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March - 1 
Four Kolkata (West Bengal) based businessmen have received extortion calls from the terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), which is now headed by Amir Reza Khan, who hails from the city and was one of the masterminds of the 2002 American Center at
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Four Kolkata (West Bengal) based businessmen have received extortion calls from the terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), which is now headed by Amir Reza Khan, who hails from the city and was one of the masterminds of the 2002 American Center attack, reports Times of India. The outfit has demanded billions from the four entrepreneurs and have threatened them to pay up or face a fate like that of former Khadim’s company chief Partha Pratim Roy Burman, who was abducted in 2001. The calls were traced to Dubai, Karachi and Nepal. According to intelligence sources, the IM is in a desperate bid to raise money. It made similar calls last months to several industrialists and developers in Mumbai (Maharashtra), Surat (Gujarat) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu). Claiming that IM chief Amir Reza Khan is behind the threat, the sources say that the modus operandi suggests the role of the D-Company headed by fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
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March - 2 
A terror alert has been sounded in five key cities of Gujarat following an intelligence tip-off, an official said on March 2, reports Times of India. Cities marked out for enhanced vigil are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Jamnagar. According
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A terror alert has been sounded in five key cities of Gujarat following an intelligence tip-off, an official said on March 2, reports Times of India. Cities marked out for enhanced vigil are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Jamnagar. According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Ahmedabad) Satish Sharma, this was done following specific intelligence inputs.
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March - 2 
Sources said the Government formalised a peace formula to break the deadlock with Naga insurgents. According to Times Now, the Government is proposing the setting up of a Naga body without territorial jurisdiction but one that would have Constitution
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Sources said the Government formalised a peace formula to break the deadlock with Naga insurgents. According to Times Now, the Government is proposing the setting up of a Naga body without territorial jurisdiction but one that would have Constitutional sanction. The Government proposal would be in exchange for the NSCN-IM withdrawing its demand for sovereignty. The NSCN-IM leader who has been invited for talks to India by the Prime Minister has made his stand clear more than once that there will be no compromise on the issue of sovereignty.
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March - 2 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) held the first round of talks with the Union Government’s newly appointed interlocutor R. S. Pandey in New Delhi on March 2 and the group submitted a list of 30 demands including sovere
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) held the first round of talks with the Union Government’s newly appointed interlocutor R. S. Pandey in New Delhi on March 2 and the group submitted a list of 30 demands including sovereignty for Nagaland, according to Nagaland Post. During the meeting held at undisclosed location a NSCN-IM delegation led by its ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah submitted their 30-point demands. Government’s interlocutor, however, conveyed to them that there was no possibility of sovereignty for Nagaland and the talks could be held around granting more autonomy. The Centre offered more autonomy for Nagaland under Article 371 (A) of Indian Constitution but won’t integrate Naga-inhabited parts of Arunachal to Nagaland. The Centre prepared a 29-point counter proposal for the discussions, which included financial sops and greater autonomy. Also, the NSCN-IM leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi. Muivah during his meet with Prime Minister conveyed the seriousness of his outfit to find a lasting solution to the Naga issue. Muivah later met Union Home Minister during which the two sides had a comprehensive discussion on finding a lasting solution to the six-decade old vexed issue which includes boundary dispute with neighbouring Manipur and Assam. “The government hasn’t given us any counter proposal, we have had comprehensive discussion, we will continue with the talks,” Muivah said. “If the Centre is serious then we will talk,” he said. While the Centre said there would be no discussion on sovereignty Muivah said the NSCN-IM would not compromise on sovereignty.
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March - 2 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 2 said that sanctions amounting to INR 6067 millions were issued in the month of February for acquisition of land and construction of buildings and barracks for Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs), reports
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 2 said that sanctions amounting to INR 6067 millions were issued in the month of February for acquisition of land and construction of buildings and barracks for Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs), reports Sify News. Presenting the Union Ministry of Home Affair’s (MHA) report card in New Delhi, Chidambaram said that the sanction includes INR 3588 millions to the Border Security Force (BSF), INR 1543 millions to Assam Rifles, INR 737 millions to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and INR 199 millions to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Chidambaram further said that sanction for the release of INR 26764000 to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli under the Police Modernisation Scheme was issued on February 25.
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March - 3 
A key suspect in the 1993 Surat (Gujarat) bomb blast case, wanted by Police worldwide for over 17 years, was arrested from a north England grocery store, reports Times of India. 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel alias Tiger Hanif was traced to
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A key suspect in the 1993 Surat (Gujarat) bomb blast case, wanted by Police worldwide for over 17 years, was arrested from a north England grocery store, reports Times of India. 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel alias Tiger Hanif was traced to the grocery store in Bolton by Scotland Yard and later arrested from a house in Astley Street in Halliwell on February 16, a spokesman of the Metropolitan Police said on March 3. Tiger Hanif has been remanded in custody and will appear at City of Westminister Magistrate Court on March 25 where the India Government application for his extradition will come up.
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March - 3 
Hanif is wanted by the Indian authorities in connection with a terror bombings in Surat in Gujarat which killed an eight-year-old schoolgirl and left 12 others wounded. After the bomb blast, Indian Police issued a Red Corner notice for him through In
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Hanif is wanted by the Indian authorities in connection with a terror bombings in Surat in Gujarat which killed an eight-year-old schoolgirl and left 12 others wounded. After the bomb blast, Indian Police issued a Red Corner notice for him through Interpol, which activated a worldwide hunt for the suspect.
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March - 3 
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 3 called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi in the backdrop of the Centre’s talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). The Union Home Minister reassur
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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 3 called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi in the backdrop of the Centre’s talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). The Union Home Minister reassured the Chief Minister that “the Centre would not do anything that would create more problems in the Northeast”.
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March - 3 
The Centre presented the counter proposal to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to resolve the vexed Naga problem, reports Assam Tribune. The first round of dialogue with new interlocutor R. S. Pandey was held in the aft
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The Centre presented the counter proposal to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to resolve the vexed Naga problem, reports Assam Tribune. The first round of dialogue with new interlocutor R. S. Pandey was held in the afternoon of March 3 at a Border Security Force (BSF) Camp in New Delhi.
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March - 3 
The Union Government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) continued talks for the second day on March 3 when its demand for sovereignty for Nagaland and its territorial claims over portions of neighbouring States were
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The Union Government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) continued talks for the second day on March 3 when its demand for sovereignty for Nagaland and its territorial claims over portions of neighbouring States were categorically rejected, according to Nagaland Page. The talks revolved around a list of 30 demands submitted by NSCN-IM which included sovereignty for Nagaland. "We talked on all issues… There is seriousness on both sides to continue dialogue on sustained basis,“ Government’s interlocutor R.S. Pandey said after the meeting in New Delhi. Sources said NSCN-IM was conveyed that while sovereignty was not the issue for discussion but if need be, more autonomy could be considered. Among other issues in the charter demand, the NSCN-IM pointed out certain taxation matters and preservation of cultural heritage, the sources said.
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March - 4 
A Delhi court on March 4 allowed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to interrogate a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant as part of its probe against Pakistani born American national David Coleman Headley charged with conspiring in November
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A Delhi court on March 4 allowed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to interrogate a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant as part of its probe against Pakistani born American national David Coleman Headley charged with conspiring in November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, PTI reported. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja allowed an application by the NIA seeking permission to examine Mohammad Aslam who was arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell from the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi railway station on August 25, 2009.
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March - 4 
Delhi Police on March 4 sought death penalty from a court against two Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants, including a Bangladeshi national, who have been convicted of waging war against the country and possessing explosives, reports PTI. Publ
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Delhi Police on March 4 sought death penalty from a court against two Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants, including a Bangladeshi national, who have been convicted of waging war against the country and possessing explosives, reports PTI. Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Sharma argued for the capital punishment against Mohammad Amin Wani, a Jammu and Kashmir resident, and Lutfur Rahman, the Bangladeshi national who is reportedly to have received training at the instance of Pakistan-based Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed.
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March - 4 
The Centre on March 4 clarified that it had not received any formal request for peace dialogues so far at the organizational level from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reports Assam Tribune. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs sa
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The Centre on March 4 clarified that it had not received any formal request for peace dialogues so far at the organizational level from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reports Assam Tribune. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said that the Government of India has always shown its willingness to enter into dialogue with any group, which is willing to abjure the path of violence and place its demand within the framework of the Constitution of India. Sources added that at least one round of meeting between top officials and the ULFA leaders were held in the jail premises. The ULFA leaders were advised to draft its charter of demands.
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March - 4 
The Reang refugee problem discussed on March 4 in the Tripura House with ruling party’s Member of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Opposition members accusing each other for stalling the repatriation of refugees to Mizoram. Revenue Minister Badal Chow
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The Reang refugee problem discussed on March 4 in the Tripura House with ruling party’s Member of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Opposition members accusing each other for stalling the repatriation of refugees to Mizoram. Revenue Minister Badal Chowdhury said the sufferings of refugees as pathetic and further added that State Government had been demanding Centre’s intervention to ensure early repartition of refugees sheltered in six relief camps in the North District.
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March - 4 
Voicing concern over America's reported decision to supply sophisticated weapons to Pakistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on March 4 said that the US should ensure that the "latest tranche of military aid" is used in fighting al-Qaeda and Taliban te
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Voicing concern over America's reported decision to supply sophisticated weapons to Pakistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on March 4 said that the US should ensure that the "latest tranche of military aid" is used in fighting al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists and not against India, reports Times of India. "Given our bitter past experience of how Islamabad used such aid against India, Washington should ensure that the latest tranche of military aid is used only for the purpose of countering al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists and not against India," he said in a statement in New Delhi
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March - 5 
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and accused in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts identified as Salman alias Chhotu, in Siddhartnagar District in the night of March 5, r
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and accused in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts identified as Salman alias Chhotu, in Siddhartnagar District in the night of March 5, reports The Hindu. He carried a reward of INR 100000 on his head announced by the Delhi Police for his involvement in the bomb blast. He was also involved in the serial bomb blasts in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) on May 22, 2007, bomb blasts in the Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) civil court on November 23, 2007, the May 13, 2008 bomb blasts in Jaipur (Rajasthan), as well as the serial bomb blasts in Ahmadabad (Gujarat) on July 26, 2008.
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March - 7 
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 7 denied Pakistan's contention that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the recent foreign secretary-level talks, reports Times of India. The MEA, in a statement said, "India has been
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 7 denied Pakistan's contention that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the recent foreign secretary-level talks, reports Times of India. The MEA, in a statement said, "India has been demanding action against Saeed, one of the masterminds of the Mumbai terrorist attack [26/11], since the barbaric and dastardly attack took place." Yet, on March 6 Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi declared that India had not asked for the arrest of Saeed nor did he figure in the February 25 talks.
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March - 7 
The Union Government decided to set up a 'centralised database' to check terror funding by integrating intelligence from different central security agencies, reports Times of India. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the pr
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The Union Government decided to set up a 'centralised database' to check terror funding by integrating intelligence from different central security agencies, reports Times of India. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the proposed database would act as a "ready reckoner" for different security and law and order enforcement agencies to check illegal routing of money through various financial channels meant to further organised crime and support anti-national activities. They said the databank would be created to detect illegal money movement within and outside the country and among particular groups or institutions by means of banks or other intermediaries. The data bank would be created by the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) - a central national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analysing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions.
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March - 8 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast accused Salman Ahmed was remanded to eight-day Police custody on March 8 (today), report Economic Times. The investigators claim that he has already provided some de
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast accused Salman Ahmed was remanded to eight-day Police custody on March 8 (today), report Economic Times. The investigators claim that he has already provided some details of the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plans to launch fresh attacks on Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. As reported earlier, Ahmed was arrested on March 6 by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police from Siddarth Nagar District. However, Police claimed that they recovered a Nepali passport obtained under a fake name and an international SIM card from Salman’s possession. After his name cropped up in the bomb blast cases, Police claimed, he moved to Nepal, where he reportedly got the passport issued in June 2009. With the help of the passport, which was issued in the name of Mohd Fahad Ansari, the IM operative travelled to Pakistan and other countries. Ahmed is believed to have gone to Pakistan in December 2009 and returned to Nepal in January 2010. According to Police, Ahmed is an expert in carrying out blasts. He is also alleged to have received training in handling weapons and explosives during his stay in Pakistan.
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March - 8 
Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, re
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Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, reports Economic Times. He urged the Pakistani Government to prepare the country to counter "Indian aggression" and called for launching a nation-wide movement against India on the issue. Saeed maintained that India has imposed war on Pakistan by "constructing illegal dams and diverting water from Pakistani rivers".
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March - 8 
The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) on March 8 issued an alert for Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore saying these cities could be targeted by terrorists, reports PTI. The alert was based on the interrogation of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terr
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The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) on March 8 issued an alert for Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore saying these cities could be targeted by terrorists, reports PTI. The alert was based on the interrogation of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist Salman Ahmed.
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March - 8 
Two suspected terrorists of Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) along the India-Bangladesh border on March 8, reports PTI. Both the terrorists belonged to Uttar Pradesh and were returning to the country from Banglades
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Two suspected terrorists of Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) along the India-Bangladesh border on March 8, reports PTI. Both the terrorists belonged to Uttar Pradesh and were returning to the country from Bangladesh when they were arrested by the SFs. "We suspect that they were returning to India via Bangladesh after getting training in Pakistan," a Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) official said. The two suspected terrorists were being interrogated by central security agencies at an undisclosed location. Their names were yet to be revealed by the security agencies.
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March - 9 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of India. Another arrested IM militant, Shehjad Ahmed, who was has corroborated this, saying IM has strengthened its Nepal unit for operations in eastern India.
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March - 9 
Available reports indicate that some educated youth have been found to be involved in anti-national activities, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) was informed on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken
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Available reports indicate that some educated youth have been found to be involved in anti-national activities, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) was informed on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in a written reply that the details of all such cases are not centrally maintained. He said so far as the State of Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, the Prime Minister’s Recommendation plan for Jammu and Kashmir announced in November, 2004 includes several projects/ schemes aimed at imparting a thrust to employment and income generation. Further, the Central Government is providing assistance to the State under the Security Related Expenditure (Relief and Rehabilitation) Scheme, which inter-alia covers on ex-gratia payment and surrender policy. The Central Government has formulated a scheme for surrender-cum-rehabilitation to militants in the North Eastern States. In addition, every plan scheme in its manifest/ and intent is geared towards creation of productive employment and endowing employable skills, creating rural connectivity and these schemes also help preventing misguided youth from taking to militancy. He further said in the Eleventh Plan the Government has included dedicated schemes which shall be instrumental in curtailing extremism/terrorism.
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March - 9 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of US on March 9 warned India and Brazil that they face "emerging threats" from al-Qaeda and Taliban, though the terrorist outfits are "on the run" due to extreme pressure exerted on them in Afghanistan and Pakis
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of US on March 9 warned India and Brazil that they face "emerging threats" from al-Qaeda and Taliban, though the terrorist outfits are "on the run" due to extreme pressure exerted on them in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports Times of India. CIA Director Leon Panetta said that the US spy agency has a "fundamental duty to provide warning and prevent surprise," which also refers to "emerging threats" to nations like Brazil and India, indicating the need for growing cooperation between the US and India on intelligence sharing. "Intense operations have put top al-Qaida and Taliban leaders under extreme pressure and "many of them are on the run," Panetta claimed.
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March - 9 
The IM cadres from Nepal had conducted a reccee of the Kolkata city around four months ago, say intelligence officers who are interrogating Salman. However, Salman has told Police that Kolkata is very much on the terror radar, say sources. A few week
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The IM cadres from Nepal had conducted a reccee of the Kolkata city around four months ago, say intelligence officers who are interrogating Salman. However, Salman has told Police that Kolkata is very much on the terror radar, say sources. A few weeks ago, IM operatives had visited Kolkata to activate their sleeper cells.
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March - 9 
Union Government has denied Pakistan's allegation that it was involved in March 8 bomb blast in Lahore and said Islamabad routinely came up with such "baseless" charges, reports Times of India. "No evidence has been shared with us. This is fabricatio
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Union Government has denied Pakistan's allegation that it was involved in March 8 bomb blast in Lahore and said Islamabad routinely came up with such "baseless" charges, reports Times of India. "No evidence has been shared with us. This is fabrication by that side. And they will continue doing it till they convince themselves that this fabrication is convincing," sources said, adding that similar charges were hurled when the Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked in Pakistan. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik had claimed that India was involved in the suicide attack at a building in Lahore. India also rejected Pakistani allegation of non-adherence to Indus Water Treaty, saying it was yet another move to raise an "anti-India" bogey to create "popular resonance" to cover up their internal domestic water woes and asked Islamabad to do better water management.
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March - 10 
A Bangladeshi national and his Kashmiri associate, both belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, were on March 10 sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for possessing explosives and waging war against country, reports Times
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A Bangladeshi national and his Kashmiri associate, both belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, were on March 10 sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for possessing explosives and waging war against country, reports Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma sentenced Mohammad Amin Wani, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, and Lutfur Rahman, the Bangladeshi national who was reportedly to have received training at the instance of Pakistan-based Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, to life imprisonment. Awarding the sentence, the judge said they did not deserve capital punishment as the case was not the rarest of rare. Wani (29) was arrested on January 4, 2007, from Seeshganj Gurdwara in the old city area by Delhi Police's special cell for possessing INR 450000 hawala (informal money laundering system) money. Rahman (30) was arrested from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station with 1.5 kilograms explosives and a timer. According to the Police, the duo was in the capital to disrupt the January 26 Republic Day function.
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March - 10 
Chidambaram on March 10 said that terrorism and militancy are being fanned to destabilise the economy of the country which is at the threshold of a double digit growth, adds Indian Express. He said that hostile forces seek to undermine the security a
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Chidambaram on March 10 said that terrorism and militancy are being fanned to destabilise the economy of the country which is at the threshold of a double digit growth, adds Indian Express. He said that hostile forces seek to undermine the security and stability of our nation. "Even while they (hostile forces) challenge our borders and our boundaries, they make attempts to destabilize our economy. Terrorism and militancy are being fanned to hinder the growth of our country," Chidambaram said in his address at the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day Parade in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
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March - 10 
Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arreste
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Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arrested IM cadres has revealed, reports Economics Times. Such bases normally serve to house runaway IM leaders who operate from there to keep the local jihadi network alive. They also offer temporary shelter to IM recruits during transit between Pakistan, where they receive their terror training, and India. As per matching versions of IM operations put out by Salman, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police from Sidharthnagar District, Amjad Khawaja, arrested by the Hyderabad Police and Shahzad, arrested from Azamgarh District in UP, IM cadres were receiving training at the same facilities used by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), both in Karachi as well as other parts of Pakistan. However, the focus of IM training is mostly bomb-making, unlike LeT cadres who are trained to fire sophisticated arms and use guerrilla tactics. However, IM cadres, recruited from various Indian locations including Azamgarh, Bhatkal village near Mangalore in Karnataka and Hyderabad, receive their training from serving as well as retired officers of the Pakistani Army, who are referred to as ‘Bada Saheb’ and ‘Chhota Saheb’. Incidentally, this is part of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-engineered ‘Karachi Project’ unveiled first by American terror suspect David Coleman Headley. Under the ‘Karachi Project’, Indian terror kingpins recruit jihadis from here and send them across to Pakistan for training. Once trained, these cadres ex-filtrate through the Jammu and Kashmir border or enter India via Nepal, Bangladesh or UAE. Further, Salman revealed that the outfit’s new recruiting grounds are now in South India. Salman claimed that hit hard by the arrest of its cadres between 2008 and 2009, the IM has launched a fresh recruitment drive. Investigators said that the terrorist outfit has traded its traditional bases in Uttar Pradesh for South India. Investigators also adds that one of the reasons for the IM to shift down south could be several arrests from the Azamgarh District base and a constant scrutiny by intelligence agencies.
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March - 10 
The European Union’s (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, said on March 10 that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a "dangerous group" having a "global agenda", Daily Excelsior reported. "We see Lashkar-e-Toiba as a very dange
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The European Union’s (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, said on March 10 that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a "dangerous group" having a "global agenda", Daily Excelsior reported. "We see Lashkar-e-Toiba as a very dangerous organisation with a global agenda and not a local agenda," he explained. Apparently, referring to Pakistan he added, "It is all but a good idea to fight India with proxy through terrorist organisations." He was addressing a seminar on Yemen organised by Carnegie in Brussels (Belgium).
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March - 10 
The Union Government on March 10 admitted that shortage of manpower have made it difficult to safeguard "all public places" in the country, reports Times of India. Stating that suspected main targets in Pune were put under Police protection, Minister
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The Union Government on March 10 admitted that shortage of manpower have made it difficult to safeguard "all public places" in the country, reports Times of India. Stating that suspected main targets in Pune were put under Police protection, Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said, "However, due to obvious limitations of manpower, it was not possible to bring all public places under security cover.” Although the shortage of manpower is a country-wide phenomenon, Maharashtra, which witnessed the latest terror attack despite having intelligence alert, presented a dismal picture with the highest number of Police vacancies (49,252) in the country, the report added. There is an existing vacancy of over 267000 of Police personnel across the country.
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March - 11 
Both the chiefs also agreed to ensure that the spirit of the India-Bangladesh joint statement issued during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010 percolates down to ground level forces on the border.
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Both the chiefs also agreed to ensure that the spirit of the India-Bangladesh joint statement issued during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010 percolates down to ground level forces on the border.
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March - 11 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, continues to maintain links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the terrorist outfit responsible for November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), and Islamabad
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, continues to maintain links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the terrorist outfit responsible for November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), and Islamabad is reluctant to take action against its leaders and its network, several eminent United States (US) scholars and experts of South Asia have categorically told US lawmakers, reports Times of India. Attending a special Congressional hearing on March 11 on 'Lashkar-e-Toiba and the growing ambition of Islamic militancy in Pakistan', Congressmen unanimously expressed concern that despite best of the efforts by the Obama administration, the ISI continues to maintain links with LeT and that Pakistan is not taking decisive action against the terrorist outfit. Testifying before the Congressional committee, Marvin G. Weinbaum, from the Middle East Institute -- a Washington-based think tank, said the ISI is believed to continue to share intelligence and provide protection to LeT. Eminent Pakistani scholar Shuja Nawaz too conceded that the relationship between the ISI and LeT has stayed overtime. "The LeT's emerging role as a trans regional force that has broadened its aim to include India and perhaps even Afghanistan, by linking with the Students Islamic Movement of India or SIMI and the Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami or HUJI of Bangladesh poses a serious threat to regional stability," Nawaz said. Nawaz is currently the director, South Asia Center, The Atlantic Council of the United States.
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March - 11 
Times of India reports that the border guarding agencies of India and Bangladesh - Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) - on March 11 agreed to increase mutual cooperation in restricting cross-border movement of criminals/insurgent
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Times of India reports that the border guarding agencies of India and Bangladesh - Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) - on March 11 agreed to increase mutual cooperation in restricting cross-border movement of criminals/insurgents and help in identifying `suitable patches' even within 150 yards of the border for erecting fences. The contentious issue of border fencing was discussed during the BSF-BDR parleys in New Delhi within the framework of the in-principle decisions taken in this regard during the home secretary-level talks in November 2008. Bangladesh also promised action against Indian insurgents who may be operating from its soil -- a list of whom was handed over to it by BSF Director-General Raman Srivastava. "BDR is trying to ascertain the presence of these insurgents on their side of the border," Srivastava said after signing a joint record of discussions with BDR Director-General Major General Mainul Islam, who is on a four-day visit in New Delhi.
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March - 12 
Indian envoys in Afghanistan are now under threat from Pakistan-supported terrorists, reports Times of India. According to Government sources, India has received credible intelligence inputs on a terrorist plot to abduct Indian diplomats. Coming agai
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Indian envoys in Afghanistan are now under threat from Pakistan-supported terrorists, reports Times of India. According to Government sources, India has received credible intelligence inputs on a terrorist plot to abduct Indian diplomats. Coming against the backdrop of a determined effort by Inter–Services Intelligence (ISI) to terrorise India into withdrawing from Afghanistan, India has taken the threat seriously, rushing 40 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel to ramp up security of its diplomatic corps in Afghanistan. An Indian diplomat in Afghanistan would be a huge prize for the Taliban and their Pakistani handlers, sources said.
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March - 12 
The central investigating agencies on March 12 confirmed Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) role in the bomb blast at Pune's German Bakery on Feburary13 that killed 17 persons and injured more than 70, reports DNA. The agencies have conveyed this to Maharashtr
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The central investigating agencies on March 12 confirmed Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) role in the bomb blast at Pune's German Bakery on Feburary13 that killed 17 persons and injured more than 70, reports DNA. The agencies have conveyed this to Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and have named the absconding Bhatkal brothers - Iqbal and Riyaz - for the operation. According to the report, Riyaz Bhaktal oversaw the entire operation from Dubai. Although the central agencies have asked other investigating agencies to identify local operatives who assisted in carrying out the blast, Police teams in Pune have failed to make any arrests. Although 16 IM cadres had been arrested in the last two years from the outfit's north and south modules, the Police believe that fresh recruits were used for the German Bakery blast. And that is why it is difficult to identify them. An officer said that the perpetrators of the Pune blast were not from the State and had received support from sleeper cells in Pune. According to security officials, while Iqbal is based in Dubai, Riyaz is living in Karachi in Pakistan.
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March - 12 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Kerala Police to step up security in Kochi following intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants may attempt to strike the coastal city, reports Zee News. Following the intelligence inpu
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Kerala Police to step up security in Kochi following intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants may attempt to strike the coastal city, reports Zee News. Following the intelligence inputs, Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai spoke to Kochi Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham and asked him to beef up security in and around the city, official sources said. The commercial capital of Kerala hosts Southern Command of Indian Navy, a famous Jewish synagogue, Kochi Shipyard and some other sensitive installations. The Kochi backwaters frequented by foreign and domestic tourists are also believed to be under the radar of terrorist groups. When contacted, Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told news agency in Thiruvananthapuram that the State Director General of Police (DGP) received some information from the Union Government and steps have been taken on that basis. High alert machinery has been put on active mode following the receipt of the information, sources said.
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested two militants for plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) office in Mumbai, ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi said on March 14, reports The Hindu. The duo, identified as A
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested two militants for plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) office in Mumbai, ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi said on March 14, reports The Hindu. The duo, identified as Abdul Latif Shaikh (29) of Bandra and Riyaz Ali (23) of Dahisar, were arrested at 8.30 p.m (IST) on March 13 from Matunga area on information given by Central agencies. Raghuvanshi said that the two were suspected of working on plans to target Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, offshore installations of the ONGC in Mumbai and Nhava Sheva, fuel storage tankers of oil companies in Sewri, Thakkar Mall in Borivili and Mangaldas cloth market, adds Times of India. However, they were produced in court on March 14 and remanded to Police custody till March 18. The ATS Chief said both were in touch with a person from Pakistan, whom they referred to as “uncle.” They had received instructions from Pakistan to get their passports readied. Raghuvanshi also said that the ATS was probing their links with terror outfits in Pakistan.
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March - 14 
Imphal Free Press reports that ‘commander in chief’ of the Manipur based Kanglei Yawol Kana Lup (KYKL), identified as Ningthoujam Tomba alias Koireng alias Tomba, was arrested by a combined team of the Manipur Police and West Bengal Police from Khapr
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Imphal Free Press reports that ‘commander in chief’ of the Manipur based Kanglei Yawol Kana Lup (KYKL), identified as Ningthoujam Tomba alias Koireng alias Tomba, was arrested by a combined team of the Manipur Police and West Bengal Police from Khaprail Bazaar area at Siliguri in West Bengal on March 14.
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March - 14 
India has decided to further strengthen security of its embassy in Kathmandu as a precautionary measure after getting a tip off that a terrorist group might target it, reports Nepal News. Times of India reported on March 14, that India has "sensed so
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India has decided to further strengthen security of its embassy in Kathmandu as a precautionary measure after getting a tip off that a terrorist group might target it, reports Nepal News. Times of India reported on March 14, that India has "sensed some danger" following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba may attack the embassy and target the diplomats posted there.
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March - 14 
Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigato
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Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigators uncovered in controller records and e-mail accounts a list of 320 locations worldwide deemed by the LeT as possible targets for attack. Only 20 of the targets were located within India," Gary Ackerman said before a Congressional hearing last week. "The LeT has been attacking US forces in Afghanistan almost from day one and their forces are present throughout Afghanistan. The LeT has been slaughtering Indians by the score for decades. The LeT has put the world on notice that they intend to escalate the carnage and spread it worldwide," he said. Noting that it would be unfair and wrong to suggest that the LeT problem is strictly confined to Pakistan and Middle East, he said, adding in fact, one of the key facilitators of the Mumbai attack was an American of Pakistani extraction, referring to David Coleman Headley. "Unfortunately, the LeT enjoys a substantial global network stretching from the Philippines to the United Kingdom," Ackerman added. According to Ackerman, though after 9/11 Pakistan officially banned the LeT, the reality is that like other Islamist terrorist groups, LeT maintains a clear public presence and a vast recruiting network by providing extremely useful charitable and social services to millions of impoverished people in that country. "Public estimates suggest LeT operates some 2,000 offices in towns and villages throughout Pakistan, as well as maintaining ties with the Pakistani military. There is, in fact, no reason to doubt that Pakistan's military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks. These are our allies in the war on terror," he informed. "Operational funding for the LeT comes from charitable fundraising amongst the general population in Pakistan, but also depends heavily upon contributions by Pakistani businessmen living abroad and other wealthy individuals from the Persian Gulf. Let us note too, these states are also our allies in the war on terror," Ackerman said.
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March - 14 
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on March 14 has claimed to have arrested a suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Bashir Ahmed Baba alias “Aijaz” from the national highway near Anand, reports The Hindu. Gujarat ATS Chief Aj
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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on March 14 has claimed to have arrested a suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Bashir Ahmed Baba alias “Aijaz” from the national highway near Anand, reports The Hindu. Gujarat ATS Chief Ajay Tomar said in Ahmadabad on March 14 that Bashir came from Srinagar on February 20 apparently to spot “terror talents” who would be willing to go for training in Pakistan and establish the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat. Tomar also said that the 32-year-old Bashir was closely working with the HM’s top militants based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including Bilal Shera, as well as with General Abdulla of the PoK-based Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JUM). Bashir maintained his links with Bilal and his other Pakistan “handlers” through mobile phones and e-mails even after he came to Gujarat. “Police have recovered three mobile phones, four SIM cards, e-mail addresses and objectionable documents from him,” Tomar added. However, Bashir reportedly surveyed vital installations such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), important business spots on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway on the posh outskirts of Ahmedabad, and several other important and usually-crowded spots such as the Fun Republic, Kankaria Lake, Gujarat Science City, Lal Darwaja, and the Law Garden. In addition, the famous Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar was also among his targets, Tomar said.
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March - 14 
The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) sources in New Delhi said that the conspiracy was part of the Karachi Project — a joint venture of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which involves serving and retired officers o
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The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) sources in New Delhi said that the conspiracy was part of the Karachi Project — a joint venture of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which involves serving and retired officers of the Pakistan Army and fugitive terrorists from India. The project, first revealed by the American LeT terrorist David Coleman Headley to his Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) handlers, is designed to use Indians for setting off terror attacks in India.
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March - 17 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has two support groups in Kerala, reveals arrested militant Thadiyantavide Nazeer during interrogation by the Police team in Kannur on March 17, reports Express Buzz. Going by the revelations made by Nazeer, who is now under the
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has two support groups in Kerala, reveals arrested militant Thadiyantavide Nazeer during interrogation by the Police team in Kannur on March 17, reports Express Buzz. Going by the revelations made by Nazeer, who is now under the custody of the Police in Kannur, he was in charge of the support group of LeT in north Kerala. His main assignment was to recruit youths for terrorist activities. He also told investigating officials that LeT had given him INR 75,000 during his stay in Bangladesh after four Malayali LeT militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir. The funds for the Kerala operations came from Gulf countries, according to Police sources.
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March - 17 
National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said on March 17 that India is going to continue with its relief and reconstruction programme in Afghanistan, reports Times of India. Menon said that what India was doing in the country was in keeping
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National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said on March 17 that India is going to continue with its relief and reconstruction programme in Afghanistan, reports Times of India. Menon said that what India was doing in the country was in keeping with the hopes and aspirations of the Afghan people. "What we are doing in Afghanistan is in response to what the people there want. We will continue to do what we are doing -- restore economy and democracy and help the Afghan people lead normal lives. We will find ways to do it,'' said Menon.
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March - 17 
The Centre has expressed concern over violation of conditions of the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), according to Shillong Times. Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, who called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in N
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The Centre has expressed concern over violation of conditions of the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), according to Shillong Times. Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, who called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on March 17, apprised him of the outcome of March 16 talks between the ANVC and Centre's interlocutor P C Haldar. Chidambaram told the Chief Minister that there had been instances of violation of conditions of the suspension of operation (SoO). But at the same time the Centre would like to continue the SoO with the outfit, he said. Chidambaram assured that all necessary steps would be taken by the Centre to maintain peace and tranquillity in Meghalaya. The Home Minister asked Lapang to assess the ground realities and suggest suitable measures for the successful culmination of the peace process.
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March - 18 March - 21
A joint Police team of the Punjab and Delhi Police neutralised a module of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), an outfit backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), by arresting three militants from Punjab and Delhi, reports Times of I
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A joint Police team of the Punjab and Delhi Police neutralised a module of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), an outfit backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), by arresting three militants from Punjab and Delhi, reports Times of India. Two suspected BKI militants, identified as Daljit Kumar alias Deepak of Baltana from Mohali District and Purshotam Singh alias Bunty from Rajoura in Patiala District, were arrested at the Zirakpur-Patiala road near Zirakpur in an operation conducted by the Mohali Police and the Special Cell of Delhi Police in the night of March 18. The third militant of the outfit, identified as Karwinder Singh, a native of Ropar, was arrested in Delhi on March 19. The arrests indicate that BKI is being pressured, just like Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists hosted by Pakistan, by its ISI handlers to revive terrorist activities. Senior Superintendent of Police, Mohali, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that two France-based terrorists identified as Purshotam Singh of Matheri and Goldy of Ghel, both from Ambala District, were funding the terrorists activities. INR 100000 recovered from the two militants was sent by them. Police also recovered a .455 bore revolver with three cartridges from the two militants. Purshottam Singh, a proclaimed offender, is reportedly one of the accused involved in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, but could not be arrested. He had also tried to eliminate former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal before Benat Singh's assassination. Preliminary interrogation of the accused revealed that they were planning to carry out blasts in the region to create terror, the cops said, adding that more revelations are expected in the coming days. A case against them was registered at the Zirakpur Police Station and they were produced in the Derabassi court from where they were sent to Police remand till March 21.
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March - 18 
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on March 18 said that the Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislature building) was on the terror hit-list, while responding to questions on heightened security on the opening day of the budget session, reports
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on March 18 said that the Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislature building) was on the terror hit-list, while responding to questions on heightened security on the opening day of the budget session, reports The Hindu. Earlier on the same day, State Home Minister R.R. Patil told television channels that security was stepped up everywhere and it was routine.
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March - 18 
Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded guilty before a U.S. court in Chi
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Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded guilty before a U.S. court in Chicago on March 18, reports The Hindu. Headley told U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber that he wanted to change his plea to guilty, in an apparent bid to get a lighter sentence than the maximum death penalty. Headley reportedly charged on 12 counts, admitted he was guilty of all of them.
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March - 18 
The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Ahmadabad could well be the next terror target, said Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials, reports Times of India. It almost came in the crosshairs of militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), based in Pakistan o
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The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Ahmadabad could well be the next terror target, said Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials, reports Times of India. It almost came in the crosshairs of militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Officials of ATS have found this explosive information in the cell phone conversation and email intercepts of Bashir Ahmad Baba, 32, a resident of Kashmir and an HM who was arrested by ATS on March 13 from Anand. “Before Bashir was arrested by ATS, his mobile phone was already under surveillance owing to the huge number of calls he made to Kashmir and PoK,” said ATS officials.
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March - 18 
The Police custody of Abdul Latif Sheikh alias Guddu and Riyaz Ali alias Rehan, arrested on the charge of plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) office in Mumbai, was on march 18 extended to March 26. Prosecutor S.K. More t
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The Police custody of Abdul Latif Sheikh alias Guddu and Riyaz Ali alias Rehan, arrested on the charge of plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) office in Mumbai, was on march 18 extended to March 26. Prosecutor S.K. More told journalists that apart from ONGC, Thakkar Mall and Mangaldas market, there were “two to three more targets.” He also said that the investigation agency had “confirmed” the possibility of attacks of the listed targets.
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March - 21 
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on March 21 said that Indian aid workers in Kabul have become "soft targets" for terrorists who want to derail India-Afghan relations, reports Times of India. "I think (the Feb 26 Kabul attack that killed seven
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External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on March 21 said that Indian aid workers in Kabul have become "soft targets" for terrorists who want to derail India-Afghan relations, reports Times of India. "I think (the Feb 26 Kabul attack that killed seven Indians) has been the handiwork of those forces who are out to see that the relationship between India and Afghanistan is jeopardized," Krishna told a television channel.
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March - 22 
A special team comprising members of National Investigation Team (NIA), as also Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, will soon leave for the US to question Pakistani-American militant David Coleman Headley who recently confessed plotting
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A special team comprising members of National Investigation Team (NIA), as also Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, will soon leave for the US to question Pakistani-American militant David Coleman Headley who recently confessed plotting November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorists attack attacks and also his links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Times of India. Sources said that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has asked officials to prepare a questionnaire for Headley's interrogation.
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March - 22 
The meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) on extension of cease-fire with the Meghalaya based Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) was held in New Delhi on March 22, according to Shillong Times.
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The meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) on extension of cease-fire with the Meghalaya based Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) was held in New Delhi on March 22, according to Shillong Times.
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March - 23 March - 24
Security was beefed up at Marwar Junction on March 23 after authorities received two separate letters containing threats to blow up the station, reports PTI. While a postcard threatening to blow up the station was received by the Government Railway P
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Security was beefed up at Marwar Junction on March 23 after authorities received two separate letters containing threats to blow up the station, reports PTI. While a postcard threatening to blow up the station was received by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Police Force (RPF) at the junction this morning, a similar letter was found outside the station master's office, Superintendent of Police (GRP-Ajmer) Veerbhan Ajwani said. Written in Hindi, the postcard bears the name of Indian Mujahideen (IM) at the end and mentions the date 24 for the strike but does not specify the month, he said. However, taking no chances and assuming the date to be 24th of March, security has been tightened at the station, the official said.
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March - 25 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 25 urged the UK and the US to put pressure on Pakistan to shut down terror camps operating in that country adding terror training must come to an end, reports Times of India. In an interview to BBC, he sai
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 25 urged the UK and the US to put pressure on Pakistan to shut down terror camps operating in that country adding terror training must come to an end, reports Times of India. In an interview to BBC, he said that the civilian Government in Pakistan has not moved towards reining in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and likened Pakistan-based militant outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to al-Qaeda. Chidambaram, on an official visit in London, said things would be better "if there is a truly civilian Government in Pakistan which can rein in the ISI and direct the army and the ISI to move in and dismantle their terror infrastructure". "The camps must be closed. Training must come to an end", he added. Chidambaram also said that it would be "naive" for Western countries to think that only India faces the threat from Pakistan-based terrorists. "Once you allow these terror groups to train, recruit and be able to build capacity to strike, they can strike in India, they can strike in UK, they can strike in Denmark as they were planning out of the Karachi project", he said. "No country is truly safe....Don't think that India alone is under threat. Every country is under threat from these groups and the Lashkar-e-Toiba today is like the al-Qaeda, a multi-country group,” he stressed.
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March - 26 
According to Times of India, several satellite phone conversations intercepted by Indian agencies in the past few months indicate that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is now deeply involved in attempts to drive India out of Afghanistan. These intercepts, which
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According to Times of India, several satellite phone conversations intercepted by Indian agencies in the past few months indicate that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is now deeply involved in attempts to drive India out of Afghanistan. These intercepts, which have been brought to the notice of US security agencies, are in Urdu and not just in Pashto which, according to Indian officials, suggests the involvement of LeT. The location of the satellite phone in most of these conversations was established in areas adjoining the Kunar province along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Kunar is the place where LeT was first formed in the early 1990s. One such conversation was intercepted in the first week of February 2010 by the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) in which terrorists were heard talking about the need to hurt India in Kabul. "Unlike earlier, apart from Pashto, many of these recent intercepts have been in Urdu. These were taken up with US agencies and they later authenticated them," said an official source, adding that through the intercepts, India has been able to confirm at least five meetings since September 2009 in which plans to attack Indians in Afghanistan were discussed. The intercepts also revealed that ISI officials were in constant touch with not just LeT but also other groups in Afghanistan to carry out attacks against Indians and Indian establishments in Afghanistan. The first of these was in Kunar in September 2009 in which LeT played host to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Taliban leaders and other groups like Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an ISI lackey and rabid India-baiter. According to Indian officials, it appears that the LeT is trying to revive its old base in Kunar and use it to carry its battle against India to Afghanistan. A week after the February 26 attacks on Indians in two guesthouses in Kabul, a spokesperson for the Afghan intelligence service had said that the perpetrators were from the LeT because they were heard talking in Urdu by those present at the spot. US counter-terror coordinator Daniel Benjamin said in New Delhi on March 25 that US was focusing on LeT because it was filling up the gap left by "a diminished Al Qaida".
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March - 26 
Claiming that they were not in "direct conflict" with India, Taliban have said there was a possibility of reconciliation even as they justified the February 26 Kabul attack on Indians as a "legitimate" action, reports Times of India. In a self-contra
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Claiming that they were not in "direct conflict" with India, Taliban have said there was a possibility of reconciliation even as they justified the February 26 Kabul attack on Indians as a "legitimate" action, reports Times of India. In a self-contradicting interview to a news magazine, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed his organisation did not want India out of Afghanistan but attacked the country for supporting the Hamid Karzai government and western forces. "If the Taliban return to power, we would like to maintain normal relations with countries including India. It's possible for the Taliban and India to reconcile with each other," Mujahid said. He said "India's role is different from those countries that sent troops to occupy Afghanistan." Zabihullah Mujahid, at the same time, added that, "India isn't neutral in the Afghan conflict as it is supporting the military presence of US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan and working for the strengthening of the Hamid Karzai government." Also, he said, "India has never condemned the civilian casualties caused by the occupying forces", a reference to US-led troops in Afghanistan. Asked about the February 26 attack in which Indians, housed in two hotels in Kabul, were targeted, the spokesman said Taliban were responsible for it. He said it was carried out by "Taliban fighters after we got intelligence information that RAW agents were holding a meeting there." Claiming that India was supporting the Afghan government and the western forces, Mujahid said the country is, "therefore, a legitimate target for us." Asked if Taliban wanted India out of Afghanistan, he said, "We are not saying that India should be out of Afghanistan. Nor can India be completely expelled from Afghanistan."
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March - 26 
The investigations into the arrest of two terror suspects, who were planning to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Bandra headquarters, revealed that they were also plotting to strike at two more places in Mumbai, including Band
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The investigations into the arrest of two terror suspects, who were planning to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Bandra headquarters, revealed that they were also plotting to strike at two more places in Mumbai, including Bandra’s G7 cinema complex, officials said on March 26, reports Times of India. The Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested two suspects, Abdul Latif (29) and Riyaz Ali Imtiyaz (22), on March 14.
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March - 26 
Times of India reports that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley identified five-six serving officers of the Pakistan Army among the leaders of the Karachi Project, which seeks to organize attacks on India through fugitive Indian jih
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Times of India reports that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley identified five-six serving officers of the Pakistan Army among the leaders of the Karachi Project, which seeks to organize attacks on India through fugitive Indian jihadis being sheltered in Karachi by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-LeT combine. Sources said that besides serving Majors Samir Ali and Iqbal of Pakistan Army, Headley has told his FBI handlers about the role of one Colonel Shah and at least two other officers of the Pakistan Army in the Karachi Project. The role of two serving officers of the Pakistan Army, Majors Samir Ali and Iqbal, in the Karachi Project, was reportedly mentioned in the dossier that was submitted to visiting Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir in New Delhi on February 25.
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March - 27 
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), predominately a threat to India, is fast expanding operations to other South Asian countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives, said Admiral Robert Willard, Commander of the US Pacific Command i
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Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), predominately a threat to India, is fast expanding operations to other South Asian countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives, said Admiral Robert Willard, Commander of the US Pacific Command in his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 27, according to Times of India. The dangerously expanding influence of LeT, which was responsible for the Mumbai attack in 2008, is an issue of concern for the Obama Administration, he said. "Right now our concern is the movement of Lashkar-e Taiba, the terrorist group that emanates from Pakistan that was responsible for the Mumbai attacks in India, and specifically their positioning in Bangladesh and Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka," Willard said in response to a question from Senator George Lemieux. Admiral Robert Willard said the US was working "very closely with the Indians" and within to develop the necessary plans to counter LeT and its movement into the Asia-Pacific region. Asked specifically if the LeT is a regional threat or a threat to India, Willard said as of now Lashkar is predominately a threat to India. "We're attempting to develop a further understanding of the extent to which they're a regional threat. If you'll recall, Lashkar-e-Taiba was evidenced in Chicago with the arrest of Headley," he said. "And we have certainly knowledge of their influence within the region beyond the countries that I just mentioned. The extent of that influence is what we're taking under study," he said. Responding to a question from Senator Daniel Akaka, Willard said the military-to-military relationship with India has been evolving over the last decade and has also started at the tactical level service-to-service type interaction.
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March - 28 
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 28 pressed the point that India continued to remain vulnerable to State sponsored terror, reports Times of India. The remarks come at a time when fresh revelations by the
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In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 28 pressed the point that India continued to remain vulnerable to State sponsored terror, reports Times of India. The remarks come at a time when fresh revelations by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley indicate that there could be five-six serving Pakistani officers who were involved in the Karachi project. Chidambaram said, “The challenge before security is that the source of the terror lies across our border and they have the support of the state and therefore their capacity to reach here and strike is very high.’’ At the same time, he also said that the Security Forces have the capacity to give a "swift and decisive" response to any terror attack targeted against the country. Chidambaram said that cities in India were as vulnerable to terror as those in other parts of the world. "Like any other country we are vulnerable to terror. We are no more vulnerable and no less vulnerable to terror than any other country," he said.
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March - 29 
The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) for the year ended March 31, 2009 points out that the State’s Police department is facing shortage of weapons, reported Business Standard on March 30. The Police department had
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The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) for the year ended March 31, 2009 points out that the State’s Police department is facing shortage of weapons, reported Business Standard on March 30. The Police department had 49,143 units of weapons, of which 11,232 or about 23 per cent were obsolete. There was also shortage of weapons as per Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) norms. There was shortage of light vehicles in the Police stations as well.
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March - 31 
Keeping pace with the requirement of senior cops to meet various security challenges across the country, the Union Government has increased the cadre strength of Indian Police Services (IPS) officers in 16 States and all Union territories by 287 with
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Keeping pace with the requirement of senior cops to meet various security challenges across the country, the Union Government has increased the cadre strength of Indian Police Services (IPS) officers in 16 States and all Union territories by 287 with Uttar Pradesh being allotted the maximum 47 posts followed by 36 to Maharashtra, reports Times of India. The remaining States will also get additional posts after a mid-term review of their cadre strength by June 2010. A notification to this effect was issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on March 30 after reviewing the strength and composition of the IPS cadre. The last time such a revision of strength was made was in April 2000. Almost one-third of the increased strength of IPS (96 posts) will be allotted to State Police personnel on promotion basis. The remaining seats will be filled in due course through direct recruitment — a process which has already been initiated by increasing the annual intake of IPS officers from 130 to 150 through the Civil Services Examination. According to the notification, the total strength of IPS has been increased from 1,178 to 1,465 in 16 States and seven UTs. While Andaman Goa Mizoram Union Territory cadre, which includes Delhi, will have an additional 54 posts, Bihar will get 22 followed by Gujarat (20), Manipur-Tripura (19), Karnataka (18), Orissa (16), Punjab and Jharkhand (15 each), Jammu and Kashmir (7) and Uttarakhand (5).
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March - 31 
The bullet-proof jacket worn by slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare during the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (also known as 26/11) was not meant for protection from AK-47 bullets, Police told the Bombay High Court
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The bullet-proof jacket worn by slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare during the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (also known as 26/11) was not meant for protection from AK-47 bullets, Police told the Bombay High Court on march 31, reports Times of India. The order for such jackets was placed way back in 2001, when the 26/11-like situation was not anticipated, says an affidavit filed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijaysingh Jadhav. The jackets were meant for protection from 9-mm pistol and carbine, and "not for AK-47 rifle and 7.62 SLR", according to the affidavit. Similar jackets are still used even by the "military forces", Police said.
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March - 31 
The Hindu reports that marking the end of the year-long November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (also known as 26/11) trial, the special sessions court in Mumbai on March 31 announced May 3, 2010, as “the day of judgment.” Judge M.L. Tahaliyani gav
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The Hindu reports that marking the end of the year-long November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (also known as 26/11) trial, the special sessions court in Mumbai on March 31 announced May 3, 2010, as “the day of judgment.” Judge M.L. Tahaliyani gave the date after the lawyer for the third and last accused, Sabahuddin Ahmed, concluded his final arguments. On May 3, the court will give its verdict on the various charges against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, and co-accused Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin. The recording of the judgment will be done in April 2010. The trial, which began on April 15, 2009 had 191 hearings during which 653 witnesses were examined by the prosecution. The final arguments began on March 9, 2010 and lasted through the month with the prosecution laying out its case over a span of 11 days.
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Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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