cross border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir was continuing unabated. He accused Pakistan of only paying lip service to check involvement of its nations intruding
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In New Delhi, an Indian Defence Ministry spokesman said that, despite claims by Pakistan cross border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir was continuing unabated. He accused Pakistan of only paying lip service to check involvement of its nations intruding the State. He said, " A number of infiltration bid by Pakistani terrorists have been foiled and large quantity of weapons and sophisticated communication equipment seized".
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March - 7 
Minister for State for Home Vidyasagar Rao, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, on March 7, said more than 1,000 madrassas have sprouted all along the Indo-Bangladesh border and the government has received reports that most of them are being misus
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Minister for State for Home Vidyasagar Rao, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, on March 7, said more than 1,000 madrassas have sprouted all along the Indo-Bangladesh border and the government has received reports that most of them are being misused to carry out ‘illegal activities’, "though there [are] no specific inputs regarding Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) being actively involved in these". Replying to questions on ISI spreading its nexus beyond Jammu and Kashmir, particularly into Northeastern States, the Minister said, after the January 22 terrorist attacks on the American Centre in Kolkata, the State governments had been advised to keep a strict vigil on these madrassas and take necessary action under the provisions of Religious Institutions Act, 1988.
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March - 7 
On the night of March 7, three civilian residences were burnt down by unidentified terrorists at Dogrian Pushana, Poonch. The residences were used by SFs, who vacated them in February 2002.
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On the night of March 7, three civilian residences were burnt down by unidentified terrorists at Dogrian Pushana, Poonch. The residences were used by SFs, who vacated them in February 2002.
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March - 7 March - 9
Police in Tamil Nadu, on March 9, arrested one of the two Islamist militants who had escaped from police custody near Tirumangalam after exploding country bombs on March 7. The two are accused in the Coimbatore blasts case. Hyder Ali, who was arreste
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Police in Tamil Nadu, on March 9, arrested one of the two Islamist militants who had escaped from police custody near Tirumangalam after exploding country bombs on March 7. The two are accused in the Coimbatore blasts case. Hyder Ali, who was arrested in Sivaganga, was brought to Madurai amidst tight security. Meanwhile, reports said police authorities are concerned at the finding that the other escaped militant, Imam Ali, who had received foreign training in detonating explosives. Imam Ali was reportedly trained in using explosives nine years ago, in Bangladesh.
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March - 7 
Reports in the Indian media said, US President George W Bush has asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to stop cross-border terrorism against India and create conditions for ‘meaningful dialogue between two countries’. A senior US government offi
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Reports in the Indian media said, US President George W Bush has asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to stop cross-border terrorism against India and create conditions for ‘meaningful dialogue between two countries’. A senior US government official, while talking to the Indian and Pakistani media in Washington, on March 7, said, "[President] Bush has personally told Musharraf and the US ambassador in Pakistan also keeps telling him to stop cross-border terrorism before there can be any meaningful dialogue". He added, "We are in a new day, Pakistan has to make strategic changes, not tactical one. There is no place for cross-border terrorism and even Musharraf had agreed to that". Asked if Musharraf does not heed US advice and continues with terrorism, he said, "We take him at his word. He is an important ally. We will be with him if he acts, if he plays games, then there will be a problem."
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March - 7 
The bodies of two unidentified terrorists were recovered from the debris of a destroyed structure in Baramulla town, on March 7. The structure was destroyed in an encounter on March 4-5. An SF personnel and a civilian were reported killed and the bod
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The bodies of two unidentified terrorists were recovered from the debris of a destroyed structure in Baramulla town, on March 7. The structure was destroyed in an encounter on March 4-5. An SF personnel and a civilian were reported killed and the body of a suspected foreign mercenary was recovered from the debris on March 5.
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March - 7 
The Commission appointed by the Jammu and Kashmir government to probe into the death of several civilians in firing by security forces at Haigam in Baramulla district and Maisuma near Srinagar in February 2001 has exonerated the forces and justified
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The Commission appointed by the Jammu and Kashmir government to probe into the death of several civilians in firing by security forces at Haigam in Baramulla district and Maisuma near Srinagar in February 2001 has exonerated the forces and justified the firing on the protesters. The two incidents occurred on February 14 and 16. While five civilians were killed in the firing on the protestors in Haigam, a civilian was killed and 30 others injured when military intelligence personnel fired on protestors at Maisuma. Minister of State for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, on March 7, tabled the report of the inquiry commission – headed by Justice OP Sharma, Judge J&K High Court – in the State Legislative Assembly. The report justified the firing by security personnel and declared, "lack of adequate Civil Power to clear the road blockade at the Highway by the residents of Haigam and adjoining villages and to restore the only lifeline between Srinagar and Uri lead to the incident." The report also said that refusal of the crowd at Haigam to give safe passage to the Army Convoy "became immediate cause of the firing as Army convoy is the soft target of the militants" and added that the crowd also spurned the request of the convoy Commander and Major Chandan Jha to lift the blockade. "Since, the demonstrators resisted the use of physical force and even cane charge had no effect on them firing became necessary," the Commission observed. Charging the crowd under section 341 and 342 of Ranbir Penal Code for unlawful assembly and blocking the road traffic in spite of prohibitory orders, Justice Sharma, in his report said "the crowd did a criminal offence." The report also states that the cause of commotion was "sudden fire by someone out of the crowd which lead to the panic reaction and the members of Quick Reaction team apprehending danger opened fire." On the Maisuma incident in which Havaldar Harvinder Singh was named, the Commission was of the view that Havaldar Singh "had no option but to fire and in doing so he did not use excessive force." The report added that "…the force used by him was minimum to restore order considering the fact that crowd was violating the Prohibitory order besides being guilty of rioting which is an offence punishable under Section 148 of Ranbir Penal Code."
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March - 7 
The office of the district police chief, East Khasi Hills, in Meghalaya came under indiscriminate firing by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists on March 6, media reports said on March 7. Retaliatory firing by police personnel fo
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The office of the district police chief, East Khasi Hills, in Meghalaya came under indiscriminate firing by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists on March 6, media reports said on March 7. Retaliatory firing by police personnel forced the terrorists to flee. However, there were no reports of casualties.
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March - 7 
Two terrorists of the Ansar-ul-Mujahideen and a security force (SF) personnel were killed and another SF personnel injured in an encounter in Ohangam, Budgam district, on March 7.
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Two terrorists of the Ansar-ul-Mujahideen and a security force (SF) personnel were killed and another SF personnel injured in an encounter in Ohangam, Budgam district, on March 7.
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March - 7 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed in an encounter by the security forces (SFs) in the Ripu Reserve Forest area, near Gossaigaon, in Assam, on March 7, said a news report. Some arms and ammunition were seized from the e
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed in an encounter by the security forces (SFs) in the Ripu Reserve Forest area, near Gossaigaon, in Assam, on March 7, said a news report. Some arms and ammunition were seized from the encounter site, the report further said. However, some accomplices of the slain terrorists managed to escape. Meanwhile, a delayed report on March 7 said SFs had also killed an ULFA terrorist earlier, on March 5, in an encounter in Niljulki village, Nalbari district.
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March - 7 
According to a media report, Pakistan-based terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir are reportedly consolidating for better focus in their drive to launch further terrorist operations. The report indicated that the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC),
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According to a media report, Pakistan-based terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir are reportedly consolidating for better focus in their drive to launch further terrorist operations. The report indicated that the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based groups, has reportedly decided in principle to cut down the number of parties to between seven and nine for co-ordinating their activities in a more organised manner. The report also said unconfirmed reports indicated that two prominent proscribed terrorist outfits, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), had been expelled from the MJC. The report added that the MJC has directed the leadership of JeM and LeT to "quietly join Kashmir-based groups to circumvent the clampdown on militant organisations based in Pakistan." It also mentioned that only Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Barq, Tehrik-e-Jihad, al-Omar and Islamic Front will operate in Jammu and Kashmir in the ‘new set up’.
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March - 7 
In another incident, two assailants shot at and injured the caretaker of a mosque and another person near Imambargah Ali Raza in Karachi on March 7.
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In another incident, two assailants shot at and injured the caretaker of a mosque and another person near Imambargah Ali Raza in Karachi on March 7.
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March - 7 
Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on March 7 announced in Islamabad a general amnesty for cadres of proscribed religious or terrorist groups who would tender a written undertaking not to continue with that group any further. "The government will not
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on March 7 announced in Islamabad a general amnesty for cadres of proscribed religious or terrorist groups who would tender a written undertaking not to continue with that group any further. "The government will not take any further action against those activists of the banned groups who were arrested but had no criminal charges or having no FIR registered against them," announced Haider. According to media reports, lists of such cadres are being prepared by the Provinces and all those who have not been charged for any major crime would be released on a written undertaking that they would not continue with the banned party or group any further. Haider also said police have thus far arrested approximately 600 top-killers of sectarian organisations and their trial would commence as soon as the new system of anti-terrorist courts was operationalised.
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March - 7 
Reports in the Indian media said, US President George W Bush has asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to stop cross-border terrorism against India and create conditions for ‘meaningful dialogue between two countries’. A senior US government offi
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Reports in the Indian media said, US President George W Bush has asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to stop cross-border terrorism against India and create conditions for ‘meaningful dialogue between two countries’. A senior US government official, while talking to the Indian and Pakistani media in Washington, on March 7, said, "[President] Bush has personally told Musharraf and the US ambassador in Pakistan also keeps telling him to stop cross-border terrorism before there can be any meaningful dialogue". He added, "We are in a new day, Pakistan has to make strategic changes, not tactical one. There is no place for cross-border terrorism and even Musharraf had agreed to that". Asked if Musharraf does not heed US advice and continues with terrorism, he said, "We take him at his word. He is an important ally. We will be with him if he acts, if he plays games, then there will be a problem."
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March - 7 
The Pakistan Medical Association has reported that more than 73 doctors have been killed in the past two years in targeted killings in Karachi.
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The Pakistan Medical Association has reported that more than 73 doctors have been killed in the past two years in targeted killings in Karachi.
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March - 7 
Three unidentified sectarian terrorists killed a doctor in the Lyari area, within Bughdadi police limits, in Karachi on March 7. Dr Muzaffar Sammoon, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of the Lyari General Hospital, was killed when the terrorists ambushe
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Three unidentified sectarian terrorists killed a doctor in the Lyari area, within Bughdadi police limits, in Karachi on March 7. Dr Muzaffar Sammoon, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of the Lyari General Hospital, was killed when the terrorists ambushed his car. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing. This is the second targeted sectarian killing in Karachi during this week. As reported earlier, another doctor was killed in the Khyaban-e-Hafiz area of Karachi on March 4. Since January 2002, five doctors and at least six others have been victims of targeted killings in the city.
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March - 7 
Another report said at least two Maoist insurgents, including a ‘platoon commander’, were killed in an exchange of fire with the Army in Madanichaur, Surkhet district, 400km west of the capital Kathmandu. An unspecified number of insurgents and four
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Another report said at least two Maoist insurgents, including a ‘platoon commander’, were killed in an exchange of fire with the Army in Madanichaur, Surkhet district, 400km west of the capital Kathmandu. An unspecified number of insurgents and four government troops were injured in the incident
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March - 7 
A delegation of leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)––a coalition of Tamil political parties that have the blessings of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)––including R. Sampanthan, V. Anandasangaree, Joseph Pararajasingham, Mavai Sen
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A delegation of leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)––a coalition of Tamil political parties that have the blessings of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)––including R. Sampanthan, V. Anandasangaree, Joseph Pararajasingham, Mavai Senathirajah, K.Thangavadivel, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam and N.Raviraj held wide-ranging discussions, on March 7, with Prime Minister Ranil Wickemasinghe. Responding to the TNA’s plea, the Prime Minister said that the government would ‘take a constructive decision at the appropriate time on de-proscribing the LTTE’. The delegation also sought the release of all those detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The Prime Minister reportedly informed the delegation hat the Attorney General had appointed a special committee to go into the question of releasing PTA detainees as early as possible.
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March - 7 
The Army said, PLOTE has, on 7 March, deposited some of the weapons and ammunition in its possession as also and a van. "The Brigade Headquarters in Jaffna town had taken over twenty eight T 56 weapons, 3090 T 56 rounds, 113 T 56 magazines, 25 Chines
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The Army said, PLOTE has, on 7 March, deposited some of the weapons and ammunition in its possession as also and a van. "The Brigade Headquarters in Jaffna town had taken over twenty eight T 56 weapons, 3090 T 56 rounds, 113 T 56 magazines, 25 Chinese pouches, 07 rifle slings and a vehicle bearing no 56 - 2093," a press note issued by the SLA said.
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March - 8 
A security force (SF) personnel belonging to the Army was killed in an ambush laid by National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isac-Muivah ) [NSCN-IM] terrorists, on March 8, in Molopahar village, under Margherita police station limits, Assam, said a n
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A security force (SF) personnel belonging to the Army was killed in an ambush laid by National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isac-Muivah ) [NSCN-IM] terrorists, on March 8, in Molopahar village, under Margherita police station limits, Assam, said a news report. Later, SFs launched a search operation to nab the terrorists.
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March - 8 
Amid protests and walkout by almost the entire Opposition, a Bill to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) was introduced by Union Home Minister L K Advani in the Lok Sabha, on March 8. Introducing the Bill, the Minister said terrorism
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Amid protests and walkout by almost the entire Opposition, a Bill to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) was introduced by Union Home Minister L K Advani in the Lok Sabha, on March 8. Introducing the Bill, the Minister said terrorism was a serious challenge facing the country and, therefore, there was need for more stringent laws to tackle the menace. Assuring the members that measure would be used only for tackling terrorism ‘sparingly and not casually’, he appealed to all political parties to help its passage unanimously and expressed the government' s readiness to consider amendments to the legislation.
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March - 8 
An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Sajjli Gala in Rajouri district, while an LeT ‘area commander’ was killed in a separate encounter at Topa in Poonch district.
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An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Sajjli Gala in Rajouri district, while an LeT ‘area commander’ was killed in a separate encounter at Topa in Poonch district.
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March - 8 
Five suspected foreign mercenaries were killed in an encounter in the Gobiya forests of Jammu district, on March 8. A security force (SF) personnel was injured in the encounter. The slain mercenaries were suspected to be members of the Jaish-e-Mohamm
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Five suspected foreign mercenaries were killed in an encounter in the Gobiya forests of Jammu district, on March 8. A security force (SF) personnel was injured in the encounter. The slain mercenaries were suspected to be members of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The site of the encounter is close to the Mata Vaishnodevi shrine, a famous Hindu temple. Senior SF officials rushed to the area to inspect security arrangements at the shrine.
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March - 8 
In a separate attack by unidentified terrorists, a civilian was injured at Bhaderwah, Doda. In the same district, a minor was killed and three others injured in a grenade explosion at Gurmul, Doda. The children were playing with an abandoned grenade
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In a separate attack by unidentified terrorists, a civilian was injured at Bhaderwah, Doda. In the same district, a minor was killed and three others injured in a grenade explosion at Gurmul, Doda. The children were playing with an abandoned grenade which exploded.
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March - 8 
In another encounter, at Deeda, Udhampur district, three suspected Pakistani mercenaries and three SF personnel were killed while two other personnel sustained injuries on March 8.
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In another encounter, at Deeda, Udhampur district, three suspected Pakistani mercenaries and three SF personnel were killed while two other personnel sustained injuries on March 8.
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March - 8 
In Doda district, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, including a ‘district communications commander’, were killed in an encounter at Mahu.
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In Doda district, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, including a ‘district communications commander’, were killed in an encounter at Mahu.
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March - 8 
In Poonch district, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Hari and later killed, on March 8.
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In Poonch district, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Hari and later killed, on March 8.
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March - 8 
On the night of March 8, a Pakistani mercenary was killed in an encounter at Pahaldangi, Kupwara. In another encounter at Ganderbal near Srinagar, an HM terrorist was killed. In Rajouri district, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an enc
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On the night of March 8, a Pakistani mercenary was killed in an encounter at Pahaldangi, Kupwara. In another encounter at Ganderbal near Srinagar, an HM terrorist was killed. In Rajouri district, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Dharamsal.
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March - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) killed two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in an encounter near Bar Nadi Reserve Forest, under Nagarjuli police station limits, Darrang district, Assam, on March 8, said a report. The SFs also seized some
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Security Forces (SFs) killed two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in an encounter near Bar Nadi Reserve Forest, under Nagarjuli police station limits, Darrang district, Assam, on March 8, said a report. The SFs also seized some arms and ammunition from the encounter-site, the report added.
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March - 8 
Union Minister of State for Finance Gingee N Ramchandran, said in the Lok Sabha on March 8, that preliminary investigations into some of the recent cases of hawala transactions indicate prima facie linkage with terrorist activities. The Minister also
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Union Minister of State for Finance Gingee N Ramchandran, said in the Lok Sabha on March 8, that preliminary investigations into some of the recent cases of hawala transactions indicate prima facie linkage with terrorist activities. The Minister also informed that as many as 45 hawala dealers have been arrested in Delhi and other parts of the country during the last three years by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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March - 8 
41 outlaws were arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition seized during raids in various localities in the Badhber area in Peshawar on March 8.
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41 outlaws were arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition seized during raids in various localities in the Badhber area in Peshawar on March 8.
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March - 8 
A retired banker was killed on March 8 in a suspected sectarian attack in New Ghulghast Colony, Multan. According to official sources, Syed Ghulam Panjtan Kazmi, a Shiite, was killed by two assailants at his shop on the outskirts of the city. Shiite
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A retired banker was killed on March 8 in a suspected sectarian attack in New Ghulghast Colony, Multan. According to official sources, Syed Ghulam Panjtan Kazmi, a Shiite, was killed by two assailants at his shop on the outskirts of the city. Shiite leader Ali Raza Gardezi said President Musharraf's regime had failed to protect the lives of Shiites despite banning two rival Sunni sectarian groups, the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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March - 8 
According to Pakistani media reports, the US government has sought Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh's extradition for killing an American, who, along with some other Western tourists, was abducted in India in 1994, and not in the recent a
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According to Pakistani media reports, the US government has sought Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh's extradition for killing an American, who, along with some other Western tourists, was abducted in India in 1994, and not in the recent abduction-cum-murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl. As reported earlier, British-born Omar is a prime suspect in the Pearl case and has been in police custody since February.
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March - 8 
Pakistani media sources quoted a report in the New York Times and indicated that approximately 1,800 Al Qaeda cadres and more than 3,500 Taliban fighters might have slipped into Pakistan since November 2001. Quoting Pakistani intelligence sources, th
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Pakistani media sources quoted a report in the New York Times and indicated that approximately 1,800 Al Qaeda cadres and more than 3,500 Taliban fighters might have slipped into Pakistan since November 2001. Quoting Pakistani intelligence sources, the report said only about 600 have been detained by Pakistani authorities. Of those detained, about 280 have been handed over to the US, but no one was a top leader of either the Al Qaeda or the Taliban. Pakistani officials have reportedly said that the flow of Taliban and Al Qaeda cadres into the country was at its peak in December 2001 and early January 2002 and had since declined considerably.
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March - 8 
The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rahman faction) has threatened to launch a countrywide protest movement if the group’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman was not released by March 22. Provincial chief of the group Sheikh Amanullah said in Peshawar that the
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The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rahman faction) has threatened to launch a countrywide protest movement if the group’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman was not released by March 22. Provincial chief of the group Sheikh Amanullah said in Peshawar that the government was illegally detaining Fazlur Rahman.
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March - 8 
Nepal’s House of Representatives, on March 8, resolved to discuss a later date the Terrorist And Disruptive Acts (Control and Punishment) Bill-2002. The National Assembly, too, took a similar decision.
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Nepal’s House of Representatives, on March 8, resolved to discuss a later date the Terrorist And Disruptive Acts (Control and Punishment) Bill-2002. The National Assembly, too, took a similar decision.
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March - 8 
Nine Maoist insurgents, including a woman, were killed in countrywide operations, on March 8 night, the Defence Ministry said. The Army shot dead four insurgents in Rolpa district and another in Sindhuli. An unspecified number of guns, explosives
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Nine Maoist insurgents, including a woman, were killed in countrywide operations, on March 8 night, the Defence Ministry said. The Army shot dead four insurgents in Rolpa district and another in Sindhuli. An unspecified number of guns, explosives and bombs were recovered in the subsequent search operations. Besides, four more insurgents, including a woman, were killed in Morang, the Defence Ministry said.
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March - 8 
Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, while speaking in Dhaka on March 8, warned that the government would not tolerate any chaos or terrorism in the name of religion or community. He said, " Stern action would be taken against those who will try to
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Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, while speaking in Dhaka on March 8, warned that the government would not tolerate any chaos or terrorism in the name of religion or community. He said, " Stern action would be taken against those who will try to disturb communal harmony in the country". He urged people from all religious faiths to maintain communal harmony in the country.
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March - 8 
Reports from Sri Lanka said fire broke out in the Sri Lanka Army’s (SLA) armory in Kankesanthurai, northern Jaffna peninsula, on Friday at 4.45 a.m. Army spokesperson Brigadier Sanath Karunaratne said the ammunition dump contained a large quantity of
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Reports from Sri Lanka said fire broke out in the Sri Lanka Army’s (SLA) armory in Kankesanthurai, northern Jaffna peninsula, on Friday at 4.45 a.m. Army spokesperson Brigadier Sanath Karunaratne said the ammunition dump contained a large quantity of explosives, T 56 guns, artillery shells and anti tank mines. Loud explosions were heard from the area and the cause of the fire is yet known, reports said.
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March - 8 
Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Austin Fernando said on March 8 that a check-point would be set up at Muhamalai which would thus facilitate the full opening of the Jaffna-Kandy main Highway No. A 9, Daily News said, on March 9. Muhamalai is southern-mo
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Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Austin Fernando said on March 8 that a check-point would be set up at Muhamalai which would thus facilitate the full opening of the Jaffna-Kandy main Highway No. A 9, Daily News said, on March 9. Muhamalai is southern-most point in government controlled areas along the route. The Jaffna-Kandy highway was opened for civilians up to Kilinochchi with an entry point being set up at Omanthai, on February 15. The complete opening of A 9 Highway has been planned for after 30 days from the 'D' day of the cease-fire Agreement.
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March - 9 
In Anantnag district, the body of a civilian, abducted earlier from Dayalgam by unidentified terrorists, was recovered from the same area. In Udhampur district, an HM ‘group commander’ surrendered before security force (SF) officers at Gool.
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In Anantnag district, the body of a civilian, abducted earlier from Dayalgam by unidentified terrorists, was recovered from the same area. In Udhampur district, an HM ‘group commander’ surrendered before security force (SF) officers at Gool.
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March - 9 
In another incident, a terrorist was arrested from Gurmul, Doda. Meanwhile, a civilian, injured in an encounter at Lolab in Kupwara district on March 7, died of his injuries on March 9.
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In another incident, a terrorist was arrested from Gurmul, Doda. Meanwhile, a civilian, injured in an encounter at Lolab in Kupwara district on March 7, died of his injuries on March 9.
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March - 9 
Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), on March 9, set free a former Bihar Legislator who they had abducted a day earlier, reports said. Umesh Paswan and two of his associates were abducted from the former’s residence i
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), on March 9, set free a former Bihar Legislator who they had abducted a day earlier, reports said. Umesh Paswan and two of his associates were abducted from the former’s residence in Limbu Garha village, Gaya district. Paswan reportedly handed over his weapons and also paid money to the Naxalites to secure his release and that of his associates. Some 20-25 armed Naxalites were involved in the abduction, reports said.
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March - 9 
Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists and a security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter at Mangat in Doda district on March 9.
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Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists and a security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter at Mangat in Doda district on March 9.
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March - 9 
Two terrorists, linked to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), were arrested from Hojai in Nagaon district on March 9.
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Two terrorists, linked to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), were arrested from Hojai in Nagaon district on March 9.
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March - 9 
23 Kharoti tribesmen praying at a Sufi shrine for the release of an al-Qaeda supporter were killed in air raids by American planes in rural Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan, reports said, quoting local residents, on March 9. The tribesmen were holding
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23 Kharoti tribesmen praying at a Sufi shrine for the release of an al-Qaeda supporter were killed in air raids by American planes in rural Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan, reports said, quoting local residents, on March 9. The tribesmen were holding prayers to secure the release of Macha Dad, a tribal leader in Landai Doog village, Paktika province, bordering Pakistan. "Macha Dad was a very rich man in the area and lots of Arabs and Pakistanis used to visit him and stay with him," a tribal elder was quoted as saying. He said American forces suspected that Macha Dad was providing refuge to al-Qaeda terrorists, or possibly the Taliban chief Mulla Mohammad Omar.
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March - 9 
A Karachi court recorded the statement of a witness in the Daniel Pearl murder case. Pearl, an American journalist, was abducted and later killed. The witness, a taxi driver, submitted to the court that he had taken Pearl and other passengers to some
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A Karachi court recorded the statement of a witness in the Daniel Pearl murder case. Pearl, an American journalist, was abducted and later killed. The witness, a taxi driver, submitted to the court that he had taken Pearl and other passengers to some places on the day of the incident and later dropped him at a restaurant in Saddar where a white car was waiting. Identifying Jaish-e-Mohamamd (JeM) terrorist Omar Shaikh, the witness said he opened the door for Pearl. Omar Shaikh is an accused in the case and is the alleged mastermind. The United States is pressing for his extradition.
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March - 9 
A terrorist involved in the 1996-massacre at a mosque has been arrested after returning to Pakistan from Iran, said police sources. Prime suspect Ghulam Raza Jafri had fled to Iran after 16 worshippers were shot dead at the al-Khair mosque in Multan.
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A terrorist involved in the 1996-massacre at a mosque has been arrested after returning to Pakistan from Iran, said police sources. Prime suspect Ghulam Raza Jafri had fled to Iran after 16 worshippers were shot dead at the al-Khair mosque in Multan. He was arrested on March 9 at a hideout in Shinkayari town, Baluchistan. Jafri is considered to be a front ranking cadre of the proscribed Shia group Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP).
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March - 9 
Reports said another doctor was shot dead in New Karachi, on March 9, in what is being seen by the authorities as an act of sectarian terrorism. Three motorcycle bound, unidentified, armed men killed the doctor at his clinic. A patient, too, was inju
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Reports said another doctor was shot dead in New Karachi, on March 9, in what is being seen by the authorities as an act of sectarian terrorism. Three motorcycle bound, unidentified, armed men killed the doctor at his clinic. A patient, too, was injured in the shot-out. Three doctors were killed in the past week in sectarian terrorism, reports added Speaking in Karachi, Sindh Governor Muhammadmian Soomro said it was the government’s chief responsibility to protect lives and property of the people and asked police to take urgent steps for the same.
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March - 9 
Speaking in Karachi, on March 9, Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said the government is determined to eliminate sectarian terrorism in the country. He said, "It is indeed a matter of grave concern for all of us that the scourge of sectarian killin
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Speaking in Karachi, on March 9, Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said the government is determined to eliminate sectarian terrorism in the country. He said, "It is indeed a matter of grave concern for all of us that the scourge of sectarian killings continues to haunt some sections of the population despite imposition of ban on some parties allegedly involved in these heinous acts." Haider was speaking at a book release function.
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March - 9 
An unidentified person was killed and another injured when a group tried to overrun a security perimeter in Kashi. In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, one person was killed in Dang district, reports said. Meanwhile, the Army arrested a Maoi
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An unidentified person was killed and another injured when a group tried to overrun a security perimeter in Kashi. In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, one person was killed in Dang district, reports said. Meanwhile, the Army arrested a Maoist insurgent and recovered a pistol from his possession, in Panchthar.
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March - 9 
The government on March 9 lifted restrictions on Tamils. Information on Tamils entering into and residing in Colombo, especially of those coming from the northeast province, had to be provided to the police by their hosts/lodgers. This is part of var
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The government on March 9 lifted restrictions on Tamils. Information on Tamils entering into and residing in Colombo, especially of those coming from the northeast province, had to be provided to the police by their hosts/lodgers. This is part of various the measures taken after the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) signed a cease-fire agreement, viz. lifting barricades and check-points to monitor Tamils living in Colombo and its suburbs.
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March - 9 
The Vanni Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (SLA), at a meeting on March 9 at the Vavuniya Headquarters, asked Tamil paramilitary groups to surrender any firearms in their possession before March 11, tomorrow morning. The Commander informed represe
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The Vanni Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (SLA), at a meeting on March 9 at the Vavuniya Headquarters, asked Tamil paramilitary groups to surrender any firearms in their possession before March 11, tomorrow morning. The Commander informed representatives of the Peoples Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) and Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) should be handed over by the deadline. The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) did not attend the meeting. The SLA’s directives follow a formal, written understanding between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). As per the cease-fire agreement reached between the two, on February 22, all Tamil paramilitary groups would have either surrender their arms or join the SLA as regulars to be posted in areas away from the North and the East.
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March - 10 
A city court in Kolkata, on March 10, remanded Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the January 22- terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, to police custody till March 22. Earlier on the same day, Ansari was brought to Kolkata from Gujarat whe
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A city court in Kolkata, on March 10, remanded Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the January 22- terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, to police custody till March 22. Earlier on the same day, Ansari was brought to Kolkata from Gujarat where he was arrested in a case of armed smuggling.
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March - 10 
A report on March 10 said two Surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) members were arrested in Samaguri, Nagaon district, for beating up traders in the area. However, they were later released on bail.
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A report on March 10 said two Surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) members were arrested in Samaguri, Nagaon district, for beating up traders in the area. However, they were later released on bail.
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March - 10 
According to a media report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have decided to recruit a large number of young women, mostly dalits and tribals, to launch a counter-offensive against the government. Reports said at leas
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According to a media report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have decided to recruit a large number of young women, mostly dalits and tribals, to launch a counter-offensive against the government. Reports said at least 100 trained women squads are actively engaged in the interiors of Bihar and Jharkhand. At least 50 women Naxalites have been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) in Jharkhand. The report further said that some of the young, educated women belonging to urban middle class have also joined the party and have received arms training in the jungles of Orissa and Jharkhand. Quoting a senior leader of the PWG, the report said, "The educated girls can be an asset for the party. It would be difficult for the police to identify them as party cadres."
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March - 10 
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said in the State Legislative Assembly, on March 9, that 214 terrorists from different outfits were killed in the State between May 2001 and January 2002. Giving details of incidents of violence since his government h
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said in the State Legislative Assembly, on March 9, that 214 terrorists from different outfits were killed in the State between May 2001 and January 2002. Giving details of incidents of violence since his government has taken over, the Chief Minister said 205 civilians and 72 security force personnel were killed during the same period.
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March - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) killed a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist in an encounter on March 10, near Damini Tea Estate, Nalbari, a report said. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from the encounter site.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist in an encounter on March 10, near Damini Tea Estate, Nalbari, a report said. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from the encounter site.
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March - 10 
Security has been further tightened in Ayodhya in the wake of intelligence reports of a terrorist group planning to target the makeshift temple. Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police A K Mitra, while speaking to the media in Ayodhya
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Security has been further tightened in Ayodhya in the wake of intelligence reports of a terrorist group planning to target the makeshift temple. Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police A K Mitra, while speaking to the media in Ayodhya on March 10, said the authorities had received ‘high grade’ and ‘definite’ information in this regard. Refusing to reveal the identity of the outfit for security reasons, he said security has been tightened in view of this report and searches and checking on all those coming into Ayodhya has been further intensified.
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March - 10 
Terrorists abducted two persons from Chak Seri, Pattan, and reportedly killed one of them later.
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Terrorists abducted two persons from Chak Seri, Pattan, and reportedly killed one of them later.
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March - 10 
The 36-hour agitation called by the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samiti (SJSS), a co-ordinating body of the 18 non-Bodo groups, from March 9, in lower Assam districts––Barpeta and Darrang––to register protest against the proposed Bodoland Territori
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The 36-hour agitation called by the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samiti (SJSS), a co-ordinating body of the 18 non-Bodo groups, from March 9, in lower Assam districts––Barpeta and Darrang––to register protest against the proposed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) disrupted rail and road transport, reports said on March 10. The report added that some security force personnel were also attacked during that period and their vehicles were burned. However, SJSS chief convenor Brojen Mahanta said the protest was not directed against Bodo groups such as All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) and the Bodo Liberation Tigers(BLT). Meanwhile ABSU advisor U.G. Brahma reportedly alleged the State government of supporting the SJSS-agitation. He said the police was also ‘seen stopping trucks and other vehicles’.
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March - 10 
The successive meetings in Aizwal between representatives of the Mizoram government and the Bru Natonal Liberation Front (BNLF), an outfit of the Reang tribe in the State, to discuss the repatriation of ‘more than 30,000 Reang refugees’ camping in so
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The successive meetings in Aizwal between representatives of the Mizoram government and the Bru Natonal Liberation Front (BNLF), an outfit of the Reang tribe in the State, to discuss the repatriation of ‘more than 30,000 Reang refugees’ camping in south Tripura, first on February 28 and then again on March 1, failed to lead towards an agreement, a delayed report said, on March 10. The talks failed, reportedly, over the BNLF’s persisted demand to create an autonomous district council comprising Reang dominated areas around Mamit sub-division, southern Mizoram.
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March - 10 
Three persons, including an examination invigilator and a voluntary guard, at an examination centre were injured when unidentified gunmen shot them at two separate examination centres on the first day of the higher secondary examination in Manipur. T
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Three persons, including an examination invigilator and a voluntary guard, at an examination centre were injured when unidentified gunmen shot them at two separate examination centres on the first day of the higher secondary examination in Manipur. The first incident of shooting took place at L Birahari College, Khundrakpam, in Imphal east, while the second incident occurred at Kokching Khunou College in Thoubal district according to media reports. The injured man has been evacuated to a hospital. The terrorist group Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) had earlier warned of serious action to curb examination malpractice.
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March - 10 
Three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), including a hardcore terrorist, Zubair Afghani, were killed in an encounter in the Naika Majari forests, Gursai area, Mendhar, on March 10. Media reports have indicated that Zubair Afghani was involved
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Three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), including a hardcore terrorist, Zubair Afghani, were killed in an encounter in the Naika Majari forests, Gursai area, Mendhar, on March 10. Media reports have indicated that Zubair Afghani was involved in a number of civilian killings, besides attacks on the security force personnel in different areas of Poonch district, during the last six months. Three AK rifles, five magazines, 100 kg of RDX, three RPG rounds, a radio set and three pouches were recovered from the encounter site. Official sources added that the RDX had been dumped by the terrorists in the same forest area for fabricating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
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March - 10 
Unidentified terrorists killed a security force personnel at Pattan, Baramulla district, in an ambush on March 10. The terrorists managed to escape from the site along with a rifle. In a similar incident, terrorists killed a police personnel at Awant
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Unidentified terrorists killed a security force personnel at Pattan, Baramulla district, in an ambush on March 10. The terrorists managed to escape from the site along with a rifle. In a similar incident, terrorists killed a police personnel at Awantipore on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The terrorists decamped with his rifle.
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March - 10 
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan
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Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan stopped cross-border terrorism. She said, "India will wait and see the change on the ground situation before agreeing for talks. If Pakistan hands over at least seven to ten criminals and brings down cross-border terrorism by 30 to 50 percent, relations can be normalised". The Minister added that President Pervez Musharraf’s refusal to denounce ‘cross-border terrorism’ and his insistence to make Kashmir the ‘core issue’ halted a positive development for an improvement in India-Pakistan relations.
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March - 10 
Pakistani media said, quoting a report in the New York Times, the government is preparing to expel thousands of Arab, Afghan and other foreign students studying at various madrassas (seminaries) across the country. Quoting official sources, the repor
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Pakistani media said, quoting a report in the New York Times, the government is preparing to expel thousands of Arab, Afghan and other foreign students studying at various madrassas (seminaries) across the country. Quoting official sources, the report indicated that approximately 300 Arabs and Afghans are expected to be expelled initially and, within a few months, Pakistan is expected to reduce the number of Arab students by at least 7,000, from more than about 17,000 currently.
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March - 10 
Two persons were killed while 20 more sustained injuries when a powerful bomb blast occurred at a local exhibition on March 10 in Abbottabad. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the blast.
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Two persons were killed while 20 more sustained injuries when a powerful bomb blast occurred at a local exhibition on March 10 in Abbottabad. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the blast.
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March - 10 
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan
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Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan stopped cross-border terrorism. She said, "India will wait and see the change on the ground situation before agreeing for talks. If Pakistan hands over at least seven to ten criminals and brings down cross-border terrorism by 30 to 50 percent, relations can be normalised". The Minister added that President Pervez Musharraf’s refusal to denounce ‘cross-border terrorism’ and his insistence to make Kashmir the ‘core issue’ halted a positive development for an improvement in India-Pakistan relations.
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March - 10 
Another report on March 10 said, the Maoist insurgents blasted a hydel-power sub-station of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in Chandrauta, Kapilavastu district, on Match 9 evening. There were no casualties in the incident.
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Another report on March 10 said, the Maoist insurgents blasted a hydel-power sub-station of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in Chandrauta, Kapilavastu district, on Match 9 evening. There were no casualties in the incident.
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March - 10 
In violence perpetrated by the insurgents two policemen were shot at and injured in Manakamana. Besides, the insurgents killed an activist of the ruling Nepali Congress on March 10 night, in Dhanbari, Dang, police said.
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In violence perpetrated by the insurgents two policemen were shot at and injured in Manakamana. Besides, the insurgents killed an activist of the ruling Nepali Congress on March 10 night, in Dhanbari, Dang, police said.
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March - 10 
In yet another incident, a soldier was killed in a landmine explosion on March 10, on the Mugling-Narayangadh Highway. Four civilian occupants of the private truck were wounded in the incident, while some more soldiers travelling in the same truck es
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In yet another incident, a soldier was killed in a landmine explosion on March 10, on the Mugling-Narayangadh Highway. Four civilian occupants of the private truck were wounded in the incident, while some more soldiers travelling in the same truck escaped unhurt.
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March - 10 
The Defence Ministry said in a press release on March 10 that the Army had killed nine Maoist insurgents on March 8 and March 9. Three insurgents, including a suspected area commander, were shot dead in Kanchanpur district. Two more were killed in My
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The Defence Ministry said in a press release on March 10 that the Army had killed nine Maoist insurgents on March 8 and March 9. Three insurgents, including a suspected area commander, were shot dead in Kanchanpur district. Two more were killed in Myagdhi and two other insurgents in Salyan district. Besides, a joint patrol of the army and police shot dead two Maoist insurgents in Nuwakot, and arrested 26 persons on the spot after the police and soldiers were ambushed, the Defence Ministry said.
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March - 10 
Police, on March 10, filed a sedition case against Bahauddin Nasim, special assistant to Awami League President Sheikh Hasina. He was accused of acting against the country’s sovereignty and tarnishing its image abroad. The police sources said that CD
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Police, on March 10, filed a sedition case against Bahauddin Nasim, special assistant to Awami League President Sheikh Hasina. He was accused of acting against the country’s sovereignty and tarnishing its image abroad. The police sources said that CD cassettes recovered from Nasim's possession on his way to the USA on February 28 night had false and fabricated scenes of torture on the minority community.
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March - 11 
A member of the ruling National Conference (NC) was killed in an attack by unidentified terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in Yarikhah, Budgam district, on March 11. Police are investigating the attack. Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) seized 200 kg RDX
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A member of the ruling National Conference (NC) was killed in an attack by unidentified terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in Yarikhah, Budgam district, on March 11. Police are investigating the attack. Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) seized 200 kg RDX during a search operation at Dhoba in Poonch district. No arrests were made in connection with the seizure.
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March - 11 
A sessions court in Mumbai, on March 11, extended the judicial custody of suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Afroze Abdul Razak till March 26, 2002. Afroz was arrested on October 2, 2001 in Mumbai. On March 1, 2002, he was booked under the prov
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A sessions court in Mumbai, on March 11, extended the judicial custody of suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Afroze Abdul Razak till March 26, 2002. Afroz was arrested on October 2, 2001 in Mumbai. On March 1, 2002, he was booked under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
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March - 11 
According to a media report on March 12, the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI), after recruiting and training terrorists from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia has now set up bases inside China. The report said Chinese Premier Zhu Rongi was appr
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According to a media report on March 12, the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI), after recruiting and training terrorists from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia has now set up bases inside China. The report said Chinese Premier Zhu Rongi was appraised of the Indian concern regarding the new terrorist bases when he came to India on a two-day visit on January 13, 2002. In the report submitted to Rongi, details were reportedly given on the exact location of the bases. Further, the report claimed that Xinjiang, a Muslim dominated province in China, has a strong HuJI presnence. In fact, the name of a Chinese national, Abudu Reyenueusaug Tusang, reportedly came up during investigations into the January 22-terrorist attacks on the American Centre in Kolkata.
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March - 11 
According to a media report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have begin organising tribal farmers in Malkangiri district to refrain form paying water cess to the government. Reportedly, PWG Naxalites were holding meet
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According to a media report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have begin organising tribal farmers in Malkangiri district to refrain form paying water cess to the government. Reportedly, PWG Naxalites were holding meetings in villages exhorting people not to pay the water cess since irrigation facilities in the area left much to be desired. The Naxalites are already said to have thwarted the cess collection process at certain places in the district.
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March - 11 
An examination invigilator posted at Hiyanglam Pole Star College centre, along with another lecturer of the college, both residents of Wabagai, were shot outside the examination centre on March 11.
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An examination invigilator posted at Hiyanglam Pole Star College centre, along with another lecturer of the college, both residents of Wabagai, were shot outside the examination centre on March 11.
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March - 11 
Four unidentified gunmen shot two residents of Wangoi Makha Leikai after they were abducted from the examination centre accusing them of involving in unfair means at the Wangoi Higher Secondary School. They were set free at the outskirts of the centr
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Four unidentified gunmen shot two residents of Wangoi Makha Leikai after they were abducted from the examination centre accusing them of involving in unfair means at the Wangoi Higher Secondary School. They were set free at the outskirts of the centre. In yet another incident, four unidentified gunmen at Kakching Higher Secondary School shot three others on March 11 at about 11.50 a.m.
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March - 11 
In another incident, unidentified terrorists attacked the Surankote police station, Poonch with grenades. There were no casualties and the terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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In another incident, unidentified terrorists attacked the Surankote police station, Poonch with grenades. There were no casualties and the terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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March - 11 
In Srinagar, Inspector General of Police K Rajindra said at a press conference on March 11 that police had arrested 15 Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists. The arrested terrorists were involved in several cases of violence since the past 18 months in
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In Srinagar, Inspector General of Police K Rajindra said at a press conference on March 11 that police had arrested 15 Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists. The arrested terrorists were involved in several cases of violence since the past 18 months in which 25 civilians and 14 SF personnel were killed. Some of the arrested terrorists were involved in a grenade attack on the State Works Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar in October 2001. The official added that the arrested terrorists were part of the outfit’s ‘Sheeri’, ‘Sangrama’ and ‘Baramulla’ groups.
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March - 11 
On the night of March 11, a civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Mahore in Udhampur district.
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On the night of March 11, a civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Mahore in Udhampur district.
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March - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) killed a terrorist of the proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in an encounter in Bakhal area under Jiribam police station limits, Imphal East district, on March 11.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a terrorist of the proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in an encounter in Bakhal area under Jiribam police station limits, Imphal East district, on March 11.
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March - 11 
Seven more persons have been shot-at by unidentified gunmen in Manipur for allegedly encouraging unfair means in the ongoing class twelve examinations conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education in the State.
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Seven more persons have been shot-at by unidentified gunmen in Manipur for allegedly encouraging unfair means in the ongoing class twelve examinations conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education in the State.
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March - 11 
SFs reported that the bodies of five terrorists were recovered from a cave in Duraswani forests, Kupwara district, on March 11. The slain terrorists are suspected to have been injured in an earlier encounter and succumbed to their injuries while taki
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SFs reported that the bodies of five terrorists were recovered from a cave in Duraswani forests, Kupwara district, on March 11. The slain terrorists are suspected to have been injured in an earlier encounter and succumbed to their injuries while taking shelter in the cave.
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March - 11 
Six left-wing extremists, Naxalites, including two women, all belonging to a protection platoon of the People’s War Group (PWG), and police sub-inspector were killed in an encounter near Tupakulapalli village, Warangal district on March 11. Accord
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Six left-wing extremists, Naxalites, including two women, all belonging to a protection platoon of the People’s War Group (PWG), and police sub-inspector were killed in an encounter near Tupakulapalli village, Warangal district on March 11. According to police sources, the incident took place when a special police team on a combing operation spotted the Naxalites and asked them to surrender. The Naxalites instead opened fire on the police. The encounter was still going on when reports last came in, with police rushing reinforcements from Warangal and Karimnagar to assist police and the elite Greyhounds units engaging the Naxalites. The police recovered 10 weapons, including a light machine gun, three self-loading rifles (SLRs), a .9 mm carbine, a .303 rifle and four double-bore guns. The identities of the slain Naxalites were yet to be established. Based on the weapons recovered from the encounter site, the police suspect that a few senior leaders of the PWG, including a central committee member, may have been killed in the encounter.
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March - 11 
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee, while speaking in the State Legislative Assembly on March 11, said Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was involved in at least 20 incidents of espionage,
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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee, while speaking in the State Legislative Assembly on March 11, said Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was involved in at least 20 incidents of espionage, subversive activities and sabotage in the State. Expressing concern at the spurt in the activities of the ISI since 1993-94, the Chief Minister said 104 ISI agents and activists had so far been arrested and five awarded punishment.
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March - 11 
A top terrorist belonging to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter on March 11 in Bahawalpur. According to Bahawalpur police chief Nazim Shahid Durrani, Shakeel Anwar alias Zahid alias Ghulam Mustafa was wanted in approxim
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A top terrorist belonging to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter on March 11 in Bahawalpur. According to Bahawalpur police chief Nazim Shahid Durrani, Shakeel Anwar alias Zahid alias Ghulam Mustafa was wanted in approximately 150 acts of terrorism and carried a reward of Rs 1.5 million on his head. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site. Anwar is a suspect in the October 2001- Bahawalpur church massacre in which 16 Christians were killed. Police sources indicated that Anwar had been an associate of the LeJ chief Riaz Basra. Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Malik Asif Hayat said, on March 11, with the killing of Anwar, the LeJ network was broken in southern Punjab and other parts of the country. Anwar was the most wanted man on the sectarian front after Riaz Basra, the IGP said. "It will help us in tracking down the other wanted sectarian militants," he claimed.
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March - 11 
According to a media report, Pakistan has asked the US administration to allow a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent to appear before the court in Karachi as a witness in the case of abducted and slain US journalist Daniel Pearl. A for
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According to a media report, Pakistan has asked the US administration to allow a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent to appear before the court in Karachi as a witness in the case of abducted and slain US journalist Daniel Pearl. A formal request by Pakistan’s Foreign Office to the US State Department was reportedly made last week seeking the appearance of a special agent of the FBI, Roland J. Wilczynski. The US is yet to respond to this request. Wilczynski is believed to be a cyber crime expert who had helped Pakistani investigators track down three suspects who had sent e-mails.
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March - 11 
According to media reports from Multan, two persons including an activist of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) were killed by two unidentified terrorists in Muzaffargarh district on March 11. Police sources have indicated that the incident may be
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According to media reports from Multan, two persons including an activist of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) were killed by two unidentified terrorists in Muzaffargarh district on March 11. Police sources have indicated that the incident may be related to the killing of a top Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist in an encounter on the same day in Bahawalpur. The terrorists managed to escaped from the incident site.
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March - 11 
In another incident, unidentified terrorists killed two TJP leaders outside their residence in Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi on March 11. According to police sources, Anwar Ali Tirmazi was a frontline leader of the TJP and Zulfiqar Haider was a former
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In another incident, unidentified terrorists killed two TJP leaders outside their residence in Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi on March 11. According to police sources, Anwar Ali Tirmazi was a frontline leader of the TJP and Zulfiqar Haider was a former Councillor of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A). The assailants managed to escape from the site of the incident.
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March - 11 
The four Provincial governments have presented a comprehensive report to the Federal government on the ongoing deweaponisation drive in their respective provinces. According to a report prepared by the Crises Management Cell (CMC), law enforcement ag
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The four Provincial governments have presented a comprehensive report to the Federal government on the ongoing deweaponisation drive in their respective provinces. According to a report prepared by the Crises Management Cell (CMC), law enforcement agencies of all four provinces have thus far recovered 136,092 illegal weapons and seized 7092,655 rounds of ammunition from various persons. The law enforcement agencies have arrested 71,172 people for possessing illegal arms since the country-wide de-weaponisation campaign was launched on June 21, 2001 and continued till February 5, 2002. While various police stations in the country have registered First Information Reports (FIR) against 27,128 people, police also raided 23,198 places for recovery of illicit arms. Providing details, the CMC report quoted in the media indicated that police in Islamabad recovered 79 illegal weapons and 430 rounds of ammunition. From Punjab Province 16,684 weapons and 70,242 rounds of ammunition were recovered, in Sindh 7,534 weapons and 20,918 rounds of ammunition were recovered and in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) 18,615 weapons and 428,848 rounds of ammunition were seized.
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March - 11 
A soldier died in a shoot-out with the insurgents in Arjel, Baglung, reports on March 11 said. Meanwhile, another soldier injured earlier in an ambush in Chitwan died on March 11, the Defence Ministry announced.
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A soldier died in a shoot-out with the insurgents in Arjel, Baglung, reports on March 11 said. Meanwhile, another soldier injured earlier in an ambush in Chitwan died on March 11, the Defence Ministry announced.
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March - 11 
Another report on March 11 said the Maoist insurgents, on March 9, raided the home of Nepal Rashtra (State) Bank Governor Tilak Rawal and had stolen gold, silver and money.
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Another report on March 11 said the Maoist insurgents, on March 9, raided the home of Nepal Rashtra (State) Bank Governor Tilak Rawal and had stolen gold, silver and money.
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March - 11 
Another report said the insurgents caused an explosion and destroyed a repeater station of the Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC) at Reshunga, Gulmi, reports said quoting police sources.
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Another report said the insurgents caused an explosion and destroyed a repeater station of the Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC) at Reshunga, Gulmi, reports said quoting police sources.
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March - 11 
In search operations in Rolpa, security forces recovered 50kg of explosives and three guns. In another search operation five kilograms of explosives were found in Panchthar, while five police jackets and two guns were recovered in Gorkha.
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In search operations in Rolpa, security forces recovered 50kg of explosives and three guns. In another search operation five kilograms of explosives were found in Panchthar, while five police jackets and two guns were recovered in Gorkha.
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March - 11 
Nepal’s Defence Ministry said 16 Maoist insurgents were shot dead in different incidents in countrywide operations, on March 11. Six Maoist insurgents were killed in Badalkot, Kalikot district, four insurgents in Mehenkuna, Surkhet, three in Barul
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Nepal’s Defence Ministry said 16 Maoist insurgents were shot dead in different incidents in countrywide operations, on March 11. Six Maoist insurgents were killed in Badalkot, Kalikot district, four insurgents in Mehenkuna, Surkhet, three in Baruliya, Salyan and one insurgent each in Neulapur, Bardiya district, Dhabe in Gorkha district and Doladi in Baglung district.
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March - 11 
Nepal’s Defence Ministry said five Maoist insurgents were killed in search operations by the army in different parts of the country, on March 10 night. Three insurgents were killed in Surkhet and one each were shot dead in Panchthar and Kailali. Also
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Nepal’s Defence Ministry said five Maoist insurgents were killed in search operations by the army in different parts of the country, on March 10 night. Three insurgents were killed in Surkhet and one each were shot dead in Panchthar and Kailali. Also, guns, pistols and bombs were recovered from the slain insurgents.
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March - 11 
The police, on March 11, recovered a 8kg bomb inside a compartment of the Kapatakkho Express train at Khulna railway station and an investigation has been launched.
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The police, on March 11, recovered a 8kg bomb inside a compartment of the Kapatakkho Express train at Khulna railway station and an investigation has been launched.
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March - 11 
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief negotiator and ideologue Anton Balasingham told www.tamilnet.com in London, on March 11, that any of the LTTE cadres found violating the terms, conditions, ground rules and other modalities of the cease-f
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief negotiator and ideologue Anton Balasingham told www.tamilnet.com in London, on March 11, that any of the LTTE cadres found violating the terms, conditions, ground rules and other modalities of the cease-fire agreed upon with the government would be severely punished. He denied accusations that the LTTE was acting in a way that would jeopardise the peace process. "Those (LTTE) members who are found guilty of violating the cease-fire will be severely punished," Balasingham warned. Commenting on the US statement that the LTTE was committing cease-fire violations and that it had ‘credible information’ of the same, Balasingham said, "We wish to assure the US government that the LTTE is sincerely and seriously committed to peace and to a peace process aimed at a negotiated political settlement".
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March - 12 
A civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Sopore, Baramulla, on March 12.
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A civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Sopore, Baramulla, on March 12.
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March - 12 
A civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Wayil Gutlibagh near Ganderbal.
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A civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Wayil Gutlibagh near Ganderbal.
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March - 12 
A news report on March 12 said National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists killed Bipin Koloy, a surrendered NLFT terrorist, at Kartikpara under Manu police station limits, Dhalai district.
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A news report on March 12 said National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists killed Bipin Koloy, a surrendered NLFT terrorist, at Kartikpara under Manu police station limits, Dhalai district.
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March - 12 
According to the Orissa State Police, the attempt on Cooperation Minister Arbinda Dhali’s life in Malkangiri district on February 23 does not appear to be a handiwork of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG). Dhali narrowly
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According to the Orissa State Police, the attempt on Cooperation Minister Arbinda Dhali’s life in Malkangiri district on February 23 does not appear to be a handiwork of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG). Dhali narrowly escaped an attempt on his life in Telrai village while he was coming from village MV 79 after campaigning for the Panchayat (local body) polls. Landmines planted under a culvert exploded minutes after the Minister’s vehicle passed by. Later, the vehicle was shot at from a distance. A senior police officer, while speaking to the media on March 12, reportedly said, "Our investigation has revealed that the murderous attempt was not by the PWG….the time the landmine exploded and the manner in which the Ministers vehicle was shot at do not have any semblance to PWG’s modus operandi". Initial police investigations pointed the PWG’s hand in the incident, even as the Naxal outfit denied its involvement, saying Dhali was not the target at the moment.
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March - 12 
In another incident at Drangbal on the outskirts of Baramulla town, an unidentified terrorist attempting to flee from SF personnel by jumping into a river was killed after SF fire detonated a grenade in his hand. SFs, however, are yet to recover the
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In another incident at Drangbal on the outskirts of Baramulla town, an unidentified terrorist attempting to flee from SF personnel by jumping into a river was killed after SF fire detonated a grenade in his hand. SFs, however, are yet to recover the slain terrorist’s body. In the same district, a suspected Pakistani mercenary was killed in a separate encounter near Sheeri.
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March - 12 
In Doda district, SFs raided and destroyed an LeT hide-out at Chanjlu on March 12. A gun, ammunition, grenades and explosives and other equipment were seized during the raid. There were no arrests.
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In Doda district, SFs raided and destroyed an LeT hide-out at Chanjlu on March 12. A gun, ammunition, grenades and explosives and other equipment were seized during the raid. There were no arrests.
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March - 12 
In Poonch district, three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Koteranka. A security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries during the encounter.
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In Poonch district, three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Koteranka. A security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries during the encounter.
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March - 12 
NLFT terrorists killed a tribal youth in Champahowar, West Tripura district. Meanwhile, Security forces arrested three accomplices of NLFT, the report added.
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NLFT terrorists killed a tribal youth in Champahowar, West Tripura district. Meanwhile, Security forces arrested three accomplices of NLFT, the report added.
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March - 12 
On March 12, the Warangal district police in Andhra Pradesh recovered four more bodies from the March 11-Tupakulagudem encounter site, taking the total number of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), killed in the exchange
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On March 12, the Warangal district police in Andhra Pradesh recovered four more bodies from the March 11-Tupakulagudem encounter site, taking the total number of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), killed in the exchange of fire to 10, including five women cadres. A police officer was also killed in the encounter. Police sources said seven of the 10 bodies have been identified. The remaining, all of three women Naxalites, were yet to be identified. Warangal range Deputy Inspector General of Police Damodar Gauatm Sawang, while speaking to the media, said the encounter was a result of an information the police received about the movement of armed Naxalites in the dense forest. A meeting of women Naxalites of the PWG North Telangana Special Zonal Committee (NTSZC) was reportedly held in the Etunagaram forest belt, where the encounter took place.
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March - 12 
On the night of March 12, three terrorists surrendered along with their weapons and ammunition before security forces at Kupwara.
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On the night of March 12, three terrorists surrendered along with their weapons and ammunition before security forces at Kupwara.
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March - 12 
SFs recovered the body of a civilian from Lam in Pulwama district, also on March 12. The civilian had been abducted by unidentified terrorists from the same area on February 6, 2001. He was reported to have aided SFs earlier by passing on information
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SFs recovered the body of a civilian from Lam in Pulwama district, also on March 12. The civilian had been abducted by unidentified terrorists from the same area on February 6, 2001. He was reported to have aided SFs earlier by passing on information on the presence of terrorists in the area.
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March - 12 
State police chief P Ramulu said the proposed talks between the State government and the Naxalites would not be hampered due to the encounter. However, he stressed that the police would not abdicate their responsibility of controlling Naxalite groups
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State police chief P Ramulu said the proposed talks between the State government and the Naxalites would not be hampered due to the encounter. However, he stressed that the police would not abdicate their responsibility of controlling Naxalite groups even when the State government agreed for talks with the PWG. He said the police could not be expected to remain as mute spectators when huge number of armed Naxalites were creating fear psychosis among people.
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March - 12 
The Committee of Concerned Citizens (CCC), which played a vital role in initiating the process to commence negotiations, described the encounter as ‘unfortunate’ and expressed the hope that the incident would not hinder the ‘progress of negotiations’
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The Committee of Concerned Citizens (CCC), which played a vital role in initiating the process to commence negotiations, described the encounter as ‘unfortunate’ and expressed the hope that the incident would not hinder the ‘progress of negotiations’. Demanding that the government create a conducive atmosphere for talks by stopping combing operations and initiating steps for negotiations, CCC convenor S R Sankaran, in a statement, also urged PWG not to backtrack on their commitment to stop armed activities.
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March - 12 
The Union government has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the killing of Shahabad Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Sanjay Kumar Singh. The DFO was abducted and later killed allegedly by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of
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The Union government has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the killing of Shahabad Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Sanjay Kumar Singh. The DFO was abducted and later killed allegedly by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), in the Rohtas district, on February 15.
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March - 12 
Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Watirgam in Baramulla district on March 12. Five SF personnel, including an officer, sustained injuries. Unconfirmed news reports said two of the injured personnel
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Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Watirgam in Baramulla district on March 12. Five SF personnel, including an officer, sustained injuries. Unconfirmed news reports said two of the injured personnel later died at a hospital.
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March - 12 
Approximately 12 persons were injured as police fired teargas shells and resorted to baton-charge on March 12 to disperse hundreds of protesting mourners of two Tehreek-e-Jafferia Pakistan (TJP) activists, who were killed a day earlier, official sour
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Approximately 12 persons were injured as police fired teargas shells and resorted to baton-charge on March 12 to disperse hundreds of protesting mourners of two Tehreek-e-Jafferia Pakistan (TJP) activists, who were killed a day earlier, official sources said in Karachi. The protestors, reportedly, torched vehicles, banks, cinema houses and hospitals in and around the Shah Faisal Colony before and after the funeral procession. Police sources said they did not make any arrests.
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March - 12 
Hyderabad (Sindh) police, on March 12, booked two local leaders of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) for sedition. A case was lodged against Muhammad Javed Channa, Joint-Secretary JuI, Hyderabad and Maulana Dost Muhammad Farooqi, under the Anti-Terro
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Hyderabad (Sindh) police, on March 12, booked two local leaders of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) for sedition. A case was lodged against Muhammad Javed Channa, Joint-Secretary JuI, Hyderabad and Maulana Dost Muhammad Farooqi, under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for delivering provocative speeches on February 13 and inciting people against the government.
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March - 12 
Media reports said the Federal government has decided to proscribe the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a coalition of 16 Pakistan-based terrorist groups. They have been reportedly told to close their network in Pakistan.
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Media reports said the Federal government has decided to proscribe the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a coalition of 16 Pakistan-based terrorist groups. They have been reportedly told to close their network in Pakistan.
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March - 12 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government has extended the detention of Khalifa Abdul Qayyum, senior leader of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), for a further 30 days with effect from March 13. Qayyum was detained und
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government has extended the detention of Khalifa Abdul Qayyum, senior leader of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), for a further 30 days with effect from March 13. Qayyum was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 on February 12 and confined in Dera Ismail Khan on account of his involvement in sectarian activities.
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March - 12 
The prime suspect in Daniel Pearl murder case, Omar Saeed Sheikh, on March 12 stated before a Judge of the Sindh High Court that, if he is extradited, the US would "have to return him in the same way as India did." India had released him along with J
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The prime suspect in Daniel Pearl murder case, Omar Saeed Sheikh, on March 12 stated before a Judge of the Sindh High Court that, if he is extradited, the US would "have to return him in the same way as India did." India had released him along with Jash-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar and two others in exchange for passengers of an Indian Airlines aircraft IC-814 that was hijacked to Kandahar, Afghanistan, from Kathmandu in Nepal in December 1999. "America will suffer if I am killed in a false police encounter at its behest," stated Omar in the court. Meanwhile, the court extended their remand till March 22. "Get your dollars exchanged with rupees because destruction of the USA is imminent," Omar told people outside the court after the proceedings. According to media reports, Omar informed the court that nobody had interrogated him during the last 10 days and yet police were seeking extension in remand.
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March - 12 
Two unidentified terrorists killed a doctor outside his clinic in the Karimabad area of Karachi, on March 12. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site. He is the fifth doctor to be killed during this month in, what official sources hav
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Two unidentified terrorists killed a doctor outside his clinic in the Karimabad area of Karachi, on March 12. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site. He is the fifth doctor to be killed during this month in, what official sources have described as, an upsurge of targeted sectarian terrorism against the doctors' community. Meanwhile, major hospitals, clinics and health establishments in the city are expected to remain closed on March 13, today, in response to a Province-wide strike called by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) in protest against targeted killing of doctors and the apathy of the government towards the situation.
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March - 12 
A heavy blow was inflicted on the insurgents in Dana, Myagdi district. Though details of the operation are scanty, it has been reported that security forces on patrol repulsed an attack, and had also seized 30kg of explosives and other accessories. S
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A heavy blow was inflicted on the insurgents in Dana, Myagdi district. Though details of the operation are scanty, it has been reported that security forces on patrol repulsed an attack, and had also seized 30kg of explosives and other accessories. Separately, security forces arrested five Maoist insurgents from various places
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March - 12 
In another incident, the insurgents laid an ambush and injured two policemen who were on their way to Tiwari Bhanjyang, Bhojpur district.
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In another incident, the insurgents laid an ambush and injured two policemen who were on their way to Tiwari Bhanjyang, Bhojpur district.
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March - 12 
In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents , a civilian was abducted from Bhojpur and later killed. His body was found in the forests adjoining Chyangre village, on March 12.
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In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents , a civilian was abducted from Bhojpur and later killed. His body was found in the forests adjoining Chyangre village, on March 12.
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March - 12 
The Army, on March 12 night, killed seven insurgents in two encounters in Surkhet, four more in Salyan, and two each in Baglung and Saptari, the Defence Ministry said.
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The Army, on March 12 night, killed seven insurgents in two encounters in Surkhet, four more in Salyan, and two each in Baglung and Saptari, the Defence Ministry said.
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March - 12 
The insurgents attacked the police in Ghorai, Dang district, on March 12, but there were no casualties on either side. In the same district, a policeman was killed and another injured in an attack by the insurgents at Ratnapur, on March 12.
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The insurgents attacked the police in Ghorai, Dang district, on March 12, but there were no casualties on either side. In the same district, a policeman was killed and another injured in an attack by the insurgents at Ratnapur, on March 12.
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March - 12 
According to media reports, police recovered 10 illegal firearms, four other weapons and 11 rounds of ammunition from across the country on March 11. Seven persons have been arrested in this connection and cases under the Arms Act have been filed aga
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According to media reports, police recovered 10 illegal firearms, four other weapons and 11 rounds of ammunition from across the country on March 11. Seven persons have been arrested in this connection and cases under the Arms Act have been filed against them.
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March - 12 
An inter-ministerial meeting on March 12 suggested setting up of special summary courts for speedy trial of terrorist activities’ cases, extortion and such other crimes. Meeting suggested enactment of new laws for trial of such crimes. The meeting al
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An inter-ministerial meeting on March 12 suggested setting up of special summary courts for speedy trial of terrorist activities’ cases, extortion and such other crimes. Meeting suggested enactment of new laws for trial of such crimes. The meeting also suggested that magistrates will try cases in special summary courts. The magistrates' courts should be adjoining their residences for his convenience. If necessary, the magistrate will set up court anywhere he likes for summary trial of such cases and go to the place of occurrence to record statements of eyewitnesses. A draft bill incorporating the suggestions will be finalised at an inter-ministerial meeting next week.
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March - 12 
President of the Ceylon Worker’s Congress (CWC) and Cabinet Minister Arumugam Thondaman, in Colombo, on March 12, asked all ‘peace loving people’ to support the peace initiative of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. He asked every one in Sri Lankan
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President of the Ceylon Worker’s Congress (CWC) and Cabinet Minister Arumugam Thondaman, in Colombo, on March 12, asked all ‘peace loving people’ to support the peace initiative of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. He asked every one in Sri Lankan to ensure that the peace accord became a reality, as this was in the in the interest of the country.
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March - 13 
A civilian and her minor son were attacked and killed by a group of three unidentified terrorists at Morha Kuthyani in Rajouri district, on March 13 . Senior police officials rushed to the spot and investigations have been launched. In Pulwama distri
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A civilian and her minor son were attacked and killed by a group of three unidentified terrorists at Morha Kuthyani in Rajouri district, on March 13 . Senior police officials rushed to the spot and investigations have been launched. In Pulwama district, a civilian was abducted and later killed by unidentified terrorists at Tral.
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March - 13 
A court in Kolkata, on March 13, remanded Jamaluddin Nasir, one of the main accused in the January 22 terrorist-attacks on the American Centre in Kolkata and in the Partha Pratim Roy Burman abduction case, to seven days’ police custody.
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A court in Kolkata, on March 13, remanded Jamaluddin Nasir, one of the main accused in the January 22 terrorist-attacks on the American Centre in Kolkata and in the Partha Pratim Roy Burman abduction case, to seven days’ police custody.
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March - 13 March - 15
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, two other police personnel and the driver of the vehicle in which they were travelling, were seriously injured in a landmine blast triggered by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), in Gha
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A Deputy Superintendent of Police, two other police personnel and the driver of the vehicle in which they were travelling, were seriously injured in a landmine blast triggered by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), in Ghanasar village, Bhamini mandal (administrative unit), Srikakulam district, on March 15. Earlier, on March 13 night the PWG Naxalites had blasted the Bhamini Mandal Revenue Office. They planted landmines at a culvert on the road leading to the office, anticipating the visit of police officers the next morning. According to official sources, the incident took place when the police team was going to inspect the damaged building. As the vehicle reached Ghanasar village, the Naxalites set off the landmine with the help of a battery-operated remote control device. After the blast, two police parties conducting combing operations in the nearby areas rushed to the spot and an encounter ensued which lasted for several hours. The Naxalites managed to escape.
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March - 13 
According to media reports, Church leaders in the North-east have asked the government to come out with evidence of the so-called "nexus" between terrorists and missionaries. They have also condemned the tendency of terrorist outfits in Nagaland to u
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According to media reports, Church leaders in the North-east have asked the government to come out with evidence of the so-called "nexus" between terrorists and missionaries. They have also condemned the tendency of terrorist outfits in Nagaland to use the name of Christ to describe their political goals. Slogans like 'Nagaland for Christ' fuel notions that the Church and terrorism are inseparable in the North-east, they said. Imphal-based Joseph Mittathany, president of the Regional Bishop's Council, said educational establishments run by the Church were being targeted by terrorists. Three priests were killed last year after they refused to pay up, forcing closure of eight missionary schools in Imphal Valley. Bishop John Thomas, former secretary of the Northeast Regional Assembly, said the Church could possibly play a mediating role to bring the terrorists to sit across the table with the government for the sake of peace in the region, provided there is mass support.
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March - 13 
At least two unidentified, armed terrorists––suspected cadres of a hill-based terrorist group––were killed during a fierce encounter with security forces troops, on March 13, in Sangtal village, Thanlon sub-division, Churachandpur district. Media
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At least two unidentified, armed terrorists––suspected cadres of a hill-based terrorist group––were killed during a fierce encounter with security forces troops, on March 13, in Sangtal village, Thanlon sub-division, Churachandpur district. Media reports quoting official sources claimed that the incident occurred when security forces on road opening patrol (ROP) duty along the Thanlon road from Churachandpur came under heavy attack. The encounter lasted for over an hour, reports said.
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March - 13 
Four terrorists belonging to the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) were killed in an encounter with security forces on March 13 in the Somtal area under Thanlon police station limits, Churachandpur district, media reports said. Two other terrorists m
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Four terrorists belonging to the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) were killed in an encounter with security forces on March 13 in the Somtal area under Thanlon police station limits, Churachandpur district, media reports said. Two other terrorists managed to escape while security forces recovered some sophisticated arms and ammunition. According to reports, troops of the 1st Assam Rifles posted on the Mizoram border were in civil dress and travelling in a truck when they were attacked near Tuima village by the terrorists.
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March - 13 
In a written reply to Parliament on March 13, Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah pointed that some North East terrorists were operating from countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia and the Philippines and that Bangladesh and Bhu
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In a written reply to Parliament on March 13, Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah pointed that some North East terrorists were operating from countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia and the Philippines and that Bangladesh and Bhutan have assured that they would not allow undesirable elements to use their territories for activities prejudicial to India's interests.
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March - 13 
Media reports said there has been increasing co-operation between the police forces of States in the Northeast and West Bengal in their fight against terrorists in the region. During the recently concluded meeting of the Directors General of Police o
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Media reports said there has been increasing co-operation between the police forces of States in the Northeast and West Bengal in their fight against terrorists in the region. During the recently concluded meeting of the Directors General of Police of all the seven north-eastern states held in Gangtok from March 7-8, the West Bengal police who attended the meeting for the first time agreed to share intelligence with the Northeast States’ police and assured to extend full support in their fight against the terrorists. Meghalaya DGP L Sailo, speaking to the media, expressed serious concern at the presence of terrorist camps within Bangladesh and assured that, with the assistance of West Bengal police, the movement of terrorists, especially that of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) from Bhutan to Garo Hills through the North Bengal corridor, can be effectively controlled. Co-ordination among the police force and intelligence gathering figured high on the agenda at the meeting. According to reports, the meeting also dwelt elaborately on the need to start a border management programme to create awareness among the rural people to support the forces, as well as push back illegal migrants.
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March - 13 
Nyishi leaders in Arunachal Pradesh, on March 13, demanded deployment of police reinforcements at Seijusa in East Kameng district where the community was allegedly bearing the burnt of Bodo atrocities. In a memorandum to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minis
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Nyishi leaders in Arunachal Pradesh, on March 13, demanded deployment of police reinforcements at Seijusa in East Kameng district where the community was allegedly bearing the burnt of Bodo atrocities. In a memorandum to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mukut Mithi, the Nyishi Elite Society (NES) alleged that the Nyishis "were being subjected to Bodo atrocities including extortion and abduction for ransom in recent months". NES also demanded immediate transfer of the East Kameng distirct police chief and officer-in-charge of the Seijusa police station. Later at a press conference, NES president Dr Ligu Tacho and secretary Techi Nuykum called for a social boycott of Bodos living and working in Arunachal Pradesh and urged the State and the Union governments to intervene against the ‘atrocities". Nyishi leaders also claimed that the Bodos had completely violated the peace agreement reached after the meeting in 1999 between the Nyishis and the Bodos.
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March - 13 
State Home Minister T Devender Goud, speaking in Hyderabad, said the government was doing ‘a lot of homework’ for its proposed dialogue with Naxalites to end violence in the State. Asserting that the March 11-encounter would not hinder the talks, the
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State Home Minister T Devender Goud, speaking in Hyderabad, said the government was doing ‘a lot of homework’ for its proposed dialogue with Naxalites to end violence in the State. Asserting that the March 11-encounter would not hinder the talks, the Minister said he would announce the date for an all-party meeting within two or three days to discuss the agenda for the dialogue. The agenda is being given the final touches, he added.
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March - 13 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah NSCN (I-M), on March 13, welcoming the Union government’s invitation to the outfit's leaders to come to the country for peace talks, said the government must be sincere in its implementation.
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah NSCN (I-M), on March 13, welcoming the Union government’s invitation to the outfit's leaders to come to the country for peace talks, said the government must be sincere in its implementation. Describing Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's invitation to its top leadership to come to India to expedite the peace talk process as a "good gesture", the information and publicity wing of the outfit insisted on "sincerity on the part of the [Union government] to remove all obstacles in the way for the success of the peace talks". Though several rounds of discussions were held between Union government negotiators and NSCN (I-M) collective leadership in Europe and Bangkok in the past four years, the actual political talks on 'substantive issues' were yet to start, the NSCN (I-M) statement noted. The statement also criticised Nagaland Chief Minister S C Jamir’s recent utterance of "dispensation of grace and forgiveness" as a usual resort to hypocrisy with regard to the Naga political problem.
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March - 13 
The police arrested a left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the Bhavanasi dalam of the People’s War Group (PWG), near Bairluti, in Atmakuru mandal, Kurnool district on March 13. They also seized a country-made gun, two grenades and 11 cartridges from the
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The police arrested a left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the Bhavanasi dalam of the People’s War Group (PWG), near Bairluti, in Atmakuru mandal, Kurnool district on March 13. They also seized a country-made gun, two grenades and 11 cartridges from the possession of the Naxalite.
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March - 13 
Two persons were killed and 28 more injured in a bomb blast inside the Ferozepur-Dhanbad express train at Daroha, about 20 km from Ludhiana, on March 13 night. Six of the injured are said to be in critical condition. According to General Manager (Nor
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Two persons were killed and 28 more injured in a bomb blast inside the Ferozepur-Dhanbad express train at Daroha, about 20 km from Ludhiana, on March 13 night. Six of the injured are said to be in critical condition. According to General Manager (Northern Railways) Kanwaljit Singh, the nature of the blast or explosive used was not known yet. Senior police and railway officials have rushed to the spot and further investigations are on.
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March - 13 
According to media reports, highly explosive material and three detonators fixed in two pipes were successfully defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad near Iqbal Town in Lahore on March 13.
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According to media reports, highly explosive material and three detonators fixed in two pipes were successfully defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad near Iqbal Town in Lahore on March 13.
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March - 13 
According to media reports, police in Islamabad will take stern action against the ulema (religious scholars) whose entry into the federal capital has been banned. Police sources indicated that action would be taken if they tried to enter Islamabad d
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According to media reports, police in Islamabad will take stern action against the ulema (religious scholars) whose entry into the federal capital has been banned. Police sources indicated that action would be taken if they tried to enter Islamabad during the month of Moharram and cases would be registered against them under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). Among those whose entry has been banned include chief of the defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Maulana Azam Tariq and Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi of the Tehreek-i-Nifaz-i-Fiqh-Jaferia (TNFJ).
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March - 13 
Pakistani authorities on March 13 seized 440 kg of gunpowder in the border town of Miranshah near Afghanistan's Paktia province. Two Afghan nationals and a Pakistani were arrested in connection with the seizure. The explosive material was smuggled in
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Pakistani authorities on March 13 seized 440 kg of gunpowder in the border town of Miranshah near Afghanistan's Paktia province. Two Afghan nationals and a Pakistani were arrested in connection with the seizure. The explosive material was smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan and was reportedly intended for use in mortar bombs and other explosive devices, said official sources.
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March - 13 
The Vehari police, in an encounter on March 13, killed three Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists involved in at least 11 criminal cases. According to police sources, Fayyaz Ahmed Tarar, Javed Iqbal Rajput and Muhammad Amjad, all proclaimed offenders we
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The Vehari police, in an encounter on March 13, killed three Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists involved in at least 11 criminal cases. According to police sources, Fayyaz Ahmed Tarar, Javed Iqbal Rajput and Muhammad Amjad, all proclaimed offenders were wanted by the Khanewal and Vehari police in 11 different sectarian murders. Fayyaz Tarar carried Rs 500,000 head money. These terrorists are also reported to have been close associates of LeJ chief Riaz Basra. Some arms, ammunition and press cards of an Urdu-language daily were recovered from their possession. Furthermore, a document containing names of some prominent personalities who were on the hit list of the terrorists was also recovered. The police also found the address of another proclaimed offender Munir Ahmad, during a scrutiny of documents, raided his house in Thingi Colony on March 14 and arrested him. Four hand grenades, a rifle and 82 bullets were recovered from his possession.
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March - 13 
Eight Maoist insurgents were arrested in Surkhet and Makwanpur, media reports said on March 13.
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Eight Maoist insurgents were arrested in Surkhet and Makwanpur, media reports said on March 13.
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March - 13 
In seizures made by the security forces, the Army recovered 27 guns in Baglung, Makwanpur, Bardia and Kailali. Besides, a sack of socket bombs and cash amounting to NR 514,800 was recovered from the home of an insurgent in Surkhet.
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In seizures made by the security forces, the Army recovered 27 guns in Baglung, Makwanpur, Bardia and Kailali. Besides, a sack of socket bombs and cash amounting to NR 514,800 was recovered from the home of an insurgent in Surkhet.
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March - 13 
Maoist insurgents laid an ambush, on March 13, killing six police personnel, and injuring five more, detailed for the security of the Speaker of Nepal, Taranath Ranabhatt. The Speaker was away from the ambush-site, Sanghachowk, 40km away from the cap
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Maoist insurgents laid an ambush, on March 13, killing six police personnel, and injuring five more, detailed for the security of the Speaker of Nepal, Taranath Ranabhatt. The Speaker was away from the ambush-site, Sanghachowk, 40km away from the capital Kathmandu, reports said. The Speaker immediately cut short his visit to the Sindhuli district headquarters town of Chautara
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March - 13 
The head of a cease-fire monitoring mission (CMM) in Sri Lanka said on March 13 said the truce was moving ahead but warned that the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would need the will to overcome expected setbacks. Ret
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The head of a cease-fire monitoring mission (CMM) in Sri Lanka said on March 13 said the truce was moving ahead but warned that the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would need the will to overcome expected setbacks. Retired Norwegian Major-General Trond Furuhovde cautioned both sides that there would be reverses. He said 13 monitors from Norway, Finland and Sweden had arrived and the number would quickly rise to 22 and possibly more, as district offices were set up.
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March - 13 
Security forces on March 13 released eleven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects held at the Tellippalai rehabiliatation centre. According to media reports quoting the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), the suspects were flown t
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Security forces on March 13 released eleven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects held at the Tellippalai rehabiliatation centre. According to media reports quoting the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), the suspects were flown to Colombo and handed over to their families. Separately, media reports, quoting an official source on March 13, noted that of the remaining suspects held in connection with the devastating attack on the Bandaranaike International Airport in July 2001, only four were expected to be charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act [PTA]. Security forces had detained 115 suspects, including LTTE operatives, and around 70 suspects had been released on the advice of Attorney General K.C.Kamalasabeyson for lack of evidence.
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March - 13 
The head of Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka's largest non-governmental organisation, A. T. Ariyaratne's house was attacked with a hand grenade on March 13 night. However no one was injured. According to media reports, a note left was left behind by the attac
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The head of Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka's largest non-governmental organisation, A. T. Ariyaratne's house was attacked with a hand grenade on March 13 night. However no one was injured. According to media reports, a note left was left behind by the attackers who called themselves "Rawana Balakaya", warning death penalty for the traitors of the nation. He said this was an act by the racist elements who oppose Sarvodaya's stance in the peace process. Reports also said that the contents of the letter indicated that it originated from the 6th regiment. Ariyaratne, according to reports, had received a similar letter . The group, which promotes peace in Sri Lanka, planned to hold a mass meditation session today, March 15, in support of the peace process in war-ravaged Sri Lanka.
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March - 14 
Another terrorist of the Kuki National Front (Military Council) KNF (MC) was killed in a brief encounter with security forces near Bungmual village, Kangpokpi, on March 14 night. The incident occurred when the terrorists were trying to extort money f
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Another terrorist of the Kuki National Front (Military Council) KNF (MC) was killed in a brief encounter with security forces near Bungmual village, Kangpokpi, on March 14 night. The incident occurred when the terrorists were trying to extort money from a truck driver.
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March - 14 
Eight people, including four policemen, were killed as a group of terrorists fired at a truck carrying civilians and a team of policemen in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, on March 14, reports said. Policemen on a routine investigation visit to the villa
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Eight people, including four policemen, were killed as a group of terrorists fired at a truck carrying civilians and a team of policemen in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, on March 14, reports said. Policemen on a routine investigation visit to the village, 350 km away from Shillong, were taking a lift on the truck when it was attacked by terrorists from a hilltop. The police suspect the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) for the attack. Meghalaya Police have launched a massive search operation in Alokgreng and neighbouring areas to nab the terrorists.
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March - 14 
In a separate incident, two PWG Naxalites surrendered before the police at Nizamabad on March 14. One of the Naxalites, a commander of the Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) carried a reward of Rs one lakh on his head. Police sources said the Naxalites surr
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In a separate incident, two PWG Naxalites surrendered before the police at Nizamabad on March 14. One of the Naxalites, a commander of the Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) carried a reward of Rs one lakh on his head. Police sources said the Naxalites surrendered due to regular police raids and motivation by their parents to join the mainstream of the society.
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March - 14 
Local womenfolk of Nambol Phoijing area blocked the Tiddim road for more than an hour on March 14 morning to protest the arrest of two youths by the Assam Rifles from the village on March 13 night without valid papers. Demands from the local meira pa
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Local womenfolk of Nambol Phoijing area blocked the Tiddim road for more than an hour on March 14 morning to protest the arrest of two youths by the Assam Rifles from the village on March 13 night without valid papers. Demands from the local meira paibis (Mother’s Association) were ignored and the two were forcibly taken to the security camp. The womenfolk withdrew their blockade after officials met with them and informed that the two men had been handed over to Nambol police and were picked up to gather information.
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March - 14 
Speaking in Chandigarh on March 14, Punjab Chief Minister Capt (Retd.) Amrinder Singh ruled out ‘terrorist act or an act of sabotate’ in the March 13-bomb blast inside the Ferozpur-Dhanbad express train at Daroha, Ludhiana district. He said, "Prelimi
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Speaking in Chandigarh on March 14, Punjab Chief Minister Capt (Retd.) Amrinder Singh ruled out ‘terrorist act or an act of sabotate’ in the March 13-bomb blast inside the Ferozpur-Dhanbad express train at Daroha, Ludhiana district. He said, "Preliminary investigations … indicate that the device was being transported by some passengers… it was a low intensity device, wrapped up in a cloth and probably meant to be transported elsewhere".
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March - 14 
Speaking to the media in Hyderabad on March 14, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister T Devender Goud said the second round of consultations with political parties on holding talks with left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), is expec
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Speaking to the media in Hyderabad on March 14, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister T Devender Goud said the second round of consultations with political parties on holding talks with left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), is expected to take place next week. He said, " We held a number of review meetings and are in the process of finalising the modalities for talks. We will call an all-party meeting soon". He said the March 11-encounter in Warangal district would not cause any setback to the government’s efforts for talks with the PWG. 10 Naxalites and a police officer were killed in the encounter.
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March - 14 
The Andhra-Orissa Border Special Zone Committee condemned the March 11-encounter. In a press release issued in Visakhapatnam, it criticised State police chief P. Ramulu’s chief’s statement in which he said, "‘Peace talks between the government and Na
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The Andhra-Orissa Border Special Zone Committee condemned the March 11-encounter. In a press release issued in Visakhapatnam, it criticised State police chief P. Ramulu’s chief’s statement in which he said, "‘Peace talks between the government and Naxalites was a decision to be taken by the former and the question of police laying down arms doesn’t arise". The release said the statement confirmed the double standards of the government, as the police and government were part of the same set up.
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March - 14 
The Bihar-Jharkhand State Committee of left-wing extremists group, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), has decided to observe a protest day on March 15 against the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) decision to conduct symbolic worship in Ayodhya,
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The Bihar-Jharkhand State Committee of left-wing extremists group, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), has decided to observe a protest day on March 15 against the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) decision to conduct symbolic worship in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. In a statement issued in Patna on March 14, Committee spokesperson Srikant said, "We call upon the people, particularly all the democratic forces, to rise to the occasion and not be trust the government which had assured that it will maintain the status quo…We condemn the banning of PWG, Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and other organisations"
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March - 14 
The Ningthoukhong Mamang Youth Welfare Club has condemned the assault by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel of Laishram Krishnadas, former finance secretary of the club, and some women of the locality, including a pregnant woman on March 10.
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The Ningthoukhong Mamang Youth Welfare Club has condemned the assault by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel of Laishram Krishnadas, former finance secretary of the club, and some women of the locality, including a pregnant woman on March 10.
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March - 14 
Two terrorists were killed in two separate incidents in Manipur, according to media reports. A suspected Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) terrorist was killed in an encounter between the combined terrorist group of ZRA and National Socialist Council of
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Two terrorists were killed in two separate incidents in Manipur, according to media reports. A suspected Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) terrorist was killed in an encounter between the combined terrorist group of ZRA and National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah NSCN (IM) and another suspected terrorist group, near Guarkhand village of Nungsek Punji, about 30 km south of Jiribam police station, on March 14. According to reports, villagers in the area have fled their houses following the shootout.
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March - 14 
A self-claimed killer of US journalist Daniel Pearl was arrested in Lahore on March 14. Adnan alias Sunny, belonging to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), appeared at a local Urdu daily's office and claimed having slain Daniel Pearl. Talking to the m
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A self-claimed killer of US journalist Daniel Pearl was arrested in Lahore on March 14. Adnan alias Sunny, belonging to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), appeared at a local Urdu daily's office and claimed having slain Daniel Pearl. Talking to the media, Adnan said he belonged to an educated family although they had disowned him. According to him, "I bought rat-killing pills but, later, thought to die for a cause. I planned to save a soldier like Omar Sheikh. I fabricated the murder story and reached the newspaper office." He said he narrated the story in the said office which published it later. He indicated that the whole story was fake. He claimed that he had joined the JeM in 2001 in Mansehra and got 15-day training. He said he believed Omar Sheikh was not involved in the Pearl killing and hoped his confession of owning the murder would bail Omar out.
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March - 14 
According to a news report, the Federal government has reportedly asked the four Provinces to release those cadres of the five banned religious and terrorist groups who are ready to disassociate themselves from their organisation permanently. Such ca
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According to a news report, the Federal government has reportedly asked the four Provinces to release those cadres of the five banned religious and terrorist groups who are ready to disassociate themselves from their organisation permanently. Such cadres have reportedly been asked to sign a good behaviour bond for a period of at least two years under orders of the court and secure its formal approval from the Federal government. The report in The News, a Pakistani daily, quoting official sources, said a total of 2,060 cadres were arrested after President Musahrraf's speech on January 12. A scrutiny of those arrested is currently underway in order to ascertain as to how many of them could be offered this conditional release.
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March - 14 
According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, Azmat Ullah Beg, father of suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Moazzam Beg, has reportedly been informed by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that the US Federal Bureau o
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According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, Azmat Ullah Beg, father of suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Moazzam Beg, has reportedly been informed by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is interrogating his son in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Moazzam, who holds dual nationality of Britain and Pakistan, was arrested from Islamabad in early February.
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March - 14 
According to news reports, four persons accused of involvement in the recent killings of doctors in Karachi were arrested. This was stated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah at a meeting of the Pakistan Medical Associati
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According to news reports, four persons accused of involvement in the recent killings of doctors in Karachi were arrested. This was stated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah at a meeting of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on March 14. The IGP said an accused involved in the February 12-incident had been arrested and consequent to his information two more accused were arrested. Another accused person was also arrested while his three accomplices are still at large. The IGP also said it would be recommended to the government that doctors be issued weapon licences for their protection. He opined that doctors in the city had been killed in an organised manner and under a conspiracy aimed at spreading sectarian hatred.
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March - 14 
Media reports from Pakistan said US Attorney General John Ashcroft was quoted on March 14 as announcing the indictment of British-born Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of US journalist Daniel P
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Media reports from Pakistan said US Attorney General John Ashcroft was quoted on March 14 as announcing the indictment of British-born Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Omar "is charged with the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl and the 1994 kidnapping of a US citizen in India," Aschcroft announced at a press conference. The grand jury indictment charges Omar "with hostage-taking and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking resulting in the death of Daniel Pearl," said Ashcroft. Ashcroft also unsealed an indictment filed in November 2001 charging Omar with the 1994 armed abduction of US tourist Bela Jay Nuss in India. If Omar is found guilty of the crimes committed against Pearl "he could receive the death penalty," Ashcroft said, while conviction in the case of the US tourist carries "the maximum penalty of life in prison."
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March - 14 
Police launched a crackdown on sectarian terrorists in an attempt to curb a renewed spiral of violence between Sunnis and Shias. According to media reports, police have detained more than a dozen leaders in the past two days. Some 15 Sunni leaders ha
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Police launched a crackdown on sectarian terrorists in an attempt to curb a renewed spiral of violence between Sunnis and Shias. According to media reports, police have detained more than a dozen leaders in the past two days. Some 15 Sunni leaders have been arrested since March 12, religious affairs adviser to the Punjab government, Tahir Ashrafi, said. "Police have arrested around 15 senior leaders of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) party, out of a list of about 50 wanted Sunni extremist leaders," he said. Among the detainees were SSP vice president Sheikh Hakim. SSP chief Maulana Azam Tariq has been under house arrest since November 2001. Meanwhile, reports quoting Intelligence officials indicated that Karachi was likely to be a centre of further sectarian violence during the holy Muharram period.
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March - 14 
The Federal government has reportedly directed the Provincial home secretaries to terminate the publications of all the banned terrorist and religious groups which continued to appear in the market despite freezing of their assets and accounts. Media
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The Federal government has reportedly directed the Provincial home secretaries to terminate the publications of all the banned terrorist and religious groups which continued to appear in the market despite freezing of their assets and accounts. Media reports indicated that investigations thus far have revealed that a number of publications and web sites were still being maintained by the these groups despite the government proscription. In certain cases, it has been noticed, according to official sources, that the proscribed groups have commenced publications under different names consequent to the governmental crackdown. Interior Ministry Additional Secretary Abdul Rashid Khan said the ministry had sent a directive to Provincial governments to ensure the ban on publications of these groups under the relevant clauses of the Anti-Terrorism Act. A list naming the publications was also sent to the Provinces, he said. The list of 23 publications sent by the ministry includes a quarterly magazine, a fortnightly magazine, 17 monthly magazines and four weekly magazines. Publications by the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) include the English monthly Voice of Islam; monthly Al-Ribat in Arabic; monthly Majallah Al-Daawa in Urdu; monthly Tayyibat, Urdu for women; monthly Zarb-i-Taiba, Urdu for youth and students; weekly Jihad Times, Urdu and Sindhi. Besides, it also has a web-based, Radio Al-Jihad in Urdu and a Arabic web site. Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), sources said, printed the monthly Sada-i-Mujahid and weekly Al-Hilal. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), another proscribed terrorist group published the fortnightly Jaish-e-Mohammed in Urdu and English, and a monthly, Bint-i-Ayesha, Urdu for women. JeM also has an electronic newsletter at its web site. Al-Rashid Trust (ART), a charity organization whose accounts and assets were frozen under the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution, published the daily Islam, Urdu and weekly Zarb-i-Momin, in Urdu/English. Separately, quoting a study carried out by a German Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), reports said Kashmir-specific publications have been making their regular appearance on the news stands in Pakistan.
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March - 14 
The newly formed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly been given full powers to investigate bank accounts and properties of the top-level leadership of the five proscribed religious and terrorist groups to establish their sources of inco
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The newly formed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly been given full powers to investigate bank accounts and properties of the top-level leadership of the five proscribed religious and terrorist groups to establish their sources of incomes. The provincial governments have been given clear directions by the Federal Interior Ministry to extend co-operation to the FIA, a federal agency, so that it could ascertain funding sources of the top level leadership and try them in a court of law. According to a media report, the intelligence agencies have been asked to provide all available details to the FIA concerning the top leadership of the banned organisations. Official sources said the Federal government has asked the FIA to probe the disproportionate assets of members of banned organisations leading these groups at the provincial levels.
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March - 14 
The Defence ministry said the Army shot dead eight Maoist insurgents on March 14. Three insurgents each were killed in Bardia and Palpa and one each in Dang and Sarlahi in search operations. In another incident, three women cadres of the Maoist insur
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The Defence ministry said the Army shot dead eight Maoist insurgents on March 14. Three insurgents each were killed in Bardia and Palpa and one each in Dang and Sarlahi in search operations. In another incident, three women cadres of the Maoist insurgents were shot dead in Tansen village, Palpa district, when they tried to break a security cordon, reports said.
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March - 14 
According to media reports, a local Awami League leader was killed allegedly by armed cadres of the proscribed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) at Chengutia Bazar in Abhoynagar upazila (sub-district), in Jessore, on March 14.
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According to media reports, a local Awami League leader was killed allegedly by armed cadres of the proscribed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) at Chengutia Bazar in Abhoynagar upazila (sub-district), in Jessore, on March 14.
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March - 14 
Defence Minister Thilak Marapane, on the other hand, defended the LTTE against charges of cease-fire violations levelled by the United States, saying that he had not heard of any adverse reports against the LTTE after the mutually agreed indefinite t
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Defence Minister Thilak Marapane, on the other hand, defended the LTTE against charges of cease-fire violations levelled by the United States, saying that he had not heard of any adverse reports against the LTTE after the mutually agreed indefinite truce began in February. Terming the allegations of child conscription, abductions and extortion by the LTTE as "unconfirmed gossip", Marapane told the BBC radio's Sinhala service that the government had no evidence.
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March - 14 
Lars Tio Beck, a Swede, and Ola Kristian Hegge, a Norwegian, both members of the Cease-fire Monitoring Mission (CMM) visited Batticaloa on March 14, on a familiarisation visit. The CMM will have teams of monitors representing Scandinavian countries,
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Lars Tio Beck, a Swede, and Ola Kristian Hegge, a Norwegian, both members of the Cease-fire Monitoring Mission (CMM) visited Batticaloa on March 14, on a familiarisation visit. The CMM will have teams of monitors representing Scandinavian countries, the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to monitor the implementation of the permanent cease-fire between the government and the LTTE, agreed to on February 22. There would be 22 foreign monitors and some of them have already arrived in Sri Lanka. Monitors Beck and Hegge said, "We would try our best to solve problems arising in connection with the cease-fire agreement at the local level."
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March - 14 
Media reports also indicate that LTTE chief negotiator Anton Balasingham is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in the last week of this month. March, to meet LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and discuss the modalities of the peace talks.
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Media reports also indicate that LTTE chief negotiator Anton Balasingham is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in the last week of this month. March, to meet LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and discuss the modalities of the peace talks.
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March - 14 
Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremasinghe will be visiting Jaffna on March 15, tomorrow. He will be the first PM in 20 years to visit Jaffna, the political and cultural capital of the Tamils, besides the highest government functionary to visit the tow
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Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremasinghe will be visiting Jaffna on March 15, tomorrow. He will be the first PM in 20 years to visit Jaffna, the political and cultural capital of the Tamils, besides the highest government functionary to visit the town in 15 years. The PM will meet with political and military leaders, government officials, relief workers and the general public. He will be accompanied by a top US Marines official, signalling the US’ support to the truce agreed to between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), who have been waging a bloody war since the past 18 years.
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March - 14 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's historic visit to Jaffna on March 14 has been received with much praise by political parties based in the North. Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Youth Wing leader and Jaffna TNA Parliamentarian Mavai Sena
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's historic visit to Jaffna on March 14 has been received with much praise by political parties based in the North. Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Youth Wing leader and Jaffna TNA Parliamentarian Mavai Senathirajah said the TNA hopes that the visit by the premier would help Sinhala and Tamil people to revive their traditional ties.
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March - 14 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) termed as "a bold step on the part of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe" about his decision to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on permanent cessation of hostilities, though President Chandrika Kumara
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) termed as "a bold step on the part of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe" about his decision to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on permanent cessation of hostilities, though President Chandrika Kumaratunga holds the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Karikalan, the deputy leader of LTTE’s political wing for Ampara and Batticaloa districts, in a media interview stated that the move gave them confidence that further bold steps of similar nature would emerge during the peace talks. Speaking further, he refuted the allegation by some parties that the LTTE was using the cease-fire period to strengthen itself. "We didn't go for peace talks neither at a weaker position nor to strengthen ourselves. Peace signals were sent to the government only after capturing the Elephant Pass Army Base by chasing out Jayasikuru forces" he added. Referring to statements made by Tamil paramilitary groups about their safety in the absence of arms, he said those who don't wish to hand over arms should leave the North-East. Regarding the proposal to hold the peace talks in India, he said he hopes India would agree.
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March - 14 
The Sri Lankan government has presented the names of its nominees on the Cease-fire Monitoring Mission (CMM), the Daily News said on March 14. The CMM will comprise representatives of Scandinavian countries, the government and the Liberation Tigers o
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The Sri Lankan government has presented the names of its nominees on the Cease-fire Monitoring Mission (CMM), the Daily News said on March 14. The CMM will comprise representatives of Scandinavian countries, the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), and will monitor the implementation of permanent truce agreed to between the government and the LTTE. The LTTE has already forwarded its list of monitors. The Norwegian facilitators will now work out the monitoring procedure and identify places for locating the offices.
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March - 14 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on March 14 criticised the US Administration stating that it has no authority to issue a statement evaluating the success of the implementation of the cease-fire agreement between the Sri Lankan government and the Li
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on March 14 criticised the US Administration stating that it has no authority to issue a statement evaluating the success of the implementation of the cease-fire agreement between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Alliance also said, if ever there was a violation of the cease-fire it was for the government of Norway functioning as the facilitator in the peace process to comment on the matter. The Sri Lankan government, meanwhile, said on March 14 that the US statement urging the LTTE to stick to the ongoing truce revealed to the LTTE that Sri Lanka has "powerful friends." G.L. Peiris, Cabinet spokesman and Minister, said the statement was "significant", particularly as the US was the most powerful country in the world.
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March - 15 
A child injured in an explosion at Nihama in Pulwama district on March 14 succumbed to his injuries on March 15. As reported earlier, three civilians, including two children, were killed and 24 others were injured in the explosion.
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A child injured in an explosion at Nihama in Pulwama district on March 14 succumbed to his injuries on March 15. As reported earlier, three civilians, including two children, were killed and 24 others were injured in the explosion.
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March - 15 
A Pakistani mercenary of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) was killed in an encounter at Doorswami in Kupwara district, on March 15.
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A Pakistani mercenary of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) was killed in an encounter at Doorswami in Kupwara district, on March 15.
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March - 15 
According to media reports of March 15, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) are irked by the alleged change of stand by the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) on the proposed Bodoland Territorial Coun
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According to media reports of March 15, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) are irked by the alleged change of stand by the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) on the proposed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam. What has reportedly annoyed the first two outfits is the acceptance of the ’autonomous council status’, instead of, persisting with the ‘demand for a separate homeland’ by the last. The reports also added that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the NDFB have started supporting the Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO). ULFA is allegedly not only working with the KLO but is also training the latter’s recruits in its bases in Bhutan.
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March - 15 
According to media reports quoting official sources, the Myanmar has so far not heeded to the Indian government’s request for extradition of terrorists belonging to United National Liberation Front (UNLF). The Myanmar Army had arrested them in Decemb
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According to media reports quoting official sources, the Myanmar has so far not heeded to the Indian government’s request for extradition of terrorists belonging to United National Liberation Front (UNLF). The Myanmar Army had arrested them in December 2001 from Tamu and Kalamayeo areas after a series of raids on their hide-outs. Reports further claimed that the terrorists had already been released and that the Army refused to hand them over to India.
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March - 15 
All Koch-Rajbanshi Students’ Union (AKRSU) has renewed its demand for a separate Kamtapur State comprising parts of Assam and West Bengal. Media reports on March 15 said the government’s failure to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the the Koch-R
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All Koch-Rajbanshi Students’ Union (AKRSU) has renewed its demand for a separate Kamtapur State comprising parts of Assam and West Bengal. Media reports on March 15 said the government’s failure to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the the Koch-Rajbanshi community prompted AKRSU to launch the fresh agitation. AKRSU also alleged that about eight lakhs Koch-Rajbanshis in the proposed BTC area have been reduced to ‘second class citizens’. However, AKRSU has declared that its agitation would remain peaceful, the reports added.
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March - 15 
Following the killing of five persons, including three policemen, on March 15, a massive operation has been launched in and around Alokgreng in the West Khasi Hills district to nab the terrorists involved in the attack. Media reports, quoting State p
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Following the killing of five persons, including three policemen, on March 15, a massive operation has been launched in and around Alokgreng in the West Khasi Hills district to nab the terrorists involved in the attack. Media reports, quoting State police chief L Sailo, said the operation was being conducted by the State Police with the assistance of the Border Security Force (BSF).
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March - 15 
In another encounter, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed at Rawalpora in Budgam district. In the same district, another HM terrorist was arrested from a hospital at Kolipora. In Baramulla district, a civilian was attacked and killed by un
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In another encounter, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed at Rawalpora in Budgam district. In the same district, another HM terrorist was arrested from a hospital at Kolipora. In Baramulla district, a civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Palhalan.
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March - 15 
India and France on March 15 discussed common strategic concerns in combating international terrorism and its linkages to drug trafficking as a source of financing. At the end of the two-day second-meeting of the Indo-French Joint Working Group (JWG)
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India and France on March 15 discussed common strategic concerns in combating international terrorism and its linkages to drug trafficking as a source of financing. At the end of the two-day second-meeting of the Indo-French Joint Working Group (JWG) on international terrorism, in New Delhi, both sides exchanged views on current trends in terrorism in various parts of the world. They also reviewed the progress on bilateral cooperation and discussed strategies, both legal and technical, to enhance this cooperation.
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March - 15 
Media reports said left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), on March 15, rejected the offer of talks by the Andhra Pradesh State government. In a statement released in Warangal, State PWG secretary Ramakrishna, Andhra-Orissa B
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Media reports said left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), on March 15, rejected the offer of talks by the Andhra Pradesh State government. In a statement released in Warangal, State PWG secretary Ramakrishna, Andhra-Orissa Border Special Zone Committee secretary Balakrishna and North Telangana Special Zone Committee secretary Jampanna declared that they would resort to guerrilla warfare in retaliation to ‘bloody encounters’. They have also given a call for a Statewide bandh (general strike) in protest against the killing of 10 Naxalites in the March 11-encounter in Warangal district. In the statement, the PWG leaders asked the People’s Guerrilla Army (PGA) to resort to all kinds of attacks against the government’s ‘treacherous policy of killing Naxalites’ while promising to hold talks with them.
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March - 15 
One person belonging to Kasijangaon, under the Kakapothar police station limits, was killed on March 15 after the Army fired at the youth who tried to escape from a house that was being searched. Media reports quoting an Army release said, when the A
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One person belonging to Kasijangaon, under the Kakapothar police station limits, was killed on March 15 after the Army fired at the youth who tried to escape from a house that was being searched. Media reports quoting an Army release said, when the Army, acting on a tip-off was on a search operation, asked the family members to come out, the youth made an attempt to flee towards Dangari river, and sustained injuries as troops shot at him. He was immediately admitted to Tinsukia civil hospital and as his condition deteriorated he was shifted to an Army hospital.
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March - 15 
The Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), in a press statement, has accused Assam Rifles of cold blooded murder of four of its cadres after arresting them from the house of the headman of Songtal village on March 13 morning. Assam Rifles, in a statement, sa
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The Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), in a press statement, has accused Assam Rifles of cold blooded murder of four of its cadres after arresting them from the house of the headman of Songtal village on March 13 morning. Assam Rifles, in a statement, said it had killed the four ZRA terrorists in an encounter. The ZRA statement further noted that it was not proscribed by either the State government or the Union government and that there was not a single incident where the ZRA had attacked the security forces.
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March - 15 
The Karachi police have arrested six cadres of religious organisations involved in sectarian killings during the period 1996-2001, said Asad Jehangir, Additional Inspector General, Karachi. The arrested persons are reported to be cadres of the now de
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The Karachi police have arrested six cadres of religious organisations involved in sectarian killings during the period 1996-2001, said Asad Jehangir, Additional Inspector General, Karachi. The arrested persons are reported to be cadres of the now defunct Sunni groups Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). They are alleged to be involved in approximately 27 major incidents of sectarian killings in Karachi, including that of six doctors, said Jehangir. He added that police also recovered six TT pistols from their possession.
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March - 15 
The Punjab government has banned the entry of 110 Ulema (religious scholars) in the districts of Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad during the holy period of Moharram-ul-Haram. It has also issued directives to the provincial administration across t
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The Punjab government has banned the entry of 110 Ulema (religious scholars) in the districts of Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad during the holy period of Moharram-ul-Haram. It has also issued directives to the provincial administration across the Province to take action under Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO) against the Ulema who are found involved in delivering objectionable and sectarian speeches.
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March - 15 
Arms, explosives, bombs, binoculars, a high frequency communication set, combat dresses and equipment were recovered in Ramechap, Sindhuli and Kavre, the Ministry said on March 15.
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Arms, explosives, bombs, binoculars, a high frequency communication set, combat dresses and equipment were recovered in Ramechap, Sindhuli and Kavre, the Ministry said on March 15.
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March - 15 
In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents, the deputy village headman of Minlekh was killed on March 15. Another person, a ruling Nepali Congress activist, was shot dead by the insurgents also on March 15, at Sunwal in Nawalparasi district, po
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In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents, the deputy village headman of Minlekh was killed on March 15. Another person, a ruling Nepali Congress activist, was shot dead by the insurgents also on March 15, at Sunwal in Nawalparasi district, police sources said.
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March - 15 
Media reports quoting an official announcement said, on March 16, the Army shot dead five Maoist insurgents in search operations in three districts on March 15. Two insurgents were killed in Kapilvastu, two in Bhajang and one in Dang the announcement
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Media reports quoting an official announcement said, on March 16, the Army shot dead five Maoist insurgents in search operations in three districts on March 15. Two insurgents were killed in Kapilvastu, two in Bhajang and one in Dang the announcement said.
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March - 15 
Nepalese Finance Minister Ramsharan Mahat said at a press meeting in Kathmandu, on March 15, that the Maoist insurgents were receiving assistance and shelter from terrorist groups based in India. "Nepalese terrorists are a part of international terro
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Nepalese Finance Minister Ramsharan Mahat said at a press meeting in Kathmandu, on March 15, that the Maoist insurgents were receiving assistance and shelter from terrorist groups based in India. "Nepalese terrorists are a part of international terrorist groups," Mahat said and went on to add, "India's help to fight terrorists will be very important for Nepal". At the same meeting, he announced that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will be paying a week-long visit to India and would discuss the matter of seeking India’s assistance in combating the insurgency in Nepal.
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March - 15 
On March 14, the Army shot dead two more insurgents in Ramubahad, Kapilvastu during a search operation during night, reports said on March 15
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On March 14, the Army shot dead two more insurgents in Ramubahad, Kapilvastu during a search operation during night, reports said on March 15
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March - 15 
The Army recovered weapons, bombs, detonators, explosives, medicine and equipment after a clash in Parbat on March 15. In another search operation, 30 pressure cooker bombs were recovered in Bhaktapur. Also, local residents voluntarily surrendered fi
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The Army recovered weapons, bombs, detonators, explosives, medicine and equipment after a clash in Parbat on March 15. In another search operation, 30 pressure cooker bombs were recovered in Bhaktapur. Also, local residents voluntarily surrendered five guns to the security forces in Makwanpur on March 15 night.
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March - 15 
The insurgents set off explosions in the district offices in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, on March 15 morning, media reports quoting eyewitnesses said. There were no reports of any casualties or damage.
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The insurgents set off explosions in the district offices in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, on March 15 morning, media reports quoting eyewitnesses said. There were no reports of any casualties or damage.
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March - 15 
In a joint operation by police and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), three persons were arrested at Tajmahal Road, under the Mohammandpur police station limits, Dhaka, and seven illegal firearms and approximately 1,300 rounds of ammunition were seized from th
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In a joint operation by police and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), three persons were arrested at Tajmahal Road, under the Mohammandpur police station limits, Dhaka, and seven illegal firearms and approximately 1,300 rounds of ammunition were seized from their possession. The firearms included three shotguns, two pistols, a revolver and a rifle.
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March - 15 
Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe, on March 15, completed, what has been termed as, a goodwill visit to the Jaffna. The PM met with a cross-section of the people in Jaffna and visited the forward defence line in Muhamalai where he spent time w
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Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe, on March 15, completed, what has been termed as, a goodwill visit to the Jaffna. The PM met with a cross-section of the people in Jaffna and visited the forward defence line in Muhamalai where he spent time with soldiers of the Sri Lankan Army in their bunkers. He visited Buddhist and Hindu places of worship and was accorded a civic reception at Hartley College, Jaffna. Before leaving Jaffna, the PM attended a de-mining demonstration given by the Army in Keeramali. Some Cabinet Ministers and the three service Commanders too were present during the PM’s visit.
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March - 15 
United States Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca and top US Marines officer General Timothy Ghormley visited the Palaly military air base in a US Special Forces Hercules C-130 aircraft, on March 15, signifying US support to t
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United States Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca and top US Marines officer General Timothy Ghormley visited the Palaly military air base in a US Special Forces Hercules C-130 aircraft, on March 15, signifying US support to the peace process. Rocca had a 40-minute meeting with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe at the airbase. Meanwhile, in the United States, a State Department spokesman said "the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) need to grasp this opportunity to end Sri Lanka's tragic conflict and forge a durable peace." The Prime Minister and the US officials met people in Jaffna and discussed their grievances. "In the current international context, in which terrorism is being condemned in more and more countries, the LTTE should be especially vigilant about observing the terms of the cease-fire accord", a recent statement of the US Embassy in Colombo said.
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March - 16 
11 National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah NSCN (I-M) terrorists were killed in an encounter with India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel near the Molnoi outpost, Pallel, in Manipur's Chandel district, about 45km south-east of Imphal, on
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11 National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah NSCN (I-M) terrorists were killed in an encounter with India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel near the Molnoi outpost, Pallel, in Manipur's Chandel district, about 45km south-east of Imphal, on March 16, media reports quoting official sources said. The incident took place when armed NSCN - IM terrorists travelling in a truck opened fire on the IRB personnel who had stopped the truck proceeding towards Imphal. Reports indicate that all the 11 NSCN (I-M) terrorists inside the truck were killed. The terrorists had earlier abducted the driver of the truck along with the vehicle from Chandel district headquarters. The State police chief, A A Siddiqui noted that the NSCN (IM) terrorists were heading towards some NSCN (IM) and Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) camp in Machi, Thoubal district.
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March - 16 
A front ranking terrorist of the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA), who had reportedly come to Delhi to motivate Manipuri students to join the outfit, was arrested along with an accomplice in South Delhi on March 16. Deputy Commissioner of
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A front ranking terrorist of the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA), who had reportedly come to Delhi to motivate Manipuri students to join the outfit, was arrested along with an accomplice in South Delhi on March 16. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), Ashok Chand said the arrested terrorist, Brojen Singh, along with his associate Ibotombi Sapam, had his hideout at Kotla Mobarakpur. A laptop, a personal computer, a revolver and Rs. 30,000 in cash were recovered from their possession. During interrogation, Brojen reportedly said he was also the chief of the ‘external affairs’ department of the Revolutionary People Front (RPF), the political wing of PLA. RPF has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities Act, whereas PLA has been banned under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
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March - 16 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in a joint operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police at Sheikhpora in Pulwama district. An AK rifle, three magazines, 30 rounds and three g
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in a joint operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police at Sheikhpora in Pulwama district. An AK rifle, three magazines, 30 rounds and three grenades were recovered from the slain terrorist.
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March - 16 
A security force personnel was killed in a explosion in the general area of Hotla under the Gool police station jurisdiction in Udhampur district, on March 16. The blast was triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on the roadside.
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A security force personnel was killed in a explosion in the general area of Hotla under the Gool police station jurisdiction in Udhampur district, on March 16. The blast was triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on the roadside.
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March - 16 
A team of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel reportedly searched a journalist’s house at Moirabari in Morigaon district, on March 16, to unearth evidence of links with Muslim United Liberation Front of Asom (MULTA) activists. De
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A team of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel reportedly searched a journalist’s house at Moirabari in Morigaon district, on March 16, to unearth evidence of links with Muslim United Liberation Front of Asom (MULTA) activists. Details of the search operation are awaited.
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March - 16 
According to official sources, two terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed consequent to an encounter at Doda Rajara village of the Poonch district, on March 16. Two AK-56 rifles with ammunition and three grenades were reco
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According to official sources, two terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed consequent to an encounter at Doda Rajara village of the Poonch district, on March 16. Two AK-56 rifles with ammunition and three grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 16 
An unidentified terrorist, suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, was shot dead by the Army in an encounter at No. 2 Bongaon under the Tihu police station limits, on March 16. A Chinese pistol and two live cartridges were recovered f
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An unidentified terrorist, suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, was shot dead by the Army in an encounter at No. 2 Bongaon under the Tihu police station limits, on March 16. A Chinese pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from terrorist.
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March - 16 
Another terrorist was killed in the Bhimber Gali sector in Rajouri district on March 16. One AK rifle and a wireless set were recovered from the incident site.
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Another terrorist was killed in the Bhimber Gali sector in Rajouri district on March 16. One AK rifle and a wireless set were recovered from the incident site.
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March - 16 
In another encounter, a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) terrorist was killed at Ogadh village in Doda district. Media reports have indicated that the slain terrorist was operating in Doda district for the last two years and was involved in a series
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In another encounter, a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) terrorist was killed at Ogadh village in Doda district. Media reports have indicated that the slain terrorist was operating in Doda district for the last two years and was involved in a series of subversive activities.
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March - 16 
In another encounter, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed at Watirgam in Anantnag district.
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In another encounter, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed at Watirgam in Anantnag district.
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March - 16 
In Srinagar, a ‘district commander’ of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was killed after he attacked a security force patrol party. There were no casualties among SFs.
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In Srinagar, a ‘district commander’ of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was killed after he attacked a security force patrol party. There were no casualties among SFs.
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March - 16 
Media reports on March 16 said the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), an outfit of Reang tribes and the Mizoram government may hold their fifth round of the ongoing peace talks on April 10 to sort out contentious issues, including repatriation of
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Media reports on March 16 said the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), an outfit of Reang tribes and the Mizoram government may hold their fifth round of the ongoing peace talks on April 10 to sort out contentious issues, including repatriation of some 32,000 tribes camping in the neighbouring State of Tripura. The earlier four rounds could not resolve these issues where the authorities disagreed over the BNLF demand of creating an Autonomous Council comprising Bru dominated areas of Mizoram. However, the government, this time, may soften its stand on some of the issues if the BNLF fulfilled the precondition of laying down arms, reports added. Reports also said the BNLF has an estimated strength of 100 cadres and has training camps in Bangladesh.
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March - 16 
Official sources said a terrorist surrendered along with a AK rifle, one magazine and 19 rounds at Chanapora.
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Official sources said a terrorist surrendered along with a AK rifle, one magazine and 19 rounds at Chanapora.
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March - 16 
On March 16, four Pakistani mercenaries of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI), were killed in an encounter in the Kremhore forests of Kupwara district.
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On March 16, four Pakistani mercenaries of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI), were killed in an encounter in the Kremhore forests of Kupwara district.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in separate encounters, said news reports March 17. An NDFB terrorist was killed in the encounter in Udalguri area along the Indo-Bhutan border on March 16. Tw
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Security Forces (SFs) killed three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in separate encounters, said news reports March 17. An NDFB terrorist was killed in the encounter in Udalguri area along the Indo-Bhutan border on March 16. Two other terrorists were killed in a separate encounter in Kundrabilgaon, under Harisingha police station limits in Darrang, on March 17. The SFs also seized some arms, ammunition and incriminating documents from the encounter site.
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March - 16 
Security forces arrested a terrorist of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) following a raid at Mawlai Umjaiw in Shillong, on March 16. According to media reports, the terrorist, identified as Franklyn Mawlong, is a close associate
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Security forces arrested a terrorist of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) following a raid at Mawlai Umjaiw in Shillong, on March 16. According to media reports, the terrorist, identified as Franklyn Mawlong, is a close associate of Lung, the self-styled commander of the HNLC’s special unit and the brother of Nera Mawlong, the self styled second-in-command of the group. Reports further indicate that Franklyn used to act as a conduit, passing information to HNLC leaders and in transporting arms.
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March - 16 
The BSF arrested a wanted HM terrorist, Tanveer Ahmad Wani alias Museb, near a hospital at Baramulla. One AK 56 rifle, five magazines, 135 rounds and two grenades were recovered from him. BSF personnel also recovered five grenades, three magazines an
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The BSF arrested a wanted HM terrorist, Tanveer Ahmad Wani alias Museb, near a hospital at Baramulla. One AK 56 rifle, five magazines, 135 rounds and two grenades were recovered from him. BSF personnel also recovered five grenades, three magazines and 84 rounds during a search operation at village Hathi Colony in the Baramulla district.
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March - 16 
The outlawed Ranvir Sena, a private army of landlords in Bihar, killed three villagers in Arwal district, on March 16. Media reports have indicated that a combing operation was in progress in the area to arrest the killers.
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The outlawed Ranvir Sena, a private army of landlords in Bihar, killed three villagers in Arwal district, on March 16. Media reports have indicated that a combing operation was in progress in the area to arrest the killers.
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March - 16 
The SFs arrested five United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and one of their accomplices in separate raids from different parts in Assam on March 16, said media reports. Three ULFA terrorists were arrested from Balipara village and one fr
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The SFs arrested five United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and one of their accomplices in separate raids from different parts in Assam on March 16, said media reports. Three ULFA terrorists were arrested from Balipara village and one from Shanristipur in Nalbari district. The fifth terrorist and his accomplice were arrested from Nagaon. The SFs also seized some incriminating documents in the last raid, the reports added.
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March - 16 
Unidentified terrorists set ablaze the house of a civilian at village Deeda in Gool. However, no loss of life or injuries has been reported in the incident. In another incident, terrorists made an abortive bid on a security force convoy when they det
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Unidentified terrorists set ablaze the house of a civilian at village Deeda in Gool. However, no loss of life or injuries has been reported in the incident. In another incident, terrorists made an abortive bid on a security force convoy when they detonated a powerful explosive device in Anantnag district while the convoy was passing through the area. There was no report of any loss of life or injuries.
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March - 16 
According to a report in the Frontier Post, a Pakistani daily, of the more than 2,000 cadres of the banned religious and terrorist outfits detained after the January 12-crackdown, 809 have been released after scrutiny.
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According to a report in the Frontier Post, a Pakistani daily, of the more than 2,000 cadres of the banned religious and terrorist outfits detained after the January 12-crackdown, 809 have been released after scrutiny.
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March - 16 
According to media reports, five persons belonging to the proscribed Sunni group, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed on March 16 near Merik Sial in Jhang. According to official sources, the five persons were killed by a group of 10 unidentifie
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According to media reports, five persons belonging to the proscribed Sunni group, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed on March 16 near Merik Sial in Jhang. According to official sources, the five persons were killed by a group of 10 unidentified assailants who managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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March - 16 
President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad that he was outraged by the act of terrorism. He added that the "nefarious act was aimed at sabotaging Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism." He ordered the security agencies to launch a co-ordinated ope
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President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad that he was outraged by the act of terrorism. He added that the "nefarious act was aimed at sabotaging Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism." He ordered the security agencies to launch a co-ordinated operation to track down the culprits involved in the attack.
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March - 16 
The Kohat police, on March 16, arrested eight persons and seized weapons in a raid on a hideout on the outskirts of the city. The weapons seized in the raid were two pistols, one Kalashnikov, one 12-bore rifle, one repeater.
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The Kohat police, on March 16, arrested eight persons and seized weapons in a raid on a hideout on the outskirts of the city. The weapons seized in the raid were two pistols, one Kalashnikov, one 12-bore rifle, one repeater.
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March - 16 
Also, guns, weapons, explosives, socket bombs and .303 rifle bullets were recovered during searches in Kanchanpur, Baglung, Parbat and Kaski on March 16.
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Also, guns, weapons, explosives, socket bombs and .303 rifle bullets were recovered during searches in Kanchanpur, Baglung, Parbat and Kaski on March 16.
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March - 16 
In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, one person was murdered in Dang, on March 16, reports said.
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In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, one person was murdered in Dang, on March 16, reports said.
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March - 16 
Security forces recovered weapons, bombs, explosives and food grains in searches in Gorkha and Bhajang districts, media reports quoting the Defence Ministry said, on March 16.
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Security forces recovered weapons, bombs, explosives and food grains in searches in Gorkha and Bhajang districts, media reports quoting the Defence Ministry said, on March 16.
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March - 16 
The Army on March 16 shot dead three insurgents each in Kanchanpur and Baglung districts, other reports said.
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The Army on March 16 shot dead three insurgents each in Kanchanpur and Baglung districts, other reports said.
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March - 16 
The President of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), ‘Comrade’ Prachanda, in a press statement dated March 12, said he was willing to resume negotiations with the government after calling a cease-fire, Nepalese media said on March 16. "We are read
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The President of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), ‘Comrade’ Prachanda, in a press statement dated March 12, said he was willing to resume negotiations with the government after calling a cease-fire, Nepalese media said on March 16. "We are ready to call a cease-fire and resume political dialogue on conditions that a positive political way out can be found," Prachanda was quoted as saying. He said forming an interim government and holding elections to the Constituent Assembly were the immediate demands of his party. The insurgents in November 2001 walked away from the then ongoing talks and resumed their spree violence by launching a bloody attack on the Army barracks in Ghorai, killing 30 troops.
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March - 16 
According to media reports, 10 illegal firearms and 21 rounds of ammunition were seized in a country-wide operation on March 16. 13 persons have been arrested in this connection and cases were filed against them under the Arms Act.
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According to media reports, 10 illegal firearms and 21 rounds of ammunition were seized in a country-wide operation on March 16. 13 persons have been arrested in this connection and cases were filed against them under the Arms Act.
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March - 16 
United States Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca asked the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to dedicate itself to the peace process and to prove that it was not a terrorist organisation, if its name were to be
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United States Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca asked the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to dedicate itself to the peace process and to prove that it was not a terrorist organisation, if its name were to be removed the State Department’s list of terrorist groups. She was speaking to the media in Colombo, on March 16. Rocca said, "My visit to Jaffna indicates the support given by the US government to the peace process in Sri Lanka. The progress in the peace process shows that the LTTE is showing its interest in the negotiations and we hope that it will grab this opportunity to prove that it is not a terrorist organisation".
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March - 17 
According to media reports, Abdul Mujib, a businessman who was abducted along with another businessman by Achik National Volunteer Council (AVNC) terrorists from Ampati under the Phulbari police station limits, West Garo Hills district, in early Marc
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According to media reports, Abdul Mujib, a businessman who was abducted along with another businessman by Achik National Volunteer Council (AVNC) terrorists from Ampati under the Phulbari police station limits, West Garo Hills district, in early March was set free after his family members allegedly paid a ransom of Rs 4.5 lakhs to the terrorists. The other businessman Ranjit is yet to be released.
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March - 17 
Jamaat-e-Ulama-e-Hind, an organisation of Muslim clergy and intellectuals, on March 17 said the Godhra carnage could have been the handiwork of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to foment trouble in India.
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Jamaat-e-Ulama-e-Hind, an organisation of Muslim clergy and intellectuals, on March 17 said the Godhra carnage could have been the handiwork of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to foment trouble in India. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Jammat all-India president Syed Assad Madani said, "We do not believe that the carnage had been carried out by any true Muslim as it is unIslamic to burn living things. It was, perhaps, the handiwork of insane elements. The ISI could have done it to create communal riots in the country".
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March - 17 
Media reports on March 17 indicated that the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has created its women’s wing under Khanjana Debbarma, a close associate of NLFT chief Bishwa Mohon Debbarma. An unspecified number of young tribal gir
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Media reports on March 17 indicated that the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has created its women’s wing under Khanjana Debbarma, a close associate of NLFT chief Bishwa Mohon Debbarma. An unspecified number of young tribal girls from different parts of Tripura have disappeared and made their way, reportedly, to NLFT training camps in the Chittagong Hill-Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. Reports said families of the missing girls aged between 14 and 16 never reported it to the police and the number of such girls could be even 100 who went missing in the past six months. This includes those 14 who disappeared between February 15 and 19 20002. Intelligence sources also believe that 22 girls have crossed the border to reach CHT since mid-February. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar had informed the State Assembly earlier that most of these girls belonged to the remote hill areas of Dhalai and North Tripura district. The areas, which sources believe NLFT has been targeting for its women’s wing, include Sakhan-Sermoon hills of Kanchanpur, Teliamura and Baramura in North Tripura, among others. The girls are lured away allegedly by the NLFT terrorists on the pretext of love and sent to the mentioned destinations.
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March - 17 
News reports said Security Forces (SFs) arrested three National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isac-Muivah) [NSCN (I-M)] terrorists while they were trying to sneak into North Tripura district through Sartlang Bop, in Kailasahar subdivision, along its
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News reports said Security Forces (SFs) arrested three National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isac-Muivah) [NSCN (I-M)] terrorists while they were trying to sneak into North Tripura district through Sartlang Bop, in Kailasahar subdivision, along its border with Bangladesh on March 17. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from them, the reports added.
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March - 17 
Police in Umiam arrested another terrorist of the HNLC, who was under police surveillance for quite sometime, and recovered some arms and ammunitions.
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Police in Umiam arrested another terrorist of the HNLC, who was under police surveillance for quite sometime, and recovered some arms and ammunitions.
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March - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) in Guwahati have made unprecedented arrangements for the safety of Indian cricket players, who will be playing the fifth One Day International (ODI) of the ongoing series with Zimbabe on March 19, Tuesday, in the wake of abducti
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Security Forces (SFs) in Guwahati have made unprecedented arrangements for the safety of Indian cricket players, who will be playing the fifth One Day International (ODI) of the ongoing series with Zimbabe on March 19, Tuesday, in the wake of abduction threat from terrorists, said media reports on March 17. Skipper Saurav Ganguly and master batsman Sachin Tendulkar are the ones who face more threat than any one else in the team, the reports further said. However, Tendulkar will not be playing the Guwahati match.
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March - 17 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an aide to the terror network that masterminded the January 22-attack on the American Centre in Kolkata. The CID on March 17 detained and interrogated an Imam (Muslim priest) suspected of having l
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an aide to the terror network that masterminded the January 22-attack on the American Centre in Kolkata. The CID on March 17 detained and interrogated an Imam (Muslim priest) suspected of having links with the person who allegedly supplied fake passport to Sadaquat and others involved in the American Centre attacks. Official sources said the Imam also revealed details that may lead to further breakthrough in the Roy Burman abduction case. More pieces of the American Center attack jigsaw are falling in place with the CID detaining . Meanwhile, Aftab Ansari, the prime accused in the January 22-attacks, has reportedly confessed that he retained links with a leader of the Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Pakistan who had instructed him to blow up the American Centre.
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March - 17 
The PWG Nagavali area committee in Vizianagaram district appealed to the people to support the bandh (general strike) in five States on March 22. The PWG has given the bandh call ‘to condemn the Central and State government’s policies of suppression,
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The PWG Nagavali area committee in Vizianagaram district appealed to the people to support the bandh (general strike) in five States on March 22. The PWG has given the bandh call ‘to condemn the Central and State government’s policies of suppression, fascism and religious fundamentalism’. In a press release in Vizianagaram on March 17, the PWG appealed to the people to voluntarily participate in the bandh. The release also appealed to the people to join the People’s Guerrilla Army (PGA) to wage a ‘people’s war against the government’.
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March - 17 
Two terrorists, ‘fidayeens’ (members of a suicide squad), of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Tawian in Jammu on March 17. The two were identified as Pakistani mercenaries of the outfit and were carrying a large quantity of ar
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Two terrorists, ‘fidayeens’ (members of a suicide squad), of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Tawian in Jammu on March 17. The two were identified as Pakistani mercenaries of the outfit and were carrying a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives, including suicide body belts filled with 2.5 kg RDX, with them. In Doda, unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade at a telephone exchange on Bharat road on March 17. There were, however, no casualties or any damage.
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March - 17 
A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist hailing from Jordan was arrested by the Bahadarabad Police on March 17. The arrested, Husni Amin, has confessed that he had taken part in Afghan war. He also reportedly claimed that he had also visited Pakistan earlier.
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A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist hailing from Jordan was arrested by the Bahadarabad Police on March 17. The arrested, Husni Amin, has confessed that he had taken part in Afghan war. He also reportedly claimed that he had also visited Pakistan earlier.
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March - 17 
According to media reports, the Intelligence Wing of Pakistan Rangers recovered arms and ammunition from Pacca Qila, Hyderabad, Sindh, in a raid conducted on March 17. The recovery included six pistols, four revolvers and 700 bullets. Official source
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According to media reports, the Intelligence Wing of Pakistan Rangers recovered arms and ammunition from Pacca Qila, Hyderabad, Sindh, in a raid conducted on March 17. The recovery included six pistols, four revolvers and 700 bullets. Official sources said the arms were meant to be used to create unrest during the holy period of Muharram. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the recovery.
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March - 17 
Five persons were killed and more than 40 injured, including the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17. The attack occurred during the Sunday morning service at the Protestant Internation
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Five persons were killed and more than 40 injured, including the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17. The attack occurred during the Sunday morning service at the Protestant International Church located between the American and Russian Embassies in the heavily protected area of the Diplomatic Enclave. According to media reports, a terrorist walked into the prayer hall and hurled six grenades on worshipers and later managed to escape from the incident site. Some eye witness accounts, however, have indicated the presence of two or three terrorists. Amongst those killed were Barbara Green, wife of an American diplomat and her daughter, two Pakistanis and an Afghan. The injured belonged to different countries including the USA, Britain, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Iraq and Sri Lanka. The government has constituted a high-level Inquiry Committee to carry out investigation into the attack.
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March - 17 
Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said in Lahore on March 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl will be interrogated in Pakistan. “We have decided in principle t
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Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said in Lahore on March 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl will be interrogated in Pakistan. “We have decided in principle to investigate Sheikh Omar in Pakistan for which foreign agencies including Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are collaborating in the inquiry of the murder of Daniel Pearl” said Sattar. He pointed out that the presence of Omar was “extremely necessary in Pakistan till inquiry against him is completed.”
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March - 17 
Moinuddin Haider, the Interior Minister, told CNN that the grenade attack could be the work of a suicide bomber. "Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but there is one unidentified body and we are seeing the possibility of that man being
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Moinuddin Haider, the Interior Minister, told CNN that the grenade attack could be the work of a suicide bomber. "Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but there is one unidentified body and we are seeing the possibility of that man being involved in this attacks." He said that the police had not found any suspects and that no one had yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Haider indicated that it was likely to be the work of terrorists opposed to the US war on terror and President Musharraf's crackdown on religious extremism. "I guess it is people who want to give a message to the West and those people who are against this war against terrorism and they are perturbed about the very strong policies pursued by President Musharraf on this issue," he said. According to him, the choice of target indicated that the attack was intended to send a message. "There are many churches around Islamabad and Rawalpindi but this one was chosen because many Western countries' diplomats and other people come and have their service here," he said. Lt. Col Masroor of the Special Army Monitoring Team while briefing the Federal Minister for Minorities, S K Tresslor, in Islamabad said, "perhaps the terrorist also died in the attack." Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said in Lahore that the attack was "another manifestation of extremism on part of some misled people." Asked to comment on whether the attack was the work of proscribed groups, he said that the government had already banned them and seized their accounts and it was not possible for them to retaliate in such a short time. However, Law Minister Khalid Ranjha commenting on the incident said, the involvement of foreign hand cannot be ruled out. Commenting on the attack, US President George W Bush said, "I am outraged by the terrorist attack that took place today in Islamabad, Pakistan against innocent civilians. I strongly condemn them as acts of murder that cannot be tolerated by any person of conscience nor justified by any cause."
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March - 17 
The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI- Fazlur Rahman faction) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was released from the Chashma Rest House, Dera Ismail Khan, on March 17 ending his six-month detention. He was put under house arrest in October 2001 soon after the US
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The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI- Fazlur Rahman faction) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was released from the Chashma Rest House, Dera Ismail Khan, on March 17 ending his six-month detention. He was put under house arrest in October 2001 soon after the US air strikes against Afghanistan commenced. "Labelling all the religious parties and groups as extremists by itself is an extreme step, which should be avoided," the Maulana said while talking to a Pakistani daily, The News, after his release. His release has led to the JuI cancelling its public protest scheduled for March 22.
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March - 17 
Nepal’s Defence Ministry said 62 Maoist insurgents, including their trainers, were killed on March 17 in a joint operation by the Army and the police at a training centre in Gumsa, Rolpa, 500km northwest of the capital Kathmandu. Operations were cont
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Nepal’s Defence Ministry said 62 Maoist insurgents, including their trainers, were killed on March 17 in a joint operation by the Army and the police at a training centre in Gumsa, Rolpa, 500km northwest of the capital Kathmandu. Operations were continuing when reports last came in. Besides, the security forces have recovered weapons, bullets, explosives, training equipment and logistics.
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March - 17 
Other reports said at least 12 Maoist insurgents were killed in Jankot, Rukum dostrict, on March 17, in an attack by security forces on the insurgents’ training camp. In another incident, an insurgent who sought to ambush the security forces was shot
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Other reports said at least 12 Maoist insurgents were killed in Jankot, Rukum dostrict, on March 17, in an attack by security forces on the insurgents’ training camp. In another incident, an insurgent who sought to ambush the security forces was shot dead in Gumli, on March 17.
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March - 17 
The Army on March 17 defused four banner bombs at different places in Bhaktapur, reports said.
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The Army on March 17 defused four banner bombs at different places in Bhaktapur, reports said.
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March - 17 
Batticaloa Government Agent S. Shanmugam told the cease-fire monitors on March 17 that the Sri Lankan Army was violating the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities, signed between the government and the Lib
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Batticaloa Government Agent S. Shanmugam told the cease-fire monitors on March 17 that the Sri Lankan Army was violating the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities, signed between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), pro-Tamil sources said, on March 17. The violations reportedly occurred in eastern Batticaloa district, where troops were allegedly harassing civilians at Mylambaveli, 8km north of Batticaloa. Besides, undue restrictions were being imposed on the supply of unregulated commodities as well as the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) was being implemented arbitrarily.
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March - 17 
Cabinet Minister and Ceylon Workers Congress leader Arumugam Thondaman said at a public on March 17, at Nuwaraeliya that upcountry Tamils would give total support to the government's peace efforts as well as the cease-fire agreement signed between th
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Cabinet Minister and Ceylon Workers Congress leader Arumugam Thondaman said at a public on March 17, at Nuwaraeliya that upcountry Tamils would give total support to the government's peace efforts as well as the cease-fire agreement signed between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Speaking at the rally, he said, "I recently visited LTTE held areas in the eastern province where I found large number of Tamil people living in abject poverty without any basic facilities. I have taken several measures to improve their living conditions by establishing housing projects" and appealed, "The upcountry Tamils should come forward to support the cause of Northeast Tamils".
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March - 17 
The Sunday Observer said on March 17 that, during his just concluded visit to Jaffna, Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremasinghe said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels would commence political activity soon and would open up political
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The Sunday Observer said on March 17 that, during his just concluded visit to Jaffna, Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremasinghe said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels would commence political activity soon and would open up political offices in the North and East. This was only expected of them, he said, if they were to enter the political mainstream. The PM was speaking at the Bishop’s Residence in Jaffna, on March 14. Shortly, the LTTE would be sending 50 cadres to government controlled areas to conduct political activity, after March 24, unnamed LTTE sources told the Sunday Observer in Vanni. They would most certainly work towards opening a string of political branch offices in Batticaloa, Valaichcheni and Kaluwanchikudy areas.
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March - 18 
A left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) was killed in an encounter on Tuvva Hills of Srikakulam district on March 18. According to police sources, the encounter followed after a patrol party combing the area came across a 15 m
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A left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) was killed in an encounter on Tuvva Hills of Srikakulam district on March 18. According to police sources, the encounter followed after a patrol party combing the area came across a 15 member group of the Aviri squad of the PWG. The Naxalites fired upon the police and the latter retaliated. Some arms and ammunition were also found at the encounter site.
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March - 18 
A left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG), was killed and three police personnel injured in an encounter in Paralakhemundi, Gajapati district, on March 18. Police sources said the encounter took place when, acting on a tip-off,
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A left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG), was killed and three police personnel injured in an encounter in Paralakhemundi, Gajapati district, on March 18. Police sources said the encounter took place when, acting on a tip-off, police raided a PWG camp. The Naxalites opened fire on seeing the police, and in the ensuing encounter, which lasted nearly an hour, the Naxalite was killed.
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March - 18 
A woman terrorist of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested by security forces from a hide-out at at Thangmeiband, Imphal on March 18. In another incident, unidentified terrorists attacked and injured a youth of Thoubal district at
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A woman terrorist of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested by security forces from a hide-out at at Thangmeiband, Imphal on March 18. In another incident, unidentified terrorists attacked and injured a youth of Thoubal district at the premises of the Universal College, Yairipok. The civilian was reported to be attacked while he was trying to help the students appearing for the higher secondary school examination.
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March - 18 
According to a media report on March 18, security forces official have confirmed that two groups of the Al Qaeda terrorists have infiltrated into Kashmir in the recent past. Quoting the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, K. Rajendra, a local
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According to a media report on March 18, security forces official have confirmed that two groups of the Al Qaeda terrorists have infiltrated into Kashmir in the recent past. Quoting the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, K. Rajendra, a local news agency Valley News Network said, “… 20 to 25 Al-Qaeda men are operating in the Rajwar and Lolab areas of the Kupwara frontier. But we are yet to nab or kill them.'' According to the report, a senior officer of the Border Security Force (BSF) also told a television network that there were initial reports on the presence of Al-Qaeda men in Kashmir. He said, “These groups have come to our notice through hard human intelligence. They operate with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) cadre in the valley,'' he said, adding “… of the two groups one has been seen in South Kashmir district of Pulwama and other in Beerwah in Budgam''.
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March - 18 
According to a news report on March 18, Assam chief minister, Tarun Gogoi said he is willing to accept ‘any institution, organization or individual as a mediator’, for the sake of ‘peace’, which the proscribed terrorist outfit United Liberation Front
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According to a news report on March 18, Assam chief minister, Tarun Gogoi said he is willing to accept ‘any institution, organization or individual as a mediator’, for the sake of ‘peace’, which the proscribed terrorist outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would accept to be one. Denying the allegations that he overlooked the Xatra Mahasabha offer to mediate, he said it is for the latter to accept this offer. He also informed that an all party meeting would be convened on March 20 in Guwahati to discuss issues related to Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), including the rights of the non-Bodos in the latter and amendment of the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, under which the Council would be formed. He added that State sub-Committee is already looking into the matter and has been trying to sort out the differences between the Bodo and non-Bodo groups.
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March - 18 
According to media reports Myanmar has released all the 192 Manipur terrorists who were arrested in November 2001 during raids on seven camps of various Manipur terrorist outfits around Tamu in the Sagaing division. The arrested men included the Unit
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According to media reports Myanmar has released all the 192 Manipur terrorists who were arrested in November 2001 during raids on seven camps of various Manipur terrorist outfits around Tamu in the Sagaing division. The arrested men included the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) chairman R.K. Meghen and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) commander Jiban Singh. Citing intelligence officials, the report said that the terrorists were released under pressure from China and also as a response to the 'Indian propaganda' accusing Myanmar of providing asylum to Bashiruddin Mahmud and Abdul Majid, two pro-Taliban Pakistani nuclear scientists. The report further noted that some 50 terrorists were released on January 3 while the others were freed in four batches, the last group of 27 being released on February 14.
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March - 18 
According to media reports the Deputy Commissioner of Chandel district, Yambem Thamkishore, was abducted by unidentified terrorists on March 18 near the Chandel forest gate. Citing sources, the report added that security force personnel escorting the
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According to media reports the Deputy Commissioner of Chandel district, Yambem Thamkishore, was abducted by unidentified terrorists on March 18 near the Chandel forest gate. Citing sources, the report added that security force personnel escorting the Chandel DC, were overpowered and their weapons snatched away without a fight. Thamkishore, along with his wife, were travelling from Imphal to Chandel when the incident occurred.
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March - 18 
College building under the Korutla police station limits, Karimnagar district, on March 18 night. Local reports said the incident took place when five Naxalites under the leadership of Metapalli area’s Godavari Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) secreta
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College building under the Korutla police station limits, Karimnagar district, on March 18 night. Local reports said the incident took place when five Naxalites under the leadership of Metapalli area’s Godavari Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) secretary Mekala went to the engineering college and took away the attendant and four others who were sleeping in the building to some distance. Four Naxalites went inside the building, set up detonators in four rooms and the verandah and blasted them. Furniture, 80 computers and an AC room were completely damaged. Cracks were found throughout the building. Later, the Naxalites tried to blast a culvert on the highway near the college but escaped when they spotted vehicular traffic. The police unearthed detonators under the culvert. The Naxalites also reportedly left a letter at the place which said they resorted to the blast to protest the March 11-Eturunagaram encounter in Warangal district and against the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
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March - 18 
In another incident on March 18, an SF personnel was injured when suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists fired rifle grenades on an SF base in Srinagar. In Shopian, Baramulla, the body of a civilian was recovered. News reports said the civilian h
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In another incident on March 18, an SF personnel was injured when suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists fired rifle grenades on an SF base in Srinagar. In Shopian, Baramulla, the body of a civilian was recovered. News reports said the civilian had been abducted from the area by unidentified terrorists who accused him of being an informer for SFs. In Rajouri district, an LeT terrorist was killed when SFs raided their hide-out in Chhawani.
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March - 18 
In another incident, the PWG Naxalites set fire a telephone exchange in Nagampeta village, Karimnagar district. The Naxalite also reportedly left a note at the site stating that they had resorted to this act in protest against the alleged encounter o
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In another incident, the PWG Naxalites set fire a telephone exchange in Nagampeta village, Karimnagar district. The Naxalite also reportedly left a note at the site stating that they had resorted to this act in protest against the alleged encounter of their cadres at Neelampalli, Mukunuru and Yatnaram.
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March - 18 
India on March 18 strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Protestant church in Pakistan that left five persons including wife and children of an American diplomat dead. Briefing the media in New Delhi, an External Affairs Ministry spokesperson s
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India on March 18 strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Protestant church in Pakistan that left five persons including wife and children of an American diplomat dead. Briefing the media in New Delhi, an External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, "Government of India strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Islamabad. It regrets loss of innocent lives".
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March - 18 
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, India’s Upper House of Parliament, on March 18, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee called upon terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir to participate in the State’s forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections and "prove the
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Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, India’s Upper House of Parliament, on March 18, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee called upon terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir to participate in the State’s forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections and "prove their popularity". He added that he would ensure that the elections were held in a ‘free and fair’ manner. The Prime Minister also said he would visit the State soon along with the Union Home and Defence Ministers “…to take stock of the situation there and have discussions to evolve a strategy". The Prime Minister was making concluding remarks on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address to Parliament.
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March - 18 
The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) was passed by Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on March 18 with 261 of the members present supporting it and 137 opposing it. Accused by some members of legislating a harsh law to curb basic liberties
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The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) was passed by Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on March 18 with 261 of the members present supporting it and 137 opposing it. Accused by some members of legislating a harsh law to curb basic liberties, the government said that without POTO the war against terrorism would have no meaning. Responding to the criticism of the Bill, Union Law Minister Arun Jetley said an effective law was required to blunt the edge of the terrorist campaign which had claimed more lives than the four full-scale wars the country had fought since Independence. Giving details, he said that while 45,468 lives were lost in the four wars, terrorism in the past 15 years claimed 61,031 lives. He added that 600,000 people had been rendered homeless by terrorism in different parts of the country. The cost of fighting cross border terrorism, according to the Minister, was an estimated Rs. 450 billion. The volume of explosives seized by the security forces from terrorist elements in recent years was 48,000 tonnes. “With that kind of explosives in terrorist hands every inch of India would have been taken care of “, Jetley said, claiming an extraordinary situation requires an extraordinary response. Earlier, moving the Bill for consideration, Union Home Minister LK Advani said the shortcomings of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act TADA had been eliminated in the proposed Bill removing scope for abuse and violation of human rights. He said the government had incorporated all the inputs from the Supreme Court’s judgement of TADA as well as suggestions from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in an effort to minimise potential abuse.
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March - 18 
The ruling Communist Party of India (Marxists) CPI (M) in Tripura has condemned a section of the church for its alleged links with the terrorist groups in the north-eastern region. The party also came down heavily on Congress President Sonia Gandhi f
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The ruling Communist Party of India (Marxists) CPI (M) in Tripura has condemned a section of the church for its alleged links with the terrorist groups in the north-eastern region. The party also came down heavily on Congress President Sonia Gandhi for meeting the leaders of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), which, according to the CPI (M), is a front organisation of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT). According to media reports, ‘the political and organisational report’ adopted in the Tripura State conference of CPI (M) accuses a section of the church of abetting terrorists and providing shelter to them. The party, according to reports has identified a church - north-eastern branch of Evangelical Church (Baptist) - whose leaders are accused of working with various terrorist groups active in the region, specially the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the NLFT. The church has also been accused of maintaining links with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States and the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan.
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March - 18 
The Shillong Police along with its Special Operation Team (SOT) following a tip-off arrested a hard-core terrorist Mardor Bamon of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from Lum Jingshai at Shillong on March 18 as he was on his way to th
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The Shillong Police along with its Special Operation Team (SOT) following a tip-off arrested a hard-core terrorist Mardor Bamon of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from Lum Jingshai at Shillong on March 18 as he was on his way to the North Eastern Hill University’s (NEHU) Mawlai campus. Media reports citing police officials said that some incriminating documents and a mobile phone were seized from the arrested terrorist’s residence at Jaiaw Lansonalane.
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March - 18 
According to a news report, Pakistani investigators are reportedly probing an Al Qaeda connection to the March 17 terrorist attack on a Islamabad church in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. The Al Qaeda connection is being suspect
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According to a news report, Pakistani investigators are reportedly probing an Al Qaeda connection to the March 17 terrorist attack on a Islamabad church in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. The Al Qaeda connection is being suspected after investigators concluded consequent to the initial probe that the target of attack were American diplomats and not the Christian community. The investigators reportedly discerned that the attack was not aimed at killing Christians in general as there were more churches in Islamabad which could have been a much easier target. Senior Pakistani officials have pointed out that the incident may also be a reaction to reports regarding Omar Sheikh’s extradition to the US. The probe team is also investigating the reported regular presence of Iraqi, Iranian, Afghan, and several Pakistani worshippers in the church which, primarily, is meant for the diplomatic community.
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March - 18 
According to media reports, the Punjab police have been directed to scientifically update its data regarding various madrassas (religious seminaries) in the province through a district-wise survey. Similar instructions are reported to have been issue
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According to media reports, the Punjab police have been directed to scientifically update its data regarding various madrassas (religious seminaries) in the province through a district-wise survey. Similar instructions are reported to have been issued to police departments in the other three provinces. A sample proforma, seeking such information as the number of local and foreign students and teachers, has been sent to the police in all the districts of the province to gather basic information about seminaries as well as mosques. It also seeks information on the administrator of the seminaries besides details as to which sect they belong to. Meanwhile, a media report has indicated that according to the last survey of the seminaries conducted by the Federal Interior Ministry, there are 6,761 seminaries in Pakistan.
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March - 18 
Karachi police arrested two persons on March 18 for their alleged involvement in sectarian killings. The suspects have reportedly confessed to killing five Shias, including a doctor and a health inspector, police sources said. According to a media re
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Karachi police arrested two persons on March 18 for their alleged involvement in sectarian killings. The suspects have reportedly confessed to killing five Shias, including a doctor and a health inspector, police sources said. According to a media report, on a tip-off, police raided places in the Orangi Town and New Karachi Industrial Area, where they arrested Irfan Islam and Abdul Wudood and also recovered two mouser guns from their possession. Police sources indicated that the suspects reportedly confessed that they killed Dr Karamat Husain at his clinic in Orangi Extension on October 29, 2000.
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March - 18 
On March 18, unidentified gunmen killed a religious party activist in Machh, Quetta, in a suspected sectarian attack. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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On March 18, unidentified gunmen killed a religious party activist in Machh, Quetta, in a suspected sectarian attack. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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March - 18 
Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, the Pakistani nuclear scientist under investigation for his alleged links to Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network has admitted to meeting both bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, form
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Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, the Pakistani nuclear scientist under investigation for his alleged links to Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network has admitted to meeting both bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, former Director General of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), who formed the UmmahTamir-e-Nau (UTN) in March 2000 in an interview to Pakistani daily The News on March 18 said "I have never been in contact with any local militants or the al-Qaeda terrorists. But I did meet Mulla Omar, members of his council of ministers as well as Osama bin Laden only to seek their co-operation in pursuing the goals of my organisation". According to him, "I met Osama to seek $3 million for manpower and land development projects in Afghanistan but he refused any help saying all of his accounts were frozen.". replying to a question on the kind of nuclear technology Laden possesses, he said, "I have no idea. It is highly sophisticated technology, not child's play. You require hi-tech storage, launching and delivery devices."
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March - 18 
The Federal government has set up two high-powered committees to investigate the March 17 terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured, said Interior Secretary Tasneem Noorani on March 18. Separ
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The Federal government has set up two high-powered committees to investigate the March 17 terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured, said Interior Secretary Tasneem Noorani on March 18. Separately, the Federal Law Minister Khalid Ranja while condemning the terrorist attack reportedly claimed that there were strong indications that Indian intelligence agencies had carried out the attack.
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March - 18 
According to Nepalese official sources, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will seek more Indian support for the fight against Maoist insurgents during his five-day visit to India starting March 20. In his talks with Indian Prime Minister Atal Beha
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According to Nepalese official sources, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will seek more Indian support for the fight against Maoist insurgents during his five-day visit to India starting March 20. In his talks with Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Nepalese Prime Minister is expected to exchange views on the red corridor running from Nepal into India through Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. Nepal in the past expressed its concerns over Maoist training camps in India from where rebels find easy access to Nepal across a porous border. India recently provided two helicopters to help Nepal fight the insurgents after they stepped up their violent campaign to oust the constitutional monarchy and install a one-party communist republic. Deputy Foreign Minister Arjun Jung Bahadur Singh, while speaking to the media in Kathmandu on March 18, said, “We will thank them for their support and seek Indian help in fighting the Maoists”. He said Nepal faced a shortage of ‘means and resources’ in battling the guerrillas and needed international support.
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March - 18 
Human Rights Organisation of Nepal (HURON) president Sudip Pathak said on March 18 at a press conference in Kathmandu that both the government and the Maoist insurgents had approached his organisation to explore the possibility of both the sides resu
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Human Rights Organisation of Nepal (HURON) president Sudip Pathak said on March 18 at a press conference in Kathmandu that both the government and the Maoist insurgents had approached his organisation to explore the possibility of both the sides resuming peace talks. He said both the parties were ‘testing the waters’. Pathak elaborated and said, "We are in regular contact with both the government and the Maoists and I am sure some breakthrough can be achieved within two weeks’ time. Besides, Pathak, others who have been sounded included Nepal Bar Association president Sindhu Nath Pyakurel and left-oriented journalist and intellectual Malla K Sundar, Kathmandu Post said, on March 19. Pathak further noted that he and his colleagues have ‘developed about two dozen plans’ to function as ‘models’ in solving the insurgency problem, but refused to go into the details.
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March - 18 
In a separate incident, two security force personnel sustained injuries in an ambush laid by the insurgents in Limarkhori, Lamjung district, on March 18 morning.
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In a separate incident, two security force personnel sustained injuries in an ambush laid by the insurgents in Limarkhori, Lamjung district, on March 18 morning.
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In continuing operations against Maoist insurgents, security forces killed six more on March 18 and 19, Nepal’s Defence Ministry said. While four insurgents were killed in the jungle bordering Palpa and Gulmi districts on March 19 morning, one each w
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In continuing operations against Maoist insurgents, security forces killed six more on March 18 and 19, Nepal’s Defence Ministry said. While four insurgents were killed in the jungle bordering Palpa and Gulmi districts on March 19 morning, one each were shot dead in the capital Kathmandu and in Dailekh, a day earlier. Reports added that an unspecified number of insurgents sustained injuries in the Palpa operation. Separately, 11 insurgents were arrested in searches conducted countrywide while nine .303 rifles, explosives, pressure cooker and tiffen bombs were recovered from the site of the clashes.
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March - 18 
The Army recovered six guns, combat dresses and equipment from the insurgents during searches in Taplejung and Sanhhuwasabha on March 18.
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The Army recovered six guns, combat dresses and equipment from the insurgents during searches in Taplejung and Sanhhuwasabha on March 18.
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March - 18 
The death toll of Maoist insurgents in the March 17-attack by the security forces on their training camp has risen to 65, the Defence Ministry announced on March 18, and added that the toll could further rise. The operation was the biggest-ever launc
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The death toll of Maoist insurgents in the March 17-attack by the security forces on their training camp has risen to 65, the Defence Ministry announced on March 18, and added that the toll could further rise. The operation was the biggest-ever launched against the insurgents after a state of Emergency was declared in November 2001.
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March - 18 
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad. In a message to Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf on March 18, the Prime Minister said, "I am deeply saddened by the news of the grenade attac
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Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad. In a message to Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf on March 18, the Prime Minister said, "I am deeply saddened by the news of the grenade attack in a church in Islamabad, causing death to some and injuries to many others. I strongly deplore such an act of terrorism." "My government has constantly spoken out strongly against terrorism in all its manifestations. Your commitment to bring to justice the perpetrators of such violence enjoys our full support," said the Prime Minister in her message.
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March - 18 
An estimated thousand Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) cadres and activists, including a large number of Buddhist monks, on March 18, held a demonstration in Colombo in protest against the cease-fire agreement signed by the government with the Liberat
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An estimated thousand Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) cadres and activists, including a large number of Buddhist monks, on March 18, held a demonstration in Colombo in protest against the cease-fire agreement signed by the government with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE). The JVP is the third largest political party in Parliament with 16 members and is opposed to peace with the LTTE.
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March - 18 
Spokesperson of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, Harim Peiris, on March 18, allayed suspicions expressed in certain quarters to the effect that the President was not serious in her commitment to the peace process. The suspicions arose after the Presi
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Spokesperson of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, Harim Peiris, on March 18, allayed suspicions expressed in certain quarters to the effect that the President was not serious in her commitment to the peace process. The suspicions arose after the President expressed her inability to meet visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca. Peiris reminded in a statement that it was the President who had initiated the peace process in the mid-1990s and added that Rocca sought an appointment at a very short notice, and the President already had prior commitments.
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March - 19 
About 12 Naxalites went to the houses of local Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Dumpeta village, took them to the outskirts and thrashed them. Later, they went to Ambaripeta village and thrashed Sudhakar, TDP leader
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About 12 Naxalites went to the houses of local Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Dumpeta village, took them to the outskirts and thrashed them. Later, they went to Ambaripeta village and thrashed Sudhakar, TDP leader and husband of village sarpanch (chief) Rambhai.
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March - 19 
According to a media report, 12 encounters have occurred at an equal number of mosques in the Kashmir valley during the last one year.
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According to a media report, 12 encounters have occurred at an equal number of mosques in the Kashmir valley during the last one year.
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March - 19 
According to media reports quoting security personnel, the three armed terrorists arrested earlier in the month by the Border security Force (BSF) in North Tripura while entering from Bangladesh have confessed that they all belonged to the National S
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According to media reports quoting security personnel, the three armed terrorists arrested earlier in the month by the Border security Force (BSF) in North Tripura while entering from Bangladesh have confessed that they all belonged to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah NSCN (I-M). While Initial reports said that two terrorists belonged to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the other to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) NSCN (K), later interrogation reportedly revealed their exact identity. The three NSCN(I-M) terrorists are also reported to have shot dead their camp commander at Kulaura, Maulavibaza (Sylhet) in Bangladesh before fleeing. The arrested Naga terrorists are also reported to have revealed the sharing of camps by the NSCN (I-M), the PLA, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and terrorists of Tripura in Sylhet area of Bangladesh contrary to the widely held view that the PLA and ULFA maintained relations with NSCN (Khaplang).
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March - 19 
According to media reports, a young girl was hanged by a group of four unidentified terrorists outside her house at Plangar village, about 7km from Thanna Mandi, Rajouri district, on March 19. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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According to media reports, a young girl was hanged by a group of four unidentified terrorists outside her house at Plangar village, about 7km from Thanna Mandi, Rajouri district, on March 19. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site. Police and security forces carried out a search operation to arrest the terrorists but they remained untracked thus far.
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March - 19 
According to media reports, the main accused in the Purulia arms drop case, Kim Davey, who deceived the police and disappeared from the Mumbai domestic airport on December 17, 1997, has been recently sighted in Sudan. Reports said the Interpol and in
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According to media reports, the main accused in the Purulia arms drop case, Kim Davey, who deceived the police and disappeared from the Mumbai domestic airport on December 17, 1997, has been recently sighted in Sudan. Reports said the Interpol and intelligence agencies of several countries have, in a coordinated manner, traced him. These agencies, which have also been on the trail of Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda network, have found some linkages between Davey, international arms dealers and terrorist outfits, reports said. The US State Department Protective Intelligence division had, while investigating the "Purulia Project", reportedly found that, in order to escape police, Kim Davey had got a plastic surgery done in Hongkong. Later, he reportedly escaped to Sudan and has been working in close nexus with Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA). The SPLA is an anti-American, Islamic organisation which has close links with the Al Qaida. Along with five Latvians (now released) and British pilot Peter Bleach (in custody at present), Kim Davey had taken a cargo AN-26 plane from Varanasi and dropped 250 AK-47 assault rifles, grenades and a rocket launcher in Purulia village in West Bengal on the night of December 17, 1995.
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March - 19 
According to official sources, the Bihar police will send a team to Kolkata to question Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the January 22-terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, about his forged passport. Police sources said Ansari’s passport
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According to official sources, the Bihar police will send a team to Kolkata to question Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the January 22-terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, about his forged passport. Police sources said Ansari’s passport was issued in Patna on the basis of forged documents declaring him a resident of Nalanda town. Bihar has also set up three police teams to question officials of the regional passport office and police officers who had cleared Ansari’s application. Six persons, including a retired police sub-inspector and a retired passport officer, have been arrested in connection with the case.
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March - 19 
All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) president Rabi Ram Narzary demanded cancellation of the all-party meeting called by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on March 20, today, to discuss issues regarding the proposed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), said
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All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) president Rabi Ram Narzary demanded cancellation of the all-party meeting called by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on March 20, today, to discuss issues regarding the proposed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), said media reports on March 19. While speaking in Guwahati, Narzary said the BTC had already been approved at a previous such meeting and they have no significance till the BTC is formed with a ‘proper’ boundary. He also said tripartite talks among the Union government, the Bodo Liberation Tigers(BLT) and the ABSU planned for March 23 and 24 in New Delhi would also be meaningless without the latter. He warned the authorities that, in the absence of the BTC, Bodo areas in Assam would again become ‘volatile’.
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March - 19 
Assam Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi said at Nagaon, on March 19, it was for the Union government to hold talks with terrorist outfits like the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
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Assam Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi said at Nagaon, on March 19, it was for the Union government to hold talks with terrorist outfits like the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). He also informed that he was not aware of any such move by the Government of India (GoI).
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March - 19 
Eight terrorists from different outfits were killed by security forces (SFs) in separate encounters in Assam on March 19. Four United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed at Akhara near village, 70 kilometres west of Guwahati. Three
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Eight terrorists from different outfits were killed by security forces (SFs) in separate encounters in Assam on March 19. Four United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed at Akhara near village, 70 kilometres west of Guwahati. Three more ULFA terrorists were killed in Dhubri district, West Assam. Separately, a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist was killed in Kokrajhar district. The SFs also seized arms, ammunition and some incriminating documents from the encounter sites, the reports added.
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March - 19 
In a separate incident, Warangal district collector K Prabhakar Reddy, on March 19, advised the surrendered Naxalites to settle down in life by starting small-scale business units. He, along with other officials, was reviewing the rehabilitation pack
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In a separate incident, Warangal district collector K Prabhakar Reddy, on March 19, advised the surrendered Naxalites to settle down in life by starting small-scale business units. He, along with other officials, was reviewing the rehabilitation package for surrendered Naxalites in Warangal district. The collector assured the Naxalites that the administration would offer financial assistance through government agencies. He suggested to the surrendered Naxalites to spend the amounts given for their rehabilitation on a purposeful future.
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March - 19 
In another incident on March 19, an anti-Naxalite police squad of Warangal district reportedly seized huge quantities of arms, ammunition and money near Tellavaram in West Godavari district. Unconfirmed reports said the police also seized about Rs. 5
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In another incident on March 19, an anti-Naxalite police squad of Warangal district reportedly seized huge quantities of arms, ammunition and money near Tellavaram in West Godavari district. Unconfirmed reports said the police also seized about Rs. 50 lakhs in cash.
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March - 19 
In another incident, terrorists set ablaze the house of a civilian at Mangnar Top in Poonch district, on March 19. No loss of life or injuries have reported from the incident site. On December 31, 2001, terrorists had killed six civilians in the same
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In another incident, terrorists set ablaze the house of a civilian at Mangnar Top in Poonch district, on March 19. No loss of life or injuries have reported from the incident site. On December 31, 2001, terrorists had killed six civilians in the same village as they had refused to sell their houses.
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March - 19 
In yet another incident, five PWG Naxalites surrendered before the Adilabad Superintendent of Police on March 19 in Adilabald district. Later producing the five at a press conference the district police chief said they hailed from Tiryani mandal and
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In yet another incident, five PWG Naxalites surrendered before the Adilabad Superintendent of Police on March 19 in Adilabald district. Later producing the five at a press conference the district police chief said they hailed from Tiryani mandal and worked actively for the Mangi squad.
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March - 19 
India and Nepal have decided to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty to strengthen cooperation between police and Intelligence services of the two countries. According to official sources, the modalities of the new pact are being worked out and it s
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India and Nepal have decided to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty to strengthen cooperation between police and Intelligence services of the two countries. According to official sources, the modalities of the new pact are being worked out and it seeks to simplify executing matters, such as serving notices or warrants, as and when required by the concerned agencies. The proposed treaty was discussed at meetings between senior officers of India and Nepal where it was decided that the two countries would share information on terrorist movements and activities, areas of shelter, methods of sponsorship, common crimes and a host of other issues.
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March - 19 
India on March 19 rejected as ‘totally preposterous’ Pakistan’s allegation that Indian agencies were behind the March 17-attack on a Protestant Church in Islamabad in which five persons, including the wife and children of an American diplomat, were k
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India on March 19 rejected as ‘totally preposterous’ Pakistan’s allegation that Indian agencies were behind the March 17-attack on a Protestant Church in Islamabad in which five persons, including the wife and children of an American diplomat, were killed. A Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said in New Delhi, "I reject it out of hand. It is completely and totally preposterous, baseless and without any foundation." She added, "Obviously, the problem lies in Pakistan. It is for Pakistan to look inwards and to determine and isolate and deal with the causes of such terrorism and violence which we have seen happening with tragic regularity."
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March - 19 
Meghalaya Governor M M Jacob, on March 19, announced a revised scheme of surrender-cum-rehabilitation of terrorists in the State and requested terrorists to come to the negotiating table leaving aside the path of violence. Delivering his address
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Meghalaya Governor M M Jacob, on March 19, announced a revised scheme of surrender-cum-rehabilitation of terrorists in the State and requested terrorists to come to the negotiating table leaving aside the path of violence. Delivering his address on the first day of the Budget Session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, the Governor expressed concern about the fear psychosis being created by terrorists in the State and assured that the government would take up effective steps to counter the problem by intensifying ongoing counter-terrorist operations. Stating that the 3rd Meghalaya Police Battalion has been made operational, the Governor also pointed that the police force of the Sate has been modernised in terms of weaponry, communication, intelligence gathering, mobility, housing and training.
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March - 19 
Minister of State for Home Vidyasagar Rao, while speaking in the Lok Sabha (lower House of Parliament) on March 19, said the government is considering enacting a new legislation to check the receipt and utilisation of foreign funds by madrassas (Musl
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Minister of State for Home Vidyasagar Rao, while speaking in the Lok Sabha (lower House of Parliament) on March 19, said the government is considering enacting a new legislation to check the receipt and utilisation of foreign funds by madrassas (Muslim seminaries) and other organisations. The Minister said the legislation would replace the existing Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 1976, which in the present form lacks adequate safeguards to the regulate flow and utilisation of foreign contributions. He said madrassas were mushrooming in the country and their figure stood at 31, 850 at present, of which 11,453 were in the border areas itself and added that Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was trying to exploit and mislead the students at madrassas. However, the Minister admitted that the government has not carried out any survey regarding foreign funding to madrassas in the border areas of the country. On the question of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya demanding a probe into the role of madrassas, he said the Union government was sharing intelligence inputs and would act accordingly.
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March - 19 
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will visit Kolkata on March 23 and is likely to seek West Bengal's cooperation in combating the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. According to Nepalese consulate sources in Kolkata, he will call on State Governor
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Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will visit Kolkata on March 23 and is likely to seek West Bengal's cooperation in combating the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. According to Nepalese consulate sources in Kolkata, he will call on State Governor Viren J Shah and discuss with Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya the ‘scope of broadening cooperation’ between the law enforcement agencies of Nepal and West Bengal. Media reports said the Nepalese Prime Minister is expected to urge Bhattacharya to tighten police vigil in the districts bordering Nepal and to crackdown down on the rebel groups operating in those areas. He is also likely to propose sharing of intelligence. The West Bengal government is reportedly preparing a report on left-wing extremism, Naxalism, in the State and is raising a special police force to tackle their growing influence in Midnapore and Bankura districts.
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March - 19 
On the political front, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah has asked the separatist alliance––All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC)––leaders to participate in the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly in Jammu
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On the political front, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah has asked the separatist alliance––All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC)––leaders to participate in the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir and prove their acceptability with "ballots and not bullets." He said, in Sopore, on March 19, "It is an irony that Hurriyat Conference leaders still seek to move ahead with the backing of bullets and make the lives of Kashmiris more miserable."
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March - 19 
Phani Medhi, the convenor of the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samiti(SJSS), a co-ordinating body of 18 non-Bodo groups, vowed to continued its agitation against the BTC, reports added. He alleged that they have suffered in the Bodoland Autonomous C
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Phani Medhi, the convenor of the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samiti(SJSS), a co-ordinating body of 18 non-Bodo groups, vowed to continued its agitation against the BTC, reports added. He alleged that they have suffered in the Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC) and the new incarnation of the latter would be no better.
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March - 19 
Police in Shillong in continuing operations against Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists arrested three suspected terrorists of the group, two from Mawlai Nonglum and one from Wahumkrah area, on March 19, and separately seized tw
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Police in Shillong in continuing operations against Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists arrested three suspected terrorists of the group, two from Mawlai Nonglum and one from Wahumkrah area, on March 19, and separately seized two bags of camouflaged dress and one bag of black cloth used by the terrorists from a tailoring shop at Mawlai Umjaiw at Shillong, according to media reports. While the three suspected terrorists were released after signing a personal bond, the terrorist who was arrested on March 18 has been remanded to a three-day police custody.
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March - 19 
Reports said, the Union government is planning a joint sitting of Parliament on March 23 or March 26 to vote on the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), which is expected to be rejected in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of India’s Parliament) as t
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Reports said, the Union government is planning a joint sitting of Parliament on March 23 or March 26 to vote on the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), which is expected to be rejected in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of India’s Parliament) as the main opposition party, the Congress, is opposed to the legislation. The Lok Sabha (Lower House) has already passed the Bill.
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March - 19 
Representatives of seven Naga tribes in Chandel district have asked the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), a terrorist group, suspected to have been involved in abducting the Deputy Commissioner of Chandel, Yambem Thamkishore Singh, to release him
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Representatives of seven Naga tribes in Chandel district have asked the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), a terrorist group, suspected to have been involved in abducting the Deputy Commissioner of Chandel, Yambem Thamkishore Singh, to release him on humanitarian grounds and in the interest of the Chandel public by 10 am on March 20. Following an emergency meeting on March 19, the Naga tribes further resolved to launch an agitation if the terrorist group responsible for the abduction did not set him free. Noting that the abduction was an insult to them, the tribal groups further added that the consequences of the agitation would have to be borne entirely by the abductors. Meanwhile, there have been no reports of the whereabouts of the abducted Chandel DC. However, according to media reports, security forces led by DIG (Range) V Zathang are continuing to track the abducted bureaucrat.
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March - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) killed two terrorists from different outfits in separate encounters in Assam on March 19, said media reports. A cadre of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) 'ENIGMA' group was killed in retaliatory firing by the SFs nea
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Security Forces (SFs) killed two terrorists from different outfits in separate encounters in Assam on March 19, said media reports. A cadre of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) 'ENIGMA' group was killed in retaliatory firing by the SFs near Sila Forest area in Kamrup district. Other members of the outfit, reportedly, were also there. However, there are no reports of their whereabouts.
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March - 19 
Suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists shot dead a trader at Bhatipara village under Boko police station limits, Kamrup district, on March 18, said a delayed report on March 19. Security forces (SFs) have launched a search operat
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Suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists shot dead a trader at Bhatipara village under Boko police station limits, Kamrup district, on March 18, said a delayed report on March 19. Security forces (SFs) have launched a search operation to nab the suspects.
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March - 19 
The East Divisional Committee of the PWG has called for Orissa bandh on March 22 to protest the proposed Prevention of Terrorism Act. In a press release issued in Malkangiri on March 19, the outfit appealed to the people to oppose the proposed Act by
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The East Divisional Committee of the PWG has called for Orissa bandh on March 22 to protest the proposed Prevention of Terrorism Act. In a press release issued in Malkangiri on March 19, the outfit appealed to the people to oppose the proposed Act by making the bandh a total success in the district.
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March - 19 
Two suspected foreign mercenaries were killed early on March 19, after a 12 hour siege around a mosque at Meeragund in Baramulla district. The two attacked a security force (SF) search party and injured two personnel before taking refuge inside the m
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Two suspected foreign mercenaries were killed early on March 19, after a 12 hour siege around a mosque at Meeragund in Baramulla district. The two attacked a security force (SF) search party and injured two personnel before taking refuge inside the mosque on March 18. SFs had laid a siege around the mosque.
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March - 19 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Vidyasagar Rao said in the Lower House of Parliament, Lok Sabha, that ULFA terrorists along with those from Jammu and Kashmir ‘have a nexus’ with Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelli
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Vidyasagar Rao said in the Lower House of Parliament, Lok Sabha, that ULFA terrorists along with those from Jammu and Kashmir ‘have a nexus’ with Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), media reports said, on March 19. Speaking during the Question Hour, Rao informed the Members that this was disclosed by a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HuM)terrorist, arrested in 1999. He also said terrorist outfits like these depend on Pakistan for financial assistance which reaches them through hawala (illegal channels of money transfer) operators.
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March - 19 
According to a media report, unidentified men fired seven rockets, one after another, on the gas installations in Sui town, Dera Bugti Agency, Quetta, on March 19. However, the rockets, fired from the nearby hills, landed in the open ground near gas
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According to a media report, unidentified men fired seven rockets, one after another, on the gas installations in Sui town, Dera Bugti Agency, Quetta, on March 19. However, the rockets, fired from the nearby hills, landed in the open ground near gas well number 7 causing no damage. The Frontier Corps returned fire while the attackers escaped. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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March - 19 
According to media reports, six persons were being interrogated by police for their alleged involvement in the March 17-terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad’s Diplomatic Enclave in which five persons were killed and another 40 injured. Among the
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According to media reports, six persons were being interrogated by police for their alleged involvement in the March 17-terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad’s Diplomatic Enclave in which five persons were killed and another 40 injured. Among the six being interrogated were three of those injured in the attack. A student of the International Islamic University (IIU) has also been taken into custody for questioning. Meanwhile, official sources have indicated that the terrorist who carried out the attack with hand grenades could have been among the worshippers and may have also escaped with the panicked crowd consequent to the attack. Investigators have reportedly found no evidence that any outsider had entered the church as nobody was seen by the policeman guarding the church. Separately, Islamabad police chief Nasir Khan Durrani said the body of an unidentified man has not been claimed so far. "It can not be ruled out whether it was a suicide mission," he added.
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March - 19 
Authorities in the tribal area of Kurram Agency, on March 19, arrested four foreign nationals clad in Burqas (veil) along with their three Pakistani associates on the suspicion that they were members of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network. Medi
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Authorities in the tribal area of Kurram Agency, on March 19, arrested four foreign nationals clad in Burqas (veil) along with their three Pakistani associates on the suspicion that they were members of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network. Media reports pointed out that they were attempting to cross into Afghanistan without proper travel documents. "Two Sudanese, a Ugandan and a national of Mauritania have been arrested at the entry point of Kurram Agency and handed over to authorities in Peshawar for further interrogations", said Assistant Political Agent, Wakil Khan.
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March - 19 
Jameel Ahmed, spokesperson for the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), while indicating that elections in J&K would not resolve the Kashmir issue, added that terrorist operations would continue in the State. "Jamiat is formulating a programme along with othe
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Jameel Ahmed, spokesperson for the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), while indicating that elections in J&K would not resolve the Kashmir issue, added that terrorist operations would continue in the State. "Jamiat is formulating a programme along with other like-minded groups to thwart so-called polls in held Kashmir," Ahmed said. He said, "elimination" of activists of the ruling National Conference (NC) party was the initial phase of this programme. Another terrorist group, the Islamic Front, said on the same day that separatist leaders would be forbidden from participating in elections in Kashmir. "We will never forgive those who will take part in Indian polls," the group's publicity chief Arif Jehangir warned.
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March - 19 
Police seized four hand grenades and other ammunition while foiling a sabotage attempt on March 19. The explosives were reportedly hidden in a wooden plank of a shop and noticed by a passer-by, who reported the matter to the police. Police sources sa
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Police seized four hand grenades and other ammunition while foiling a sabotage attempt on March 19. The explosives were reportedly hidden in a wooden plank of a shop and noticed by a passer-by, who reported the matter to the police. Police sources said the explosives were meant for terrorist activity in the area. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the recovery.
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March - 19 
The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 19, asked the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to boycott the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly. MJC chairman Syed Salahuddin sai
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The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 19, asked the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to boycott the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly. MJC chairman Syed Salahuddin said, in Muzaffarabad, "Thousands of Kashmiris have been killed since 1988 to win freedom from India. These sacrifices were made not to bring one or the other group into power in the elections."
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March - 19 
The New York Times, a US daily, has indicated that terrorist and sectarian groups in Pakistan are believed to have closed ranks and are reportedly acting in unison to target both Americans nationals and President Pervez Musharraf, politically and phy
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The New York Times, a US daily, has indicated that terrorist and sectarian groups in Pakistan are believed to have closed ranks and are reportedly acting in unison to target both Americans nationals and President Pervez Musharraf, politically and physically.
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March - 19 
The Punjab unit chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Hafiz Muhammad Idrees alleged in Lahore ,on March 19, that government agencies were involved in the current wave of terrorism in Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference, he said terrorist acts migh
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The Punjab unit chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Hafiz Muhammad Idrees alleged in Lahore ,on March 19, that government agencies were involved in the current wave of terrorism in Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference, he said terrorist acts might be aimed at delaying the general elections and validating a referendum for the Presidentship of Pervez Musharraf.
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March - 19 
Three people including a Sunni professor and a prominent Shiite leader, were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lahore early on March 19. The Sunni Professor Attaur Rahman and his driver were killed when they arrived at an institute in the city’s Jain
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Three people including a Sunni professor and a prominent Shiite leader, were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lahore early on March 19. The Sunni Professor Attaur Rahman and his driver were killed when they arrived at an institute in the city’s Jain Mandar district. The Shiite leader Syed Hassan Raza was killed in the same area and by the same gunmen while they were fleeing from the area. A local police official said that it was not clear if the Shiite leader’s killing was co-incidental but added that the attack as a whole appears to be an incident of sectarian violence.
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March - 19 
Four guns, two pistols, 25 magnum rifle bullets, booby trap equipment, seven kilograms of explosives and weapons were recovered in searches on March 19. Also, five insurgents were arrested in Taplejung and Kailali districts, official reports said.
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Four guns, two pistols, 25 magnum rifle bullets, booby trap equipment, seven kilograms of explosives and weapons were recovered in searches on March 19. Also, five insurgents were arrested in Taplejung and Kailali districts, official reports said.
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March - 19 
More than a 100 Maoist insurgents attacked the Lamki police outpost, Kilali, on March 19 night and killed seven policemen, the Home Ministry announced. Seven more were injured in the attack. An unknown number of insurgents were killed, too, in retali
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More than a 100 Maoist insurgents attacked the Lamki police outpost, Kilali, on March 19 night and killed seven policemen, the Home Ministry announced. Seven more were injured in the attack. An unknown number of insurgents were killed, too, in retaliatory firing by the police. At the same place, the insurgents also looted banks and a co-operative and blasted a electricity sub-station. Besides, the insurgents also attacked another police outpost at Sukkhada in the same district and details of the attack are awaited.
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March - 19 
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will visit Kolkata on March 23 and is likely to seek West Bengal's cooperation in combating the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. According to Nepalese consulate sources in Kolkata, he will call on State Governor
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Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will visit Kolkata on March 23 and is likely to seek West Bengal's cooperation in combating the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. According to Nepalese consulate sources in Kolkata, he will call on State Governor Viren J Shah and discuss with Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya the ‘scope of broadening cooperation’ between the law enforcement agencies of Nepal and West Bengal. Media reports said the Nepalese Prime Minister is expected to urge Bhattacharya to tighten police vigil in the districts bordering Nepal and to crackdown down on the rebel groups operating in those areas. He is also likely to propose sharing of intelligence. The West Bengal government is reportedly preparing a report on left-wing extremism, Naxalism, in the State and is raising a special police force to tackle their growing influence in Midnapore and Bankura districts.
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March - 19 
Security forces recovered an abandoned sophisticated gun in the Ranipokhari area of the capital Kathmandu, on March 19 night.
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Security forces recovered an abandoned sophisticated gun in the Ranipokhari area of the capital Kathmandu, on March 19 night.
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March - 19 
The Defence Ministry said 25 Maoists insurgents were shot dead on March 19 in operations conducted in nine districts. Nine insurgents were killed in two separate encounters in Rukum, four in Bardia and one each in Bhojpur, Syangjha, Rolpa, Kailali, S
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The Defence Ministry said 25 Maoists insurgents were shot dead on March 19 in operations conducted in nine districts. Nine insurgents were killed in two separate encounters in Rukum, four in Bardia and one each in Bhojpur, Syangjha, Rolpa, Kailali, Surkhet, Dolpa and Gorkha.
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March - 19 
According to a media report, Anup Chetia, general secretary of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), who is serving prison term in Bangladesh, has appealed for political asylum. The plea for asylum has reached the Home Ministry but the governme
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According to a media report, Anup Chetia, general secretary of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), who is serving prison term in Bangladesh, has appealed for political asylum. The plea for asylum has reached the Home Ministry but the government is yet to take a decision, said the report. The report added that four insurgent leaders of Tripura, including Sanjiv Debsharma of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), have also sought asylum. This is the fourth time that Chetia has applied for asylum. He was arrested in 1996, along with two other ULFA members, for various offences, including illegal entry into the country, violation of rules and possession of foreign currency. They were found guilty on one count. The other cases are pending.
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March - 19 
According to media reports, the government has initiated a probe into bomb explosions during the previous Awami League regime. A commission headed by a retired judge has been instituted for this purpose. It will visit Ramna Batamul and Patla Maidan.
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According to media reports, the government has initiated a probe into bomb explosions during the previous Awami League regime. A commission headed by a retired judge has been instituted for this purpose. It will visit Ramna Batamul and Patla Maidan. Nine persons were killed in powerful bomb explosions at Ramna Batmul on April 14, 2001, while five were killed in another bomb attack at a rally of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) at Paltan Maidan earlier on January 20. The two explosions were part of a succession of similar acts as a number of other places of public assembly were also bombed before and after these incidents.
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A group terming itself the Jaffna District People’s Movement (JDPM) has, on November 20, organised protests in the district in support of the demand by several by people that the paramilitary Eelam People’s Democratic party (EPDP) vacate Delft Island
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A group terming itself the Jaffna District People’s Movement (JDPM) has, on November 20, organised protests in the district in support of the demand by several by people that the paramilitary Eelam People’s Democratic party (EPDP) vacate Delft Island. Some reports claimed the demand and the protests had been inspired by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The JDPM reportedly said it would intensify its agitation in support of the demand. Normal life was affected in the district on account of the strike. There were protest rallies in Dfelft, on November 19, asking the EDPDP to leave the island. Reports said EPDP cadres entered Delft on November 16, under security forces escort and are now lodged in a camp there.
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March - 19 
Pro-Tamil sources said over 50,000 residents of Trincomalee and its suburbs converged at Trincomalee on March 19 to participate in the Pongu Tamil (Tamil upsurge) rally. Prominent participants at the rally included Federal Minister for Social Develop
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Pro-Tamil sources said over 50,000 residents of Trincomalee and its suburbs converged at Trincomalee on March 19 to participate in the Pongu Tamil (Tamil upsurge) rally. Prominent participants at the rally included Federal Minister for Social Development P. Chandrasekaram, Member of Parliament representing Jaffna district M. K. Sivajilingam and Tamil National Alliance leader R. Sampathan, among others. Huge portraits of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader V Prabhakaran were displayed at the rally even as speakers eulogized him as the "saviour of the Tamils" in Sri Lanka, reports added Leaders pleaded for a just political solution to the protracted conflict and stressed that all the Tamils in the country were united in their demand.
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March - 20 
A terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter at village Suibragh-Barnala under the jurisdiction of Gandoh police station in Doda district. However, his three associates managed to escape during the encounter along with the dead
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A terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter at village Suibragh-Barnala under the jurisdiction of Gandoh police station in Doda district. However, his three associates managed to escape during the encounter along with the dead body of the slain terrorist. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 20 
A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist surrendered before the district police chief in Nagaon, on March 20, said delayed reports on March 21.
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A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist surrendered before the district police chief in Nagaon, on March 20, said delayed reports on March 21.
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March - 20 
A United Peoples' Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) terrorist was killed when SFs engaged three of them in an encounter at Ronghoghar village under Diphu police station limits, Karbi Anglong district, reports said. Two of them, however, managed to escape,
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A United Peoples' Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) terrorist was killed when SFs engaged three of them in an encounter at Ronghoghar village under Diphu police station limits, Karbi Anglong district, reports said. Two of them, however, managed to escape, the reports further said.
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March - 20 
According to an Assam government official spokesman, the all-party meeting on March 20 in Guwahati has accepted the government’s decision to create the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), said media reports. At the meeting in which representatives fr
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According to an Assam government official spokesman, the all-party meeting on March 20 in Guwahati has accepted the government’s decision to create the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), said media reports. At the meeting in which representatives from Congress, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), among others, were present, a resolution to provide adequate ‘constitutional safeguards’ for non-Bodo people living in the area was also adopted. The resolution talks of protecting ‘economic, cultural, educational, language and land rights’ of non-Bodos living in the area, also said the report. At the meeting, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi also emphasised the need for an amendment to the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, the reports added.
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March - 20 
According to media reports, terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir have warned the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leadership of "serious consequences" if they participated in the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assemb
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According to media reports, terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir have warned the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leadership of "serious consequences" if they participated in the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly. They also asked State government employees to boycott the poll process. "If any Hurriyat leader including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Democratic Freedom Party leader Shabir Ahmad Shah are found involved in any (election) activity, it would attract serious consequences," Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF), said in a statement.
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March - 20 
According to media reports, terrorists of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UNLF) who abducted the Deputy Commissioner of Chandel, reportedly demanded a large amount as ransom for his release, even as security forces were awaiting word from the Manip
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According to media reports, terrorists of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UNLF) who abducted the Deputy Commissioner of Chandel, reportedly demanded a large amount as ransom for his release, even as security forces were awaiting word from the Manipur government on March 20 to begin operations against the abductors. Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh told the State Legislative Assembly that high-ranking officials with reinforcements had rushed to Chandel district but, however, had to be restrained from taking up rescue operations keeping in mind the safety of the hostage and the wishes of local residents. The local leaders are reportedly trying to contact the terrorists responsible for the abduction. Stating in the House on March 20 that negotiations had not begun yet with the abductors, the Chief Minister has appealed for the release the DC and warned that search and rescue operations would be launched if he was not set free latest by March 20. Earlier, Members of the Legislative Assembly expressed concern about newspaper reports indicating the terrorists’ demand for a ransom of Rs. 30 lakhs and about reports of an executive engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD), who has also been abducted near Sita, in Manipur, and demanded the government to take urgent steps to prevent such abductions in the future. All the eight security personnel escorting Thamkishore have been suspended for their inability to prevent the abduction and allowing themselves to be easily disarmed by the terrorists.
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March - 20 
In a joint operation carried out at Barhi Darhal, Rajouri, by a team of Army and Special Operations Group (SOG), three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed. Although security forces did not suffer any casualty, two civilians trapped in the c
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In a joint operation carried out at Barhi Darhal, Rajouri, by a team of Army and Special Operations Group (SOG), three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed. Although security forces did not suffer any casualty, two civilians trapped in the cross-firing were injured. Two of the terrorists were from Pakistan while the third hailed from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Official sources indicated that all three were hardcore terrorists involved in a series of subversive activities across the Darhal area of Rajouri district. Three AK-56 rifles, five AK magazines, four hand grenades, a radio set and 98 AK rounds were recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 20 
Media reports said, on March 20, quoting a release by the Amsterdam-based Naga International Support Centre, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah NSCN(IM) appears to have accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister of India to
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Media reports said, on March 20, quoting a release by the Amsterdam-based Naga International Support Centre, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah NSCN(IM) appears to have accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister of India to hold talks within India. However, NSCN(IM) leaders have reportedly set three conditions for holding talks in India The first was lifting the ban on the NSCN (IM). The second, lifting of the warrants of arrest against its leaders and the third demand related to the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which enables the Army and the paramilitary forces to arrest people on suspicion and to search their houses. Appreciating Indian Union Home Minister LK Advani’s efforts towards making the peace talks a reality, the support group called upon the Union government to specify the measures to assure free and safe passage to NSCN(IM) leaders. The organisation also called on both the Union government and leaders of the NSCN (IM) to avoid further bloodshed and hold fruitful talks within India.
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March - 20 
Meghalaya Home Minister Lotsingh A Sangma has said that several Northeast terrorist groups, including the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Bodo Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF), have made the Stat
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Meghalaya Home Minister Lotsingh A Sangma has said that several Northeast terrorist groups, including the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Bodo Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF), have made the State capital, Shillong, as their centre for meetings and other activities. Speaking in the State Legislative Assembly on March 20 on the law and order situation prevailing in the Sate, the Home Minister pointed that terrorist outfits of the region were also responsible for the creation of terrorist groups such as the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) in the State. The minister also pointed that, during the past one year (2001), 77 terrorists had been arrested and another 17 killed in encounters, while a total number of 32 terrorists had surrendered in the state.
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March - 20 
Official sources in north Kashmir said two children were killed and five others injured as unidentified terrorists activated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) with the help of a remote control device at Dogripora in Kupwara district. Security forc
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Official sources in north Kashmir said two children were killed and five others injured as unidentified terrorists activated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) with the help of a remote control device at Dogripora in Kupwara district. Security forces were heading for a search operation when the terrorists triggered off the blast. As none of the troopers were hit, the explosion was faced by a group of school-children.
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March - 20 
One police personnel was killed and two others injured in separate incidents in Srinagar, on March 20. In the first incident, unidentified terrorists fired from point blank range and killed a police personnel at the Alamgari Bazar. Within 15 minutes,
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One police personnel was killed and two others injured in separate incidents in Srinagar, on March 20. In the first incident, unidentified terrorists fired from point blank range and killed a police personnel at the Alamgari Bazar. Within 15 minutes, a similar strike was carried out on two more personnel of the District Police, Srinagar, at Bhan Mohalla, in Habbakadal. Two personnel were injured in this attack. Unconfirmed reports indicated that a civilian, too, sustained injuries in this incident.
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March - 20 
Police have been put on high alert in North Telangana on the eve of a Naxalite-sponsored bandh (general strike) on March 20. Police patrols have been pressed into service in sensitive areas and special parties deployed in Naxalite-affected Warangal a
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Police have been put on high alert in North Telangana on the eve of a Naxalite-sponsored bandh (general strike) on March 20. Police patrols have been pressed into service in sensitive areas and special parties deployed in Naxalite-affected Warangal and Karimnagar districts. The bandh call has been given by the Naxalites to protest the March 11 Eturunagaram encounter.
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March - 20 
Report from the State capital Hyderabad said the State government has convened an all-party meeting tomorrow, March 22, to discuss the agenda for the proposed talks with left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG). Reports indicat
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Report from the State capital Hyderabad said the State government has convened an all-party meeting tomorrow, March 22, to discuss the agenda for the proposed talks with left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG). Reports indicate that the government favours talking directly to the PWG leadership rather than engage with mediators. At its meeting on March 20, the State Cabinet drew up a tentative agenda for talks with the PWG. Reportedly, the government wants to ask the Naxals to give up destroying public and private property, negotiate within the parameters of existing laws and constitutional provisions. Besides, the above two ideas, the all-party meeting would also deliberate upon halting operations against the Naxals.
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March - 20 
Reports also said SFs arrested five terrorists in separate raids. Four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists were arrested in Sonitpur, while an ULFA terrorist was arrested from Niz-Zulki village in Nalbari district. Some arms, ammu
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Reports also said SFs arrested five terrorists in separate raids. Four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists were arrested in Sonitpur, while an ULFA terrorist was arrested from Niz-Zulki village in Nalbari district. Some arms, ammunition and incriminating documents were also seized in the raids.
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March - 20 
Reports from north Kashmir said two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Wiwen Forest area of Bandipore.
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Reports from north Kashmir said two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Wiwen Forest area of Bandipore.
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March - 20 
Reports said Congress President Sonia Gandhi, while speaking in Delhi, on March 20, assured the All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) that her party, would ‘pressurize’ the Union government as well as the Assam State government to review
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Reports said Congress President Sonia Gandhi, while speaking in Delhi, on March 20, assured the All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) that her party, would ‘pressurize’ the Union government as well as the Assam State government to review the latter’s decision to create the BTC. An AASAA delegation had gone to Delhi to submit a memorandum in this regard, the report said. AASAA has also submitted similar memoranda to the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister, the report added.
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March - 20 
Terrorists killed an activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) at Jogilankar, Srinagar, on March 20.
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Terrorists killed an activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) at Jogilankar, Srinagar, on March 20.
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March - 20 
The Andhra Pradesh State government has put the police on high alert in left-wing extremist, Naxalite, affected areas as the People’s War Group (PWG) has called for a bandh (general strike) on March 21-22 to protest the March 11-encounter and the Pre
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The Andhra Pradesh State government has put the police on high alert in left-wing extremist, Naxalite, affected areas as the People’s War Group (PWG) has called for a bandh (general strike) on March 21-22 to protest the March 11-encounter and the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO). According to media reports, police have intensified combing operations in forests areas to check the movement of PWG dalams (squads) as intelligence sources reportedly indicated attacks on police stations and other government installations. They are also keeping a vigil on suspected hideouts of the PWG dalams.
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March - 20 
The Border Security Force (BSF), on March 20, killed a Pakistani terrorist of the Al-Badr in an encounter at Gangbug-Batmaloo outskirts. He was later identified as Azmat Nawaz Khan, a resident of Mardan, Pakistan. Official sources said he was a cousi
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The Border Security Force (BSF), on March 20, killed a Pakistani terrorist of the Al-Badr in an encounter at Gangbug-Batmaloo outskirts. He was later identified as Azmat Nawaz Khan, a resident of Mardan, Pakistan. Official sources said he was a cousin of Al-Badr "chief" Nayeem, who was killed in an encounter in the year 2001. A pistol, two hand grenades were recovered from his possession.
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March - 20 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), too, has asked State government employees not to take part in the ensuing elections. In a statement released through a local news agency from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), its chief Syed Salahuddin claime
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), too, has asked State government employees not to take part in the ensuing elections. In a statement released through a local news agency from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), its chief Syed Salahuddin claimed that the people of Kashmir had rejected the elections in the past and they would never be a party to it in future too.
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March - 20 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah NSCN-IM, on March 20, termed the recent killings of 11 of its activists in an encounter in Manipur on March 16 as "an act of barbarism" and "an insult to the Indo-Naga cease-fire and the peace
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah NSCN-IM, on March 20, termed the recent killings of 11 of its activists in an encounter in Manipur on March 16 as "an act of barbarism" and "an insult to the Indo-Naga cease-fire and the peace process" according to media reports. Demanding clarification from the Union government on the incident and calling for immediate steps to book the those responsible for the incident, NSCN-IM’s information and publicity wing claimed that those killed were on their way to Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur for the "Naga republic day" celebrations slated for March 21.
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March - 20 
The PWG Naxalites thrashed former woman sarpanch in Konasamunder village, Warangal district, accusing her of being a police informer.
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The PWG Naxalites thrashed former woman sarpanch in Konasamunder village, Warangal district, accusing her of being a police informer.
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March - 20 
According to a media report, the Federal government has decided to arrest all persons who have been directly or indirectly involved in terrorist activities in the last decade. The decision was reportedly taken at a meeting of Provincial Governors and
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According to a media report, the Federal government has decided to arrest all persons who have been directly or indirectly involved in terrorist activities in the last decade. The decision was reportedly taken at a meeting of Provincial Governors and law enforcing agencies, presided over by President Pervez Musharraf, consequent to reports that the police had failed to arrest the actual culprits involved in terrorist activities. According to a Pakistani daily, The News, directions have been issued to the police to arrest terrorists wanted in different cases on a top priority basis, while those who had no cases registered against them should be detained under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.
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March - 20 
Pakistan police have arrested 10 Iranian nationals to investigate their suspected role in the terrorist attack on a Protestant church in Islamabad on March 17 in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. At least five of the arrested Iran
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Pakistan police have arrested 10 Iranian nationals to investigate their suspected role in the terrorist attack on a Protestant church in Islamabad on March 17 in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. At least five of the arrested Iranians were reportedly present inside the church when the incident occurred. They were injured in the attack and are now under treatment. An injured Iraqi and an Afghan and a few Pakistanis are also being detained for investigations. The Islamabad police also took into custody five relatives of these injured Iranians from the Diplomatic Enclave. The investigation team is reported to have indicated that the attack was aimed at killing US diplomats and other nationals working for various Non-Government Organisations (NGOs).
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March - 20 
President Pervez Musharraf announced, on March 20, the revamping of intelligence bodies and the creation of special anti-terrorist units within the national security organisations. Announcing the Cabinet decisions, Information Minister Nisar Memon sa
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President Pervez Musharraf announced, on March 20, the revamping of intelligence bodies and the creation of special anti-terrorist units within the national security organisations. Announcing the Cabinet decisions, Information Minister Nisar Memon said, in Islamabad, the meeting also approved, in principle, the draft of the Police Ordinance-2002 which is intended to replace the Police Act-1961. The Minister said special anti-terrorist units are being created within the national security organisations to deal with terrorism that has surfaced following "the government's successful handling of the post-September 11 events and its effective and principled policy to join the international coalition in the fight against terrorism." Referring to the need for revamping intelligence institutions, President Musharraf informed the Cabinet that the newly created anti-terrorist units should play a pro-active role to provide the necessary support for enhanced vigilance.
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March - 20 
The Haripur district administration banned, on March 19, the entry of about 42 Ulemas into the limits of Haripur. The step has been reportedly taken to ensure public safety, particularly to maintain law and order during the holy period of Muharram, a
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The Haripur district administration banned, on March 19, the entry of about 42 Ulemas into the limits of Haripur. The step has been reportedly taken to ensure public safety, particularly to maintain law and order during the holy period of Muharram, as these persons could deliver provocative, sectarian speeches.
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March - 20 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), too, has asked State government employees not to take part in the ensuing elections. In a statement released through a local news agency from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), its chief Syed Salahuddin claime
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), too, has asked State government employees not to take part in the ensuing elections. In a statement released through a local news agency from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), its chief Syed Salahuddin claimed that the people of Kashmir had rejected the elections in the past and they would never be a party to it in future too.
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March - 20 
Two persons were killed as three unidentified assailants ambushed a convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mian Akhlaq Guddu and hurled hand-grenades and opened fire at his vehicle, on March 20, in the Baghbanpura area of Lahore. Among the dea
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Two persons were killed as three unidentified assailants ambushed a convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mian Akhlaq Guddu and hurled hand-grenades and opened fire at his vehicle, on March 20, in the Baghbanpura area of Lahore. Among the dead were one of his security guards, while he himself, along with his driver and another guard, sustained bullet injuries. While Karachi police chief Javed Noor pointed that the incident was the result of Guddu's rivalries with many people, Guddu's family termed the attack as a terrorist attempt on his life. "It is an act of terrorism as we don’t have enmity in the area," said Asif Mairaj, the brother of Akhlaq Guddu. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the ambush.
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March - 20 
15 Maoists insurgents were killed in country wide operations on March 20, the Defence Ministry announced on March 21. Among those killed were a platoon commander in Parbat and a military trainer in Sanhkuwasabha besides a district committee member in
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15 Maoists insurgents were killed in country wide operations on March 20, the Defence Ministry announced on March 21. Among those killed were a platoon commander in Parbat and a military trainer in Sanhkuwasabha besides a district committee member in Gorkha. In all, seven insurgents were killed in Kailali, two each in Syangjha, Parbat and Gorkha and one each in Sanhkhuwasabha and Kalikot reports said.
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March - 20 
Another report said a soldier died in a booby trap explosion while two others were injured in Dailekh, also on March 20.
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Another report said a soldier died in a booby trap explosion while two others were injured in Dailekh, also on March 20.
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March - 20 
Another report said, the dead body of a person abducted by Maoist insurgents on March 19 was found on March 20 in Tulsipur, Dang district.
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Another report said, the dead body of a person abducted by Maoist insurgents on March 19 was found on March 20 in Tulsipur, Dang district.
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March - 20 
Two Maoists were arrested in Sankhuwasabha on March 20 night.
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Two Maoists were arrested in Sankhuwasabha on March 20 night.
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March - 20 
Two more security force personnel were injured in an ambush laid by the insurgents in Dang. Also, several varieties of explosives were defused in Gorkha, Sankhuwasabha and Dang districts.
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Two more security force personnel were injured in an ambush laid by the insurgents in Dang. Also, several varieties of explosives were defused in Gorkha, Sankhuwasabha and Dang districts.
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March - 20 
According to media reports, police seized six illegal firearms and some ammunition from across the country on March 19. Eight persons have been arrested in this connection and three cases under the Arms Act have been filed against them.
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According to media reports, police seized six illegal firearms and some ammunition from across the country on March 19. Eight persons have been arrested in this connection and three cases under the Arms Act have been filed against them.
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March - 20 
According to media reports, the police, during countrywide drive on March 20, seized seven illegal firearms, 12 rounds of ammunition and 10 explosives and arrested nine persons in this connection.
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According to media reports, the police, during countrywide drive on March 20, seized seven illegal firearms, 12 rounds of ammunition and 10 explosives and arrested nine persons in this connection.
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March - 20 
The state-run Daily News said, on March 21, quoting Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando, that the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were set to discuss the venue of the proposed peace talks. Reports indicate that Thailand is em
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The state-run Daily News said, on March 21, quoting Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando, that the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were set to discuss the venue of the proposed peace talks. Reports indicate that Thailand is emerging as a likely venue, with the LTTE having proposed it. The LTTE had earlier also suggested India as a possible venue. The LTTE has yet not given up hopes of India permitting one its cities as the venue. Other reports, meanwhile, said LTTE ideologue and theoretician Anton Balasingham would be leaving from London where he established residence for some time now, on March 22, and reach Maldives on his way to Sri Lanka. He is likely to reach the LTTE headquarters in Vanni on March 25.
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March - 21 
22 left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), including five women, cadres surrendered before the State Director General of Police in Hyderabad on March 21, following the State government’s offer to rehabilitate Naxalites who wo
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22 left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), including five women, cadres surrendered before the State Director General of Police in Hyderabad on March 21, following the State government’s offer to rehabilitate Naxalites who would join the mainstream. The surrendered Naxalites hailed from Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Warangal districts, in North Telangana region. One Naxalite from Kurnool district also surrendered. Among the 22 surrendered Naxals were an ‘area committee secretary’, an ‘area committee member’, two ‘commanders’ of local guerrilla squads (LGS), a military platoon ‘section deputy commander’, three military platoon members, 10 LGS members, two members of the Jana Natya Mandali - the cultural wing of the PWG - and two den keepers. Police sources said these Naxalites were involved in a number of attacks on police stations and government installations, and attacks on activists of various political parties. Speaking to the media, one of the surrendered Naxalites, Maknuri Ashanna, said their leaders were planning attacks on police stations even while discussing the proposed talks with the government. He revealed that the proposal for holding talks with the government was political tactic. He said PWG’s ideology was good but its leadership had failed. "The leaders have gone astray and that is why we are unable to convince people", he added. Another naxalite, Bandakindi Gopi, an ‘area committee secretary’ in Nizamabad district pointed that the movement in district was almost dying out. "There are only seven or eight cadres in the district now, he said.'' Speaking on the occasion, the DGP said there appears to be duplicity in the thinking of the PWG on holding talks with the government. He said, "On the one hand they talk about peace initiative and on the other they prepare themselves to attack police stations". He added those who surrendered belonged to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and were being used in the outfit’s protection platoon to facilitate the safe escape of the leaders in the event of an encounter with the police.
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March - 21 
A security force person of the 12th Assam Rifle was killed and four others were injured in a bomb attack on March 21 at Khabam Lamkhai, under the Heingang police station limits, along Dimapur road, while their convoy was proceeding towards Imphal.
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A security force person of the 12th Assam Rifle was killed and four others were injured in a bomb attack on March 21 at Khabam Lamkhai, under the Heingang police station limits, along Dimapur road, while their convoy was proceeding towards Imphal. The bomb, planted beside a sign board, was triggered by remote controlled device. A similar bomb was later defused, too.
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March - 21 
According to media reports the Kuki National Front (Military Council), (KNF-MC) and Kuki National Army, (KNA), on March 21 condemned the killing of the divisional forest officer of Thoubal, Kakai Haokip by the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) terr
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According to media reports the Kuki National Front (Military Council), (KNF-MC) and Kuki National Army, (KNA), on March 21 condemned the killing of the divisional forest officer of Thoubal, Kakai Haokip by the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) terrorists as "an act of cowardice and by enemies of the society". The KNA has also denied as totally false and baseless the allegation by the UKLF that Kakai Haokip was a deputy commissioner of the KNA.
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March - 21 
According to media reports, 21 persons were injured in two separate explosions in Jammu and Kashmir on March 21. Reports said unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade towards a security force convoy at the Damhal Hanjipora bus stand in Kulgam area. H
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According to media reports, 21 persons were injured in two separate explosions in Jammu and Kashmir on March 21. Reports said unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade towards a security force convoy at the Damhal Hanjipora bus stand in Kulgam area. However, it missed the intended target and exploded on the road, injuring 13 civilians and a security force personnel. Separately, seven persons were injured in an explosion near a shop in Rajouri town. Another blast occurred near a temple in the Dharamshal area of Rajouri district on the same day. However, there was no loss of life or injuries reported.
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March - 21 
According to media reports, the United States has asked Pakistan to hand over to India the 20 wanted terrorists and criminals or else try and convict them in Pakistan. Harry Thomas, Director in charge of South Asia at President George W Bush’s Nation
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According to media reports, the United States has asked Pakistan to hand over to India the 20 wanted terrorists and criminals or else try and convict them in Pakistan. Harry Thomas, Director in charge of South Asia at President George W Bush’s National Security Council, while speaking to Indian community leaders in Washington on March 21 said, "We have asked the Pakistanis to hand these terrorists over to India or even try them in their own country and convict them. That is very important. That will lead to a reduction in tension". Pointing out how the terrorist attack on the State Legislature in Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian Parliament changed the whole Indo-Pakistan situation, Thomas said: "Our highest priority right now is to keep India and Pakistan from going to war. A war is unthinkable. It will be devastating for the global campaign against terrorism". "We see these attacks as not only heinous and barbarious attacks on the Indian Parliament and its leadership, but (acts) that would undermine (President) Musharraf who has turned against the jehadis", he said.
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March - 21 
Condemning all sorts of ‘violence’, the Shillong Khasi Jaintia Church Leaders Forum (SKJCLF), a body of churches in Khasi and Jaintia Hills, at its meeting with senior government officials of Meghalaya, including Chief Minister F A Khonglam and State
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Condemning all sorts of ‘violence’, the Shillong Khasi Jaintia Church Leaders Forum (SKJCLF), a body of churches in Khasi and Jaintia Hills, at its meeting with senior government officials of Meghalaya, including Chief Minister F A Khonglam and State Home Minister Lotsing A Sangma, offered to act as the interlocutor between the latter and the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorist outfit, said media reports on March 21. Denying that the Forum would act as a ‘negotiator’ with the Garo Hills-based terrorist outfit, the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), its president, Rev. P Lyngdoh asked the government to fulfil certain pre-conditions to bring the HNLC to the negotiating table, reports further said. Among those, the Forum demanded that it be declared as the ‘official’ negotiator. It also said there should be a ‘conducive’ atmosphere for talks, under which, the government should declare cease-fire, halt counter-insurgency operations and offer ‘safe’ passage to terrorists. This is necessary to bring them in the mainstream, said Rev Sangma, according to the reports. Appealing to the terrorists to shun all sorts of violence, he also asked for a ‘rehabilitation’ package that would be acceptable to the terrorists. The reports also said the State Home Minister announced after the meeting that the government had ‘listened’ to the proposals carefully and would decide on the matter very ‘soon’.
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March - 21 
Police of the seven States in the Northeast have intensified coordination and sharing of information with each other following reports of continued movement of terrorists in these States, media reports on March 21 said, quoting Assam Director General
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Police of the seven States in the Northeast have intensified coordination and sharing of information with each other following reports of continued movement of terrorists in these States, media reports on March 21 said, quoting Assam Director General Police (DGP) H K Deka. Such co-ordination would take place at the level of DGPs and at the district level as well. He also said there was a nexus exists between various terrorist outfits such as the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and the United Liberation Front of Asom(ULFA). The former is allegedly being propped up by the latter. ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists were lying low for now, he added. He also said efforts are on to strengthen the river police force. This would be done by providing police with speed boats and modernising the river police stations and outposts by providing latest equipment like wireless sets.
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March - 21 
Reiterating its support for Nepal’s fight against insurgency, India on March 21 offered ‘ equipment and training’ to Nepal for combating Maoist insurgents. This assurance came during the ongoing visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Wh
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Reiterating its support for Nepal’s fight against insurgency, India on March 21 offered ‘ equipment and training’ to Nepal for combating Maoist insurgents. This assurance came during the ongoing visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. While the details of the offer have not been disclosed, official sources indicated that both the countries have agreed for co-operation in intelligence sharing and border surveillance. Both the countries have also agreed to conclude their ongoing negotiations on a revised extradition treaty as also a treaty on mutual legal assistance. The treaties are expected to help India take action against Maoist leaders and sympathisers based in India. India has also reportedly conveyed its concern to Nepal on the activities of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) directed against India on Nepalese soil and ISI infiltration into India through Nepal. These concerns were conveyed to Deuba when Union Home Minister L K Advani called on him on March 21. Deuba also met the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, External Affairs Minister, the Commerce Minister and the Defence Minister. Talking to the media, after the ceremonial reception was accorded to Deuba, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said, "I am confident that with each other’s cooperation, we will be successful in combating terrorism".
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March - 21 
Reports on March 21 said the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) in a memorandum submitted jointly with the North East Students' Organization (NESO) to the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister has opposed the government’s move to enact the Prevent
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Reports on March 21 said the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) in a memorandum submitted jointly with the North East Students' Organization (NESO) to the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister has opposed the government’s move to enact the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
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March - 21 
Suspected terrorists of the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfit killed an invigilator and injured another at Thoubal on March 21, on the first day of annual examinations of the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur. Two other invigilators we
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Suspected terrorists of the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfit killed an invigilator and injured another at Thoubal on March 21, on the first day of annual examinations of the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur. Two other invigilators were also injured in separate incidents elsewhere in the State. Three other persons were shot at and injured at Mayang, Imphal and Lamlong high schools.
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March - 21 
Terrorists responsible for the abduction of the Deputy Commissionner of Chandel, besides demanding a huge ransom have demanded the return of arms seized by security force personnel following the killing of 11 National Socialist Council of Nagaland -
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Terrorists responsible for the abduction of the Deputy Commissionner of Chandel, besides demanding a huge ransom have demanded the return of arms seized by security force personnel following the killing of 11 National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN I-M) terrorists after the encounter in Chandel district on March 16. The Manipur government is reported to have appraised the Union Home Ministry about the conditions laid down by the terrorists for the release of the DC. Police and paramilitary personnel, camping since March 18 when the DC was abducted, are yet to begin search and rescue operations. Meanwhile, the proposed rally by 32 organisations in Chandel to protest the abduction has been put off as positive signals were received, according to a media report. However, the organisations reiterated their appeal for the release of the DC.
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March - 21 
The district forest officer of Thoubal district in Manipur was shot dead by two suspected Kuki terrorists, whose identity is yet not known, at Langol area, four kilometres from Imphal on March 21, media reports said. The terrorists absconded and a se
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The district forest officer of Thoubal district in Manipur was shot dead by two suspected Kuki terrorists, whose identity is yet not known, at Langol area, four kilometres from Imphal on March 21, media reports said. The terrorists absconded and a search is on for them.
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March - 21 
The first day of the PWG sponsored statewide bandh (general strike) went of peacefully and there was a mixed response to the bandh. There were no reports of violent incidents.
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The first day of the PWG sponsored statewide bandh (general strike) went of peacefully and there was a mixed response to the bandh. There were no reports of violent incidents.
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March - 21 
The Rajya Sabha, India’s Upper House of Parliament, rejected the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) Bill on March 21 night by 113-98 votes, with 30 members absent from the 245-member House. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. Accordi
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The Rajya Sabha, India’s Upper House of Parliament, rejected the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) Bill on March 21 night by 113-98 votes, with 30 members absent from the 245-member House. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. According to reports, the government now plans to convene a joint session of both Houses of Parliament early next week. This would be only the third such occasion in Independent India. The earlier joint sessions were in 1961, on an anti-dowry law, and in 1978, on a banking recruitment law.
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March - 21 
According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, proscribed terrorist and sectarian groups have reportedly started reactivating their cadres and leaders on new platforms. Quoting official sources, the report said the central command of banned groups
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According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, proscribed terrorist and sectarian groups have reportedly started reactivating their cadres and leaders on new platforms. Quoting official sources, the report said the central command of banned groups started forming new groups so that they could take active part in the forthcoming general elections and other national activities. Sources said Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) office-bearers were being accommodated in the newly-formed Azadari Council and Haideri Foundation. Some of them were also reportedly being adjusted in peace committees and other private bodies. Furthermore, cadres of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were also taking part in public meetings. They were also attempting to join new bodies or some political parties.
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March - 21 
According to media reports, the Sindh government has decided to put on trial 300 dangerous prisoners involved in terrorism, sectarianism and other crimes, who are now inside jails, in view of security threats. Official sources said this decision has
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According to media reports, the Sindh government has decided to put on trial 300 dangerous prisoners involved in terrorism, sectarianism and other crimes, who are now inside jails, in view of security threats. Official sources said this decision has been taken after the deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh.
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March - 21 
Authorities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) reportedly arrested six terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) on March 20. Media reports indicated that the arrests were made in the wake of the March 17-grenade attack on a church in Islamabad in
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Authorities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) reportedly arrested six terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) on March 20. Media reports indicated that the arrests were made in the wake of the March 17-grenade attack on a church in Islamabad in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured.
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March - 21 
The owner of a video shop was killed and two others injured when unidentified sectarian terrorists opened fire targeting the shop owner at Akhtar Colony, Karachi on March 21. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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The owner of a video shop was killed and two others injured when unidentified sectarian terrorists opened fire targeting the shop owner at Akhtar Colony, Karachi on March 21. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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March - 21 
In continuing operations, security forces recovered guns, bombs, bullets and equipment used in planting booby traps and explosives.
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In continuing operations, security forces recovered guns, bombs, bullets and equipment used in planting booby traps and explosives.
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March - 21 
In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, a policeman was shot at and injured in Dhading on March 21, reports said. Also, the insurgents attacked and severely wounded on person in Surkhet and another in Ramechap, on March 21 night
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In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, a policeman was shot at and injured in Dhading on March 21, reports said. Also, the insurgents attacked and severely wounded on person in Surkhet and another in Ramechap, on March 21 night
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March - 21 
Reiterating its support for Nepal’s fight against insurgency, India on March 21 offered ‘ equipment and training’ to Nepal for combating Maoist insurgents. This assurance came during the ongoing visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Wh
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Reiterating its support for Nepal’s fight against insurgency, India on March 21 offered ‘ equipment and training’ to Nepal for combating Maoist insurgents. This assurance came during the ongoing visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. While the details of the offer have not been disclosed, official sources indicated that both the countries have agreed for co-operation in intelligence sharing and border surveillance. Both the countries have also agreed to conclude their ongoing negotiations on a revised extradition treaty as also a treaty on mutual legal assistance. The treaties are expected to help India take action against Maoist leaders and sympathisers based in India. India has also reportedly conveyed its concern to Nepal on the activities of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) directed against India on Nepalese soil and ISI infiltration into India through Nepal. These concerns were conveyed to Deuba when Union Home Minister L K Advani called on him on March 21. Deuba also met the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, External Affairs Minister, the Commerce Minister and the Defence Minister. Talking to the media, after the ceremonial reception was accorded to Deuba, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said, "I am confident that with each other’s cooperation, we will be successful in combating terrorism".
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March - 21 
Another report said the authorities have postponed elections to the local bodies in the Northeastern province to March 25, except in Ampara. The Tamil United Liberation Front-led four party coalition––Tamil National Alliance (TNA)––which has the bles
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Another report said the authorities have postponed elections to the local bodies in the Northeastern province to March 25, except in Ampara. The Tamil United Liberation Front-led four party coalition––Tamil National Alliance (TNA)––which has the blessings of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has, meanwhile, requested the authorities to defer elections in the Northeastern to take the peace process forward and to enable the displaced persons (Tamils) to return home and caste their votes at their respective places. TNA sources, reportedly, also claimed that the Prime Minister had promised to first postpone the polls in the Northeastern province and then cancel them.
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March - 21 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on March 21 that the victory of the United National Party-led United National Front (UNF) candidates in 217 of the 222 local bodies that went to the polls a day earlier was an endorsement by the people of the
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on March 21 that the victory of the United National Party-led United National Front (UNF) candidates in 217 of the 222 local bodies that went to the polls a day earlier was an endorsement by the people of the peace process his government has initiated. The United National Front polled 3.69 million votes––57.8 per cent, while President Chandrika Kumaratunge's Sri Lanka Freedom Party-led People's Alliance obtained 2.07 million votes––32.5 per cent. The ultra nationalist and left-wing Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna that has opposed the peace process secured 6.5 per cent of the total votes polled.
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March - 21 
Reports said, on March 21 an ammunition dump of the Sri Lankan Army in Vavuniya had exploded. The reasons for the blast are being investigated . A large stock of 7.62 ammunition was destroyed in the blast, as also 150 grenades and 120 smoke bombs.
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Reports said, on March 21 an ammunition dump of the Sri Lankan Army in Vavuniya had exploded. The reasons for the blast are being investigated . A large stock of 7.62 ammunition was destroyed in the blast, as also 150 grenades and 120 smoke bombs.
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March - 22 
A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist was killed on March 22 in an encounter at a hide-out in Beerwah, Budgam district. Official sources said they were tipped-off on the presence of three JeM terrorists and they had suspected that the JeM’s ‘district co
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A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist was killed on March 22 in an encounter at a hide-out in Beerwah, Budgam district. Official sources said they were tipped-off on the presence of three JeM terrorists and they had suspected that the JeM’s ‘district commander’ and Budgam’s most wanted terrorist, Muddasar Ahmed Dar alias Madna, would be among them. The Special Police Officer (SPO)-turned-terrorist has been elusive since July 2001. Even as two terrorists escaped from the cordoned area, one was killed in the encounter. An AK-56 rifle was recovered from the incident site.
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March - 22 
A joint sitting of both the Houses of India’s Parliament- the Lower House, Lok Sabha (LS) and the Upper House, Rajya Sabha (RS)– has been called for on March 26 to deliberate upon the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), said media reports on Ma
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A joint sitting of both the Houses of India’s Parliament- the Lower House, Lok Sabha (LS) and the Upper House, Rajya Sabha (RS)– has been called for on March 26 to deliberate upon the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), said media reports on March 22. The move has been necessitated after the bill was defeated in the RS by a margin of 15 votes, the reports also said. A Joint Sitting is being held after 24 years and will be the third in the history of the Indian Parliament. Two such meetings took place in 1961 and in 1978. Meanwhile, Trinamul Congress, one of the constituents of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has announced its decision not to attend this session, said separate reports. Party chief whip in the LS Sudip Bandopadhaya said, "We have not participated in the debate [on POTO] in the Lok Sabha and there is no question of changing our stand." The National Conference, another NDA constituent, also is not supporting the government on the issue, reports added.
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March - 22 
A police patrol party was attacked by left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), near Mukundapur, 30km away from Rayagada in Orissa, on March 22, said media reports. Separately, an encounter also took place during the 12-hour ba
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A police patrol party was attacked by left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), near Mukundapur, 30km away from Rayagada in Orissa, on March 22, said media reports. Separately, an encounter also took place during the 12-hour bandh (general strike) in Mukundapur called by the PWG to protest the Union government’s move to enact the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) among others.
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March - 22 
As the stalemate continues in the abduction of Chandel Deputy Commissioner Thamkishore Singh, who spent his fourth day in captivity, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers serving in Manipur held a meeting on March 22 evening at and appealed fo
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As the stalemate continues in the abduction of Chandel Deputy Commissioner Thamkishore Singh, who spent his fourth day in captivity, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers serving in Manipur held a meeting on March 22 evening at and appealed for his release. The also requested the State government to take up all necessary measures for immediately securing the safe release of the DC and resolved to urge the President of the All-India IAS Association to take up the matter with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Meanwhile, representatives of 32 public organisations of the district said that they were expecting a positive response to their appeal for the safe release of the DC. The All Manipur Students’ Union, (AMSU) appealed to those responsible for the abduction, to set the captive free and warned that his continued detention would hardly make any headway in bringing about peace and harmony in the state.
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March - 22 
Delayed reports said a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) terrorist, Aijaz Ahmed Dar was killed in an encounter at Khimbar, Zakoora-Hazratbal at the outskirts of Srinagar on March 22. Meanwhile, a trader, who had been injured by terrorists near District Commis
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Delayed reports said a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) terrorist, Aijaz Ahmed Dar was killed in an encounter at Khimbar, Zakoora-Hazratbal at the outskirts of Srinagar on March 22. Meanwhile, a trader, who had been injured by terrorists near District Commissioner (DC) office, Srinagar on March 22 died in the hospital. Separately, some unidentified terrorists killed a person in upper Budgam, Srinagar for his alleged double crossing.
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March - 22 
Four suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were arrested in Hapur city, 60 km from New Delhi, late on March 22 night. Police sources said the four were on their way to New Delhi to carry out some kind of ‘operation’. A senior Uttar Prades
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Four suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were arrested in Hapur city, 60 km from New Delhi, late on March 22 night. Police sources said the four were on their way to New Delhi to carry out some kind of ‘operation’. A senior Uttar Pradesh police official, while speaking to a private TV channel said, "We have definite proof that they were in constant touch with the LeT leaders in Pakistan". They have been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
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March - 22 
Imphal East and West district police commandos arrested four terrorists belonging to four different groups at different places in the Greater Imphal area, on March 22.
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Imphal East and West district police commandos arrested four terrorists belonging to four different groups at different places in the Greater Imphal area, on March 22.
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March - 22 
In a cordon-and-search operation at Badipathri in the Kangan area, two terrorists were killed. Media reports said a joint group of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Tehreek-e-Jehad-e-Islami (TJI) terrorists were present in a house in the area. During the e
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In a cordon-and-search operation at Badipathri in the Kangan area, two terrorists were killed. Media reports said a joint group of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Tehreek-e-Jehad-e-Islami (TJI) terrorists were present in a house in the area. During the ensuing encounter, two terrorists, identified as the TJI ‘commander’ Shams-ur-Rehman of Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), and HM’s Manzoor Ahmed Mir alias Cobra were killed. Police sources also confirmed that the ‘launching commander’ of HM, Zubair Khan, had managed to escape from the encounter site. Two police personnel were injured in this encounter. Two AK-56 rifles, two wireless sets, a grenade launcher and some grenades was recovered from the incident site.
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March - 22 
In a separate incident, SFs seized a huge quantity of explosives, including 25 kg of RDX and 10 metres of detonating wire, from the Sarthal Devi shrine complex in Thathri tehsil of Kishtwar town of Doda district on March 22.
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In a separate incident, SFs seized a huge quantity of explosives, including 25 kg of RDX and 10 metres of detonating wire, from the Sarthal Devi shrine complex in Thathri tehsil of Kishtwar town of Doda district on March 22.
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March - 22 
In another cordon-and-search operation at Chhatarwachh, Shopian, on March 22, two JeM terrorists were killed. One of them, yet to be identified, was reportedly a Pakistani national.
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In another cordon-and-search operation at Chhatarwachh, Shopian, on March 22, two JeM terrorists were killed. One of them, yet to be identified, was reportedly a Pakistani national.
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March - 22 
In another incident, 15 civilians and two security force personnel were injured as an unidentified terrorist lobbed a hand grenade at a bus-stand in Anantnag district. According to eyewitnesses, a security forces patrol seemed to be the target.
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In another incident, 15 civilians and two security force personnel were injured as an unidentified terrorist lobbed a hand grenade at a bus-stand in Anantnag district. According to eyewitnesses, a security forces patrol seemed to be the target.
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March - 22 
In the first concrete move towards holding talks with left-wing extremist, Naxalite group the People’s War Group (PWG), the State government on March 22 announced that it intended to have the discussions through its ‘representatives’. However, it has
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In the first concrete move towards holding talks with left-wing extremist, Naxalite group the People’s War Group (PWG), the State government on March 22 announced that it intended to have the discussions through its ‘representatives’. However, it has not been decided yet whether the representative would be a political leader or an official. Official sources said that at the second round of the all-party meeting on the issue held on March 22, the earlier decision to hold talks was reiterated and the details of modalities were discussed.
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March - 22 
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh informed the State Legislative Assembly, on March 22, that the government had no immediate plans towards initiating peace talks with terrorist groups in the State. Speaking during ‘Question Hour’, Ibobi po
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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh informed the State Legislative Assembly, on March 22, that the government had no immediate plans towards initiating peace talks with terrorist groups in the State. Speaking during ‘Question Hour’, Ibobi pointed that terrorism could not be suppressed merely through military means and that the doors for negotiations with the terrorists were always open. The Union government alone could address certain demands of the terrorist groups, he added. The Chief Minister also informed the Assembly that, under the proposed highway protection scheme, six outposts would be established between Imphal and Mao Gate, where police patrolling would commence.
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March - 22 
Reports from south Kashmir indicated that 35 persons, including a police personnel, sustained multiple splinter injuries due to a grenade blast at a marketplace near Jamia Masjid in Shopian town.
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Reports from south Kashmir indicated that 35 persons, including a police personnel, sustained multiple splinter injuries due to a grenade blast at a marketplace near Jamia Masjid in Shopian town.
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March - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) killed two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists, including a woman, in an encounter in a reserve forest under the Patacharkuchi police station limits of Barpeta district, said media reports on March 22. Some arms an
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Security Forces (SFs) killed two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists, including a woman, in an encounter in a reserve forest under the Patacharkuchi police station limits of Barpeta district, said media reports on March 22. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from the encounter site, reports added. Separately, suspected Bodo terrorists, whose identity is yet not known, injured a businessman at Bhelatol village in Bongaigaon district.
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March - 22 
Separate reports on March 22 said Gujarat will not invoke POTO against the arrested persons allegedly involved in the Godhra killings. They would instead be tried under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The decision has been taken after
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Separate reports on March 22 said Gujarat will not invoke POTO against the arrested persons allegedly involved in the Godhra killings. They would instead be tried under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The decision has been taken after the State Advocate General submitted his report in this regard, reports said.
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March - 22 
The all-party meeting convened by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, on March 22, resolved to hold ‘direct talks’ with left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), in the State, said media reports. The points, which
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The all-party meeting convened by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, on March 22, resolved to hold ‘direct talks’ with left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), in the State, said media reports. The points, which the participants agreed upon included ‘government taking the initiative’ and ‘direct negotiations’, among others. State Minister for Home T. Devender Goud said Opposition parties would be also involved in the process. He also said there has to be a peaceful atmosphere for the talks to be held. He said, "What I mean is there should be no violence from both sides". However, he said there was no time frame for the talks and the government was ready for it ‘anytime’. In a previous such meeting on February 12, the government had agreed to certain proposals and an agenda.
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March - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed a self-styled commander of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA)’s ‘B’ Group, Arantu Hazarika alias Dwipen Talukdar, in an encounter at Arikuchi Balagaon in Nalbari district on March 22. The SFs also seized som
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed a self-styled commander of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA)’s ‘B’ Group, Arantu Hazarika alias Dwipen Talukdar, in an encounter at Arikuchi Balagaon in Nalbari district on March 22. The SFs also seized some arms, ammunition and incriminating documents from the slain terrorist.
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March - 22 
A review board comprising three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted the Punjab government’s plea for continued detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), but ordered that he be lodged in his house in
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A review board comprising three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted the Punjab government’s plea for continued detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), but ordered that he be lodged in his house in Bahawalpur, which should be declared a sub-jail. According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, the government would pay the detainee’s dependants Rs 10,000 per month for their subsistence. A similar order was passed in respect of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq's family.
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March - 22 
According to media reports, hours before President Pervez Musharraf’s second speech to the nation this year, the Federal government launched a massive crackdown on March 22 night against various terrorist and sectarian groups across the country. Pres
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According to media reports, hours before President Pervez Musharraf’s second speech to the nation this year, the Federal government launched a massive crackdown on March 22 night against various terrorist and sectarian groups across the country. President Musharraf is scheduled to address the nation on March 23, today, on the occasion of Pakistan Day. Reports have indicated that, until the early hours of March 23, the police had, in all the four provinces, arrested several members belonging to proscribed groups such as the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The operation has been launched following a fresh wave of terrorist attacks on various mosques and churches in which several people were killed in recent weeks all over the country. A monitoring team comprising senior officials of the law enforcing agencies was reportedly set up in the Chief Executive’s Secretariat to supervise the crackdown launched by the Interior Ministry.
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March - 22 
According to Pakistani media reports, a key terror suspect has fled Indonesia for Pakistan. Police in Jakarta were unaware of his whereabouts until Malaysian officials informed them. Indonesian-born Hambali is alleged to be responsible for an attempt
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According to Pakistani media reports, a key terror suspect has fled Indonesia for Pakistan. Police in Jakarta were unaware of his whereabouts until Malaysian officials informed them. Indonesian-born Hambali is alleged to be responsible for an attempt to bomb US targets in Jakarta in the year 2001. Indonesia's national police spokesperson Saleh Saaf said on March 22 that they had to rely on Malaysian authorities to alert them that Hambali had left the country. "We received information from the Malaysian authorities that Hambali had fled the country (Indonesia) to Pakistan," Saaf added. Malaysia and Singapore have named Hambali along with Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir as being leaders of the Islamist Jemaah Islamiah group.
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March - 22 
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh and 10 others were charge sheeted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi, on March 22, for their alleged involvement in the abduction-cum-murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. The State counsel sa
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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh and 10 others were charge sheeted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi, on March 22, for their alleged involvement in the abduction-cum-murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. The State counsel said whatever Omar had stated before the court would be held against him despite the fact that he did not say anything on oath. As reported earlier, on his first production before the ATC, Omar had admitted having masterminded the abduction of Pearl. Sindh Advocate General (AG) Raja Qureshi made this statement after attending the pre-trial proceedings. The police submitted an interim charge sheet of the case and produced principal accused Omar Sheikh and his accomplice Adil Sheikh before the judge. On the AG’s request, the court allowed the police time till March 29 to file the final charge sheet and remanded both the accused to judicial custody till that date. Meanwhile, Raja Qureshi was quoted as saying that Omar cannot be extradited to the US in the near future as he has been charged with the abduction and murder of Daniel Pearl. "Once a trial commences, then the person cannot be extradited unless the trial has been concluded and, if convicted, he has served out the sentence," he said.
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March - 22 
The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomeration of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 22, accused National Kashmir Committee (NKC) Chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan of creating "misgivings" between the terrorists and the people of Kashm
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The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomeration of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 22, accused National Kashmir Committee (NKC) Chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan of creating "misgivings" between the terrorists and the people of Kashmir and asked him to avoid making "controversial statements". "India has been trying in vain since long to create misgivings between the Mujahideen and the freedom seeking Kashmiris, but it seems that this task has now been taken up by the NKC chairman," a MJC spokesperson said in a statement released from Muzaffarabad. Sardar Qayyum was appointed NKC Chairman in January 2002.
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March - 22 
Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an unidentified assailant hurled a grenade at them near a religious school in , on March 22. However, the police later overpowered the alleged terrorist and also recovered two pistols from his pos
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Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an unidentified assailant hurled a grenade at them near a religious school in , on March 22. However, the police later overpowered the alleged terrorist and also recovered two pistols from his possession.
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A Defence Ministry announcement on March 23 said nine more Maoists insurgents were killed in ‘fresh military operations’. Central advisor and chief of the Siraha and Saptari districts, was among two rebels killed on March 22 in a search operation in
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A Defence Ministry announcement on March 23 said nine more Maoists insurgents were killed in ‘fresh military operations’. Central advisor and chief of the Siraha and Saptari districts, was among two rebels killed on March 22 in a search operation in Saptari. A foreign pistol, bullets and money were recovered from them. Besides, two insurgents were killed in Kailai and one in Dang and Myagdi. Security forces recovered guns, weapons, explosives and socket bombs from them. The announcement added that the Maoist insurgents have suffered big reverses as many central, district and area leaders have been killed after security forces identified rebel training centres and shelters and attacked them.
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March - 22 
Besides, two insurgents were killed in Palpa, four were shot dead in Rolpa and one each in Sankhuwasabha and Lamjung, by the Army; two rebels were injured in Sankhuwasabha and one in Lamjung during the operations, the Defence Ministry said. Securi
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Besides, two insurgents were killed in Palpa, four were shot dead in Rolpa and one each in Sankhuwasabha and Lamjung, by the Army; two rebels were injured in Sankhuwasabha and one in Lamjung during the operations, the Defence Ministry said. Security forces continued to recovered guns, weapons, bombs, equipment, bullets and logistics countrywide in searches in Dolpa and Sankhuwasabha, reports said.
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March - 22 
Speaking to the state-run Nepal Television from India, where he is on a six-day state visit, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said foreign troops would not be brought into Nepal to fight the Maoist insurgents. He also disclosed that his Indian co
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Speaking to the state-run Nepal Television from India, where he is on a six-day state visit, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said foreign troops would not be brought into Nepal to fight the Maoist insurgents. He also disclosed that his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee had a ‘positive outlook’ to the insurgency problem in Nepal and that India had assured full cooperation to stop the smuggling of arms and explosives by the Maoists into Nepal from India. India had assured Nepal of training and providing arms and equipment to tackle the Maoist insurgency, Deuba said, on March 22. Deuba would be going to the eastern Indian metropolis of Kolkata where he would be meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhttacharya to seek cooperation in intelligence sharing, among others, reports said, on March 22.
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March - 22 
The Defence Ministry said 20 Maoist insurgents were killed in all between March 21 and 23, in continuing countrywide operations against the insurgents, while three were injured. Five insurgents were shot dead in Surkhet, four each in Parbat and Sy
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The Defence Ministry said 20 Maoist insurgents were killed in all between March 21 and 23, in continuing countrywide operations against the insurgents, while three were injured. Five insurgents were shot dead in Surkhet, four each in Parbat and Syangjha districts and three in Dailekh district, on March 22.
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March - 22 
Finance Minister K N Choksy presented his maiden Budget in Sri Lanka’s Parliament on March 22. He said the 6.95 percent defence levy, on all goods and services imposed by the predecessor People’s Alliance government to raise funds for the war with th
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Finance Minister K N Choksy presented his maiden Budget in Sri Lanka’s Parliament on March 22. He said the 6.95 percent defence levy, on all goods and services imposed by the predecessor People’s Alliance government to raise funds for the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was responsible for the steep price rise. He announced that his (United National Front [UNF]) government would be abolishing the National Security Levy (NSL) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from June 1. A new NSL Value Added Tax would be introduced, he said.
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March - 22 
The Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) spokesperson Paraneetharan said in Batticaloa that it has handed over 10 T-56 assault rifles, 7 pistols, rounds and grenades in its possession in the eastern town. More weapons would be handed over ‘dependin
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The Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) spokesperson Paraneetharan said in Batticaloa that it has handed over 10 T-56 assault rifles, 7 pistols, rounds and grenades in its possession in the eastern town. More weapons would be handed over ‘depending on the circumstances, Paraneetharan said.
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March - 22 
The paramilitary People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) has, on March 22, handed over 27 weapons, including T-56 and T-81 assault rifles, light machine guns, ammunition and grenades, to the Sri Lankan Army’s 23-3 Brigade headquarters
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The paramilitary People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) has, on March 22, handed over 27 weapons, including T-56 and T-81 assault rifles, light machine guns, ammunition and grenades, to the Sri Lankan Army’s 23-3 Brigade headquarters in Batticaloa town. These were handed over in pursuance of the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities. The arms handed over by PLOTE belonged to the Black Bridge entry point camp, 18km away from Batticaloa, reports said, quoting PLOTE leader Raja Maama. PLOT cadres in Batticaloa and Vavunthivu continue to possess arms and would surrender them conditionally, he said.
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March - 23 
According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) set on fire six lorries belonging to ABC Engineering Works at Goleti open caste mine in Belampalli division on March 23 night. The loss of property is estimat
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According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) set on fire six lorries belonging to ABC Engineering Works at Goleti open caste mine in Belampalli division on March 23 night. The loss of property is estimated to be Rs 2 crore. Reports also said approximately 50 armed Naxalites who attacked the camp, asked the workers to go away and subsequently set the vehicles afire after breaking the diesel tanks. Later, they also held a meeting and raised slogans against Union and State governments for adopting ‘anti-people’ policies. They alleged that two women Naxalites who were caught in the March 11 encounter were raped and shot dead by the police. In a letter left at the site in the name of the west zone committee seventh platoon, the Naxalites said they burnt the lorries in protest against the anti-people policies of the government.
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March - 23 
In Hamirpur village of Akhnoor tehsil two persons, including a child were seriously injured in a mine blast. Reports also said two children were injured in a transistor-bomb explosion at Paggan village, Udhampur district.
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In Hamirpur village of Akhnoor tehsil two persons, including a child were seriously injured in a mine blast. Reports also said two children were injured in a transistor-bomb explosion at Paggan village, Udhampur district.
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March - 23 
India and Nepal, on March 23, agreed to intensify their co-operation in combating terrorism and cross-border crimes. "The two Prime Minister agreed on the need to prevent the misuse of the open border…. and directed that co-operation in this regard b
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India and Nepal, on March 23, agreed to intensify their co-operation in combating terrorism and cross-border crimes. "The two Prime Minister agreed on the need to prevent the misuse of the open border…. and directed that co-operation in this regard be enhanced, a joint statement by the two nations said. The statement added, "Nepalese side deplored the brutal attack on the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001 and expressed its support for India in its efforts to confront the challenge of terrorism". The statement came during the talks between visiting Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Indian leaders who backed the ongoing military offensive against the Maoist insurgents fighting to replace Nepal’s constitutional monarchy with a communist regime. India has already pledged Nepal intelligence information, equipment and training to help fight Maoist insurgents.
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March - 23 
Police arrested two activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) at Panaikulam near Madurai on March 23. According to police sources, they were arrested on charges of helping terrorists Imam Ali and Hyder Ali and some gangsters who esca
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Police arrested two activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) at Panaikulam near Madurai on March 23. According to police sources, they were arrested on charges of helping terrorists Imam Ali and Hyder Ali and some gangsters who escaped from police custody near Madurai recently.
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March - 23 
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 23 asked Pakistan to stop infiltration of terrorists into India. Speaking to the media after an investiture ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan for presentation of Padma Awards, he said, "In Jammu sector, every
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 23 asked Pakistan to stop infiltration of terrorists into India. Speaking to the media after an investiture ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan for presentation of Padma Awards, he said, "In Jammu sector, everyday there is infiltration. There are casualties and shooting. Pakistan must stop sending infiltrators. They can keep them on their soil". The Prime Minister declined to comment on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation on March 23 saying he had not seen the transcript of the speech. "It is not fair on my part to comment without going through it", he also said. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister LK Advani said Pakistan was not serious about handing over 20 terrorists and criminals wanted by India which could pave the way for easing of tension between two countries. Commenting on the speech of Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf, he said, "Their leader made a very startling speech that he is against terrorism, that he will not allow terrorist activities, but there is no action on the ground."
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March - 23 
Reports said the SFs engaged unidentified terrorists reportedly from the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Al-Badr in an encounter in Potshai forest area of Kupwara district. However, there were no reports of casualties.
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Reports said the SFs engaged unidentified terrorists reportedly from the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Al-Badr in an encounter in Potshai forest area of Kupwara district. However, there were no reports of casualties.
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March - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) unearthed a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) hideout in Chakrashila Reserve Forest area of Dhubri district, on March 23, said media reports. Some incriminating documents were also seized from the hideout. However, no
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Security Forces (SFs) unearthed a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) hideout in Chakrashila Reserve Forest area of Dhubri district, on March 23, said media reports. Some incriminating documents were also seized from the hideout. However, no arrests were made in the raid, as all terrorists hiding there escaped.
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March - 23 
Some other Bodo organizations joined the ABSU at a rally in organised on March 23 to express support for the proposed BTC, said reports. Some 8,000 people took part in the rally, the reports added.
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Some other Bodo organizations joined the ABSU at a rally in organised on March 23 to express support for the proposed BTC, said reports. Some 8,000 people took part in the rally, the reports added.
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March - 23 
The media reports on March 23 said the Security Forces (SFs) are yet to begin ‘search and rescue’ operations for the Chandel Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Manipur, Yambem Thamkishore, who was abducted on March 18 by the suspected United National Libera
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The media reports on March 23 said the Security Forces (SFs) are yet to begin ‘search and rescue’ operations for the Chandel Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Manipur, Yambem Thamkishore, who was abducted on March 18 by the suspected United National Liberation Front (UNLF) terrorists. The members of his family and local leaders, reportedly, want the search operations to be delayed, as the terrorists may inflict harm to the DC and the local population as well. The efforts are on to establish contacts with the terrorists, added the report.
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March - 23 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah demanded an ‘apology’ from the Union government for the March 16 killing of its 11 cadres by the Security personnel at Pallel in Manipur’s Chandel
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah demanded an ‘apology’ from the Union government for the March 16 killing of its 11 cadres by the Security personnel at Pallel in Manipur’s Chandel district and return of all the weapons seized during the shoot-out as a condition for the release of the abducted Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chandel district, Yambem Thamkishore. According to media reports quoting an interview with the Naga International Support Centre (NISC), an Amsterdam-based Naga support group on March 23, the NSCN (IM) promised to release DC unharmed provided the Government fulfilled the outfit’s demands.
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March - 23 
Three unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters by the Security Forces (SFs) in Poonch on March 23. One terrorist alleged to be a foreign mercenary was killed at Milaan in Surankote tehsil. One AK-56 rifle, three magazines, three han
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Three unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters by the Security Forces (SFs) in Poonch on March 23. One terrorist alleged to be a foreign mercenary was killed at Milaan in Surankote tehsil. One AK-56 rifle, three magazines, three hand grenades and a sophisticated telephone set were seized from the possession of slain terrorist. Two terrorists had been killed in the same village earlier, same day, on March 23.
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March - 23 
Two Pakistani intruders were killed by the SFs while they were planting mines in Palanwala area of Jammu district. The SFs also seized two AK rifles, two magazines, 60 rounds, six anti-personnel mines and three detonators from the site.
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Two Pakistani intruders were killed by the SFs while they were planting mines in Palanwala area of Jammu district. The SFs also seized two AK rifles, two magazines, 60 rounds, six anti-personnel mines and three detonators from the site.
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March - 23 
Two persons were killed in an explosion in Mudariyana locality of Jhansi district on March 23. A State Home Department spokesman, while speaking in Lucknow, said the deceased were allegedly making bombs when the explosion took place. They were also w
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Two persons were killed in an explosion in Mudariyana locality of Jhansi district on March 23. A State Home Department spokesman, while speaking in Lucknow, said the deceased were allegedly making bombs when the explosion took place. They were also wanted on several cases of heinous crimes, he said, adding investigation was on.
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March - 23 
Two persons, including a woman, were killed and 20 others, including nine Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured in a grenade attack in Habbakadal, Srinagar.
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Two persons, including a woman, were killed and 20 others, including nine Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured in a grenade attack in Habbakadal, Srinagar.
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March - 23 
Media reports on March 23, quoting the United States (US) government’s official, said Pakistan has agreed to hand over Ahmed Omar Sheikh for trial to the former after Pakistan has finished its own legal formalities. The US State Department’s official
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Media reports on March 23, quoting the United States (US) government’s official, said Pakistan has agreed to hand over Ahmed Omar Sheikh for trial to the former after Pakistan has finished its own legal formalities. The US State Department’s official reportedly said, "We've worked out our differences with Pakistan,". Pakistan has been reluctant to do so, allegedly, due to the refusal of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the Pakistani external intelligence agency to co-operate on the matter, the report added.
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March - 23 
The President, General Pervez Musharraf in his Pakistan day address to the nation repeated his oft-quoted ‘warning’ to India that the latter should refrain from any ‘aggressive’ designs against Pakistan. Taking the pledge to ‘come down heavily’ on th
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The President, General Pervez Musharraf in his Pakistan day address to the nation repeated his oft-quoted ‘warning’ to India that the latter should refrain from any ‘aggressive’ designs against Pakistan. Taking the pledge to ‘come down heavily’ on the terrorists, he announced that Pakistan has a powerful Armed forces capable taking on any aggression. He said to the people of Pakistan, "Your armed forces are fully capable of handling any situation on the borders. Our resolve is strong and morale is high, as we face the task of defence of our motherland". Taking the familiar Pakistani establishment position he said, "Our basic stand is that the core issue of Kashmir and all other matters must be settled amicably and peacefully through parleys, but if India has aggressive designs it should not remain under any sort of misconception as Pakistan possesses a powerful military". He also reiterated his ‘resolve’ to fight terrorism saying "We have resolved to root out terrorism from the country and any person found involved in such evil activities would be given harsh and exemplary punishment". He added, "The anti-terrorism drive launched throughout the country would continue until terrorism is eradicated."
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March - 23 
Three children sustained serious injuries when a land mine went off in a field, which they were passing by, in Shehrug village, Sialkot, on March 23, said media reports. However, there were no reports regarding those responsible for planting the mine
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Three children sustained serious injuries when a land mine went off in a field, which they were passing by, in Shehrug village, Sialkot, on March 23, said media reports. However, there were no reports regarding those responsible for planting the mine in the field.
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March - 23 
In another incident, Maoists hurled three petrol bombs at the district irrigation officer in Bhaktapur on March 23. However, nobody was injured in the incident. One person has been arrested in this connection.
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In another incident, Maoists hurled three petrol bombs at the district irrigation officer in Bhaktapur on March 23. However, nobody was injured in the incident. One person has been arrested in this connection.
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March - 23 
Nepal’s Defence Ministry said 10 Maoist insurgents were shot dead in search operations on March 23, in three districts. While six insurgents were killed in Bardia, two each were shot dead in Lamjung and Myagdhi. Besides, guns, weapons, explosives and
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Nepal’s Defence Ministry said 10 Maoist insurgents were shot dead in search operations on March 23, in three districts. While six insurgents were killed in Bardia, two each were shot dead in Lamjung and Myagdhi. Besides, guns, weapons, explosives and bombs were recovered from the slain insurgents.
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March - 23 
The Army recovered a large cache of guns in Palpa, on March 23. Another report said local residents in Baglung and Argakachi voluntarily surrendered 22 guns to prevent their being snatched by the insurgents.
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The Army recovered a large cache of guns in Palpa, on March 23. Another report said local residents in Baglung and Argakachi voluntarily surrendered 22 guns to prevent their being snatched by the insurgents.
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March - 23 
The insurgents had, on March 23, attacked a health post, an additional post office and several village development offices in Jhapa and another in neighbouring Ilam districts, reports said.
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The insurgents had, on March 23, attacked a health post, an additional post office and several village development offices in Jhapa and another in neighbouring Ilam districts, reports said.
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March - 23 
According to media reports, police seized 13 illegal firearms and 21 rounds of ammunition during countrywide operation to recover illegal arms. 17 persons have been arrested in this connection and nine cases were filed against them under Arms Act.
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According to media reports, police seized 13 illegal firearms and 21 rounds of ammunition during countrywide operation to recover illegal arms. 17 persons have been arrested in this connection and nine cases were filed against them under Arms Act.
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March - 24 
A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament will be held on March 26 to deliberate on the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTO) Bill. The one-day sitting will take up the Bill which has been rejected by the India’s Upper House, Rajya Sabha (RS) , but w
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A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament will be held on March 26 to deliberate on the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTO) Bill. The one-day sitting will take up the Bill which has been rejected by the India’s Upper House, Rajya Sabha (RS) , but was earlier passed by the Lower House, Lok Sabha.
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March - 24 
A woman Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed by an unidentified terrorist at village Behrot under the Thanna Mandi police station’s jurisdiction on March 24. The terrorist along with his three associates managed to escape from the incident site.
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A woman Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed by an unidentified terrorist at village Behrot under the Thanna Mandi police station’s jurisdiction on March 24. The terrorist along with his three associates managed to escape from the incident site.
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March - 24 
According to a report in the Daily Excelsior, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has indicated that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, would try to push the Taliban cadres evacuated from Afghanistan into the Sta
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According to a report in the Daily Excelsior, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has indicated that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, would try to push the Taliban cadres evacuated from Afghanistan into the State this summer to escalate terrorist activity. Senior State police officials have indicated that certain wireless intercepts and confessions of arrested terrorists suggested that the ISI had "rehabilitated" the Taliban in Bagh, Kotli and Mirpur areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Sources said that with the snow melting from the high mountainous passes in the State, infiltration level may witness an increase. Some of the terrorists arrested recently, have reportedly revealed that ISI was preparing the Taliban and PoK locals to cross over to the State with modern weaponry. The report added that some of the arms, already smuggled into the State before the winter, had been dumped in the jungles along the borders in Kupwara, Tanghdar and Khelanmarg in north Kashmir and some porous areas along the International Border in the Jammu region.
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March - 24 
According to media report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), in league with the villagers of Bajrabera Ghat, under the Tundi police station limits, Dhanbad district, physically assaulted the officer in-charge of th
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According to media report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), in league with the villagers of Bajrabera Ghat, under the Tundi police station limits, Dhanbad district, physically assaulted the officer in-charge of the police station. The officer was held captive for two hours till the arrival of additional forces. Meanwhile, the officer has been suspended for being careless to venture into Naxal-affected area in civil dress with his service revolver and without taking any police force along with him.
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March - 24 
According to media reports, police on March 24 seized one lakh US dollars from two activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), including a woman, at Kud on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Official sources have indicated that both
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According to media reports, police on March 24 seized one lakh US dollars from two activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), including a woman, at Kud on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Official sources have indicated that both of them are likely to be booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO). The money, according to police sources, were reportedly meant for the JKLF President Yasin Malik. The arrested persons have reportedly revealed during interrogation that they had received the money from a All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) activist Altaf Qadiri at a hotel in the Bagh Bazaar area of Kathmandu in Nepal few days back.
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March - 24 
According to media reports, terrorist outfit Al Jehad has issued a warning to the people not to take part in the forthcoming State Legislative Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The outfit, in a statement published by some local Urdu dailies, s
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According to media reports, terrorist outfit Al Jehad has issued a warning to the people not to take part in the forthcoming State Legislative Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The outfit, in a statement published by some local Urdu dailies, said "we have not rendered sacrifices for power, but our struggle is based on the goal of freedom." Without naming anybody, the statement warned secessionist leaders not to participate in the elections or "get ready for the consequences." Al Jehad is the third terrorist outfit which has issued such a warning. As reported earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) warned the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leadership of serious consequences if they participated in the elections while another outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) asked the State government employees to stay away from the poll process.
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March - 24 
According to media reports, the overnight security forces’ operation in the Potshai forest area of Kupwara district has failed as all the holed up terrorists have managed to escape while leaving one security force personnel dead and four others injur
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According to media reports, the overnight security forces’ operation in the Potshai forest area of Kupwara district has failed as all the holed up terrorists have managed to escape while leaving one security force personnel dead and four others injured. Media sources in north Kashmir indicated that Captain Aneer Bandopadhyay, who was heading the advance party, was killed and four of his associates sustained injuries when terrorists attacked them in Potshai forest area. The security forces had launched the search operation after receiving information that indicated presence of a group of terrorists at a hide-out. Pakistani terrorists of the LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Al Badr had reportedly established the hide-out.
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March - 24 
According to official sources, a terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and three police personnel were killed while two other police personnel were injured in an encounter at village Broh in Kalakote on March 24. Another terrorist was also killed af
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According to official sources, a terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and three police personnel were killed while two other police personnel were injured in an encounter at village Broh in Kalakote on March 24. Another terrorist was also killed after an hour in the Broh forest area by an enforcement of police and security forces, who arrived at the encounter site after reports of the killing of police personnel. Two AK-56 rifles, six magazines, 107 rounds of ammunition, a wireless set and eight grenades were recovered from the encounter site. Two more terrorists of the LeT group are still suspected to be hiding in the Broh area. A massive search operation has been launched to eliminate them, official sources added.
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March - 24 
At the tripartite meeting held in New Delhi between the Union government, the Assam government and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), spread over two days-March 23 and 24, the Union government asked the State government to decide on the ‘modalities’ t
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At the tripartite meeting held in New Delhi between the Union government, the Assam government and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), spread over two days-March 23 and 24, the Union government asked the State government to decide on the ‘modalities’ to amend the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution regarding the creation of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), said media reports. All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) president Rabi Ram Narzary expressed displeasure over this outcome. Speaking in Kokarajhar, he reportedly said the Union government shirked its responsibility on the BTC issue. The next round of tripartite talks are slated for April 9, where the State government is expected to place the ‘modalities’ for amending the Sixth Schedule.
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March - 24 
In another incident, a former SPO was killed by terrorists in his house at village Badda Kaana in Behrot, Thanna Mandi. The terrorists escaped after the killing.
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In another incident, a former SPO was killed by terrorists in his house at village Badda Kaana in Behrot, Thanna Mandi. The terrorists escaped after the killing.
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March - 24 
Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), set-off an explosion and damaged the house of ruling Telugu Desam Party (TPD) district unit president A Nageswara Rao, a little past midnight on March 24, reports said. No one was at th
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), set-off an explosion and damaged the house of ruling Telugu Desam Party (TPD) district unit president A Nageswara Rao, a little past midnight on March 24, reports said. No one was at the house at the time of the blast.
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March - 24 
Media reports have indicated that two young girls were involved along with four terrorists in the March 24 killing of a woman Special Police Officer (SPO) Saleema at Behrot in the Thanna Mandi area. Official sources indicated that the terrorists had
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Media reports have indicated that two young girls were involved along with four terrorists in the March 24 killing of a woman Special Police Officer (SPO) Saleema at Behrot in the Thanna Mandi area. Official sources indicated that the terrorists had used two young girls of Rehan in killing Saleema, who had participated in several anti-militancy operations. The girls used by the terrorists have been identified but both of them were absconding from their houses after the killing of Saleema. The terrorists were reported to be locals affiliated to the HM outfit.
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March - 24 
Media reports on March 24 said the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist outfit has proposed talks with the Union government. Quoting ULFA’s mouthpiece Swadhinata, the reports said it was ‘desperate’ for negotiations’. However,
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Media reports on March 24 said the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist outfit has proposed talks with the Union government. Quoting ULFA’s mouthpiece Swadhinata, the reports said it was ‘desperate’ for negotiations’. However, the offer is ‘conditional’. ULFA has reportedly reiterated the three conditions it has earlier set. These are: talks should be held in a third country, they should be held under United Nations (UN) supervision; and Assam’s ‘sovereignty’ should also be discussed. Swadhinata, in its editorial, said, ‘We desperately want a solution to the ongoing conflict in the State and the three conditions have been already set out by us’. However, the safe-passage offer to terrorists by the State government was rejected by the ULFA, the reports added.
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March - 24 
Reports from Budgam have indicated that a personnel of the District Police escaped an abduction attempt. Terrorists had reportedly attempted to abduct and later kill him in the Arizal area.
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Reports from Budgam have indicated that a personnel of the District Police escaped an abduction attempt. Terrorists had reportedly attempted to abduct and later kill him in the Arizal area.
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March - 24 
Security forces arrested a six member group of JeM terrorists from the Kunzar area of Tangmarg. One of the detainees was reportedly a Pakistan-trained terrorist while five others, according to official sources, had been working "over ground" for the
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Security forces arrested a six member group of JeM terrorists from the Kunzar area of Tangmarg. One of the detainees was reportedly a Pakistan-trained terrorist while five others, according to official sources, had been working "over ground" for the group. One pistol, some diaries, letterheads and incriminating documents were seized from them.
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March - 24 
SFs defused four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), after local residents informed of their presence, near Kamalpur in Kamrup district, reports added.
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SFs defused four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), after local residents informed of their presence, near Kamalpur in Kamrup district, reports added.
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March - 24 
The Manipur Governor, Ved Marwah on March 24 condemned the terrorist attacks on teachers, as ‘an act of insanity’ and ‘incongruous to the peace-oriented culture’ of the state. He was speaking as a chief guest at the JNM Dance Academy Hall.
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The Manipur Governor, Ved Marwah on March 24 condemned the terrorist attacks on teachers, as ‘an act of insanity’ and ‘incongruous to the peace-oriented culture’ of the state. He was speaking as a chief guest at the JNM Dance Academy Hall.
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March - 24 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed a self-styled 'sergeant major' of United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) 'Enigma B' group, Dilip Saloi alias Bhaiti Adhikary, allegedly responsible for the killing of Deputy police chief of Kamrup district, Debajit
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed a self-styled 'sergeant major' of United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) 'Enigma B' group, Dilip Saloi alias Bhaiti Adhikary, allegedly responsible for the killing of Deputy police chief of Kamrup district, Debajit Pathak and his driver on January 27, 2002, in an encounter near Sila reserve forest area, Kamrup on March 24. Some more members of the outfit were also reportedly present on the spot. However they managed to escape. The SFs also seized some arms and ammunition from the encounter site.
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March - 24 
The Security Forces (SFs) on March 24 arrested two more persons in Achanbigai in connection with the bomb attack on a security convoy on March 21 at Khabam Lamkhai.
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The Security Forces (SFs) on March 24 arrested two more persons in Achanbigai in connection with the bomb attack on a security convoy on March 21 at Khabam Lamkhai.
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March - 24 
Three Dima Halam Daoguh (DHD) terrorists surrendered to Brigadier S S Ahlawat of the Army’s 57 Mountain Artillery in Haflang, North Cachar Hills district, said media reports on March 24. The Deputy Commissioner (DC), district police chief and other A
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Three Dima Halam Daoguh (DHD) terrorists surrendered to Brigadier S S Ahlawat of the Army’s 57 Mountain Artillery in Haflang, North Cachar Hills district, said media reports on March 24. The Deputy Commissioner (DC), district police chief and other Army officials were also present on the occasion. The surrendered terrorists were assured of all possible help by the authorities.
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March - 24 
V K Sharma, Commissioner of Agra division, Archeological Survey of India (ASI) on March 24 said the security agencies have intercepted a massage that the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists plan to blow up Taj Mahal in Agra, along with other important
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V K Sharma, Commissioner of Agra division, Archeological Survey of India (ASI) on March 24 said the security agencies have intercepted a massage that the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists plan to blow up Taj Mahal in Agra, along with other important structures in the country. On receipt of the massage, contingency plan for the protection of the monument was put into operation and crack army and police units were deployed. The contingency plan for the protection of the Taj had been drawn up by the State government following a directive from the Supreme Court to protect the monument.
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March - 24 
Police in Gujranwala on March 24 arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist after an encounter while his accomplice managed to escape. Three police personnel were injured in the encounter. Police also recovered hand grenades and automatic weapons f
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Police in Gujranwala on March 24 arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist after an encounter while his accomplice managed to escape. Three police personnel were injured in the encounter. Police also recovered hand grenades and automatic weapons from the encounter site. During interrogation, he reportedly confessed that they were going to target a procession of the Shia community in the area. Official sources have indicated that the arrested had secured training in Afghanistan in 1994 and also took part in terrorist activity in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 24 
Quoting intelligence reports, leaked allegedly to the ‘Western press’, reports on March 24 said Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister (PM) of Israel ordered the Mossad, Israeli external intelligence agency to hunt for the killers of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Str
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Quoting intelligence reports, leaked allegedly to the ‘Western press’, reports on March 24 said Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister (PM) of Israel ordered the Mossad, Israeli external intelligence agency to hunt for the killers of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter, who was abducted and subsequently killed allegedly by the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in Pakistan. Sharon, reportedly, directed Ephraim Halevy, the Mossad Director, "to get the assassins of Danny Pearl". A similar order was given in 1972 by the then PM Golda Meirto to Zvi Zamir , the then director of Mossad to ‘punish’ all the Palestinians who were allegedly involved in the massacre of Israli athletes at the Munich Olympic games, further said reports. The Federal government of Pakistan has directed the provincial government of Karachi to tighten the security for the arrested terrorists, including the JeM leader, Ahmed Omar Sheikh prime accused in the killings of Daniel Pearl, the report added.
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March - 24 
A government announcement said a Maoist was killed in a shoot-out with the security forces in Chisapani, Jajarkot, on March 24. Also, some weapons and sockets bombs were recovered from the slain insurgent.
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A government announcement said a Maoist was killed in a shoot-out with the security forces in Chisapani, Jajarkot, on March 24. Also, some weapons and sockets bombs were recovered from the slain insurgent.
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March - 24 
In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents, one person was killed in Pipra village, on March 24.
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In violence perpetrated by the Maoist insurgents, one person was killed in Pipra village, on March 24.
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March - 24 
On March 24, set ablaze a goods truck plying between Fidim and Birtamod in Mechi Anchal. The extent of loss is yet not known.
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On March 24, set ablaze a goods truck plying between Fidim and Birtamod in Mechi Anchal. The extent of loss is yet not known.
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March - 24 
The Army recovered five hidden guns and bullets during search operations in Parsa and Rautahat on March 24 night, reports said.
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The Army recovered five hidden guns and bullets during search operations in Parsa and Rautahat on March 24 night, reports said.
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March - 24 
The insurgents torched and battered five vehicles of Nepal Telecommunications Corporation at Hattigauda, on March 24. Another vehicle was damaged in Dachi village. In similar acts, the insurgents destroyed several government vehicles at a workshop in
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The insurgents torched and battered five vehicles of Nepal Telecommunications Corporation at Hattigauda, on March 24. Another vehicle was damaged in Dachi village. In similar acts, the insurgents destroyed several government vehicles at a workshop in Koteshwor in the capital Kathmandu, reports said.
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March - 24 
In consonance with the terms of the truce agreement between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Tamil paramilitary groups handed over weapons to the Sri Lankan Army. On March 24, District Organizers of the Elam People’s De
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In consonance with the terms of the truce agreement between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Tamil paramilitary groups handed over weapons to the Sri Lankan Army. On March 24, District Organizers of the Elam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), both the factions of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), respectively T. Pushparaja, Ashok, Ragunathan and Sinnathurai (Sivam) handed their weapons to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Trincomalee, Brigadier Ratnasabapathy. The four party coalition, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), however, expressed the apprehension that all weapons might not be handed over and said the Army alone was aware of the quantities of weapons available with the paramilitary groups.
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March - 24 
Media reports said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief negotiator Anton Balasingham had a historic meeting in Oslo on November 24, ahead of the meeting of 40 countries convened on November 25 to provi
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Media reports said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief negotiator Anton Balasingham had a historic meeting in Oslo on November 24, ahead of the meeting of 40 countries convened on November 25 to provide aid to war-torn Sri Lanka for rehabilitation of displaced persons and for reconstruction.
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March - 24 
Media reports said the police service of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which performs policing functions in LTTE-controlled areas, celebrated its tenth anniversary in Puthukudiyiruppu, on March 24. LTTE leader Velupillai Pirapaharan, t
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Media reports said the police service of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which performs policing functions in LTTE-controlled areas, celebrated its tenth anniversary in Puthukudiyiruppu, on March 24. LTTE leader Velupillai Pirapaharan, the chief guest at the celebrations, said, "The Tamil Eelam Police Force has performed exceptionally well for a decade with meagre resources. It has been built as a disciplined and efficient service. It should be developed into one that is equal to the best police forces in the world with modern facilities." P. Nadesan is the head of the Taamil Eelam Police Service.
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March - 25 
A civilian abducted earlier from Malanu in the Gandoh area of Doda district was reportedly killed by a group of unidentified terrorists. His dead body bearing some torture marks and two bullet wounds was recovered from the nearby forest area on March
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A civilian abducted earlier from Malanu in the Gandoh area of Doda district was reportedly killed by a group of unidentified terrorists. His dead body bearing some torture marks and two bullet wounds was recovered from the nearby forest area on March 25.
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March - 25 
A day after the seizure of one hundred thousand US dollars from two persons at Kud, on the Srinagar Jammu highway, police on March 25 arrested the senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) executive member and chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Libera
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A day after the seizure of one hundred thousand US dollars from two persons at Kud, on the Srinagar Jammu highway, police on March 25 arrested the senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) executive member and chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yaseen Malik, for his alleged involvement in the Hawala (illegal money transfer) transaction and booked him under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO). Malik was arrested during a press conference at the APHC’s Central Office, at Rajbagh, Srinagar and questioned briefly and later sent for sustained interrogation to Udhampur. At the press conference Yaseen Malik said that the incident was "a campaign of vilification against the Kashmiri separatist leaders." He claimed that it was aimed at sabotaging the Hurriyat’s election process. He also claimed that the Government of India had launched a "media war" against the APHC immediately after the separatist alliance had rejected the suggestion of participating in the forthcoming State Legislative Assembly elections. Malik denied that the Pakistan-based JKLF functionary Altaf Qadiri had handed over the money to the two persons arrested on March 24 in Kathmandu. He also claimed that Qadiri had never visited Nepal during the last seven years. He also denied having ever met the Batmaloo woman, Shazia, one of the two persons arrested.
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March - 25 
A group of terrorists opened fire on a Special Police Officers (SPOs) post at Hanzal under jurisdiction of the Marwah police station in Doda district on March 25. Having failed to cause any casualties, the terrorists later set ablaze two houses in th
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A group of terrorists opened fire on a Special Police Officers (SPOs) post at Hanzal under jurisdiction of the Marwah police station in Doda district on March 25. Having failed to cause any casualties, the terrorists later set ablaze two houses in the same village while fleeing from the site. However, no loss of life or injuries were reported in the fire.
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March - 25 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was arrested by security forces at Safapora Handwara.
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was arrested by security forces at Safapora Handwara.
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March - 25 
A red alert has been sounded in western Uttar Pradesh to check activities of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) following disclosures by recently arrested terrorists of the outfit that they were planning a big strike in the area. According to police sources,
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A red alert has been sounded in western Uttar Pradesh to check activities of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) following disclosures by recently arrested terrorists of the outfit that they were planning a big strike in the area. According to police sources, three LeT terrorists arrested on March 23 in Hapur were preparing for ‘ a big incident of terrorism’. Inspector General of Police (Meerut Zone) D N Samal said the terrorists disclosed that some members of their group were active in the area to lure youth into joining their organisation. The terrorists were residing in Hapur in a rented house taken under a false name, he said adding they had developed a network in Hapur, Bulandshahar, Muzzafarnagar, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Rampur and Agra.
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March - 25 
A strike was observed in the Banihal town following reports that a terrorist had been killed in an encounter in the Mahu Mangat area. Official sources indicated that security forces had carried out a search operation in Mahu Mangat and had an encount
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A strike was observed in the Banihal town following reports that a terrorist had been killed in an encounter in the Mahu Mangat area. Official sources indicated that security forces had carried out a search operation in Mahu Mangat and had an encounter with the terrorists. However, they said, no body was recovered from the encounter site though an intercept revealed that a terrorist had died during the encounter.
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March - 25 
According to official sources, designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act [TADA] judge Pramod Kode, hearing the 1993 Mumbai serial blast case has received threats to his life in two letters asking him to become rehamdil (merciful
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According to official sources, designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act [TADA] judge Pramod Kode, hearing the 1993 Mumbai serial blast case has received threats to his life in two letters asking him to become rehamdil (merciful) while dealing with the accused. Sources said the letters received by him recently through post spoke about the Almighty (Allah) being merciful and suggested him also to be so while delivering the judgement in the case. If he did not comply, he would face the consequences, the letters threatened. The anonymous letters, written in Hindi, have been forwarded to police for investigations.
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March - 25 
Andhra Pradesh police, on March 25 night, unearthed an arms dump of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), near Konampur village, in the Kadalapur forest area, Karimnagar district, media reports said. Two .12 bore rifles, 30
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Andhra Pradesh police, on March 25 night, unearthed an arms dump of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), near Konampur village, in the Kadalapur forest area, Karimnagar district, media reports said. Two .12 bore rifles, 300 rounds of ammunition and an additional 100 rounds of AK 47 ammunition were seized from the dump and a search is on for more dumps in the district.
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March - 25 
Five terrorists escaped after an exchange of gun-fighting with SFs in the hilly area of Loang in Bani.
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Five terrorists escaped after an exchange of gun-fighting with SFs in the hilly area of Loang in Bani.
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March - 25 
In a joint operation, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police and the Special Cell of Delhi police arrested a terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Northwest Delhi on March 25 night, a delayed report said. During interrogation, the
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In a joint operation, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police and the Special Cell of Delhi police arrested a terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Northwest Delhi on March 25 night, a delayed report said. During interrogation, the terrorist, a resident of Pulwama in south Kashmir, confessed of his involvement in bringing men and ammunition for the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Jharodakalan in Delhi on October 18, 2001 in which one CRPF personnel was killed and another seriously injured.
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March - 25 
In another incident, during routine patrolling, SFs recovered three sealed boxes containing 2,100 rounds from the Karimhura forest area in north Kashmir.
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In another incident, during routine patrolling, SFs recovered three sealed boxes containing 2,100 rounds from the Karimhura forest area in north Kashmir.
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March - 25 
Left-wing extremist, Naxalite, groups––the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the People’s War Group (PWG) have jointly called a three-day ‘economic blockade’ in Jharkhand from May 3 in protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO). A r
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Left-wing extremist, Naxalite, groups––the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the People’s War Group (PWG) have jointly called a three-day ‘economic blockade’ in Jharkhand from May 3 in protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO). A release distributed by the Bihar-Jharkhand State Committee of the PWG and the Bihar-Jharkhand-Bengal special committee of the MCC on March 25 in Ranchi said the groups would intensify the protest by organising bandhs (general shut down) and ‘economic blockades’ for longer duration if POTO was not immediately withdrawn and the proscription of the two outfits lifted. The two outfits have appealed to the people, particularly traders, transporters, miners, government officials, media persons and all 'progressive and democratic' parties to ensure the success of the blockade. They also called upon the Jharkhand government to not implement POTO.
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March - 25 
Media reports on March 25 said the All Assam Students Union (AASU) has threatened to launch an agitation in Assam, if the Union government fails to get the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act [IM (DT)], 1983 repealed by March 27- the ‘de
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Media reports on March 25 said the All Assam Students Union (AASU) has threatened to launch an agitation in Assam, if the Union government fails to get the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act [IM (DT)], 1983 repealed by March 27- the ‘deadline’ given by it. While speaking in Guwahati Prabin Boro, the AASU president alleged the government of insincerity as regards scrapping the Act. This is a hindrance in solving illegal migration in the State, he said. He also said its repeal has already been recommended by the Law Commission of India.
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March - 25 
Mushtaq Ahmed Dar, a JKLF activist arrested on March 24 at Kud during his interrogation in Udhampur reportedly said that he had a closed-door meeting with Malik about 25 days back in Srinagar before proceeding to Nepal to collect the money. During th
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Mushtaq Ahmed Dar, a JKLF activist arrested on March 24 at Kud during his interrogation in Udhampur reportedly said that he had a closed-door meeting with Malik about 25 days back in Srinagar before proceeding to Nepal to collect the money. During the meeting, Dar said, he was briefed by Malik on the ways to collect the money and bring it safely to Srinagar. Media reports have indicated that Dar also disclosed that approximately four lakh US dollars had been collected by Yasin Malik during his month long stay in America in October-November 2001.
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March - 25 
Official sources said that, on receipt of information, security forces (SFs) raided a terrorist hide-out at Khandaypora in the Awantipore area, Srinagar. According to the tip-off, a front ranking terrorist and ‘battalion commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Muj
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Official sources said that, on receipt of information, security forces (SFs) raided a terrorist hide-out at Khandaypora in the Awantipore area, Srinagar. According to the tip-off, a front ranking terrorist and ‘battalion commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Gul Khan was present in the village. In the ensuing encounter, Gul Khan sustained injuries but managed to escape. However, one of his associates was killed in the same encounter. An AK-56 rifle, four wireless sets and nine grenades were recovered from the site of encounter.
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March - 25 
Separate reports on March 25 said the Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi has welcomed the reported ULFA’s willingness for a ‘conditional’ talk with the Union government. However, it was for the latter to respond, he said.
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Separate reports on March 25 said the Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi has welcomed the reported ULFA’s willingness for a ‘conditional’ talk with the Union government. However, it was for the latter to respond, he said.
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March - 25 
SFs arrested a HM terrorist and recovered a grenade and 8 rounds of ammunition at Khaigam in Badgam district.
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SFs arrested a HM terrorist and recovered a grenade and 8 rounds of ammunition at Khaigam in Badgam district.
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March - 25 
SFs arrested six Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists during a day-long search operation at Waripora in the Baramulla district. The arrested terrorists were reported to be active in the Badgam and Baramulla districts. Some arms and ammunition were also
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SFs arrested six Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists during a day-long search operation at Waripora in the Baramulla district. The arrested terrorists were reported to be active in the Badgam and Baramulla districts. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession.
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March - 25 
Sources added that another HM terrorist, a resident of Bachipora, Pulwama was killed in an encounter at Gusu Zakoora in Srinagar.
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Sources added that another HM terrorist, a resident of Bachipora, Pulwama was killed in an encounter at Gusu Zakoora in Srinagar.
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March - 25 
Speaking in the State Legislative Assembly, State Home Minister Nandkumar Patel said the Chhattisgarh government has no such plans for now as to hold talks with the left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG). He said even the gov
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Speaking in the State Legislative Assembly, State Home Minister Nandkumar Patel said the Chhattisgarh government has no such plans for now as to hold talks with the left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG). He said even the government had not received any proposal for talks with the PWG. The Minister also said, since its formation in the year 2001, this State has witnessed a 35 per cent decline in Naxalite-related violence. He informed the Assembly that 24 encounters took place with the PWG in the State and at least 100 active Naxalites were arrested by the police.
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March - 25 
Speaking to the media on March 25, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) Bill was in the nation’s vital interest. He said the government had already dispelled all misgivings that POTO would be used sele
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Speaking to the media on March 25, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) Bill was in the nation’s vital interest. He said the government had already dispelled all misgivings that POTO would be used selectively. The prolonged national debate on this issue had raised public awareness so high that it would not be possible for any government at the Centre or in the States to misuse it for partisan considerations, he said.
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March - 25 
The Army has taken over the security arrangements at the Taj Mahal following the interception of the message of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to damage the monument. Commissioner of Agra Division, while speaking to the media in Agra on March 25, said th
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The Army has taken over the security arrangements at the Taj Mahal following the interception of the message of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to damage the monument. Commissioner of Agra Division, while speaking to the media in Agra on March 25, said that the Union Home Ministry had intercepted a message of the JeM which revealed that the fidayeen (suicide) groups were being dispatched to damage some historic monuments, including the Taj Mahal.
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March - 25 
The PWG blasted the ancestral house of A Nageswara Rao, chairman of the State Forest Development Corporation at Ckikkarkunta village, Nizamabad district, on March 25. According to police sources, five Naxalites belonging to the People’s Guerrilla Arm
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The PWG blasted the ancestral house of A Nageswara Rao, chairman of the State Forest Development Corporation at Ckikkarkunta village, Nizamabad district, on March 25. According to police sources, five Naxalites belonging to the People’s Guerrilla Army (PGA) went to the house of Rao and blasted it using gelatine sticks after asking the inmates to come out. Seven rooms and some household articles were badly damaged in the blast, they added.
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March - 25 
The Railway police on March 25 seized an unclaimed bag containing 5,000 detonators, marked IDL, Hyderabad on them and which are used for blasting stones from a railway platform in Dehri-on-Sone. Police sources said the suspects had planned to travel
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The Railway police on March 25 seized an unclaimed bag containing 5,000 detonators, marked IDL, Hyderabad on them and which are used for blasting stones from a railway platform in Dehri-on-Sone. Police sources said the suspects had planned to travel by Mughalsarai-Barkakana passenger train, but on sighting a police party they escaped leaving the bag behind. Railway Superintendent of Police said that involvement of left-wing extremists, Naxalites could not be ruled out. He said a team of experts has been sent to Dehri-on-Sone to look into the matter.
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March - 25 
The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 26 killed the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ‘battalion commander’ who had escaped in an injured condition from an encounter with security forces in Pulwama on March 25.
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The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 26 killed the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ‘battalion commander’ who had escaped in an injured condition from an encounter with security forces in Pulwama on March 25.
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March - 25 
Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was shifted to his residence in Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, from the Mianwali Jail on March 25. According to media reports, he will remain under detention as his residence has been d
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Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was shifted to his residence in Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, from the Mianwali Jail on March 25. According to media reports, he will remain under detention as his residence has been declared as sub-jail. He was shifted on the orders of Lahore High Court review board, who had accepted his plea for shifting him from Mianwali Jail. As reported earlier, the government will pay Rs10, 000 to his family as sustenance allowance.
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March - 25 
The Hyderabad police raided a secret office of the proscribed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Liaquat Colony area on March 25 and arrested two persons. Media reports quoting police sources said that three persons had escaped from the inc
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The Hyderabad police raided a secret office of the proscribed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Liaquat Colony area on March 25 and arrested two persons. Media reports quoting police sources said that three persons had escaped from the incident site. Police also seized literature, pamphlets and other items from the office, which was secretly being run on the first floor of a medical store.
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March - 25 March - 26
26 Maoist insurgents were killed in countrywide operations on March 25 and 26, the Defence Ministry announced. 13 insurgents were killed in an hour-long exchange of fire in Rolpa district, on March 25 while six more insurgents were shot dead in re
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26 Maoist insurgents were killed in countrywide operations on March 25 and 26, the Defence Ministry announced. 13 insurgents were killed in an hour-long exchange of fire in Rolpa district, on March 25 while six more insurgents were shot dead in retaliatory firing by a security forces patrol party in Myagdhi, on March 26, reports said. Besides, four insurgents rebels were killed in Lamjung, two in Jumla and one in Dailekh districts respectively.
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March - 25 
In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, eight government vehicles were damaged in explosions and torching at the Baitadi district headquarters town of Patan, on March 25. Also, the insurgents hurled petrol bombs at the houses of leaders of the Nep
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In violence perpetrated by the insurgents, eight government vehicles were damaged in explosions and torching at the Baitadi district headquarters town of Patan, on March 25. Also, the insurgents hurled petrol bombs at the houses of leaders of the Nepal Communist Party-United Marxist Leninist, on March 25, in the capital Kathmandu, but there were no reports of any casualties.
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March - 25 
Local residents in Makwanpur village voluntarily surrendered three guns.
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Local residents in Makwanpur village voluntarily surrendered three guns.
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March - 25 
Reports also said an employee of the Nepalese language Gorkhapatra newspaper was injured on March 25 in a bomb explosion at the paper’s offices in Kathmandu. The identity of the those who set-off the explosion is yet not known.
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Reports also said an employee of the Nepalese language Gorkhapatra newspaper was injured on March 25 in a bomb explosion at the paper’s offices in Kathmandu. The identity of the those who set-off the explosion is yet not known.
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March - 25 
The Maoists set-off an explosion and damaged two vehicles of a fisheries project in Hetauda, on March 25. Security forces, meanwhile, arrested four suspects questioning, reports said but did not specify the place of the arrests.
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The Maoists set-off an explosion and damaged two vehicles of a fisheries project in Hetauda, on March 25. Security forces, meanwhile, arrested four suspects questioning, reports said but did not specify the place of the arrests.
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March - 25 
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ideologue and chief negotiator Anton Balasingham will arrive in Kilinochchi, on March 25, directly from Male to hold consultations with LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. Balasingham has already reached the Ma
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ideologue and chief negotiator Anton Balasingham will arrive in Kilinochchi, on March 25, directly from Male to hold consultations with LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. Balasingham has already reached the Malidivian capital of Male from London, the state-run Daily News said, on March 25.
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March - 25 
Pro-Tamil sources said, several thousand Tamils, on March 25, staged a demonstration outside the Geneva Offices of the United Nations supporting Tamil self determination and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The demonstrators asked the
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Pro-Tamil sources said, several thousand Tamils, on March 25, staged a demonstration outside the Geneva Offices of the United Nations supporting Tamil self determination and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The demonstrators asked the international community to support the Norwegian-facilitated peace initiative and the aspirations of the Tamil people: "nationhood, homeland and the right of self-determination." The demonstrators further asked the Sri Lankan government to ‘de-proscribe the LTTE and recognise it as the sole and authentic representative of the Tamil people’
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March - 25 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ideologue and chief negotiator Anton Balasingham returned to the LTTE-controlled Vanni on March 25 from London via Maldives in a seaplane, which landed on the Iranamadu irrigation tank. Facilitator in the p
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ideologue and chief negotiator Anton Balasingham returned to the LTTE-controlled Vanni on March 25 from London via Maldives in a seaplane, which landed on the Iranamadu irrigation tank. Facilitator in the peace process, Norway arranged his arrival in Sri Lanka with the assistance of the Maldivian and Sri Lankan governments. Soon after arrival he went into a meeting with LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, their first one-on-one in three years. LTTE’s naval wing, the Sea Tigers, chief Soosai received Balasingham. Special Advisor in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry Erik Solheim, the Norwegian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Jon Westborg, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission chief Trond Furohovde and another member of the SLMM, meanwhile, arrived in Kilinochchi and had discussions with, Balasingham and LTTE political wing chief Tamil Chelvam. The two and Prabhakaran are due to meet with the Norwegian delegation and discuss the ongoing ‘permanent cease-fire’ as well as other political issues.
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March - 26 
A Joint session of both the Houses of Parliament, on March 26, passed the Prevention of Terrorism Bill with 425 Members voting in favour and 296 against it. The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, the Lower House and rejected by the Rajya Sabha, the Upper
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A Joint session of both the Houses of Parliament, on March 26, passed the Prevention of Terrorism Bill with 425 Members voting in favour and 296 against it. The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, the Lower House and rejected by the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House, now goes to the President for being signed into law and will replace the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO). After this formal approval, it will be called the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). The Act will have a life of three years and provides various strict provisions for preventive detention without bail of suspected terrorists. It also makes confessions to senior police officers as legal evidence in the trial court.
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March - 26 
A Lok Sabha, the Lower House, Secretariat release said the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has resolved that every country has the duty to take steps to refrain from organising or instigating terrorist acts in another and condemned terrorism as a "th
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A Lok Sabha, the Lower House, Secretariat release said the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has resolved that every country has the duty to take steps to refrain from organising or instigating terrorist acts in another and condemned terrorism as a "threat to democracy, human rights and civil society". A resolution to this effect was adopted by the IPU at its 107th Conference in Marrakesh (Morocco) on a proposal moved by India in the aftermath of the December 13, 2001 attack on its Parliament and supported by many other nations. "Every state has the duty to refrain from organising, instigating, assisting or participating in terrorist acts in another State, or acquiescing in terrorist activities on its territory," the resolution said. It also stated that terrorist acts could not be justified under any circumstances and drew an explicit link between terrorism and the undermining of democracy and the rule of law.
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March - 26 
According to delayed reports, SFs seized 340 grams of gold and 20 live rounds of 7.62 mm caliber from two ULFA conduits on March 26 in Panchamailga, Sonitpur.
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According to delayed reports, SFs seized 340 grams of gold and 20 live rounds of 7.62 mm caliber from two ULFA conduits on March 26 in Panchamailga, Sonitpur.
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March - 26 
According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) CPI-ML (Janasakthi), shot and injured a villager, doubting him to be a police informer, and his sister at Panthmadugu village, Nizamabad di
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According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) CPI-ML (Janasakthi), shot and injured a villager, doubting him to be a police informer, and his sister at Panthmadugu village, Nizamabad district on March 26. The two are stated to be out of danger at a hospital.
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March - 26 
Consequent to the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief and senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Yaseen Malik on March 25 in connection with the seizure of one lakh US dollars, the Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi Polic
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Consequent to the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief and senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Yaseen Malik on March 25 in connection with the seizure of one lakh US dollars, the Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi Police on March 26 raided the APHC office in New Delhi. Confirming the raid, APHC spokesperson Abdul Majid Bandey said that "we believe that the whole exercise is to scuttle the voice of Hurriyat Conference. In fact the vested interests in this country have always tried to sabotage any process aimed at peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue."
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March - 26 
Continuing with their opposition to the State government’s decision to create Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, consisting of the Bodo dominated areas in the parts of lower Assam, representatives
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Continuing with their opposition to the State government’s decision to create Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, consisting of the Bodo dominated areas in the parts of lower Assam, representatives of non-Bodo inhabitants in the area staged a protest in Dispur, on March 26, under the leadership of Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samiti (SJSS), a coordinating body of 18 such groups, said media reports. 50 of the protestors are also reported to be injured when the police resorted to lathicharge. Police said the mob had gone out of control. The SJSS convenor, Phani Medhi alleged that many non-Bodos from lower Assam were not allowed to join the protest by the district administration and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), reports also said. The subsequent meeting of the State Minister of State for Home, Pradyut Bordoloi could not reach any agreement with the SJSS leaders, the reports added.
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March - 26 
In a major operation, police unearthed huge ammunition dumps and seized sophisticated weapons belonging to Naxalites and other extremist organisations in Warangal, Nizamabad and Karimnagar districts on March 26. Giving this information to the media o
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In a major operation, police unearthed huge ammunition dumps and seized sophisticated weapons belonging to Naxalites and other extremist organisations in Warangal, Nizamabad and Karimnagar districts on March 26. Giving this information to the media on March 27, State police chief P Ramulu said Warangal district police seized among other things eight DBBL guns, one .303 rifle, 200 rounds of AK 47 ammunition in the forest area near Dubbagudem hidden by the Communist Party of United States of India (CPUSI). The arms and ammunition were meant to be used against the government, he added. In Nizamabad district, police recovered 586 grenades stored in three huge drums and 194 grenade bases belonging to the People's War Group (PWG) Naxalites. Stating that the Naxals had acquired them from Bihar, Ramulu said Bihar police were being alerted. Another huge dump containing 110 AK 47 rounds, 506 .303 rounds, two DBBL guns and PWG literatures was unearthed by police from Singampally forest area in Karimnagar district, he added. The seizure of some double barrel guns in Karimnagar had the markings of ''Khalsa''. This has strengthened suspicions that the PWG could have opened a gun running channel with Punjab terrorists. ''We will alert the Intelligence Bureau about this for further enquiry,'' said Ramulu. Reports also the arms seized in Karimnagar district could have come from a factory in Jammu and Kashmir. Separately, Ramulu said those supporting and abetting Naxals would come under the purview of the newly passed Prevention of Terrorism Bill. He said more stringent laws were needed to crush the Naxalites. The police chief added that 106 Naxalites had surrendered in 2002 due to various reasons, which included disillusionment with the movement, while 169 extremists were arrested. There might be 650 to 700 underground armed Naxals active in the state, he added.
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March - 26 
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 26 said the Union Home Minister L K Advani and the Minister of State for Home ID Swami had instructed his government to keep in touch with K Padmanabhaiah, the former Union Home Secretary and its emis
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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 26 said the Union Home Minister L K Advani and the Minister of State for Home ID Swami had instructed his government to keep in touch with K Padmanabhaiah, the former Union Home Secretary and its emissary to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). Terming the initial confusion in determining the terrorist group involved in the abduction as a result of poor intelligence the Chief Minister claimed that the involvement of the NSCN (IM) has become obvious and the whereabouts of the DC traced. Talking to the media after an all-party meeting at Imphal the Chief Minister also said that unless the State Government received a directive from the Union Government in writing, the arms captured from the NSCN (IM) on March 16 would not be returned, as demanded by the NSCN-IM. The Chief Minister further pointed out that the all-party meeting had issued a joint appeal to the NSCN (IM) to free the abducted DC unharmed.
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March - 26 
Mumbai police, on March 26, appealed to a special court to drop provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) invoked against suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Afroze Abdul Razak. Prosecutor Ujjwal Nigam reportedly told designated Ju
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Mumbai police, on March 26, appealed to a special court to drop provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) invoked against suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Afroze Abdul Razak. Prosecutor Ujjwal Nigam reportedly told designated Judge A P Bhangale that police had committed a ‘mistake’ by invoking POTO "in this case" and claimed that even legal opinion had endorsed this view.
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March - 26 
Official sources said an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter in the Kishtwar area of Doda district on March 26. One AK-47 rifle and three hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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Official sources said an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter in the Kishtwar area of Doda district on March 26. One AK-47 rifle and three hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 26 
On March 26 the Assam government asked the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to drop the pre-conditions set by it, earlier as well as reiterated through its mouthpiece Swadhinata as reported on March 24, to hold the talks with the Union governme
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On March 26 the Assam government asked the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to drop the pre-conditions set by it, earlier as well as reiterated through its mouthpiece Swadhinata as reported on March 24, to hold the talks with the Union government for the return of ‘peace’ in the State. The Assam Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi said in the State Assembly ‘the militant outfit should sit for negotiations without insisting on the pre-conditions’. However, he added, it was for the Union government to decide whether it wanted to accept those conditions.
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March - 26 
On March 26, Haren Deuri general secretary of the All Deori Students’ Union (ADSU) threatened to launch agitation, if the Assam government remained indifferent to the demand of granting autonomy to the Deori tribe, said media reports. Speaking in Guw
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On March 26, Haren Deuri general secretary of the All Deori Students’ Union (ADSU) threatened to launch agitation, if the Assam government remained indifferent to the demand of granting autonomy to the Deori tribe, said media reports. Speaking in Guwahati he said the demand has been pending since 1989.
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March - 26 
One Mizoram Farmers Liberation Force (MFLF) cadre was arrested on March 26 in Aizwal, a delayed report said on March 31. The former were reportedly involved in looting of guns in the southern part of the State.
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One Mizoram Farmers Liberation Force (MFLF) cadre was arrested on March 26 in Aizwal, a delayed report said on March 31. The former were reportedly involved in looting of guns in the southern part of the State.
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March - 26 
Security forces destroyed a terrorist hideout at the Lassana area of Surankote in Poonch district. Seizures made from the hideout included 50 Pika rounds, five anti-tank grenades and two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) switches.
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Security forces destroyed a terrorist hideout at the Lassana area of Surankote in Poonch district. Seizures made from the hideout included 50 Pika rounds, five anti-tank grenades and two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) switches.
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March - 26 
Security forces killed two terrorists in an encounter at village Srachi, about five kms from Banihal. Two AK-56 rifles, three magazines, four grenades and 60 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site. According to official sources,
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Security forces killed two terrorists in an encounter at village Srachi, about five kms from Banihal. Two AK-56 rifles, three magazines, four grenades and 60 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site. According to official sources, the slain terrorists were involved in the killing of a civilian in Banihal on March 26.
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March - 26 
The Assam Minister for Welfare of the Plain Tribes and Backward Classes, Bharat Narah informed the members in the State Legislative Assembly on March 26 that all the tribes in the State will not be included in the Sixth Schedule, said separate report
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The Assam Minister for Welfare of the Plain Tribes and Backward Classes, Bharat Narah informed the members in the State Legislative Assembly on March 26 that all the tribes in the State will not be included in the Sixth Schedule, said separate reports. The same was reportedly demanded by certain tribes living in the plains. However, the government would take all possible measures for their all round development he also said. Nevertheless, the State government is not to demand that Assam be declared a tribal State, he added.
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March - 26 
The circle officer of Namtak under the Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh, Pallav Roy Chowdhury, was abducted and later killed by a group of approximately 20 National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists, on March 26
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The circle officer of Namtak under the Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh, Pallav Roy Chowdhury, was abducted and later killed by a group of approximately 20 National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists, on March 26. The killing is reported to have occurred due to his refusal to ‘pay’ 25 per cent of his salary to the NSCN-IM.
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March - 26 
The MCC has decided to boycott the upcoming panchayat (local bodies) polls, saying they would not join mainstream politics so long as the poor continued to suffer. Nilamber Marandi, the chief of the Jharkhand Liberation Forum (JLF), the political arm
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The MCC has decided to boycott the upcoming panchayat (local bodies) polls, saying they would not join mainstream politics so long as the poor continued to suffer. Nilamber Marandi, the chief of the Jharkhand Liberation Forum (JLF), the political arm of the group, said the State government's policy was not pro-poor and so armed struggle against the authorities would go on. He said, "We have decided not to participate in the panchayat election. It has no meaning when the democratic system has failed to deliver in favour of poor people."
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March - 26 
The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police, on March 26, arrested two Pakistani terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Faizabad. State Director General of police R.K. Pandit, while speaking to the media in Lucknow, said the two youths w
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The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police, on March 26, arrested two Pakistani terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Faizabad. State Director General of police R.K. Pandit, while speaking to the media in Lucknow, said the two youths were Ashraf of Mianwali in Pakistan Punjab and Mazhar Ahmad of Liaqatabad of Sindh province. He said an AK rifle, 72 cartridges, three magazines, 1.75 kg of RDX, a detonator, a timer and a battery circuit were also recovered from them. The two have been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
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March - 26 
The United Naga Council (UNC) in a press statement on March 26 gave a call for the speedy release of the abducted DC.
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The United Naga Council (UNC) in a press statement on March 26 gave a call for the speedy release of the abducted DC.
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March - 26 
Upholding the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, on March 26, passed an order stating that there was "sufficient cause for confirming the notification issued under sub-section (1) of s
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Upholding the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, on March 26, passed an order stating that there was "sufficient cause for confirming the notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act, declaring SIMI to be an unlawful association". The Union government banned SIMI on September 27, 2001 stating that its activities were detrimental to peace, communal harmony, internal security and maintenance of secular fabric of the Indian society.
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March - 26 
Xabrias Khakha, chairman Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA) said fundamental rights of Adivasi people should be honoured and problems of Adivasi living in Assam must be solved before the creation of BTC, according news reports on March 26. ACMA
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Xabrias Khakha, chairman Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA) said fundamental rights of Adivasi people should be honoured and problems of Adivasi living in Assam must be solved before the creation of BTC, according news reports on March 26. ACMA had declared case-fire in September 2001 and later entered in to the peace process initiated the authorities. He also said rehabilitation of the displaced Adivasi living in the relief camps is yet to take place.
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March - 26 
A Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based leader of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has denied Indian reports that he has given $100,000 to any person for Yasin Malik, chief of the JKLF and executive member of the separatist alliance All Part
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A Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based leader of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has denied Indian reports that he has given $100,000 to any person for Yasin Malik, chief of the JKLF and executive member of the separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC). Altaf Qadri, who is also the secretary-general of the PoK chapter of the APHC, claimed that the allegations were aimed at "maligning the freedom movement and its leaders." In an interview to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, he said that he had not travelled to Nepal for over six years, and, therefore "there was no question of giving money to anyone in Kathmandu. Even I do not know any Shazia Begum." As reported earlier, Shazia Begum was one of the two persons arrested on March 25 at Kud, on the Srinagar Jammu highway in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Police in J&K had seized $100,000 from Shazia.
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March - 26 
According to media reports, the United States immigration authorities have arrested a Pakistani immigrant for alleged involvement in attempts to blow up power plants and other sites in south Florida. US authorities are reportedly seeking to deport hi
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According to media reports, the United States immigration authorities have arrested a Pakistani immigrant for alleged involvement in attempts to blow up power plants and other sites in south Florida. US authorities are reportedly seeking to deport him to Pakistan. The Immigration and Naturalization Service had arrested Imran Mandhai in February 2002 when he was returning to his apartment from an Islamic centre in Hollywood, Florida. Official sources said that Mandhai conspired in April 2001 with others, whom they declined to identify, to acquire guns and explosives to carry out terrorist activity in the US. His father, however, in an interview with the New York Times denied that his son was involved in any terrorist activity. Official sources have indicated that Mandhai was linked to various Islamist groups since his arrival in the United States in April 1998. One of Mandhai's targets was reportedly a large Florida power and light plant near the Fort Lauderdale Airport, and he had planned to bomb it on April 27, 2001.
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March - 26 
Police in Ratodero, Larkana, resorted to aerial firing and lobbed tear gas shells to prevent a sectarian clash on the day of Muharram, when approximately 10 persons were injured in sectarian clashes between the Sunnis and Shias. According to official
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Police in Ratodero, Larkana, resorted to aerial firing and lobbed tear gas shells to prevent a sectarian clash on the day of Muharram, when approximately 10 persons were injured in sectarian clashes between the Sunnis and Shias. According to official sources, violence occurred when a mourning procession crossed barricades erected by police and raised slogans after reaching near the Mohammdi Mosque, where activists of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) had gathered for a congregation. Some JuI workers came out of the mosque and reportedly assaulted their rivals.
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March - 26 
The Army seized 25 guns and an assortment of logistics material in Sindhupalchowk and Rupandehi in separate raids during searches.
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The Army seized 25 guns and an assortment of logistics material in Sindhupalchowk and Rupandehi in separate raids during searches.
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March - 26 
The death toll in the March 17-attack on a Maoist training centre in Rolpa has risen to 69, reports said, and added that the insurgents had suffered their worst reverses in March 2002 since the operation began in late-November 2001.
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The death toll in the March 17-attack on a Maoist training centre in Rolpa has risen to 69, reports said, and added that the insurgents had suffered their worst reverses in March 2002 since the operation began in late-November 2001.
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March - 26 
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels gave their consent to hold peace talks with the government soon after normalcy is restored, pro-Tamil sources said, on March 26.The consent was conveyed at a meeting in Kilinochchi between the LTTE top-l
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels gave their consent to hold peace talks with the government soon after normalcy is restored, pro-Tamil sources said, on March 26.The consent was conveyed at a meeting in Kilinochchi between the LTTE top-leadership and Norwegian facilitators. The meeting was attended by LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, chief negotiator Anton Balasingham and political-wing leader Tamil Chelvam and a Norwegian delegation, including Norway’s Ambassador in Sri Lanka Jon Westborg, Special Advisor to Norwegian Foreign Minister Erik Solheim, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission chief Trond Furohovde. A Finnish official, too, participated in the talks. Reports also said LTTE leaders expressed disappointment at the slow pace of implementation of certain terms of the truce agreement with the government. The LTTE once again reiterated that de-proscription was an essential pre-requisite for peace talks to resume. The LTTE and the peace facilitators are scheduled to meet again on April 17, reports added.
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March - 27 
A civilian was killed by a group of three terrorists at Banihal, Doda on March 27. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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A civilian was killed by a group of three terrorists at Banihal, Doda on March 27. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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March - 27 
A foreign mercenary belonging to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in an operation by the SFs at village Balna in the Keshwan area of Kishtwar. One AK-47 rifle, three magazines, three grenades, one wireless set and one pouch were re
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A foreign mercenary belonging to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in an operation by the SFs at village Balna in the Keshwan area of Kishtwar. One AK-47 rifle, three magazines, three grenades, one wireless set and one pouch were recovered from the encounter site. Two other terrorists managed to escape during the encounter.
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March - 27 
A meeting of the Naga church leaders of Chandel district has been convened at Khadungyon Maring Baptist Church, Chandel on March 30 to discuss the matter and the present situation in the district.
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A meeting of the Naga church leaders of Chandel district has been convened at Khadungyon Maring Baptist Church, Chandel on March 30 to discuss the matter and the present situation in the district.
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March - 27 
A special court in Mumbai on March 27 asked police to decide whether to book suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Afroze under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) or the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and file a charge s
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A special court in Mumbai on March 27 asked police to decide whether to book suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Afroze under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) or the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and file a charge sheet accordingly by April 9. Earlier, Afroz had been booked under POTO. But on March 26, the prosecution had sought the court’s permission to drop the POTO case against Afroze. Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nigam told the court that the government had taken the decision since it did not have sufficient evidence to book Afroze under the Ordinance ‘at this stage’. He, however, indicated that it might use POTO against Afroze subsequently if it unearthed adequate evidence against him.
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March - 27 
According to delayed reports, eight terrorists suspected to be belonging to both the factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland [(NSCN-IM) and (NSCN-Khaplang)] have surrendered to the security forces with arms and ammunitions on March 27.
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According to delayed reports, eight terrorists suspected to be belonging to both the factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland [(NSCN-IM) and (NSCN-Khaplang)] have surrendered to the security forces with arms and ammunitions on March 27.
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March - 27 
According to delayed reports, security forces are reported to have killed two suspected terrorists belonging to the United national Liberation Front (UNLF) on March 27 following an encounter at Mayang Langjing along the Khurkhul-Lamsang road. The ter
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According to delayed reports, security forces are reported to have killed two suspected terrorists belonging to the United national Liberation Front (UNLF) on March 27 following an encounter at Mayang Langjing along the Khurkhul-Lamsang road. The terrorists, who were riding a motorcycle, fired at the security forces after they were asked to stop for checking. They were killed in retaliatory fire. Some arms and ammunition were seized from the encounter site. According to media reports, while the families of both the slain terrorists claimed that the two were innocent, official sources maintained that those killed were UNLF members.
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March - 27 
According to delayed reports, three Union Territory Demand Army (UTDA) terrorists surrendered before the Saiha district police chief on March 27.
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According to delayed reports, three Union Territory Demand Army (UTDA) terrorists surrendered before the Saiha district police chief on March 27.
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March - 27 
According to media reports, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the proscribed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) terrorist group, on March 27, claimed responsibility for killing two of its cadres. The bodies of these cadres were di
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According to media reports, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the proscribed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) terrorist group, on March 27, claimed responsibility for killing two of its cadres. The bodies of these cadres were discovered at Iroisemba Loukon between Tangjeng and Gwaltabi villages under the Kumbi police station on March 23. The RPF had accused them of having links with the security forces.
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March - 27 
An unidentified terrorist was arrested by police during a search operation at village Pariot under jurisdiction of the Doda police station. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of arrest.
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An unidentified terrorist was arrested by police during a search operation at village Pariot under jurisdiction of the Doda police station. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of arrest.
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March - 27 
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, in Guwahati, on March 27, that the State government will not use the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), passed by a Joint Sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on March 27, to counter terrorist activities. He
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, in Guwahati, on March 27, that the State government will not use the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), passed by a Joint Sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on March 27, to counter terrorist activities. He said, "We have enough laws to handle insurgency and terrorism and we will use them to check terrorism, not POTA, never". The same was also reiterated by Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi, who said, "You can quote me and we are completely against it since the Act is not for the people,".
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March - 27 
Delayed reports on March 27 said local residents lynched two United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) terrorists to death in Tardubi village, West Karbi Anglong district, on March 24. Reports also said the site had been surrounded by the Security
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Delayed reports on March 27 said local residents lynched two United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) terrorists to death in Tardubi village, West Karbi Anglong district, on March 24. Reports also said the site had been surrounded by the Security Forces (SFs), who were informed of the presence of the terrorists. A German pistol, a grenade and some ammunition were seized from the slain terrorists, reports added.
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March - 27 
Interrogation of two Pakistani terrorists of the LeT arrested by the STF in Uttar Pradesh on March 26 revealed that they were also involved in the attack on Red Fort in December 2000. In the Red Fort attack, the role of the two militants was to scan
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Interrogation of two Pakistani terrorists of the LeT arrested by the STF in Uttar Pradesh on March 26 revealed that they were also involved in the attack on Red Fort in December 2000. In the Red Fort attack, the role of the two militants was to scan the area and collected details to draw a blueprint to launch the final assault.
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March - 27 
Media reports said Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected terrorist on March 27 in an encounter near Khepre, under Maibang police station limits, North Cachar Hills district. However, it is not yet known which outfit the slain terrorist belonged to
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Media reports said Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected terrorist on March 27 in an encounter near Khepre, under Maibang police station limits, North Cachar Hills district. However, it is not yet known which outfit the slain terrorist belonged to.
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March - 27 
One security force (SF) personnel was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at Kara in the Gandoh area, Udhampur, on March 27. Official sources indicated that a number of other SF personnel camping at Kara had a narrow escape in th
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One security force (SF) personnel was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at Kara in the Gandoh area, Udhampur, on March 27. Official sources indicated that a number of other SF personnel camping at Kara had a narrow escape in the explosion.
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March - 27 
Quoting an anonymous press counselor of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi, media reports said, on March 27, the Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuck visited the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA’s) Phakupang camp twice – on February 15 and
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Quoting an anonymous press counselor of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi, media reports said, on March 27, the Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuck visited the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA’s) Phakupang camp twice – on February 15 and 16, in order to, pursue them to vacate the camps in the kingdom. The king reportedly had talks with ULFA chairman Aurobindo Rajkhowa and political advisor B Borgohain on the issue. According to reports, an official reply from Bhutan's director for bilateral affairs Daw Penjo said, "In February this year, His Majesty visited the security affected areas in Samdrup Jongkhar and Sarpang districts." Reports also said the King also verified that the four ULFA camps, as was agreed in June 2001, were closed down. The same was later confirmed by him. However the official denied that the King had attended any feast with the ULFA terrorists. He said ,"feast was a figment of imagination and baseless." However, Indian intelligence sources dispute this statement. His visit was necessitated by the consistent Indian pressure on Bhutan to ask the terrorist outfits, including the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) besides ULFA, who maintain training camps in the Kingdom, reports added. The first two have reportedly a combined strength of 2,000 in these camps.
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March - 27 
Reports in the Indian media said, the United States, on March 27, lauded the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA.). The US said, the Act appears to comply with the country’s Constitution. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, while speaking in Wa
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Reports in the Indian media said, the United States, on March 27, lauded the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA.). The US said, the Act appears to comply with the country’s Constitution. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, while speaking in Washington, said his government believed it was important for governments to strengthen their legal systems to provide more effective tools against the threat of terrorism. He said, "We do believe that that can be done consistent with democratic principles. We have done that. The Europeans have done that. And India seems to have done that as well".
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March - 27 
Security forces are reported to have arrested ten terrorists including three of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) (NSCN-K) and a woman cadre of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) from various places in Manipur in the past
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Security forces are reported to have arrested ten terrorists including three of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) (NSCN-K) and a woman cadre of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) from various places in Manipur in the past few days, according to media reports of March 27.
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March - 27 
Six persons, including five security personnel and a civilian were injured when suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists attacked the escort parties of oil tankers between Lairou and Karong villages in the S
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Six persons, including five security personnel and a civilian were injured when suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists attacked the escort parties of oil tankers between Lairou and Karong villages in the Senapati district of Manipur on the National Highway 39 on March 27.
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March - 27 
The All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA), at its central executive meeting, on March 27, in Guwahati, criticized the State government’s decision to create the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Calling it anti-Adivasi, it reiterated th
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The All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA), at its central executive meeting, on March 27, in Guwahati, criticized the State government’s decision to create the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Calling it anti-Adivasi, it reiterated the demand of Schedule Tribe-status for the Adivasis of Assam, the reports added.
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March - 27 
The Kohima based Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) also has demanded the immediate release of the abducted DC. NPMHR has further appealed for the immediate repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the government to facilitate the
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The Kohima based Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) also has demanded the immediate release of the abducted DC. NPMHR has further appealed for the immediate repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the government to facilitate the formation of an independent body to investigate violation of cease-fire ground rules and the immediate withdrawal of SFs to their barracks and the NSCN terrorists to their designated camps.
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March - 27 
The Nagaland Baptist Church Council, in a statement on March 27 has requested that the abducted Deputy Commissioner of Chandel be released immediately. According to media reports the statement also criticised the security forces (SFs) and the Nationa
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The Nagaland Baptist Church Council, in a statement on March 27 has requested that the abducted Deputy Commissioner of Chandel be released immediately. According to media reports the statement also criticised the security forces (SFs) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) [NSCN-IM] for the latest developments, which it termed would seriously endanger the peace process in the whole of Northeast.
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March - 27 
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists killed one and injured three others in an indiscriminate firing, on March 27, evening at Dhekiajani area, about 14 km north of Barpeta Road, said reports. The injured were later taken to the
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The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists killed one and injured three others in an indiscriminate firing, on March 27, evening at Dhekiajani area, about 14 km north of Barpeta Road, said reports. The injured were later taken to the hospital, the reports also said. The SFs have launched a search operation to nab the terrorists, the reports added.
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March - 27 
The opposition Democratic People’s Alliance (DPA), has also decided to send a delegation separately to New Delhi with regard to the abduction and to seek a clarification from the Union Government regarding the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –
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The opposition Democratic People’s Alliance (DPA), has also decided to send a delegation separately to New Delhi with regard to the abduction and to seek a clarification from the Union Government regarding the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isac Muivah (NSCN-IM) demand for the return of captured weapons in exchange for the abducted DC. The opposition parties criticised the government for failing to come out with a clear stand on the issue and is expected to seek clarification on the present status of the ceasefire with the NSCN(IM) in its meeting with the Union government.
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March - 27 
The Shillong City Police arrested eight terrorists of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from the Siatbakon road on March 27 while they were on the way to Bangladesh for further arms training. Police also seized two Chinese-made hand
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The Shillong City Police arrested eight terrorists of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from the Siatbakon road on March 27 while they were on the way to Bangladesh for further arms training. Police also seized two Chinese-made hand grenades from their possession.
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March - 27 
Two Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) cadres of Umathel Awang Leikai and Bishnupur Chingdong were arrested by the Imphal west district police from Shamushang Shantipur on March 27. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession.
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Two Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) cadres of Umathel Awang Leikai and Bishnupur Chingdong were arrested by the Imphal west district police from Shamushang Shantipur on March 27. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession.
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March - 27 
Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on March 27 that one of the five people killed in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17 was probably the assailant himself. "A grenade has only one ounce of explosive and small splinters which p
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on March 27 that one of the five people killed in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17 was probably the assailant himself. "A grenade has only one ounce of explosive and small splinters which pierce your body, but in this case the whole body disintegrated… We are not sure whether he was a suicide bomber or whether somebody had trapped him, without his knowing it," said Haider. Although he did not indicate which terrorist group was responsible for the attack he pointed out that the suicide bomber "very probably came from Pakistan or neighbouring countries."
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March - 27 
Scandinavian monitors comprising the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) to oversee the observance of truce between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) arrived in Trincomalee. The head of the monitoring team for Trincomalee
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Scandinavian monitors comprising the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) to oversee the observance of truce between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) arrived in Trincomalee. The head of the monitoring team for Trincomalee district, Victoria Lund met with Government Agent N H K Nelumdeniya and military officials and consulted on choosing a location for SLMM offices, reports said on Mar 27.
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March - 27 
Three LTTE cadres who were allegedly forcibly recruited surrendered to the Kiran Army Detachment on March 27. The surrendered terrorists, according to media reports, claimed that they were admitted to the LTTE on November 27, 2001 and were trained fo
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Three LTTE cadres who were allegedly forcibly recruited surrendered to the Kiran Army Detachment on March 27. The surrendered terrorists, according to media reports, claimed that they were admitted to the LTTE on November 27, 2001 and were trained for about two months in one of their camps.
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March - 28 
A four-member all party delegation, comprising members of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress among others left for New Delhi on March 28 to urge for the intervention of the Union government regarding t
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A four-member all party delegation, comprising members of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress among others left for New Delhi on March 28 to urge for the intervention of the Union government regarding the March 18 abduction of Chandel Deputy Commissioner (DC), Y Thamkishore Singh. According to media reports the delegation is expected to demand the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister to expedite the process of securing the release of the abducted officer.
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March - 28 
A security personnel was abducted and later killed by two unidentified persons at Keibi on March 28.
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A security personnel was abducted and later killed by two unidentified persons at Keibi on March 28.
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March - 28 
Four Paite tribal youth abducted by unidentified terrorists from their houses in the border village of Monta of Churachandpur district of Manipur were released on March 28 according to media reports quoting police sources. While one of the youth was
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Four Paite tribal youth abducted by unidentified terrorists from their houses in the border village of Monta of Churachandpur district of Manipur were released on March 28 according to media reports quoting police sources. While one of the youth was shot at his back another was injured when his right foot was nailed by the terrorists. The other two youths were released unharmed the police said.
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March - 28 
Official sources said that Budgam district’s most wanted terrorist of the date, Muddasar Ahmed Dar alias Madna code Umar, was killed in an encounter at Redbugh village in the Beerwah area on March 28. Madna was acting as Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) ‘dis
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Official sources said that Budgam district’s most wanted terrorist of the date, Muddasar Ahmed Dar alias Madna code Umar, was killed in an encounter at Redbugh village in the Beerwah area on March 28. Madna was acting as Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) ‘district commander’ after working with the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) for about a year. Earlier, he worked as an Special Police Officer (SPO) at Police Post Soibugh. Sources said that Madna was responsible for approximately 15 killings in the Budgam-Beerwah belt during the last two years. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 28 
Police on March 28 recovered the dead body of a civilian from Kachua Muqam in Baramulla district. He is reported to have been abducted and later killed by terrorists.
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Police on March 28 recovered the dead body of a civilian from Kachua Muqam in Baramulla district. He is reported to have been abducted and later killed by terrorists.
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March - 28 
Ten improvised bombs were recovered from two suspects in a major combing operation at Thane on March 28. A special squad attached to Thane's anti-extortion cell had launched a major combing operation after they were received information about some pe
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Ten improvised bombs were recovered from two suspects in a major combing operation at Thane on March 28. A special squad attached to Thane's anti-extortion cell had launched a major combing operation after they were received information about some persons carrying bombs. The police are trying to establish whether the two suspects are linked to any terrorist groups.
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March - 28 
Terrorists on March 28 targeted Army vehicles at Hajivera on the Srinagar-Baramulla road and at Uri while detonating two IEDs. However, there was no major damage. One civilian was injured in the Uri blast.
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Terrorists on March 28 targeted Army vehicles at Hajivera on the Srinagar-Baramulla road and at Uri while detonating two IEDs. However, there was no major damage. One civilian was injured in the Uri blast.
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March - 28 
The security forces (SFs) will continue with the counter-insurgency operations in Assam, said Union Defence Minister, George Fernandes, on March 28 in Guwahati. He also said that the Union government will not pursue a unilateral cease-fire with the p
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The security forces (SFs) will continue with the counter-insurgency operations in Assam, said Union Defence Minister, George Fernandes, on March 28 in Guwahati. He also said that the Union government will not pursue a unilateral cease-fire with the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). He announced that ‘Operation Samaritan’ would be conducted by the SFs as a self-employment programme for the unemployed youth in the State.
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March - 28 March - 29
Two cadres of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were killed and six others, including two police personnel were injured during a crackdown jointly conducted by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police in Faisalabad
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Two cadres of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were killed and six others, including two police personnel were injured during a crackdown jointly conducted by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police in Faisalabad on March 28. 65 other cadres were arrested in the crackdown which continued on March 29. According to media reports, on a tip-off that some Al Qaeda cadres were hiding in Faisalabad, a joint team of FBI and personnel of law enforcement agencies raided six areas in the city and arrested 46 people, including 19 foreigners. 16 Arab nationals were arrested during a raid in Faisal Town in Faisalabad on March 29. Sources indicated that the Arab nationals attempted to resist the arrest and injured a police personnel and in the ensuing encounter, the raiding team opened fire and killed Abdul Hasnat, who reportedly belonged to Syria. The encounter also left four others including three foreigners injured. In the light of information gathered from those arrested, police and FBI teams raided five more places and arrested 45 Al Qaeda cadres, including about 12 foreign nationals.
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March - 28 
Maoists looted more than 200 quintals of rice and other food grains from the Nepal Food Corporation Chourjahari depot on March 28, while more than 500 quintals was destroyed.
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Maoists looted more than 200 quintals of rice and other food grains from the Nepal Food Corporation Chourjahari depot on March 28, while more than 500 quintals was destroyed.
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March - 28 
The Maoists destroyed property worth millions in separate attacks on various government offices in the districts of Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk. Property, approximately worth Rs. 30 million was destroyed after three government offices- the Nepal Elect
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The Maoists destroyed property worth millions in separate attacks on various government offices in the districts of Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk. Property, approximately worth Rs. 30 million was destroyed after three government offices- the Nepal Electricity Authority branch office, the Soil Conservation Office and District Postal Office were set ablaze in Charikot, district headquarters, on March 28.
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March - 28 
According to media reports, the police on March 28, arrested 11 persons along with firearms and ammunition from the Amlapara Jam-e-Mosque in Kushtia town. Police sources said the arrested persons were involved in terrorist activities including drug t
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According to media reports, the police on March 28, arrested 11 persons along with firearms and ammunition from the Amlapara Jam-e-Mosque in Kushtia town. Police sources said the arrested persons were involved in terrorist activities including drug trading.
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March - 28 
According to media reports, the police on March 28, raided Bhawalbagh slum at Nakhalpara in Dhaka and recovered 125 bombs. One person has been arrested in this connection.
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According to media reports, the police on March 28, raided Bhawalbagh slum at Nakhalpara in Dhaka and recovered 125 bombs. One person has been arrested in this connection.
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March - 28 
Sri Lankan troops are reported to have cleared the Valachchenai- Batticaloa road in the general area of Kinniady junction which was blocked by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists on March 28. According to reports, the LTTE had stop
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Sri Lankan troops are reported to have cleared the Valachchenai- Batticaloa road in the general area of Kinniady junction which was blocked by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists on March 28. According to reports, the LTTE had stopped buses plying on the road and checked the identity cards of the passengers to protest against the arrest of three LTTE cadres who had entered the cleared areas without proper permission on March 27 carrying with them some communications equipment apart from cyanide capsules. However, the military officers released the LTTE cadres after seizing the equipment and reported the matter to the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee.
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March - 29 
A child was killed and two others injured in a grenade explosion at village Changloo in the Doda district. The children were playing with the grenade presuming it to be a toy.
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A child was killed and two others injured in a grenade explosion at village Changloo in the Doda district. The children were playing with the grenade presuming it to be a toy.
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March - 29 
A security personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists at Nongpok Sanjenbam village under the Lamlai police station in Manipur on March 29.
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A security personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists at Nongpok Sanjenbam village under the Lamlai police station in Manipur on March 29.
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March - 29 
A senior Maharashtra police official, while speaking to the media on March 29 in Jalgaon, said that an activist of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from Bihar had planned to blow up the Howrah bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal. H
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A senior Maharashtra police official, while speaking to the media on March 29 in Jalgaon, said that an activist of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from Bihar had planned to blow up the Howrah bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal. He said, "It was revealed during interrogation that Hasib Raja, one of the prime members of SIMI’s central advisory committee, was working as a brain for the organisation". Raja was arrested on March 18 in Kolkata by a special police squad and half a kilogram of RDX was seized from his possession. It was with this RDX that Raja reportedly planned to blow up the Howrah bridge, but his plan was foiled. Earlier, he had reportedly sent six city youth to Jammu and Kashmir to fight in the name of jehad.
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March - 29 
A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA ) terrorist identified as Tiken Das was killed in an encounter with the security Forces (SFs) at Bihira village near Nalbari on March 29, said reports. Two hand grenades and 10 rounds of ammunition were seized
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A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA ) terrorist identified as Tiken Das was killed in an encounter with the security Forces (SFs) at Bihira village near Nalbari on March 29, said reports. Two hand grenades and 10 rounds of ammunition were seized from the encounter site.
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March - 29 
A Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was killed in an encounter with terrorists at village Thiloo in the Udhampur district. Although the terrorists escaped initially, they were later trapped by a joint team of police and VDC members in a surround
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A Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was killed in an encounter with terrorists at village Thiloo in the Udhampur district. Although the terrorists escaped initially, they were later trapped by a joint team of police and VDC members in a surrounding forest area. The operation was continuing till last reports came in.
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March - 29 
According to a media report quoting a press release of March 29, the United Committee Manipur (UCM) has strongly condemned the terrorist activities of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) against the people of Manipur w
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According to a media report quoting a press release of March 29, the United Committee Manipur (UCM) has strongly condemned the terrorist activities of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) against the people of Manipur within the territorial boundary of Manipur.
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March - 29 
According to delayed reports, five terrorists belonging to various groups have been arrested by the security forces (SFs) from separate places during the past four days. On March 29, the SFs arrested two terrorists of the Kangleipak Communist Party (
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According to delayed reports, five terrorists belonging to various groups have been arrested by the security forces (SFs) from separate places during the past four days. On March 29, the SFs arrested two terrorists of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP). While a self-styled sergeant belonging to the Thoubal Athokpam Awang Leikai village was arrested from his residence, the Thoubal police arrested another member of the same group belonging to Kakching Shumak Leikai. A .38 revolver along with ammunition and a radio set were recovered from their possession.
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March - 29 
According to official sources in Handwara, a group of heavily armed terrorists appeared at Rajpora village in the Rajwaar belt on March 29 and searched the house of the ruling National Conference (NC) Block President, Syed Jaffar Shah. As he was not
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According to official sources in Handwara, a group of heavily armed terrorists appeared at Rajpora village in the Rajwaar belt on March 29 and searched the house of the ruling National Conference (NC) Block President, Syed Jaffar Shah. As he was not present in the house, the terrorists killed his son and injured his wife. After killing the NC Block president’s son, the terrorists raided the house of another NC activist Abdul Hameed Khan and killed him.
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March - 29 
According to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), huge funds earmarked for combating terrorism were found to have been diverted by the Army's Eastern Command authorities to purchase vehicles, television sets, video cassette recorders, computers
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According to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), huge funds earmarked for combating terrorism were found to have been diverted by the Army's Eastern Command authorities to purchase vehicles, television sets, video cassette recorders, computers and generators. The CAG report says that the Eastern Command purchased consumer goods worth Rs 6.79 crore over a period of three years from 1998 to 2001 from the Rs 10 crore annual fund given to Army commanders by way of special financial powers. "These funds are allocated to meet urgent and immediate requirements of counter-insurgency operations and internal security duties," the CAG observed as it indicted the Army for diverting the funds to purchase consumer goods saying these should have been purchased under normal over-heads. Commenting that these funds were meant to acquire cutting edge weaponry for the counter insurgency forces, the CAG said even in such purchases, the command had procured stores worth over Rs 3.12 crore which were found to be sub-standard and defective. "Procurement of substandard items has failed to provide proper security cover to troops engaged in counter-insurgency operations," the report said.
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March - 29 
Addressing the public over the radio on March 29, Okram Ibobi Singh, the Manipur Chief Minister called upon the terrorist outfits to come to the negotiating table, while appealing for peace, political stability and economic development in the state.
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Addressing the public over the radio on March 29, Okram Ibobi Singh, the Manipur Chief Minister called upon the terrorist outfits to come to the negotiating table, while appealing for peace, political stability and economic development in the state. Stating that unemployment was the source of terrorism in the State where the educated unemployed numbered 3.98 lakhs, the Chief Minister urged the Union government to conduct recruitment rallies in the State.
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March - 29 
An erstwhile counter-insurgent was killed by unidentified terrorists at Pampore on March 29.
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An erstwhile counter-insurgent was killed by unidentified terrorists at Pampore on March 29.
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March - 29 
Another group of terrorists set ablaze a passenger bus at the Gambhir area of Rajouri. Passengers were allowed to alight from the bus before it was torched by the terrorists.
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Another group of terrorists set ablaze a passenger bus at the Gambhir area of Rajouri. Passengers were allowed to alight from the bus before it was torched by the terrorists.
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March - 29 
In another incident, unidentified terrorists killed a recruit constable at his residence in the Bharat area of Doda district.
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In another incident, unidentified terrorists killed a recruit constable at his residence in the Bharat area of Doda district.
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March - 29 
Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah on March 29 accused the separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leadership of receiving donations from abroad and "using it for personal purpose" rather than carry forward the ‘m
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Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah on March 29 accused the separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leadership of receiving donations from abroad and "using it for personal purpose" rather than carry forward the ‘movement for Kashmiris’. "Funds do come for the Hurriyat leaders and if these people are so clean then why are not they filing their income tax returns? Abdullah said during a panel discussion for a media enterprise. Abdullah claimed that money coming from outside the State was used by APHC leaders for leading a lavish life style. Meanwhile, senior Hurriyat Conference leader Abdul Gani Lone admitted at the same forum that funds were received from abroad. According to him, expatriate Kashmiris donate funds for the Kashmir movement.
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March - 29 
One Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and four others injured when the BSF 142 Battalion was attacked at Brawi village, Kalakote tehsil in Rajouri by unidentified terrorists on March 29.
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One Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and four others injured when the BSF 142 Battalion was attacked at Brawi village, Kalakote tehsil in Rajouri by unidentified terrorists on March 29.
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March - 29 
Reports have indicated that the Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has refused any safe passage to the ULFA terrorists on the occasion of Bihu. Speaking in Guwahati on March 29, he said that the government may consider the same if there is ‘definite po
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Reports have indicated that the Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has refused any safe passage to the ULFA terrorists on the occasion of Bihu. Speaking in Guwahati on March 29, he said that the government may consider the same if there is ‘definite positive signal’ from the outfit.
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March - 29 
Security forces killed a ‘district commander’ of the Al Badr, Meeran Gujjar of Kalaroos, in a encounter in Lashtiyal. Initially a terrorist guide, Meeran was reported to have conducted the recruit launching operations for several terrorist groups.
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Security forces killed a ‘district commander’ of the Al Badr, Meeran Gujjar of Kalaroos, in a encounter in Lashtiyal. Initially a terrorist guide, Meeran was reported to have conducted the recruit launching operations for several terrorist groups.
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March - 29 
SFs also arrested a Kuki National Front-Military Council (KNF-MC) terrorist of Bungmual village at Kangpokpi on March 29 from his residence.
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SFs also arrested a Kuki National Front-Military Council (KNF-MC) terrorist of Bungmual village at Kangpokpi on March 29 from his residence.
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March - 29 
SFs killed two terrorists in Kalakote later on March 29. However, it has not been ascertained whether the slain terrorists were involved in the fidayeen attack or not.
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SFs killed two terrorists in Kalakote later on March 29. However, it has not been ascertained whether the slain terrorists were involved in the fidayeen attack or not.
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March - 29 
Terrorists triggered an IED explosion and consequently blasted four electric poles at village Kharak of Rajouri district. Power supply in some villages was disrupted due to the damage caused. However, no loss of life or injuries were reported in this
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Terrorists triggered an IED explosion and consequently blasted four electric poles at village Kharak of Rajouri district. Power supply in some villages was disrupted due to the damage caused. However, no loss of life or injuries were reported in this explosion.
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March - 29 
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chandel district, Manipur, Yambel Thamkishore who was abducted by terrorists on March 18 was safely released at the Chandel district headquarters on March 29. According to media reports quoting the Manipur Chief Minist
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The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chandel district, Manipur, Yambel Thamkishore who was abducted by terrorists on March 18 was safely released at the Chandel district headquarters on March 29. According to media reports quoting the Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists released the DC unharmed and without any precondition enabling the resumption of peace talks between the union government and NSCN (IM). However another media report quoting Colonel Phungthing, in-charge of the Cease Fire Monitoring cell of NSCN (IM) noted that the DC was released as a gesture of goodwill on the occasion of Good Friday and Yaosang (Holi festival) by United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) following a demand by the NSCN-IM.
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March - 29 
The security forces (SFs) rescued two non-tribals from a National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) hideout on March 29, said media reports. They had been abducted on February 8.
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The security forces (SFs) rescued two non-tribals from a National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) hideout on March 29, said media reports. They had been abducted on February 8.
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March - 29 
The United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) ‘action group’, has asked its cadres to retreat to the camps in Bhutan, indicated media reports on March 29, quoting an intercepted fax message by the Assam police. The reports said recent counter-insurgen
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The United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) ‘action group’, has asked its cadres to retreat to the camps in Bhutan, indicated media reports on March 29, quoting an intercepted fax message by the Assam police. The reports said recent counter-insurgency operations in which many ULFA terrorists were killed may be the reason behind this move. However, M Mohanraj, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Law and Order, claimed that ULFA may escalate its activities in future and the ‘instructions’ for the same have already been sent to the terrorists in the State. The outfit is already recruiting fresh cadres in parts of Upper and Lower Assam. It is also forcing people to its ranks, he further said. Apart from continuing its extortion activity, the ULFA is also reported to be procuring weapons. Reportedly, a batch of new recruits have already been sent to Bhutan for training. Mohanraj also called the reported closing down of four camps in Bhutan by the ULFA as false and said these were either re-located or the cadres were shifted elsewhere. The ULFA is also in nexus with the Meghalaya-based Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) and the Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), he added.
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March - 29 
Three terrorists killed a civilian at his house in Tarkassi, Rajouri district on March 29. They also set ablaze two houses of civilians in the same area before managing to escape. According to media reports, the same group of terrorists later attacke
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Three terrorists killed a civilian at his house in Tarkassi, Rajouri district on March 29. They also set ablaze two houses of civilians in the same area before managing to escape. According to media reports, the same group of terrorists later attacked the house of another civilian at Chumbi Trar in Darhal and killed him.
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March - 29 
Two security force (SF) personnel were killed and another injured as a group of three fidayeen (suicide) terrorists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Kalakote on March 29. They first fired five grenades at the camp and later opened firin
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Two security force (SF) personnel were killed and another injured as a group of three fidayeen (suicide) terrorists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Kalakote on March 29. They first fired five grenades at the camp and later opened firing. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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March - 29 
Two SF personnel were killed and two others injured as unidentified terrorists set off a Improvised Explosive Device (IED) under an SF vehicle at Sungri on the Mahore-Chasana road on March 29. The terrorists escaped after triggering the explosion. SF
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Two SF personnel were killed and two others injured as unidentified terrorists set off a Improvised Explosive Device (IED) under an SF vehicle at Sungri on the Mahore-Chasana road on March 29. The terrorists escaped after triggering the explosion. SFs have sealed the area and launched a search operation to arrest the terrorists.
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March - 29 
Two SF personnel were killed and two others inured by unidentified terrorists while they were laying a cordon around Khwaja Sahib Tawheed Gunj localities of old town in Baramulla.
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Two SF personnel were killed and two others inured by unidentified terrorists while they were laying a cordon around Khwaja Sahib Tawheed Gunj localities of old town in Baramulla.
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March - 29 
Two SF personnel were killed on March 29 when unidentified terrorists attacked a search party of 10 Jammu and Kashmir (JAK ) Rifles and Special Operation Group (SOG) in Baramulla.
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Two SF personnel were killed on March 29 when unidentified terrorists attacked a search party of 10 Jammu and Kashmir (JAK ) Rifles and Special Operation Group (SOG) in Baramulla.
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March - 29 March - 30
Unidentified terrorists abducted a government employee, Ramzan Wani from his residence at Amarbugh Shopian in Pulwama district on March 29. Later his body was recovered from Zainapora Shopian on March 30.
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Unidentified terrorists abducted a government employee, Ramzan Wani from his residence at Amarbugh Shopian in Pulwama district on March 29. Later his body was recovered from Zainapora Shopian on March 30.
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March - 29 
A police spokesperson said in Lahore that the arrested members were dangerous terrorists belonging to different religious groups. Names and whereabouts of the arrested cadres are being kept secret, he added. Media reports have indicated that one
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A police spokesperson said in Lahore that the arrested members were dangerous terrorists belonging to different religious groups. Names and whereabouts of the arrested cadres are being kept secret, he added. Media reports have indicated that one of the arrested cadres, who was also injured in the operation, is Abu Zubaida, second-in-command of the Al Qaeda network. Official sources, while admitting that the man had close resemblance with Abu Zubaida, declined to confirm the report, saying the identity would be established after interrogating the man. Source added that more raids had been stopped owing to the possibility that Al Qaeda cadres may have gone underground fearing arrests. The raids, according to official sources, came as police investigated links between terrorist groups and the March 17 grenade attack on a church that killed five persons, including a US Embassy employee and her daughter.
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March - 29 
Regular trial of the four accused persons in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl would commence inside the Central Prison in Karachi from April 5. A notification to this effect was submitted by Advocate-General of Sindh, Raja
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Regular trial of the four accused persons in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl would commence inside the Central Prison in Karachi from April 5. A notification to this effect was submitted by Advocate-General of Sindh, Raja Qureshi, to the Anti-Terrorism Court before whom the police presented a final charge sheet of the case against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh and three others on March 29. The police have admitted in the final charge sheet that thus far neither Pearl’s body nor the crime weapon have been recovered. The final charge sheet also shows recovery of two e-mails dated January 27 and January 30 - one in Urdu written by accused Sheikh Adil and one in English written by Omar Sheikh.
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March - 29 
25 persons, including three security personnel, were injured on March 29, when a packet of bombs, planted by Maoist insurgents exploded at the Bishnumati river bridge at Tankeshwor, Kalimati area in the capital, Kathmandu. Separately, three other sec
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25 persons, including three security personnel, were injured on March 29, when a packet of bombs, planted by Maoist insurgents exploded at the Bishnumati river bridge at Tankeshwor, Kalimati area in the capital, Kathmandu. Separately, three other security personnel were injured in a blast at Gokarna. Another bomb explosion occurred at Adhikari Gaon, Gongabu, near Kathmandu . However, no one was injured in the incident. Later, a suspect was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs).
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March - 29 
According to a Defence Ministry press statement, 12 Maoist insurgents were killed in separate encounters in five districts, said media reports on March 29. Five of them were killed in the Bisauna Mirul and Tutu Mirul areas of Kalikot. Three more were
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According to a Defence Ministry press statement, 12 Maoist insurgents were killed in separate encounters in five districts, said media reports on March 29. Five of them were killed in the Bisauna Mirul and Tutu Mirul areas of Kalikot. Three more were killed in Murali Bhanjyang of Dhading. Two Maoists in Falebas, Parbat and one each were killed in Ramchu Khola, Lamjung and Chitre, Gorkha districts respectively. The press statement also said the Maoists killed in Kalikot were allegedly involved in the Dang and Achham attacks.
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March - 29 
According to Defence Ministry sources, 16 Maoist insurgents were killed in separate encounters in four districts on March 29. Nine Maoists were killed in Rolpa, two in Mugu and one each in Baglung and Morang.
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According to Defence Ministry sources, 16 Maoist insurgents were killed in separate encounters in four districts on March 29. Nine Maoists were killed in Rolpa, two in Mugu and one each in Baglung and Morang.
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March - 29 
King Gyanendra on March 29 visited the Army's Western Division Headquarters (HQ) in Nepalgunj to take stock of the situation in the wake of continuing Maoist attacks in different parts of the country. The Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba also accomp
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King Gyanendra on March 29 visited the Army's Western Division Headquarters (HQ) in Nepalgunj to take stock of the situation in the wake of continuing Maoist attacks in different parts of the country. The Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba also accompanied the King during this visit.
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March - 29 
Maoist insurgents also killed one person at Bilaspur in Kanchanpur on March 29.
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Maoist insurgents also killed one person at Bilaspur in Kanchanpur on March 29.
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March - 29 
Nine government offices in the district of Sindhupalchowk were attacked. This included the District Irrigation, Drinking Water Office, three rangers posts, two post offices and a Road Division Office among others.
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Nine government offices in the district of Sindhupalchowk were attacked. This included the District Irrigation, Drinking Water Office, three rangers posts, two post offices and a Road Division Office among others.
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Reports also indicated that fresh encounters that began on March 29 were continuing at Bardiya, Mugu and Dolpa in Surkhet.
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Reports also indicated that fresh encounters that began on March 29 were continuing at Bardiya, Mugu and Dolpa in Surkhet.
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March - 29 
The government has announced that public transport system would not be stopped in the wake of a five-day strike call by the Maoist insurgents, said media reports on March 29. At a meeting in Kathmandu on March 29 between the representatives of the Mi
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The government has announced that public transport system would not be stopped in the wake of a five-day strike call by the Maoist insurgents, said media reports on March 29. At a meeting in Kathmandu on March 29 between the representatives of the Ministries of Defence, Home and Transport and Labour and transport entrepreneurs it was decided that the government would provide security to vehicles
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March - 29 
The Maoists also attacked a prison near the Nuwakot Palace with four petrol bombs. However, no one was hurt as the inmates had already been shifted to Kathmandu. A former Maoist cadre was injured in the same incident.
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The Maoists also attacked a prison near the Nuwakot Palace with four petrol bombs. However, no one was hurt as the inmates had already been shifted to Kathmandu. A former Maoist cadre was injured in the same incident.
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March - 29 
The Rajapur irrigation office complex was attacked in Bardia on March 29. Some computers and office equipment were damaged in the attack.
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The Rajapur irrigation office complex was attacked in Bardia on March 29. Some computers and office equipment were damaged in the attack.
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March - 29 
According to media reports, the police recovered three firearms, including a sophisticated submachine gun, and ammunition during a raid on a terrorist-hideout at South Rangamati under Fatikchhari upazila (sub-district), on March 29.
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According to media reports, the police recovered three firearms, including a sophisticated submachine gun, and ammunition during a raid on a terrorist-hideout at South Rangamati under Fatikchhari upazila (sub-district), on March 29.
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March - 29 
Thailand on March 29 is reported to have agreed to host the face-to-face talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Media reports claimed that the Norwegian-brokered talks, aimed at finding a lasting poli
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Thailand on March 29 is reported to have agreed to host the face-to-face talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Media reports claimed that the Norwegian-brokered talks, aimed at finding a lasting political solution to the North-East conflict, are expected to take place in May. Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando thanked the Thai Government for helping Sri Lanka to hold peace talks on their soil. Earlier, the LTTE had requested to hold peace talks in another country and had suggested India or the Maldives. However, these two countries had rejected this request.
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March - 30 
A city court in Jalgaon on March 30 remanded to police custody an activist of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Hasib Raja, who had allegedly planned to blow up the Howrah bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal. According to police so
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A city court in Jalgaon on March 30 remanded to police custody an activist of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Hasib Raja, who had allegedly planned to blow up the Howrah bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal. According to police sources, Raja, who was arrested in Kolkata on March 17 and brought to Jalgaon was earlier remanded to police custody till March 30 by a local court. During interrogation, he reportedly disclosed that he was one of the prime members of SIMI’s central advisory committee. Police sources said Raja had planned to blow up Howrah bridge by using RDX which was recovered from his possession.
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March - 30 
A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, whose identity is not yet known was killed in an encounter at Marmat in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district on March 30. SFs also seized one AK-47 rifle, two AK magazines, 52 rounds and two hand grenades from the slai
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A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, whose identity is not yet known was killed in an encounter at Marmat in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district on March 30. SFs also seized one AK-47 rifle, two AK magazines, 52 rounds and two hand grenades from the slain terrorist.
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March - 30 
A resident of Ningthoukhong, Southern Manipur, who was earlier abducted by unidentified terrorists from his residence on March 29, was killed next day, on March 30, the third day Yaoshang festival.
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A resident of Ningthoukhong, Southern Manipur, who was earlier abducted by unidentified terrorists from his residence on March 29, was killed next day, on March 30, the third day Yaoshang festival.
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March - 30 
A special court in Mumbai on March 30 rejected the bail plea of Essa Memon, younger brother of the absconding Tiger Memon, who engineered the serial blasts in 1993 in Mumbai. Essa has been in custody since eight years along with his family members an
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A special court in Mumbai on March 30 rejected the bail plea of Essa Memon, younger brother of the absconding Tiger Memon, who engineered the serial blasts in 1993 in Mumbai. Essa has been in custody since eight years along with his family members and lodged in the central prison. The bail petition was rejected on the ground that there has been no change in the circumstances since March 7, 2000 when his plea for liberty was turned down.
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March - 30 
A terrorist, who was killed in an encounter on March 30 at the Marmat area of Kishtwar in Doda district, has been identified as Saleem Jaffar alias Hamza, a Pakistani cadre of the Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) outfit.
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A terrorist, who was killed in an encounter on March 30 at the Marmat area of Kishtwar in Doda district, has been identified as Saleem Jaffar alias Hamza, a Pakistani cadre of the Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) outfit.
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March - 30 
According to a delayed report, suspected left-wing extremists, Naxalites, abducted two villagers from the Malevar village, Varanasi district on March 30. Official sources said that the police have launched a massive combing operation to arrest the Na
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According to a delayed report, suspected left-wing extremists, Naxalites, abducted two villagers from the Malevar village, Varanasi district on March 30. Official sources said that the police have launched a massive combing operation to arrest the Naxals but thus far have not achieved any breakthrough. Meanwhile, security arrangements have been beefed up in all the Naxal-affected districts, including Chandauli, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra, following the Naxalites’ warning to avenge the Bhawanipur killing. 16 suspected Naxalites were killed in an encounter in Bhawanipur, Mirzapur district on March 9, 2001.
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March - 30 
Andhra Pradesh police arrested four persons who had allegedly been helping left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), for the last 10 years in Nirmal town, Adilabad district, on March 30. The district police chief said the four
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Andhra Pradesh police arrested four persons who had allegedly been helping left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), for the last 10 years in Nirmal town, Adilabad district, on March 30. The district police chief said the four were working as guards at the Nirmal bus depot of the State Road Transport Department. All these persons were helping the PWG to extend its activities and to make several ‘bandhs’ (general strike calls) successful, he said and added that they were connected with the murder of Ramesh Reddy, the chairman of the District Cooperative Central Bank. They were also reportedly providing shelter to PWG activists.
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Another NLFT terrorist was nabbed in a raid by the SFs, said reports on march 30. Some incriminating documents were recovered in the latter raid.
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Another NLFT terrorist was nabbed in a raid by the SFs, said reports on march 30. Some incriminating documents were recovered in the latter raid.
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March - 30 
Four persons, including two SF personnel were injured in a series of explosions at Kharak Panja under Dharamshal police station limits in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district on March 30.
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Four persons, including two SF personnel were injured in a series of explosions at Kharak Panja under Dharamshal police station limits in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district on March 30.
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March - 30 
In an attack on the Raghunath temple in Jammu by the two fidayeen (suicide squad) of an unidentified terrorist group, at least seven persons, including three security force (SF) personnel were killed and more than twenty injured on March 30. The terr
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In an attack on the Raghunath temple in Jammu by the two fidayeen (suicide squad) of an unidentified terrorist group, at least seven persons, including three security force (SF) personnel were killed and more than twenty injured on March 30. The terrorists who arrived in a white ambassador car lobbed a grenade first and tried to make their way through the temple gate, guarded by the Special Service Bureau (SSB) personnel. However, one of the terrorist was killed in the encounter. The other terrorist, while firing indiscriminately, managed to sneak inside the temple premises. He was also killed in the ensuing encounter. Reports are uncertain about the number of terrorists killed inside the temple. Some add that there was a third fidayeen member as well, who blew himself after he ran short of ammunition inside the sanctum sanatorium of the temple. Four persons, including a woman pilgrim were killed in the firing by the terrorists. Three security personnel, including two SSB constables were also killed in the attack while trying to repulse the terrorist attack. The death of a fourth SF personnel is not yet confirmed. Reports further said at least twenty persons were injured during the exchange of fire. The identity of the terrorist outfit behind this attack is not yet confirmed. Anil Goswami, the Jammu Divisional Commissioner (DC), and Pitambar Lal Gupta, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) did not say anything regarding their identity. The former said "The terrorists or their outfit had not been identified so far". However, a terrorist outfit, the Islamic Front is said to have called up the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Jammu office on March 30 to claim the responsibility of the attack.
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One National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist was killed near Hathipati village under Sootea police station limits in Sonitpur district in an encounter on March 30. Security forces seized a .303 rifle, 13 live cartridges, a bicycle and s
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One National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist was killed near Hathipati village under Sootea police station limits in Sonitpur district in an encounter on March 30. Security forces seized a .303 rifle, 13 live cartridges, a bicycle and some incriminating documents from the encounter site.
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March - 30 
Reports also said an exchange of fire took place between some unidentified terrorists and SFs at Lassana in Surankote tehsil of Poonch on March 30.
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Reports also said an exchange of fire took place between some unidentified terrorists and SFs at Lassana in Surankote tehsil of Poonch on March 30.
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March - 30 
Reports said a fierce encounter took place between the SF personnel and ULFA terrorists during a surprise raid by the former in Panara, Bargaon, Kasakuri Pathar villages under Sarthebari police station limits in Barpeta district on March 30. However,
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Reports said a fierce encounter took place between the SF personnel and ULFA terrorists during a surprise raid by the former in Panara, Bargaon, Kasakuri Pathar villages under Sarthebari police station limits in Barpeta district on March 30. However, there no reports of casualty. There is also no information regarding the whereabouts of the terrorists.
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March - 30 
SFs killed a HM terrorist in an encounter at Brasnoo Achabal in Anantnag, said reports on March 30. SFs also seized one AK rifle and two magazines with 10 rounds from the encounter site.
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SFs killed a HM terrorist in an encounter at Brasnoo Achabal in Anantnag, said reports on March 30. SFs also seized one AK rifle and two magazines with 10 rounds from the encounter site.
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March - 30 
The Chandel Deputy Commissioner (DC), Thamkishore, who was released on March 30 said that he was abducted on March 18 by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) terrorists from th
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The Chandel Deputy Commissioner (DC), Thamkishore, who was released on March 30 said that he was abducted on March 18 by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) terrorists from the electricity colony of Chandel district on his way to office. Narrating his experience to the media on March 31, the DC said that he was shifted to three different places of the district during his 12-day confinement and that he was treated well by the terrorists during his captivity.
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The Director General (DG) of Assam Rifles (AR), G K Duggal said on March 30 that 15 more battalions would be raised by the AR to meet security demands along the Indo-Myanmar border and other sensitive areas like those east of Manipur’s Churachandpur
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The Director General (DG) of Assam Rifles (AR), G K Duggal said on March 30 that 15 more battalions would be raised by the AR to meet security demands along the Indo-Myanmar border and other sensitive areas like those east of Manipur’s Churachandpur district. Talking to the media in his first official press briefing, he pointed out that five battalions had been raised so far and approximately 1,800 persons from Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram were inducted into the force over the past year including a large number of surrendered terrorists bringing the total number of forces recruited from the Northeast region to thirty percent more than what was permissible as per all-India recruitment rules.
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March - 30 
The SFs arrested five suspected terrorists from Cachar and Hailakandi districts, said media reports on March 30. These are reportedly cadres of a new unidentified outfit.
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The SFs arrested five suspected terrorists from Cachar and Hailakandi districts, said media reports on March 30. These are reportedly cadres of a new unidentified outfit.
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March - 30 
Union Defence Minister George Fernandes said the government has ‘enough reports’ that Al Qaeda and Taliban elements would sneak into Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to the media in Bangalore on March 30, he said, "We have enough reports that Al Qaeda and
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Union Defence Minister George Fernandes said the government has ‘enough reports’ that Al Qaeda and Taliban elements would sneak into Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to the media in Bangalore on March 30, he said, "We have enough reports that Al Qaeda and Taliban elements have moved to Pakistan. There are enough reasons to believe that they are looking at Pakistan as transit route into Jammu and Kashmir". He said, "If there is a genuine desire at the global level" to end terrorism, terrorists caught or identified had to be punished for their acts. "The US is still searching for one terrorist- Osama bin Laden and Pakistan is walking hand in hand with the US in search of him," he said, and added that Pakistan had responded negatively to India's requests to hand over the terrorists.
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A review board of three Lahore High Court judges on March 30 recommended continued incarceration of Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq. This is the second time that the SSP chief was given an extension in his detention period. He will be s
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A review board of three Lahore High Court judges on March 30 recommended continued incarceration of Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq. This is the second time that the SSP chief was given an extension in his detention period. He will be shifted from his residence to the Mianwali Jail and kept there till May 31.
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March - 30 
According to a media report, more than 270 doctors including a majority of them from Sindh, had been killed by terrorists thus far through target shootings in the country. This was stated by Abu Inam, President of Sindh High Court Bar Association, wh
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According to a media report, more than 270 doctors including a majority of them from Sindh, had been killed by terrorists thus far through target shootings in the country. This was stated by Abu Inam, President of Sindh High Court Bar Association, while speaking at a peace conference in Islamabad on March 30.
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March - 30 
According to media reports, the Sindh government's notification for holding the Daniel Pearl murder case trial in Karachi Central Prison has been challenged in the Sindh High Court. Abdul Waheed Katpar, counsel for prime suspect Omar Sheikh, filed on
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According to media reports, the Sindh government's notification for holding the Daniel Pearl murder case trial in Karachi Central Prison has been challenged in the Sindh High Court. Abdul Waheed Katpar, counsel for prime suspect Omar Sheikh, filed on March 30 an application praying for setting aside the impugned notification and for conducting trial in an open court. The petitioner has contented that no reason has been assigned in the notification as to why there should be a jail trial. Meanwhile, the Advocate-General of Sindh, Raja Qureshi, said that the government had decided that the trial should be held inside the prison "because of security reasons.".
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March - 30 
In a suspected sectarian terrorist incident, the caretaker of a mosque and his son were killed by two unidentified assailants near Sabzi Mandi in Bahawalpur on March 30. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been ma
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In a suspected sectarian terrorist incident, the caretaker of a mosque and his son were killed by two unidentified assailants near Sabzi Mandi in Bahawalpur on March 30. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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March - 30 
In an operation launched on March 30, the Kohat police arrested one proclaimed offender and 15 other criminals from different parts of the city and seized a large cache of illegal weapons.
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In an operation launched on March 30, the Kohat police arrested one proclaimed offender and 15 other criminals from different parts of the city and seized a large cache of illegal weapons.
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March - 30 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who had been accused of creating law and order problems during the Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to Lahore in 1999, was acquitted in the case by an anti-terrorism court on March 30. Report
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who had been accused of creating law and order problems during the Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to Lahore in 1999, was acquitted in the case by an anti-terrorism court on March 30. Reportedly, none of the six prosecution witnesses deposed against Qazi.
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March - 30 
Salar Abu Obaid and Nooruddin, the two injured Al Qaeda terrorists, arrested earlier on March 28 by a joint team of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI )and Pakistani police were shifted to Islamabad from the Faisalabad hospital under t
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Salar Abu Obaid and Nooruddin, the two injured Al Qaeda terrorists, arrested earlier on March 28 by a joint team of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI )and Pakistani police were shifted to Islamabad from the Faisalabad hospital under tight security on March 30, said media reports.
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March - 30 
In a separate incident, on March 30, security forces repulsed a Maoist attack on the Bhajani police outpost in Kailali, said reports. Minor damages were also reported in attacks on the Rashtriya Banijya Bank and the Agriculture Development Bank offic
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In a separate incident, on March 30, security forces repulsed a Maoist attack on the Bhajani police outpost in Kailali, said reports. Minor damages were also reported in attacks on the Rashtriya Banijya Bank and the Agriculture Development Bank offices in the town.
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March - 30 
In the continuing attacks on government installations the Nepal Oil Corporation depot and the Backward Society Education office at Dhangadi was also attacked on March 30.
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In the continuing attacks on government installations the Nepal Oil Corporation depot and the Backward Society Education office at Dhangadi was also attacked on March 30.
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March - 30 
Maoists also caused extensive damage to public property in various attacks on the state-owned offices, buildings and infrastructures. The Jhimruk power-plant was blown up on March 30. Government buildings and vehicles at the Khalanghabazzar district
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Maoists also caused extensive damage to public property in various attacks on the state-owned offices, buildings and infrastructures. The Jhimruk power-plant was blown up on March 30. Government buildings and vehicles at the Khalanghabazzar district headquarters were also attacked. The loss has been estimated at millions of rupees in these attacks. Other places where such attacks occurred include Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha, Chitwan and Syangjha.
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March - 30 
The Nepal Electricity Authority sub-station in Kailali was also partially damaged in a separate attack.
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The Nepal Electricity Authority sub-station in Kailali was also partially damaged in a separate attack.
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March - 30 
According to media reports, three suspected terrorists were arrested along with an AK-56 rifle and 105 rounds of ammunition after an encounter at Thakurpara under the Roujan police station limits, Chittagong on March 30. Three police personnel were i
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According to media reports, three suspected terrorists were arrested along with an AK-56 rifle and 105 rounds of ammunition after an encounter at Thakurpara under the Roujan police station limits, Chittagong on March 30. Three police personnel were injured in the encounter as the terrorists hurled country-made bombs at them.
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March - 30 
Speaking in the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) on March 30 Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said Bangladesh is deeply concerned at the Israeli attack on the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s headquarters in Ramallah. She said Bangladesh strongly condemns
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Speaking in the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) on March 30 Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said Bangladesh is deeply concerned at the Israeli attack on the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s headquarters in Ramallah. She said Bangladesh strongly condemns Israeli President Ariel Sharon's statement describing Arafat as an enemy. Calling Sharon's statement irresponsible, she said it had exposed the Israeli leader's aggressive attitude. She called upon world leaders to ensure all kinds of security to Arafat and other Palestinian leaders. She also added that Israel would be held responsible for any harm caused to President Arafat.
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March - 31 
A government employee was killed by a group of unidentified terrorists at village Khari near Srachi in Doda district on March 31. The terrorists escaped after the killing. Media reports indicated that the terrorists had killed him on his refusal to p
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A government employee was killed by a group of unidentified terrorists at village Khari near Srachi in Doda district on March 31. The terrorists escaped after the killing. Media reports indicated that the terrorists had killed him on his refusal to pay the demanded extortion money. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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March - 31 
A woman was injured in an explosion at the Dharmshal area of Kalakote.
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A woman was injured in an explosion at the Dharmshal area of Kalakote.
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March - 31 
According to a delayed report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) killed a village Chowkidar (watchman) in Kothi village, Nawada district on March 31. Reports indicated that he was killed on suspicion of being a poli
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According to a delayed report, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) killed a village Chowkidar (watchman) in Kothi village, Nawada district on March 31. Reports indicated that he was killed on suspicion of being a police informer.
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March - 31 
According to media reports, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has indicated that he may ask eminent persons, including newspaper editors, to mediate with the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). At a meeting with the newspaper editors in
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According to media reports, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has indicated that he may ask eminent persons, including newspaper editors, to mediate with the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). At a meeting with the newspaper editors in Guwahati on March 31, he said that this would help end two decades of violence in Assam.
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March - 31 
Another civilian, an employee with the Forest Department was killed by security force (SF) personnel at Rolu in Banihal early today. He is reported to have refused to stop on being signalled by the SFs. SF personnel suspected him to be a terrorist an
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Another civilian, an employee with the Forest Department was killed by security force (SF) personnel at Rolu in Banihal early today. He is reported to have refused to stop on being signalled by the SFs. SF personnel suspected him to be a terrorist and killed him.
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March - 31 
Fugitive, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and Tiger Memon––all accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts have been granted Pakistani citizenship in February, an Indian newspaper, Times of India, reported on March 31. All the three are al
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Fugitive, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and Tiger Memon––all accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts have been granted Pakistani citizenship in February, an Indian newspaper, Times of India, reported on March 31. All the three are also among the 20 persons India had demanded Pakistan to extradite to be tried in India for terrorist activities. The former two were spotted sometime back in Peshawar the report further held and said the Union Home Ministry was verifying the reports on citizenship. The report said, besides, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s new name as a Pakistani citizen is Iqbal Seth (alias Amir Saheb). Haji Mohammed is Chhota Shakeel’s new identity as a Pakistani national. And Tiger Memon is now known as Ahmed Jamail.
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March - 31 
In another incident, terrorists killed a civilian in his house at village Azmatabad in the Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri district on the same day. According to reports, the terrorists were looking for his brother, a former Special Police Officer (SPO)
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In another incident, terrorists killed a civilian in his house at village Azmatabad in the Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri district on the same day. According to reports, the terrorists were looking for his brother, a former Special Police Officer (SPO). As the ex-SPO was not present in the house, the terrorists killed his brother and managed to escape.
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March - 31 
In yet another encounter in south Kashmir in the Pehru forests in Kokernag area of Anantnag district, two terrorists were killed. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the site. One SF personnel was injured in the same encounter.
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In yet another encounter in south Kashmir in the Pehru forests in Kokernag area of Anantnag district, two terrorists were killed. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the site. One SF personnel was injured in the same encounter.
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March - 31 
Indian American Friendship Council (IAFC) on March 31 urged the US President George W Bush to take a hard look at Pakistan-sponsored terrorist activities in India which has resulted in the death of over 60, 000 deaths in the last two decades. In a le
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Indian American Friendship Council (IAFC) on March 31 urged the US President George W Bush to take a hard look at Pakistan-sponsored terrorist activities in India which has resulted in the death of over 60, 000 deaths in the last two decades. In a letter to Bush listing various incidents, including the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament, the IAFC President Krishna M Reddy said the US should review the various terrorist acts which have been aided and abetted by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Pakistan’s external intelligence agency.
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March - 31 
One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Dalledela village under Phulbari police station limits in West Garo hills district of Meghalaya on March 30, said media reports. The slain terrorist, Nobil Bora from t
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One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Dalledela village under Phulbari police station limits in West Garo hills district of Meghalaya on March 30, said media reports. The slain terrorist, Nobil Bora from the ‘Enigma’ group of the outfit was spotted with two of his accomplices. However, the latter managed to escape. The security forces seized seven rounds of AK-47 ammunition and incriminating documents from the encounter site.
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March - 31 
Police in Jammu have launched an operation to arrest a local contact person of the two fidayeen (suicide) terrorists, who carried out an attack on March 30 on the Ragunath temple killing seven persons.
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Police in Jammu have launched an operation to arrest a local contact person of the two fidayeen (suicide) terrorists, who carried out an attack on March 30 on the Ragunath temple killing seven persons.
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March - 31 
Security force personnel are reported to have arrested a leader of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) following a raid on a hideout at Thoubal Athokpam Leikai under the Thoubal police station limits on March 31. Some arms, ammunition, communication
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Security force personnel are reported to have arrested a leader of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) following a raid on a hideout at Thoubal Athokpam Leikai under the Thoubal police station limits on March 31. Some arms, ammunition, communication equipment and certain incriminating documents have been seized from his possession.
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March - 31 
Separate reports said the Assam Minister for Welfare of the Plain Tribes and Backward Classes, Bharat Narah said at Thulunggapuri, Dotma in Kokarajhar, that the State government would proceed with the proposed Bodoland Terrritorial Council (BTC) ‘des
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Separate reports said the Assam Minister for Welfare of the Plain Tribes and Backward Classes, Bharat Narah said at Thulunggapuri, Dotma in Kokarajhar, that the State government would proceed with the proposed Bodoland Terrritorial Council (BTC) ‘despite opposition from anti-BTC forces’. However, the newly-elected Rajya Sabha (India’s Upper House) member U G Brahma said that the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and the Bodo people would not agree on the suggested boundary of the BTC. Also, quoting a press release by Sanmilita Jana-gosthiya Sangram Samiti (SJSS), a co-ordinating body of 18 non-Bodo organisations, reports said the latter has claimed that the State government has agreed to accept its anti-BTC demands, which includes withdrawal of the proposed BTC under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
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March - 31 
Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter on March 31 in Pattan, Baramulla district. Reports from north Kashmir have indicated that on a tip off, security force (SF) personnel cordoned Babagund village in the Pattan area of B
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Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter on March 31 in Pattan, Baramulla district. Reports from north Kashmir have indicated that on a tip off, security force (SF) personnel cordoned Babagund village in the Pattan area of Baramulla and as the SF personnel were planning an attack on the target houses, terrorists belonging to the LeT fired at the SFs. In the ensuing encounter, three terrorists were killed. Two of the slain terrorists are reported to be residents of Pakistan. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 31 
Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter near Damhal Hanjipora in the Kulgam area of Anantnag district. Two AK rifles, four magazines, one pistol and a radio set were recovered from the encounter site.
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Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter near Damhal Hanjipora in the Kulgam area of Anantnag district. Two AK rifles, four magazines, one pistol and a radio set were recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 31 
Two suspected terrorists are reported to have looted Rs 3.3 Lakhs from office of a private airlines at Imphal, Manipur after assaulting the cashier on March 31.
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Two suspected terrorists are reported to have looted Rs 3.3 Lakhs from office of a private airlines at Imphal, Manipur after assaulting the cashier on March 31.
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March - 31 
Villagers in Khadnayar Baramulla discovered the dead body of an LeT terrorist from river Jhelum. He has been identified as Abdullah Azam, a Pakistani resident. Azam was injured in an encounter on March 12 and had reportedly jumped into the river. One
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Villagers in Khadnayar Baramulla discovered the dead body of an LeT terrorist from river Jhelum. He has been identified as Abdullah Azam, a Pakistani resident. Azam was injured in an encounter on March 12 and had reportedly jumped into the river. One hand grenade, a pouch and a digital diary were recovered from him.
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March - 31 
16 of the 65 persons arrested on March 28 in Faisalabad for their alleged links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were freed on March 31. Media reports said that they were asked questions about any information or link with any person in
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16 of the 65 persons arrested on March 28 in Faisalabad for their alleged links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were freed on March 31. Media reports said that they were asked questions about any information or link with any person in connection with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA, abduction cum murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, Al Qaeda cadres, training in Afghanistan at Taliban centres, collection of funds for Taliban and Al Qaeda, supply of arms and providing of shelter to terrorists.
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March - 31 
A media report quoting a senior intelligence official indicated that Pakistan has handed over to US authorities 20 arrested Arab Al Qaeda cadres. Meanwhile investigators assisted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have begun interrogatin
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A media report quoting a senior intelligence official indicated that Pakistan has handed over to US authorities 20 arrested Arab Al Qaeda cadres. Meanwhile investigators assisted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have begun interrogating suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban cadres arrested during raids in Faisalabad on March 28. These Arab cadres are expected to be flown to the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where hundreds of Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners are being detained. Among those handed over was Abu Zubaydah, a key deputy of Osama bin Laden. Media reports said that Abu Zubaydah, escaped to Pakistan after the erstwhile Taliban regime in Afghanistan collapsed and took operational control of the Al Qaeda. US authorities suspect that Zubaydah played a major role in various Al Qaeda operations, including the September 11, 2001 multiple terrorist attacks and the ‘millennium plot’ to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in late 1999.
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March - 31 
Media reports have indicated that Provincial police authorities have handed over a list of over 150 most-wanted terrorists involved in sectarian and terrorist activities to the Federal authorities for their immediate arrest. Official sources have poi
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Media reports have indicated that Provincial police authorities have handed over a list of over 150 most-wanted terrorists involved in sectarian and terrorist activities to the Federal authorities for their immediate arrest. Official sources have pointed out that the Federal government has instructed the law-enforcement agencies to arrest such terrorists as soon as possible. These sources also said that most of the terrorists named in the list are said to be currently associated with the groups proscribed by President Musharraf on January 12.
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March - 31 
Police announced on March 31 the arrest of four Sudanese nationals who were receiving pilot training at a private aviation club in Peshawar. Official sources indicated that the four were suspected of having links with Islamist terrorist groups.
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Police announced on March 31 the arrest of four Sudanese nationals who were receiving pilot training at a private aviation club in Peshawar. Official sources indicated that the four were suspected of having links with Islamist terrorist groups.
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March - 31 
The Lahore High Court Review Board on Detentions while rejecting on March 30 the Punjab government's request to extend the detention of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed ordered his release. The Board declared that the material against
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The Lahore High Court Review Board on Detentions while rejecting on March 30 the Punjab government's request to extend the detention of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed ordered his release. The Board declared that the material against Hafiz Saeed was not sufficient for extending his detention. According to the Constitution, the government is bound to produce a person before a High Court's review board if it wants an extension in his detention period beyond 90 days. He was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
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March - 31 
A Maoist insurgent surrendered to the SFs in Jumla in a separate incident.
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A Maoist insurgent surrendered to the SFs in Jumla in a separate incident.
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March - 31 
According to media reports, one SF personnel was injured and some Maoists, whose number remain unconfirmed yet, are suspected to have been killed in an encounter on March 31, when the Radhapur police outpost in Bardia was attacked by the Maoists. Sep
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According to media reports, one SF personnel was injured and some Maoists, whose number remain unconfirmed yet, are suspected to have been killed in an encounter on March 31, when the Radhapur police outpost in Bardia was attacked by the Maoists. Separately, the Gularia customs outpost in Bardia was also attacked in which four motorcycles were damaged.
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March - 31 
Four Maoist insurgents were killed in separate encounters with the security forces (SFs). In continuing counter-insurgency operations, two Maoists were killed in Rolpa and two in Myagdhi. They were reportedly spotted while preparing for an ambush. Ar
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Four Maoist insurgents were killed in separate encounters with the security forces (SFs). In continuing counter-insurgency operations, two Maoists were killed in Rolpa and two in Myagdhi. They were reportedly spotted while preparing for an ambush. Arms and ammunition, including socket bombs and other explosives, and material to prepare booby traps were also seized by the SFs.
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March - 31 
Maoists lobbed bombs at a Home Ministry official’s residence in Kulewshwor on March 31. However, no loss of life or injures were reported in the attack.
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Maoists lobbed bombs at a Home Ministry official’s residence in Kulewshwor on March 31. However, no loss of life or injures were reported in the attack.
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March - 31 
The bombs disposal units defused explosives at Rajbiraj and Chitwan.
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The bombs disposal units defused explosives at Rajbiraj and Chitwan.
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March - 31 
Two suspected Maoists killed a SF personnel near his residence in Gongabhu on March 31. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with this incident.
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Two suspected Maoists killed a SF personnel near his residence in Gongabhu on March 31. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with this incident.
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March - 31 
According to media reports, the police recovered six illegal firearms including an AK-56 rifle and 112 rounds of ammunition from across the country on March 31. Nine persons have been arrested in this connection and cases were filed against them unde
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According to media reports, the police recovered six illegal firearms including an AK-56 rifle and 112 rounds of ammunition from across the country on March 31. Nine persons have been arrested in this connection and cases were filed against them under the Arms Act.
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March - 31 
According to a media report, people in the village of Kinnaiadi, 32 kilometres north of Batticaloa, damaged a camera belonging to the Sri Lanka army intelligence and refused to let the army interrogate three cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil E
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According to a media report, people in the village of Kinnaiadi, 32 kilometres north of Batticaloa, damaged a camera belonging to the Sri Lanka army intelligence and refused to let the army interrogate three cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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March - 31 
Eight cadres of the political wing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are expected to arrive in Vavuniya today to commence work in the northern town in accordance with the cease-fire agreement signed by the Sri Lanka Government and the LTTE.
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Eight cadres of the political wing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are expected to arrive in Vavuniya today to commence work in the northern town in accordance with the cease-fire agreement signed by the Sri Lanka Government and the LTTE.
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March - 31 
Norway’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen said the agenda for the talks between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was more important than the date of the talks. He was speaking to the Sinhala language service of the
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Norway’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen said the agenda for the talks between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was more important than the date of the talks. He was speaking to the Sinhala language service of the BBC, The Island, a Sri Lankan newspaper said, while quoting him on March 31. Soon after announcing that Thailand would be the venue for the talks, the first face-to-face since 1995, Helgesen denied there was any link between the choice of the country for talks and the LTTE allegedly having a tiny base in Thailand. Adding that Norway, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the LTTE will consult with one another and decide on the location for the talks, he said, "The date will follow the agenda… Until and unless the confidence building measures and conditions set out by the cease-fire agreement are fulfilled, talks will not commence".
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March - 31 
Several people's organisations are reported to have appealed to the Sri Lanka Army to vacate two Hindu temples, one church, two schools and approximately 20 houses in the Vadamarachchi area of Jaffna district, according to the cease-fire agreement si
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Several people's organisations are reported to have appealed to the Sri Lanka Army to vacate two Hindu temples, one church, two schools and approximately 20 houses in the Vadamarachchi area of Jaffna district, according to the cease-fire agreement signed by Sri Lanka government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). According to the cease-fire agreement, troops are expected to vacate all religious, educational institutions and civilian places within a stipulated time once the cease-fire agreement came into force.
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March - 31 
The office of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) in Vavuniya would start functioning from April 1, today, indicated a media report quoting a government agent for Vavuniya.
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The office of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) in Vavuniya would start functioning from April 1, today, indicated a media report quoting a government agent for Vavuniya.
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*Data till , June 08, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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