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August - 1 
A bomb expert of ‘709th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Bolen Kalita, was arrested from a rented house at Bodo Basti in the Noonmati Police Station area on August 1, reports Telegraph. Kalita was arrested in a joint operatio
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A bomb expert of ‘709th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Bolen Kalita, was arrested from a rented house at Bodo Basti in the Noonmati Police Station area on August 1, reports Telegraph. Kalita was arrested in a joint operation by Security Forces (SFs). A cellular phone and two subscriber identity module (SIM) cards were recovered from his possession.
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Rajesh Kumar Munda (26), was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) near Heso village, about 13 kilometres from Ranchi on August 1. The SFs recovered a carbine and car
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Rajesh Kumar Munda (26), was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) near Heso village, about 13 kilometres from Ranchi on August 1. The SFs recovered a carbine and cartridge from the encounter site.
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August - 1 
A District Development Officer, Sudhansu Bhusan Ram was taken hostage by Maoists for an hour, who complained to him about corruption before setting him free without any harm in Doki village of Latehar District .
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A District Development Officer, Sudhansu Bhusan Ram was taken hostage by Maoists for an hour, who complained to him about corruption before setting him free without any harm in Doki village of Latehar District .
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August - 1 
A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Tayenjam Herojit alias Jackson (24), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi area.
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A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Tayenjam Herojit alias Jackson (24), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi area.
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A person’s dead body with bullet marks was recovered in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-dominated Salboni area of West Midnapore District on August 1. “The body was found by locals at Gormal village,” Police told IANS. Maoist posters
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A person’s dead body with bullet marks was recovered in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-dominated Salboni area of West Midnapore District on August 1. “The body was found by locals at Gormal village,” Police told IANS. Maoist posters were found beside the body, which had bullet wounds.
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Giridih Superintendent of Police A.B. Homker said a hardcore Maoist, identified as Lakhan Singh, active in Jamtara and Giridih Districts, was arrested at a village in Giridih District in Jharkhand. A pistol and two bullets were seized from the posses
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Giridih Superintendent of Police A.B. Homker said a hardcore Maoist, identified as Lakhan Singh, active in Jamtara and Giridih Districts, was arrested at a village in Giridih District in Jharkhand. A pistol and two bullets were seized from the possession of Singh.
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In Batmaloo area of Srinagar, a youth was seriously injured when Police opened fire on protesters.
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In Batmaloo area of Srinagar, a youth was seriously injured when Police opened fire on protesters.
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Militancy has adversely affected the Union Government's flagship programme, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), in Garo Hills. There are instances of huge number of people, working under NREGS projects in East and South Garo Hills Dis
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Militancy has adversely affected the Union Government's flagship programme, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), in Garo Hills. There are instances of huge number of people, working under NREGS projects in East and South Garo Hills Districts, who cut short their work to go home early due to fear of being intimidated by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants. "The villagers do not feel safe to remain out of their houses till late due to the rise in criminal activities of the GNLA," a senior Government official said on August 1. The official on condition of anonymity admitted that implementation of the Centrally-sponsored programme has suffered badly in both the districts of Garo Hills due to this emerging problem. The GNLA has also continued to serve demand notes and send SMS to Block Development Officers (BDOs) and other Government officials asking for millions of rupees.
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On August 1, Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Hurriyat faction, meanwhile, announced another protest calendar under its "quit Kashmir programme" and called for a complete shutdown and protest marches against the recent killings.
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On August 1, Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Hurriyat faction, meanwhile, announced another protest calendar under its "quit Kashmir programme" and called for a complete shutdown and protest marches against the recent killings.
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Security has been beefed up in lower Assam ahead of Independence Day following intelligence reports that NDFB and ULFA militants would carry out subversive activities, according to Shillong Times. The militants have brought in huge quantities of RDX
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Security has been beefed up in lower Assam ahead of Independence Day following intelligence reports that NDFB and ULFA militants would carry out subversive activities, according to Shillong Times. The militants have brought in huge quantities of RDX and other explosives in the region, official sources said quoting the reports. The explosives were suspected to have been brought to Guwahati, Goalpara or South Kamrup and search operations have been intensified in these areas.
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August - 1 
The Indian Forest Service (IFS) official of the Maharashtra cadre, V.S. Bardekar, who was abducted from a village in Arunachal Pradesh by the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, was released at Dhekiajuli in Assam on August 1, reported Telegraph. Militan
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The Indian Forest Service (IFS) official of the Maharashtra cadre, V.S. Bardekar, who was abducted from a village in Arunachal Pradesh by the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, was released at Dhekiajuli in Assam on August 1, reported Telegraph. Militants abducted Bardekar from Daimara village of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Assam’s Sonitpur District, on May 12. Sources said the abductors released him after a INR 10.4 million ransom which was scaled down from INR 50 million. The Director-General of Police of Arunachal Pradesh, Kanwaljit Deol, confirmed Bardekar’s release but did not mention the ransom.
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) criticised the unity between the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council (NNC) at Monyakshu in Mon District on July 15 terming it as a betraya
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) criticised the unity between the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council (NNC) at Monyakshu in Mon District on July 15 terming it as a betrayal of the efforts of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR).
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The Police arrested a cadre belonging to Lamphel faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) after a failed abduction bid at Kwakeithel Moirang Purel in Imphal West District on August 1. Two cadres of the faction were trying to abduct a doctor, K
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The Police arrested a cadre belonging to Lamphel faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) after a failed abduction bid at Kwakeithel Moirang Purel in Imphal West District on August 1. Two cadres of the faction were trying to abduct a doctor, Kangujam Nilachandra Singh, from his residence, but they failed due to intervention of the local people. They also opened fire in their attempt to abduct. While one, Thangjam Kiranjit alias Boy alias Chingkheingaba (26), was arrested, another cadre, Sougrakpam Nelson alias Sushil Meitei alias Bhut Makok alias Bhaimacha (26), managed to escape. The Police recovered live ammunition of 9-mm pistol from the residence of the doctor. Subsequently, the Police also recovered a hijacked motor cycle, one 9-mm pistol along with four live rounds, one wallet, a cellular phone and a charger.
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The United Naga Council (UNC), a Naga frontal organization in Manipur, declared resumption of the economic blockade on Manipur for 20 days beginning August 4, according to Assam Tribune. The UNC demanded a judicial enquiry into the May 6 firing at Ma
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The United Naga Council (UNC), a Naga frontal organization in Manipur, declared resumption of the economic blockade on Manipur for 20 days beginning August 4, according to Assam Tribune. The UNC demanded a judicial enquiry into the May 6 firing at Mao Gate along Manipur-Nagaland border that killed two Naga students and injured many protesters. Demanding immediate withdrawal of Section 144 and demilitarisation of Naga areas and removal of “wanted” tag and fixing rewards on Naga leaders, it wanted dissolution of the “undemocratically instituted autonomous district councils (ADCs)”.
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Two Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) cadres surrendered before East Garo Hills District Police on August 1. They were identified as Arjun Momin and Kote Ch. Marak, according to Shillong Times. "The ongoing police operation to curb on the outfit
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Two Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) cadres surrendered before East Garo Hills District Police on August 1. They were identified as Arjun Momin and Kote Ch. Marak, according to Shillong Times. "The ongoing police operation to curb on the outfit's criminal activities in the district has led to the duo's surrender," Superintendent of Police of East Garo Hills District Sylvester Nongtynger said. The surrendered cadres deposited one hand grenade and several live ammunitions.
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August - 1 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs warned that hemmed in by Security Forces and repulsed by villagers fed up with violence, Maoists in Jangalmahal are preparing to strike back. The warning came in the wake of the killing of Sidhu Soren and five other Mao
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs warned that hemmed in by Security Forces and repulsed by villagers fed up with violence, Maoists in Jangalmahal are preparing to strike back. The warning came in the wake of the killing of Sidhu Soren and five other Maoists in the forests of Goaltore. The latest warning has also indicated that apart from their tribal stronghold, the Maoists were also looking to strengthen their network in Kolkata which is evident from Maoist posters found a few days back near Raj Bhavan.
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Violence escalated in Kashmir Valley on August 1 leaving at least eight people, including a woman, dead in two separate incidents in Pulwama District, reported The Hindu. While four people were killed in Police firing in Pampore, four more died when
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Violence escalated in Kashmir Valley on August 1 leaving at least eight people, including a woman, dead in two separate incidents in Pulwama District, reported The Hindu. While four people were killed in Police firing in Pampore, four more died when an ammunition store exploded in the Khrew Police Station after it was attacked by a mob. Unofficial reports said two people injured in the violence too died. In Pampore, Police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel opened fire on protesters who were trying to block the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, killing two people. Several others were injured. The protests gained further momentum in Pampore and adjoining areas and thousands of people took to the streets and set ablaze the office of the tehsildar (junior revenue officer) and a Government vehicle. As the protests spread to nearby Khrew and people took to the streets, the Police again opened fire injuring several people. Afroza, a 22-year-old woman, and Mudasir Ahmad died of injuries. Following this a mob marched to the local Police Station, surrounded it and set it ablaze. There was an explosion in the ammunition store after a gas cylinder burst. This left four protesters dead and over 20 injured. Police sources confirmed that four civilians, who were among the protesters, were killed.
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The United States (US) Defence Secretary Robert Gates defended Pakistan on August 1, saying the country was actively targeting militants, after leaked documents alleged that Islamabad’s intelligence agency is guiding Afghan insurgents, reports Dail
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The United States (US) Defence Secretary Robert Gates defended Pakistan on August 1, saying the country was actively targeting militants, after leaked documents alleged that Islamabad’s intelligence agency is guiding Afghan insurgents, reports Daily Times. “What I see is a change in the strategic calculus in Pakistan,” he said on ABC News’ ‘This Week with Christiane Amanpour’. “They are more and more partnering with us and working with us and fighting these insurgents and 140,000 soldiers (are) in north-western Pakistan fighting some of the same insurgents that we are,” Gates said. His defence of Pakistan comes after new questions about links between the country’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and Taliban leaders. Gates acknowledged that the allegations were “a concern.” “There’s no question about it,” he said. “But I would say that, again, we walked out on Pakistan and Afghanistan in 1989 and left them basically holding the bag. And there is always the fear that we will do that again,” Gates said. “And I believe that’s the reason there’s a certain hedge,” he added. He said Pakistan had shown it was now committed to tackling the Taliban by raiding militant safe havens in South Waziristan and Swat. “And so the Pakistanis going after any of these groups, I believe, overall, helps us in what we’re trying to accomplish, both with respect to Afghanistan and with respect to al Qaeda,” he added.
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August - 1 
A roadside bomb exploded as Army troops were clearing a road connecting the villages of Sararogha and Janata in South Waziristan, killing two soldiers.
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A roadside bomb exploded as Army troops were clearing a road connecting the villages of Sararogha and Janata in South Waziristan, killing two soldiers.
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August - 1 
At least 15 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 10 others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) backed by fighter jets pounded militant hideouts in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 1.
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At least 15 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 10 others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) backed by fighter jets pounded militant hideouts in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 1.
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August - 1 
Over 3,400 Pakistanis have been killed in more than 200 bloody incidents of suicide attacks carried out in the last three years between July 2007 and July 2010 in the aftermath of the Operation Silence carried out by the Pakistan Army at the Lal Masj
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Over 3,400 Pakistanis have been killed in more than 200 bloody incidents of suicide attacks carried out in the last three years between July 2007 and July 2010 in the aftermath of the Operation Silence carried out by the Pakistan Army at the Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad, The News reported on August 1. The suicide bombings that rocked the four provinces of Pakistan in the wake of the Lal Masjid episode touched alarming heights in 2007, averaging more than one hit a week as the country’s military and intelligence establishment gradually lost control of the extremist jehadi networks and their leaders. Terrorism experts say Pakistan has been turned into the suicide bombing capital of the world, especially in the aftermath of the Lal Masjid action, with the security forces, especially the Army and the police, frequently being targeted by human bombs. Figures compiled by the Federal Ministry of Interior show that a total of 3,433 Pakistanis have been killed in 215 incidents of suicide attacks across Pakistan during the last three years since the Lal Masjid action [between July 2007 and July 2010]. The yearly, monthly and weekly average of the suicide attacks across Pakistan remained 71, six and one respectively during July 2007 and July 2010. On average, 1,140 Pakistanis were killed by the human bombs every year while 95 people lost their lives in suicide attacks every month during the same period. The weekly and daily average killings in these attacks stood at 65 and three respectively during the last three years. Official figures show that 16 people were killed on average in 215 incidents of suicide bombings across Pakistan between [between July 2007 and July 2010]. A total of 847 Pakistanis were killed in 50 suicide attacks in the 12 months of the year 2007. On average, 17 people were killed and four attacks took place every month in 2007. In the next year - 2008 - 965 people lost their lives in 66 incidents of suicide bombings across Pakistan. On average, 14 people lost their lives and five such incidents took place every month in 2008. A record number of 1,217 Pakistanis were killed by human bombs in 80 suicide attacks carried out during 2009. On average, 15 Pakistanis lost their lives in six suicide attacks every month in 2009. As far as the casualty figures for the year 2010 are concerned, a total of 801 Pakistanis have already lost their lives in 35 suicide hits carried out by Taliban-led militants between January 1 and July 31, showing the highest number of monthly casualty rate since July 2007. On average, 22 Pakistanis have been killed every month in three such attacks in the first seven months of the year 2010. Of the 801 people killed till July 31, 2010, 690 are civilians while 111 others belonged to the security forces. Of them, 55 belonged to the Police, 35 to Pakistan Army, 10 to the Frontier constabulary while the remaining 11 were staffers of the Khasadar Force. Those killed in 2010 in suicide attacks also included three American Security Forces personnel, 101 Ahmedis, 53 Shias and 51 Barelvis.
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August - 1 
Pakistan does not share Taliban’s ideology and it is working to contain the threat posed by the group, said Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani said on August 1, according to Daily Times. Haqqani said “The Pakistani intelligence services a
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Pakistan does not share Taliban’s ideology and it is working to contain the threat posed by the group, said Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani said on August 1, according to Daily Times. Haqqani said “The Pakistani intelligence services are working effectively to contain all terrorists including Taliban from Afghanistan and Pakistan.” He brushed aside WikiLeaks reports which suggested a link between the Pakistani intelligence services and Afghan Taliban. Haqqani said that the military field reports made online from 2004 to 2009 are “not reflective of what is happening today”. “Over the last two years Pakistan and the US have entered into a special collaborative relationship,” he said. In reply to a question about Pakistan going after Afghan Taliban thought to be hiding in North Waziristan, Haqqani said the country would not allow any Taliban to gather there. “North Waziristan is a part of sovereign Pakistan. There is no way we will let terrorists of any view or persuasion, whether originating from Pakistan or from other parts of the world or from our neighbouring countries congregate there,” he said. Responding to a question on Pakistan’s actions against banned outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Haqqani said the individuals allegedly responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks were all under arrest. Pakistan, he said, has asked New Delhi to provide it with evidence in the form of allowing Indian officials, who have knowledge of this crime, to travel to Pakistan and give evidence in courts here. Haqqani said, “Our military leadership, our intelligence leadership and our civilian leadership are all on the same page.”
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August - 1 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on August 1 announced that the Government was ready for dialogue with the Baloch leaders whether they were in or out of the country, reports Daily Times. Addressing a meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Lahor
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on August 1 announced that the Government was ready for dialogue with the Baloch leaders whether they were in or out of the country, reports Daily Times. Addressing a meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Lahore division at the Governor’s House, the Prime Minister said foreign hand was involved in the Balochistan unrest. He said the Government wanted to bring Baloch leaders into mainstream politics.
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August - 1 
A meeting of the Unified Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) held August 1 to take the decision regarding its support to the Prime Ministerial candidate ended inconclusively. Leaders of the UDMF, an alliance of four Madhesh-based parties, parted their w
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A meeting of the Unified Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) held August 1 to take the decision regarding its support to the Prime Ministerial candidate ended inconclusively. Leaders of the UDMF, an alliance of four Madhesh-based parties, parted their ways after deciding to meet again on August 2 after they failed to come to an agreement on whom to lend their support.
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August - 1 
An unidentified person carried out explosion at Kalaiya Dairy Centre in Bara District on August 1 leaving the Dairy vehicle damaged. However, no human casualty has been reported.
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An unidentified person carried out explosion at Kalaiya Dairy Centre in Bara District on August 1 leaving the Dairy vehicle damaged. However, no human casualty has been reported.
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August - 1 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) issued a whip to its lawmakers to stay neutral at the election to the post of Prime Minister on August 2. UML parliamentary party whip Tham Maya Thapa Magar asked all lawmakers from the part
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) issued a whip to its lawmakers to stay neutral at the election to the post of Prime Minister on August 2. UML parliamentary party whip Tham Maya Thapa Magar asked all lawmakers from the party to compulsorily attend the meeting of House at the stipulated time and place and stay neutral during the voting.
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August - 1 
Nepali Congress (NC), which is vying for the post of Prime Minister, on submitted its stand on the demands of the Madhesh-based parties in a bid to secure the latter’s support for the Prime Ministerial runoff slated for August 2. The NC handed over i
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Nepali Congress (NC), which is vying for the post of Prime Minister, on submitted its stand on the demands of the Madhesh-based parties in a bid to secure the latter’s support for the Prime Ministerial runoff slated for August 2. The NC handed over its commitment paper on Madheshi demands at the parliamentary party office of Sadbhawana Party. However, the NC has not accepted the UDMF demand for declaring ‘One Madhesh One Province’.
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August - 1 
A Dhaka Court on August 1 placed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee on a two-day fresh remand in connection with a case filed following an attempt on the life of Prof Humayun Azad. Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tof
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A Dhaka Court on August 1 placed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee on a two-day fresh remand in connection with a case filed following an attempt on the life of Prof Humayun Azad. Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tofael Hassan passed the order after Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Inspector Mostafizur Rahman, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, produced him before it seeking a five-day fresh remand.
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August - 1 
Three cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested at Satiadi village in Pakundia sub-district of Kishoreganj District on August 1 on various charges, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Omar Faruk (25), magazine
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Three cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested at Satiadi village in Pakundia sub-district of Kishoreganj District on August 1 on various charges, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Omar Faruk (25), magazine secretary, Kishoreganj District unit,Ershad Ullah, Pakundia sub-district unit president and M. Rafiqul Islam (23), Patuabhanga union unit secretary.
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August - 2 
A nine-year-old boy, Sameer Ahmad Rah, was critically injured when he was allegedly assaulted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Batamaloo. He succumbed to injuries later.
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A nine-year-old boy, Sameer Ahmad Rah, was critically injured when he was allegedly assaulted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Batamaloo. He succumbed to injuries later.
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August - 2 
A suspected non-local migrant worker was found shot dead by unidentified militants at Kongba Laishram Leikai under Porompat Police Station of Imphal East District in the night of August 2, according to Sangai Express. One live ammunition of 6.55-mm w
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A suspected non-local migrant worker was found shot dead by unidentified militants at Kongba Laishram Leikai under Porompat Police Station of Imphal East District in the night of August 2, according to Sangai Express. One live ammunition of 6.55-mm was recovered from the incident site. Meanwhile, with increase in violent attacks on migrant workers, a relief camp for them has been set up at Dharmashala in Thangal Bazar.
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August - 2 
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from near national highway in Singara Jalebara area, Boko in Kamrup District on August 2.
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An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from near national highway in Singara Jalebara area, Boko in Kamrup District on August 2.
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August - 2 
At Kakapora, a township in Pulwama District, a youth, Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat, was killed when he was hit by a stray bullet fired by SFs to disperse a mob. They death of the youth sparked further protests and the protestors went on a rampage, burning do
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At Kakapora, a township in Pulwama District, a youth, Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat, was killed when he was hit by a stray bullet fired by SFs to disperse a mob. They death of the youth sparked further protests and the protestors went on a rampage, burning down several Government buildings including a police post and Block Development Office. A large number of people stormed Rajpora Police Station and set it ablaze. Houses of two Police personnel were also ransacked at Pinglena and Litter areas of the District.
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August - 2 
At least 37 militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Khonsa in Tirap District on August 2, according to Sangai Express. They included 23 National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and seven each from the National Socialist Counc
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At least 37 militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Khonsa in Tirap District on August 2, according to Sangai Express. They included 23 National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and seven each from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA). They also laid down 21 pistols, one M-16 assault rifle, one .22 Chinese rifle, one 9-mm carbine, one revolver, seven grenades and five SBBL guns. With August 2's surrender, so far 102 Northeast based militants surrendered at Khonsa in the last two years.
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August - 2 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on August 2 said that the State Government has requested the Centre to send extra forces to help tackle the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) as it lacks adequate number of forces to deal with them. "It is a f
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on August 2 said that the State Government has requested the Centre to send extra forces to help tackle the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) as it lacks adequate number of forces to deal with them. "It is a fact that adequate police force is not available in the state," Patnaik said in the assembly while replying to a written question. The State Government had requested the Centre to provide additional forces to curb the menace of Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism], he said, adding the State has been waiting for arrival of more than 1500 central additional para-military personnel. Pointing out that nine battalions of central para-military force comprising Border Security Force (BSF) (5 battalions) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were deployed in the State, Patnaik said that about 201 platoons of State Police were engaged in anti-naxalite operations. The State Government had been imparting anti-extremist training to newly-recruited Orissa police personnel and specialised anti-extremist training was given to police personnel engaged in anti-Naxalite duties, he said.
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August - 2 
Chief Minster Omar Abdullah said that though "political initiatives" were required, the cycle of violence had to end. "Jammu and Kashmir is a political situation. It needs political handling. It requires a political package more than an economic pack
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Chief Minster Omar Abdullah said that though "political initiatives" were required, the cycle of violence had to end. "Jammu and Kashmir is a political situation. It needs political handling. It requires a political package more than an economic package. By political package, I mean dealing with issues like Armed Forces Special Powers Act, footprint of the security forces, rehabilitation package for youngsters who are across the Line of Control and compensation for victims of the ongoing trouble," he added.
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August - 2 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a former supporter in Salekasa village in Bhandara District in the afternoon of August 2. The victim, identified as Kejulal Amarsingh Markam (45), a resident of village Murkudoha, had been
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a former supporter in Salekasa village in Bhandara District in the afternoon of August 2. The victim, identified as Kejulal Amarsingh Markam (45), a resident of village Murkudoha, had been a Maoist supporter, but had distanced himself from the Maoist dalam operating in the area since 2007. He had moved to village Salekasa at that time and started a tea shop to support his family.
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August - 2 
Concerned about the recovery of bombs from different places in Assam on August 2, Bhumidhar Barman, in-charge of the State in Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s absence, called a high-level meeting to review the security scenario, according to Sentinel. Th
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Concerned about the recovery of bombs from different places in Assam on August 2, Bhumidhar Barman, in-charge of the State in Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s absence, called a high-level meeting to review the security scenario, according to Sentinel. The meeting decided to bring all the places where the national tricolour would be hoisted on the Independence Day and also the riverine areas under a tight security net.
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August - 2 
Eight more protesters were killed in clashes between protesters and the Security Forces (SFs) across the valley on August 2, reports Daily Excelsior. More than 120 persons including 39 SF personnel were injured in the clashes, which were going on til
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Eight more protesters were killed in clashes between protesters and the Security Forces (SFs) across the valley on August 2, reports Daily Excelsior. More than 120 persons including 39 SF personnel were injured in the clashes, which were going on till reports last came in. Trouble began in Bijbehara town in Anantnag District after one of the youth, identified as Tariq Ahmad Dar, a resident of Bijbehara, injured in Police Action on July 30 succumbed to injuries. As soon as the word about Dar's death spread around, large number of people came out on streets at Jablipora and Sangam areas and raised slogans against the Government. The crowd became violent and started pelting stones on the SFs, who retaliated first by lobbing tear smoke shells and then by opening firing. One person was killed at Sangam due to firing while another person died in the resultant stampede, Police officials said. The deceased were identified as Bashir Ahmad Reshi, who died due to firing, and Arshad Ahmad Bhat.
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August - 2 
In addition, a CRPF trooper was injured by a bullet fired by a militant from within the mob at Bumia in Sopore in Baramulla District, according to Times of India. A few days ago, the convoy of commandant of the 177 battalion of CRPF was fired upon in
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In addition, a CRPF trooper was injured by a bullet fired by a militant from within the mob at Bumia in Sopore in Baramulla District, according to Times of India. A few days ago, the convoy of commandant of the 177 battalion of CRPF was fired upon in Sopore. In the last four days, over 200 CRPF jawans have been injured in stone throwing, as violent protests persist across Valley.
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August - 2 
In Budgam District, thousands of people marched to the district town headquarters and surrounded offices of the tehsildar (junior revenue officer) and the Chief Medical Officer and set ablaze two buildings. They also set ablaze a shed of the Railways
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In Budgam District, thousands of people marched to the district town headquarters and surrounded offices of the tehsildar (junior revenue officer) and the Chief Medical Officer and set ablaze two buildings. They also set ablaze a shed of the Railways and ransacked the property of the Railway Station at Budgam while a train compartment was set ablaze at Ompora. SFs lobbed tear smoke shells and followed it by firing in which at least a dozen persons were injured.
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August - 2 
In Kangan town of Ganderbal District, a large number of people protested against the recent killings. SFs used batons and tear smoke shells to disperse the protestors. At least 14 protestors were hurt in the security forces action.
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In Kangan town of Ganderbal District, a large number of people protested against the recent killings. SFs used batons and tear smoke shells to disperse the protestors. At least 14 protestors were hurt in the security forces action.
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August - 2 
In Kulgam District, a youth, identified as Aashiq Hussain Wani, was shot dead by SFs at Chawalgam as an irate mob protesting against the killings went on a stone pelting spree on SF personnel. Clashes between the SFs and protestors intensified after
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In Kulgam District, a youth, identified as Aashiq Hussain Wani, was shot dead by SFs at Chawalgam as an irate mob protesting against the killings went on a stone pelting spree on SF personnel. Clashes between the SFs and protestors intensified after the incident, leading to injuries to several persons. Also, the Police post at Qoimoh was set ablaze by the mob. Later in the evening, a group of youth assembled at main market Kulgam and started raising slogans against security forces and the Government. They pelted stones at a SF’s vehicle passing through the area. One youth, identified as Rameez Ahmad Bhat, was killed in the firing, the sources said.
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August - 2 
Jailed leaders of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) told Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan (SJA) spokesman Hiren Gohain during his visit to the Guwahati Jail that they were not in a position to make any public statement from inside the jail. Gohain sa
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Jailed leaders of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) told Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan (SJA) spokesman Hiren Gohain during his visit to the Guwahati Jail that they were not in a position to make any public statement from inside the jail. Gohain said that he had been told by the jailed leaders of the outfit that scopes were there to misinterpret their public statements from inside the jail as something made under pressure. Meanwhile, Gohain said that on behalf of the SJA, Rohini Barua has already issued a statement to the effect that both the Government and ULFA need to observe restraint so that preparations for talks between the two sides are not affected.
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August - 2 
On August 2, the Security Forces recovered a consignment of explosive devices and ammunition including 20 kilograms of RDX at Khadarian village in the Kalakote tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recoveries include
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On August 2, the Security Forces recovered a consignment of explosive devices and ammunition including 20 kilograms of RDX at Khadarian village in the Kalakote tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recoveries included 20 kilograms of RDX, 405 AK rounds, 133 pistol rounds, 47 UBGL shells, 50 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) fuse, one booster, three weapon kits and pencil cells. A hide-out of the militants was also destroyed in the area, sources said. This was second seizure of explosives during last two days in the District as the SFs had on August 1 seized a huge consignment including 44 kilograms of RDX from Santo forests in Chingus area.
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August - 2 
One youth was killed while several others were injured in SF’s firing in Kralpora area of Kupwara District as a large crowd charged on a Special Operations Group camp. The deceased was identified as Khursheed Ahmad War. The sources said a group of yo
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One youth was killed while several others were injured in SF’s firing in Kralpora area of Kupwara District as a large crowd charged on a Special Operations Group camp. The deceased was identified as Khursheed Ahmad War. The sources said a group of youth had snatched service weapons from four Police personnel which were later recovered from a nearby field. A Deputy Superintendent of Police was injured in the stone pelting.
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August - 2 
Ongoing ‘martyr’s week’, some cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) reportedly dug up a narrow road near Ebluam village in G.K. Veedhi on August 2. They also pasted posters near the road.
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Ongoing ‘martyr’s week’, some cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) reportedly dug up a narrow road near Ebluam village in G.K. Veedhi on August 2. They also pasted posters near the road.
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August - 2 
Police arrested five members of the Trinamool Congress (TC) party on charge of having links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bankura District on August 2. The arrested persons were identified as Somnath Duley, Arun Duley, Utta
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Police arrested five members of the Trinamool Congress (TC) party on charge of having links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bankura District on August 2. The arrested persons were identified as Somnath Duley, Arun Duley, Uttam Chatterjee, Madhusudan Chatterjee and Uttam Ahir. According to Police, the five accused were involved in the violence at Tantidanga under Sarenga police station. They had allegedly led an attack on a bus, robbed the passengers off their cell phones and other belongings, made them get off the bus and set it on fire. Bankura Superintendent of Police Pranav Kumar said the Police detained a total of nine persons in this connection. Of them, five admitted that they were involved in the incident.
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August - 2 
Police arrested Kartyk Dutta, a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Sardiha railway station in West Midnapore District on August 2 in connection with the killing of a primary school teacher named Rabindranath Mahato on Jul
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Police arrested Kartyk Dutta, a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Sardiha railway station in West Midnapore District on August 2 in connection with the killing of a primary school teacher named Rabindranath Mahato on July 23 in Manikpara. According to Police sources, Dutta had two cases against him, including a robbery case at Indraboni village.
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August - 2 
Police claimed to have arrested two conduits of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) in connection with seizure of arms and ammunition from Border out Post (BoP) Bakarpur in R S Pura sector of Jammu District, Kashmir Times reported. Parveen Kumar son o
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Police claimed to have arrested two conduits of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) in connection with seizure of arms and ammunition from Border out Post (BoP) Bakarpur in R S Pura sector of Jammu District, Kashmir Times reported. Parveen Kumar son of Bihari Lal and Satnam alias Tani son of Prabhu Dayal resident of Kapoorpur in R S Pura were arrested by the Police in connection with seizure of arms and ammunition from Border out Post (BoP) Bakarpur in RS Pura, a week ago. "Both the accused during interrogation disclosed that KZF chief Neeta, presently in Pakistan had sent the said consignment of arms and ammunition to this side for carrying subversive activities in Pakistan," sources said, adding that it was the second consignment sent by Neeta in last few months. Sources said that duo further disclosed that first consignment was handed over by them to Darshan Singh son of Ajit Singh resident of Nadi (R S Pura) and they got INR 25,000 for this job. Darshan, however, went underground soon after Border Security Force troopers recovered a big consignment of arms and ammunition including Chinese Pistols and rounds from BoP Bakarpura.
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August - 2 
Police recovered a crude bomb weighing nearly 2.5 kilogrammes from Gukulkata under Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar District, according to Telegraph. According to sources, some villagers noticed a bomb-like object near the boundary wall of the hou
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Police recovered a crude bomb weighing nearly 2.5 kilogrammes from Gukulkata under Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar District, according to Telegraph. According to sources, some villagers noticed a bomb-like object near the boundary wall of the house of a ‘commander’ of the pro-talk faction of the (NDFB), Loknath Narzary, and informed the Police. Narzary was not home at that time as he stays at a designated camp. The Police then recovered the handmade crude bomb with a wire connected to it from a nearby bamboo grove and bomb experts later defused it.
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August - 2 
RDX weighing five kilogrammes was recovered from Majuli, the River Island on August 2, reports Telegraph. The recovery in the wake of some United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants pitching tent in the area as reported in The Telegraph has tri
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RDX weighing five kilogrammes was recovered from Majuli, the River Island on August 2, reports Telegraph. The recovery in the wake of some United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants pitching tent in the area as reported in The Telegraph has triggered speculation among Security Forces over whether the outfit was using the island to stock arms and explosives to carry out strikes in the neighbouring Districts in the run-up to Independence Day. The sub-divisional Police Officer, Majuli, Amitabh Basumatary, said the consignment was buried in the courtyard of a villager at Morihuti under Jengraimukh Police Station, bordering Lakhimpur District. "The consignment was probably kept by Ulfa militant Rajib Bora who hails from Majuli. We suspect that more such consignments are being kept on the island," Basumatary said. The owner of the house, Umesh Saikia, is absconding.
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August - 2 
Security personnel also found another IED outside the residential premises of a pro-talks National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre at Bajugaon, Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District.
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Security personnel also found another IED outside the residential premises of a pro-talks National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre at Bajugaon, Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District.
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August - 2 
The killing of the latter led to protests in Wacchi area of Shopian District as he was a native of that area. An angry mob attacked the house of National Conference Member of Legislative Council Showkat Ahmad Ganaie but the inmates were unharmed. At
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The killing of the latter led to protests in Wacchi area of Shopian District as he was a native of that area. An angry mob attacked the house of National Conference Member of Legislative Council Showkat Ahmad Ganaie but the inmates were unharmed. At Jablipora, three persons were injured when SFs opened firing on a group of protestors.
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August - 2 
The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), Chandel District and Naga Students’ Union, Chandel (NSUC) demanded immediate roll back of the decision taken by the Manipur Government with regard to construction of designated camps for the surrendered Kangleip
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The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), Chandel District and Naga Students’ Union, Chandel (NSUC) demanded immediate roll back of the decision taken by the Manipur Government with regard to construction of designated camps for the surrendered Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres at Leikun in Chandel District.
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August - 2 
The Pakistan Army under General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is pursuing a three-pronged policy, including keeping India out of Afghan affairs, to control Kabul, a former top Canadian envoy to Kabul and also the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secret
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The Pakistan Army under General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is pursuing a three-pronged policy, including keeping India out of Afghan affairs, to control Kabul, a former top Canadian envoy to Kabul and also the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan from 2005 until 2009, Chris Alexander, said, reports Times of India. In a write up titled ‘The Huge Scale of Pakistan’s Complicity’, a week after WikiLeaks released secret US war documents implicating Pakistan’s double role in Afghanistan, Alexander said, "The Pakistan army under Gen Kayani is sponsoring a large-scale, covert guerrilla war through Afghan proxies…Their mission in Afghanistan is to keep Pashtun nationalism down, India out and Mr (Hamid) Karzai weak." According to Alexander, Kayani told the Afghan President Hamid) Karzai this spring that the condition for peace in Afghanistan would be the closing of several Indian consulates, while offering to broker deals with Islamic Emirate leaders, whom he considers a "strategic asset," the Globe and Mail newspaper reported. Kayani, Pakistan’s Army Chief, also told a Washington audience that he remained wedded to "strategic depth" — that is, to making Afghanistan the kind of proprietary hinterland for Pakistan, free of Indian or other outside influence, which it was from 1992 to 2001.
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August - 2 
The verdict of the trial court awarding the death sentence to Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks (also known as 26/11), came up on August 2 for confirmation befo
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The verdict of the trial court awarding the death sentence to Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks (also known as 26/11), came up on August 2 for confirmation before the Bombay High Court, which adjourned the matter, reports The Hindu. The High Court directed the Maharashtra Government and the defence to file their respective appeals on the sentence of the special sessions court in the 26/11 case by August 12.
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August - 2 
Two ULFA militants belonging to the ‘907th battalion’, identified as self-styled ‘sergeant’ Rajesh Barman and self-styled ‘corporal’ Puja Barman surrendered before Dhubri Superintendent of Police Dipak Choudhury on August 2.
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Two ULFA militants belonging to the ‘907th battalion’, identified as self-styled ‘sergeant’ Rajesh Barman and self-styled ‘corporal’ Puja Barman surrendered before Dhubri Superintendent of Police Dipak Choudhury on August 2.
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August - 2 
Union Home minister P. Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that situation in Kashmir is ‘serious' following renewed disturbances, adding, violence escalated after a lull in mid-July. Calling Jammu and Kashmir a ‘sensitive' Stat
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Union Home minister P. Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that situation in Kashmir is ‘serious' following renewed disturbances, adding, violence escalated after a lull in mid-July. Calling Jammu and Kashmir a ‘sensitive' State, he said the situation had taken a serious turn of late. Further, the Union Government began to rush 15 companies of CRPF to Kashmir Valley.
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August - 2 
"In Pakistan, we’ve seen the government begin to take the fight to violent extremists within its borders. Major blows have been struck against Al Qaeda and its leadership," US President Barack Obama said on August 2, according to Dawn. Obama said tha
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"In Pakistan, we’ve seen the government begin to take the fight to violent extremists within its borders. Major blows have been struck against Al Qaeda and its leadership," US President Barack Obama said on August 2, according to Dawn. Obama said that the US had a ‘fairly modest goal’ in the Pak-Afghan region and hoped to achieve this objective with ‘enough cooperation’ from Pakistan. "Nobody thinks that Afghanistan is gonna be a model Jeffersonian democracy," Obama said. "What we’re looking to do is difficult, very difficult, but it’s a fairly modest goal, which is, don’t allow terrorists to operate from this region; don’t allow them to create big training camps and to plan attacks against the US homeland with impunity." This modest goal, he added, could be accomplished. "We can stabilise Afghanistan sufficiently and we can get enough cooperation from Pakistan that we are not magnifying the threat against the homeland." President Obama chose a policy speech on Iraq to also highlight his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. The US, he said, was seeking "deeper cooperation with Pakistan to root out terrorists on both sides of the (Afghan) border".
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August - 2 
15 militants were killed and eight others, including two Security Forces (SFs), were injured in a clash with SFs near Dabori area of Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 2, according to Dawn. Security sources said mi
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15 militants were killed and eight others, including two Security Forces (SFs), were injured in a clash with SFs near Dabori area of Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 2, according to Dawn. Security sources said militants attacked an Army check point on the Afghan top near Dabori area. Two security officers were injured in the clash while 15 militants were killed and eight others were injured. Afghan top is located a few kilometres away from Dabori area.
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August - 2 
35 al Qaeda members and 10 Taliban members and affiliates were removed from a UN sanctions terror list after an exhaustive review of 488 names, Austria’s UN ambassador announced on August 2, according to Daily Times. "As a result of the review of 488
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35 al Qaeda members and 10 Taliban members and affiliates were removed from a UN sanctions terror list after an exhaustive review of 488 names, Austria’s UN ambassador announced on August 2, according to Daily Times. "As a result of the review of 488 names, 45 were de-listed," chairman of the UN Security Council panel Thomas Mayr-Harting told the reporters. The council maintains a blacklist of individuals and entities linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban. He said that those removed, following requests from Governments, include 10 individuals associated with the Taliban as well as 14 individuals and 21 entities linked at some point to al Qaeda. Amongst the 10 Taliban removed from the list was a former Afghan envoy to the UN, author of ‘My Life with the Taliban’, Abdul Salam Zaeef and two officials who are now deceased. A final decision for the 66 amongst them is still pending. As part of his efforts to promote national reconciliation, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had asked the Security Council to remove names of some Taliban members who were not linked to al Qaeda, from the terrorism blacklist.
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August - 2 
A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and a member of the Sindh Assembly, Raza Haider, and his security guard, Khalid Khan were shot dead by unidentified assailants inside a mosque in the Nazimabad area of Karachi in Sindh on August 2, reports Dail
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A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and a member of the Sindh Assembly, Raza Haider, and his security guard, Khalid Khan were shot dead by unidentified assailants inside a mosque in the Nazimabad area of Karachi in Sindh on August 2, reports Daily Times. A boy named Arsalan was also injured in the attack.
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August - 2 
Following the incident, as at least 35 more persons were killed and more than 125 were injured in incidents of violence that broke out in various areas in response to the killing. Around three-dozen vehicles and several shops were set ablaze, while m
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Following the incident, as at least 35 more persons were killed and more than 125 were injured in incidents of violence that broke out in various areas in response to the killing. Around three-dozen vehicles and several shops were set ablaze, while massive traffic jams were witnessed at almost all major thoroughfares of the city. Liaquatabad Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Waqar Mallan told Daily Times that Police recovered empty shells of a 9mm pistol and an SMG from the crime scene. The SP added that the culprits arrived at the mosque on two motorcycles and a white-coloured car.
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August - 2 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik, however, accused Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) for the assassination of Haider. Talking to reporters at the Parliament House, Malik said there were reports of death threats to Haider’s life, which had been conveyed to
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik, however, accused Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) for the assassination of Haider. Talking to reporters at the Parliament House, Malik said there were reports of death threats to Haider’s life, which had been conveyed to certain senior officials.
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August - 2 
Punjab Police arrested two cadres of the militant outfit Fazal Mehsud group in Lahore in Punjab on August 2. The Police said that the arrested militants belonged to the Fazal Mehsud group, which was involved in attacks on the worship places of the Ah
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Punjab Police arrested two cadres of the militant outfit Fazal Mehsud group in Lahore in Punjab on August 2. The Police said that the arrested militants belonged to the Fazal Mehsud group, which was involved in attacks on the worship places of the Ahmadis in the provincial metropolis. The arrested militants, based in Miran Shah, revealed that they were getting arms, ammunition and financial support from Afghanistan and Indian agents. During interrogation they also revealed that the group had prepared a list of 18 places in Lahore which they wanted to target in the near future. The Punjab Governor was on the top of their list as they had planned to blow the Governor’s House in their first attempt. The sources further revealed that the group had also dispatched two suicide bombers to attack PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif while it had a plan to attack the Jamia Al-Muntazir during the visit of Interior Minister Rehman Malik in October, 2010. As their fourth target, the militants had planned to attack the Weapon Depot of the Punjab Police at Thokar Niaz Baig where three bombs were to be planted.
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August - 2 
Taking advantage of the internal mass migration of people in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province due to heavy flooding, militants are reportedly trying to enter Peshawar and other Districts of the province, Times of India reported on August 2
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Taking advantage of the internal mass migration of people in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province due to heavy flooding, militants are reportedly trying to enter Peshawar and other Districts of the province, Times of India reported on August 2. According to The Nation, amid reports of movement of militants in the guise of flood victims, the law enforcement agencies have alerted the Provincial Government, while stressing for the need for taking measures to strengthen security in the region. The catastrophe also opened up a new front in the US war against Islamist militants, with both groups competing to deliver emergency aid to a region under constant threat of the Taliban.
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August - 2 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq on August 2 asked reporters and journalists to be impartial in their profession, reports Daily Times. "The media should avoid creating rifts in the ranks of Mujahideen (holy warrior) who are f
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq on August 2 asked reporters and journalists to be impartial in their profession, reports Daily Times. "The media should avoid creating rifts in the ranks of Mujahideen (holy warrior) who are fighting a holy war," the TTP spokesman said while addressing media organisations on phone from an undisclosed location. He said that the US commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, was dictating the Government and forces in Pakistan to secure US interests here. Pakistan has become a part of the NATO plan, which would further create problems for the country, he added. Tariq said the Government and other institutions in Pakistan were protecting NATO’s interests in the region. He vowed that the TTP would continue its resistance against such forces until the Pakistan government parted ways with the US-led NATO forces. He paid tribute to Faisal Shahzad for his "bold activities" in the US and said he had rendered great sacrifices to uphold the cause of Islam. "America is not safe on its own land," Tariq added.
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August - 2 
Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the legislature parliament has decided to hold the fourth round of election to the post of Prime Minister on August 6.
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Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the legislature parliament has decided to hold the fourth round of election to the post of Prime Minister on August 6.
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August - 2 
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Chairman Upendra Yadav remarked that the Madheshi front’s decision to stay neutral has nothing to do with political bargaining. He accused the big three political parties of holding the nation hostage of indecision. Th
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Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Chairman Upendra Yadav remarked that the Madheshi front’s decision to stay neutral has nothing to do with political bargaining. He accused the big three political parties of holding the nation hostage of indecision. The MJF Chair made such remark a day after Madheshi Janadhikar Forum Loktantrik (MJF-L) said that it is high time to bargain with the parties over the demand of ‘One Madhesh, One Province’.
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August - 2 
Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha’s (SLMM) chances of forming an alliance with the UCPN-M for Government formation seems very slim. According to reports, although in August 2 Prime Ministerial election 11 Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) lawmakers
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Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha’s (SLMM) chances of forming an alliance with the UCPN-M for Government formation seems very slim. According to reports, although in August 2 Prime Ministerial election 11 Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) lawmakers crossing the floor in support of the Maoists has mounted “pressure” on SLMM to make its stand clear in the upcoming run-off polls, its position still seems ambiguous.
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August - 2 
The third round of the Prime Ministerial election ended inconclusively on August 2 despite some lawmakers from the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) crossing the floor and voting for Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kama
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The third round of the Prime Ministerial election ended inconclusively on August 2 despite some lawmakers from the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) crossing the floor and voting for Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, reports Kantipuronline. However, the fourth round of voting for the Prime Minister election has been scheduled for 3 p.m. on August 6. Prachanda garnered 259 votes, while his opponent Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Ram Chandra Poudel got 124 votes in the polling. Of the 599 Members of Parliament, the winning candidate had to secure 300 votes to form a majority Government.
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August - 2 
UCPN-M dispatched a revised 'commitment letter' to address the demands raised by the Unified Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) and possibly convince them into supporting the party. Reports quoted Maoist vice-chairman Naryan Kazi Shrestha as saying tha
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UCPN-M dispatched a revised 'commitment letter' to address the demands raised by the Unified Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) and possibly convince them into supporting the party. Reports quoted Maoist vice-chairman Naryan Kazi Shrestha as saying that the letter greatly addresses the Madheshi' demands, chief among which includes 'One Madhesh one autonomous state' and group entry of Madheshi people in the national army. In its previous 'commitment paper' on the Madheshi demands, the Maoists had rejected the 'One Madhesh state' demand of the Madheshi outright, saying that it is against the party's policy.
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August - 2 
During brief proceedings, the Tribunal directed the prison authorities to keep them in custody until further orders in the first complaint case filed with it. The war crimes prosecution filed the case on July 25 under the International Crimes Tribuna
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During brief proceedings, the Tribunal directed the prison authorities to keep them in custody until further orders in the first complaint case filed with it. The war crimes prosecution filed the case on July 25 under the International Crimes Tribunal Act, and prayed for arrest warrants against the four. In the case, they charged the Jamaat leaders with committing genocide and crimes against humanity and peace during the Liberation War in 1971.
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August - 2 
Four top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders were in Court as accused in the long-awaited war crimes trial on August 2. JeI ameer (chief) Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid, Senior Assistant Secretaries General Mohammad Kama
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Four top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders were in Court as accused in the long-awaited war crimes trial on August 2. JeI ameer (chief) Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid, Senior Assistant Secretaries General Mohammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla were brought to the Courtroom.
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August - 2 
The Police on August 2 recovered two bomb-like objects from Gopalganj District and Sessions Judge Court premises while Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized firearms and gunpowder from a passenger bus in Meherpur, reports Daily Star. Quoting the locals
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The Police on August 2 recovered two bomb-like objects from Gopalganj District and Sessions Judge Court premises while Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized firearms and gunpowder from a passenger bus in Meherpur, reports Daily Star. Quoting the locals, the Police said some people saw the bombs at the main gate of the court and informed the court officials and Police at about it.
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August - 2 
Guy Platton, Charge d’affaires of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) said the EU never felt that it was a criminal act on the part of the Sri Lankan Government to wage war on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), though the EU always wa
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Guy Platton, Charge d’affaires of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) said the EU never felt that it was a criminal act on the part of the Sri Lankan Government to wage war on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), though the EU always wanted to end the fighting to pave the way for a negotiated settlement to avoid massive loss of life in contravention of the Geneva Conventions. Platton was responding to a query by The Island, in the wake of recent revelation of excesses by foreign forces including US, British and Polish troops.
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August - 2 
Minister in charge of Resettlement, Milroy Fernando, told BBC Sandeshaya that the Government needs to establish military camps in the area 'for national security'. "Can the navy be stationed away from the sea?" queried the minister when asked about t
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Minister in charge of Resettlement, Milroy Fernando, told BBC Sandeshaya that the Government needs to establish military camps in the area 'for national security'. "Can the navy be stationed away from the sea?" queried the minister when asked about the navy acquiring hundreds of acres in Mannar. Those affected will be only a 'small number of people,' he added.
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August - 2 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) accused the Government of militarising some of the areas in the Northern Province earlier occupied by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports The Hindu. At a news conference in Colombo on August 2, the T
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) accused the Government of militarising some of the areas in the Northern Province earlier occupied by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports The Hindu. At a news conference in Colombo on August 2, the TNA Parliamentarian Suresh Prem Chandran charged the Government with not allowing the war-displaced civilians to settle in their places of original habitation and militarising vast chunks of land in the Northern Province. He claimed that at least 3000 families in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu areas had been forced to stay either in the transit camps or live under the trees raising serious questions on the intentions of the government in addressing issues related to re-settlement and reconciliation. The Parliamentarian also accused the Army and the Navy of occupying many acres belonging to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and denying them the rightful occupation contrary to assurances given by the President Mahinda Rajapakse himself not only to the returnees but also India. He quoted the Mullaitivu Government Agent as saying the administration had got instructions from the Defence Ministry not to settle the returnees in certain areas as the original houses and property would be used to house soldiers and their families. The Parliamentarian urged the Government to adopt a more "humanitarian" approach towards resettlement without which reconciliation would be meaningless. He also said nearly 2000 acres of paddy land was under the Army in the Mullaivaikkal area. According to him, some of the original residents who have been denied permission to settle in their original places are planning to launch an agitation on the issue.
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August - 3 
A wanted woman militant of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Shabnam, wife of a recently killed LeT commander Ishaq Bhat, surfaced in the house of her slain husband at village Goni in Patnazi area of Kishtwar District and admitted her links with Bhat for la
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A wanted woman militant of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Shabnam, wife of a recently killed LeT commander Ishaq Bhat, surfaced in the house of her slain husband at village Goni in Patnazi area of Kishtwar District and admitted her links with Bhat for last one and a half year but categorically refused that she was associated with the outfit.
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August - 3 
Another KLA-U cadre, R.K. Sanjoy Singh alias Joybabu (45) was arrested from Lamphel Sana Keithel at the instance of Lalboy, said a press release issued by Imphal East Superintendent of Police.
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Another KLA-U cadre, R.K. Sanjoy Singh alias Joybabu (45) was arrested from Lamphel Sana Keithel at the instance of Lalboy, said a press release issued by Imphal East Superintendent of Police.
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August - 3 
Army was deployed to protect the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. Protesters were blocking it for past few days. Right from Qazigund to Pantha Chowk, Army troopers were deployed to keep mobs at bay.
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Army was deployed to protect the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. Protesters were blocking it for past few days. Right from Qazigund to Pantha Chowk, Army troopers were deployed to keep mobs at bay.
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August - 3 
Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, made a fervent appeal to the people to remain peaceful during their agitation and not burn public property saying additional deployment of troops from Delhi would not deter the people fr
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Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, made a fervent appeal to the people to remain peaceful during their agitation and not burn public property saying additional deployment of troops from Delhi would not deter the people from achieving their “cherished goal.” Geelani said the basic objective of the ongoing agitation was “complete withdrawal of [security] forces” from Jammu and Kashmir as the “people have been denied their basic right to live as per their choice.” However, he made it clear that violence was not part of the agitation. He referred to those burning Government property as “subversive elements.” Geelani, was released on August 3, re-arrested the next day and then released again. He also disclosed that the ruling National Conference (NC) offered him political space for the “cause” he was espousing.
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August - 3 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a culvert near Pirtand in Giridih District on the penultimate day of the five-day bandh (general shut down) by the extremists in five States, including Jharkhand on August 3. Inspector Gener
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a culvert near Pirtand in Giridih District on the penultimate day of the five-day bandh (general shut down) by the extremists in five States, including Jharkhand on August 3. Inspector General of Police S. N. Pradhan said, "Details of the incident are awaited," confirming the blast. The police are looking into reports that a car was blown up in the incident, he added.
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August - 3 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Central Committee leader Varanasi Subramanyam was 'encircled' by the Police. Virasam member Vara Vara Rao said Subramanyam alias Suraj alias Srikanth alias Sukanth was encircled by Police somewhere near De
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Central Committee leader Varanasi Subramanyam was 'encircled' by the Police. Virasam member Vara Vara Rao said Subramanyam alias Suraj alias Srikanth alias Sukanth was encircled by Police somewhere near Delhi. "We have specific information that Subramanyam is encircled by the police though we don't know the exact location. It is possible he is in Delhi as he operates mostly in North India,'' Vara Vara Rao told Express over telephone. Subramanyam, who hails from Prakasam in Andhra Pardesh, is a senior member of the Maoist party. He worked for the party at Srikakulam and also in the Singareni Karmika Sangham (Sikasa) before shifting to North India in 1986 and becoming a Central Committee member.
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August - 3 
Five more protesters were killed while another who had sustained injuries earlier died across the valley on August 3, The Hindu reports. At Qamarwari in Srinagar, the Security Forces (SFs) opened fire to break protests resulting in the death of one p
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Five more protesters were killed while another who had sustained injuries earlier died across the valley on August 3, The Hindu reports. At Qamarwari in Srinagar, the Security Forces (SFs) opened fire to break protests resulting in the death of one person. Soon, hundreds of slogan-shouting people appeared on the streets and, as they refused to disperse, the SFs opened fire, resulting in the death of a youth, Merajuddin Lone. Several people were injured. Another youth, Anees Ganai, was killed as the SFs opened fire in the Narwara area to disperse a similar crowd.
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August - 3 
Five persons of a private security agency travelling by a car were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert with a landmine in Giridih District in the night of August 3, the second day of the five-State shutdown call
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Five persons of a private security agency travelling by a car were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert with a landmine in Giridih District in the night of August 3, the second day of the five-State shutdown called by them.
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August - 3 
Four women cadres of the anti-talk faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested along with a two-year-old child by a team led by Superintendent of Police Jitmol Doley at the Assam State Transport Corporation bus stop in Tezpu
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Four women cadres of the anti-talk faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested along with a two-year-old child by a team led by Superintendent of Police Jitmol Doley at the Assam State Transport Corporation bus stop in Tezpur in Sonitpur District, reports PTI. They were proceeding to Myanmar via Nagaland on August 3. Letters by a NDFB leader regarding bomb blast plans were recovered from them, official sources said. Police also recovered INR 1.2 million in cash believed to be extortion money as well besides the letters of NDFB’s ‘3rd battalion’ faction.
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August - 3 
Government on August 3 said that while there was no specific threat for the Commonwealth Games, there is a "general threat'' from militant outfits who want to strike at high profile events. Responding to a Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) ques
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Government on August 3 said that while there was no specific threat for the Commonwealth Games, there is a "general threat'' from militant outfits who want to strike at high profile events. Responding to a Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) question, minister of state for home M. Ramachandran said the Delhi Police in consultation with the Union home ministry and other security agencies had "formulated elaborate security measures for the safe and secure conduct of the Games''. The ministry also said that an international security liaison group had been set up. The group included representatives from various security agencies for effective liaison with their counterparts from participating countries before and during the Games.
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August - 3 
Imphal East District Police commandos arrested a cadre of the United faction of the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), Lalboy Touthang alias Kenedy alias Kanhal alias Jem Kuki (35) from Checkon crossing on August 3, according to Sangai Express. One identity
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Imphal East District Police commandos arrested a cadre of the United faction of the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), Lalboy Touthang alias Kenedy alias Kanhal alias Jem Kuki (35) from Checkon crossing on August 3, according to Sangai Express. One identity card issued by Income Tax Department, driving license, three identity cards issued by Government of Manipur. Four Nokia cellular phones with two SIM cards and one wallet were recovered from his possession. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in October 2006 through one ‘self-styled Lieutenant’ Bijoy Kuki and he is now holding the rank of ‘Finance Secretary’ of KLA-U.
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August - 3 
In Kulgam District, a youth, Jehangir Ahmad Bhat, was killed at Frisal in the Yaripora area and 15 people were injured, two critically, in firing by the SFs on demonstrators. Later, another youth, Bilal Ahmad Wagay, died of his injuries. Meanwhile, R
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In Kulgam District, a youth, Jehangir Ahmad Bhat, was killed at Frisal in the Yaripora area and 15 people were injured, two critically, in firing by the SFs on demonstrators. Later, another youth, Bilal Ahmad Wagay, died of his injuries. Meanwhile, Riyaz Ahmad Bhat, who was injured in Police firing in Khrew in Pulwama District on August 1, died of his injuries on August 3.
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August - 3 
In the wake of miscalculation in the headcount of Refugee camps in Kanchanpur sub-division of North District, the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), apex body of the refugees, has initiated rechecking the whole exercise to clear the ‘doubt
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In the wake of miscalculation in the headcount of Refugee camps in Kanchanpur sub-division of North District, the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), apex body of the refugees, has initiated rechecking the whole exercise to clear the ‘doubts’, reports Shillong Times. The rechecking process that has got underway on July 31 is all set to get over by August 7, said Elvis Chorkhy, MBDPF president over telephone from Kanchanpur on August 3. The headcount in refugee camps was undertaken following instruction from the Mizoram Government to pave the way for repatriation of Bru refugees sheltered in six relief camps.
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Irked by the people's non-compliance with the two-day shutdown call on August 3 and 4 in Simdega District, Maoists warning letters extending markets shutdown to one week in the area were circulated. Posters were stuck all over the marketplace in Kers
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Irked by the people's non-compliance with the two-day shutdown call on August 3 and 4 in Simdega District, Maoists warning letters extending markets shutdown to one week in the area were circulated. Posters were stuck all over the marketplace in Kersai block of the District.
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August - 3 
One major United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader surrendered with arms along with his wife and lone minor daughter before the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Dhubri District, reports Sentinel. Rajesh Barman alias Sahadeva Roy (39), ‘sergeant
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One major United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader surrendered with arms along with his wife and lone minor daughter before the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Dhubri District, reports Sentinel. Rajesh Barman alias Sahadeva Roy (39), ‘sergeant major’ of the ‘709th Battalion’ of the ULFA, wife Puja Barman alias Babita Roy (35) and one year old daughter surrendered before Dhubri SP. Rajesh joined the militant group in 1994 and got trained in arms in Bhutan. The surrendered militant hails from No.2 Kanupara village under Kachugaon Police Station of Kokrajhar District. He surrendered with a Bulgarian made 9-mm Pistol and 12 rounds of live ammunitions - Police sources said.
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August - 3 
One Military Council faction of the KCP cadre, Laimakhugam Kokello Singh (47) was arrested by the Army on August 3. He has been handed over to Patsoi Police Station.
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One Military Council faction of the KCP cadre, Laimakhugam Kokello Singh (47) was arrested by the Army on August 3. He has been handed over to Patsoi Police Station.
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August - 3 
one of the 11 indigenous groups invited by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh turned up at the State-level round table meeting convened by him on August 3 to discuss the demands of the Naga organisations. The United Naga Council (UNC) had decla
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one of the 11 indigenous groups invited by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh turned up at the State-level round table meeting convened by him on August 3 to discuss the demands of the Naga organisations. The United Naga Council (UNC) had declared a 20-day economic blockade from 6am on August 4 (today). The UNC on August 2 said it would not take part in the meeting, stating that it was a ploy to arrest its leaders.
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August - 3 
Railway authorities cancelled five train services and diverted the routes of six others as a precautionary measure in view of the shut down called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar and four other States.
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Railway authorities cancelled five train services and diverted the routes of six others as a precautionary measure in view of the shut down called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar and four other States.
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August - 3 
Security Forces on August 3 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Kishtwar District and handed them over to Police for questioning in connection with their links with the militants, reported Daily Excelsior. They arrestees identified as Hanief A
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Security Forces on August 3 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Kishtwar District and handed them over to Police for questioning in connection with their links with the militants, reported Daily Excelsior. They arrestees identified as Hanief Ahmed, 30, and Yaqub, 25, were arrested from Budhar and Bisawali villages by the troops.
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August - 3 
six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Kalta area of the Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh District on August 3. The Police also recovered two unexploded landmines fitted under two separate culverts in the Di
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six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Kalta area of the Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh District on August 3. The Police also recovered two unexploded landmines fitted under two separate culverts in the District during a combing operation.
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August - 3 
State Government approved creation of the post of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), operation, in eight Naxal [Left Wing Extremist]-infested Districts. They are Patna, Nalanda, Kaimur, Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Arwal, West Champaran and Bagaha. La
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State Government approved creation of the post of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), operation, in eight Naxal [Left Wing Extremist]-infested Districts. They are Patna, Nalanda, Kaimur, Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Arwal, West Champaran and Bagaha. Last year, the post of ASP was created in eight other Districts.
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August - 3 
The 48-hour-bandh (shut down) called by the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) disrupted normal life in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of the State on August 3.
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The 48-hour-bandh (shut down) called by the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) disrupted normal life in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of the State on August 3.
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August - 3 
The anti-talks faction of the NDFB is touring Nepal to set up base there and carry forward its armed movement for a ‘sovereign’ Bodoland, just months after setting up its general headquarters in Myanmar, reports Telegraph. According to documents avai
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The anti-talks faction of the NDFB is touring Nepal to set up base there and carry forward its armed movement for a ‘sovereign’ Bodoland, just months after setting up its general headquarters in Myanmar, reports Telegraph. According to documents available with the daily, the outfit’s general meeting held in July had decided on the move. A six-member group of the outfit under the leadership of “Lieutenant” G. Onthao visited Nepal recently for a survey to set up the new hideout. “The outfit has already set up its general headquarters in Myanmar some time ago with the help of Manipur-based insurgent outfit, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL),” a senior Police official said. George Basumatary, a key accused in the October 30 serial blasts in the State, is currently looking after the general headquarters at Myanmar with about 40 cadres.
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August - 3 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced a second round of cash reward of Rs.5.5 lakh for anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of the eight accused in the Jnaneswari Express derailment case reports Times of India. The
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced a second round of cash reward of Rs.5.5 lakh for anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of the eight accused in the Jnaneswari Express derailment case reports Times of India. The agency has identified the accused as Shashadhar Mahato, Tapan Mahato, Jayanta Bhakta, Joydeb Mahato, Sanjoy Mahato, Laxmikanta Roy, Bachan Manna and Altab Hossein. Shashadhar Mahato brother of PCPA convener Chhatradhar Mahato is among the eight persons. So far, CBI has arrested nine persons, including prime accused Bapi Mahato, in connection with the accident case. On August 1, Lakhan Mahato was arrested and remanded to CBI custody for 10 days by Jhargram court. Earlier, CBI had announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh for information about Bapi Mahato, Umakanta and Asit.
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August - 3 
The INR 50 million ransom demands by Bodo militants to ensure his release, senior forest official Vilas Bardekar on August 3 said the militants did not seek any money from the Maharashtra Government, reports Shillong Times. "The militants holding AK-
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The INR 50 million ransom demands by Bodo militants to ensure his release, senior forest official Vilas Bardekar on August 3 said the militants did not seek any money from the Maharashtra Government, reports Shillong Times. "The militants holding AK-47s never demanded money from me and I think nor from Maharashtra government. They thought I was from the media following which they kidnapped me and kept me in their camps," the officer said when asked if there was truth in the reports about his abductors seeking huge ransom for his release. The officer was released on August 2 at Dhekiajuli, Assam.
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August - 3 
The Karnataka High Court, on August 3 , denied anticipatory bail to Abdul Nasir Madani, chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in connection with the July 25, 2008 Bangalore serial bomb blasts case, in which one woman was killed and 20 peopl
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The Karnataka High Court, on August 3 , denied anticipatory bail to Abdul Nasir Madani, chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in connection with the July 25, 2008 Bangalore serial bomb blasts case, in which one woman was killed and 20 people were injured, according to The Hindu. The Karnataka government opposed the petition, saying that Mr. Madani was involved in a criminal conspiracy and prima facie there was a case against him. The PDP leader was one of the 32 people charge-sheeted in the case and the city police had established his role in the case. Justice N. Ananda accepted the arguments of the State and rejected the petition. Madani is yet to appear in court, which has issued a non-bailable warrant against him.
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August - 3 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 28 Bangladeshi immigrants, working as labourers in Nagpur, on August 3 for illegally staying in the city, reports The Hindu. They were remanded to custody till August 5. “Due to terror threat, we ke
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 28 Bangladeshi immigrants, working as labourers in Nagpur, on August 3 for illegally staying in the city, reports The Hindu. They were remanded to custody till August 5. “Due to terror threat, we keep a close watch on immigrants from Bangladesh. They come here to work as cheap labour, but some have ulterior motives as well,” inspector Purushottam Chaudhary told The Hindu. The arrestees have been charged under the Foreigners' Act for entering the country without valid documents.
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August - 3 
The man who was found shot dead by unidentified armed persons at Kongba Laishram Leikai under Imphal East District on August 3 has been identified as a migrant worker from Orissa, reported Sangai Express. He was Prashant Kumar Sahu alias Maniram (37
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The man who was found shot dead by unidentified armed persons at Kongba Laishram Leikai under Imphal East District on August 3 has been identified as a migrant worker from Orissa, reported Sangai Express. He was Prashant Kumar Sahu alias Maniram (37) of Padimpal village under Kendrapara District of Orissa. Prashant was engaged as a plumber.
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August - 3 
The office of the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki-Moon has denied making the comments attributed to him on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and on the revival of composite dialogue process with Pakistan, reports Times of Ind
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The office of the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki-Moon has denied making the comments attributed to him on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and on the revival of composite dialogue process with Pakistan, reports Times of India. The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that the UNSG office had clarified that neither any such "gratuitous'' comment was made nor any such question asked at the press conference which has been widely reported by the media. The Government had sought a clarification from the office of the UNSG through its permanent mission to the UN in New York. As reported earlier, UNSG spokesperson Farhan Haq had said that the Secretary General was worried over the recent developments in the State.
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August - 3 
The recovered documents included six letters of NDFB ‘vice-chairman’ G Risikhang about ‘resolutions’ of the ‘battalion’ taken on May 10 and June 17 last to carry out bomb blasts on major bridges to disrupt communication and vital installations in Ass
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The recovered documents included six letters of NDFB ‘vice-chairman’ G Risikhang about ‘resolutions’ of the ‘battalion’ taken on May 10 and June 17 last to carry out bomb blasts on major bridges to disrupt communication and vital installations in Assam, besides proposals for sending certain NDFB militants to Myanmar. A cellular phone was also recovered containing numbers of senior NDFB cadres and outfit’s headquarters in different parts of Assam. The women were to hand over the money to yet unidentified persons for supplying arms, ammunition and explosives, the sources said.
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August - 3 
The Union Government extended cease-fire with the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for six months till December 31, an official spokesman of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced in New Delhi on August 3, according to Assam Tribune
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The Union Government extended cease-fire with the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for six months till December 31, an official spokesman of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced in New Delhi on August 3, according to Assam Tribune. Tripartite talks on the demands of UPDS are continuing, added the spokesman. The Centre had appointed former Intelligence Bureau chief P. C. Haldar as its interlocutor for talks with UPDS; as well and currently he is engaged in discussing the political demands.
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August - 3 
United Naga Council (UNC) rejected an invitation by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to a meeting at his office secretariat on August 3 (today), reports Telegraph. The invitation was extended after the UNC announced a 20-day long economic blo
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United Naga Council (UNC) rejected an invitation by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to a meeting at his office secretariat on August 3 (today), reports Telegraph. The invitation was extended after the UNC announced a 20-day long economic blockade from 6am of August 4.
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August - 3 
A prominent trader was injured and his driver killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Satellite town area of Quetta in Balochistan in the night of August 3, according to Dawn. The Police said that Mir Firoz Khan Lehri and his drive
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A prominent trader was injured and his driver killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Satellite town area of Quetta in Balochistan in the night of August 3, according to Dawn. The Police said that Mir Firoz Khan Lehri and his driver were passing through the Farooq Azam chowk area when some unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle. Mir Lehri and his driver Amir Hamza were injured seriously and taken to a private hospital in Satellite town where the driver succumbed to the injuries.
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August - 3 
Coalition forces are losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, President Asif Ali Zardari said in an interview published in France on August 3, according to Daily Times. “The international community, to which Pakistan belongs, is losing the
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Coalition forces are losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, President Asif Ali Zardari said in an interview published in France on August 3, according to Daily Times. “The international community, to which Pakistan belongs, is losing the war against the Taliban. This is above all because we have lost the battle to win hearts and minds,” he said, in comments published by Le Monde. Zardari said the US and NATO-led coalition forces had “under-estimated the situation on the ground” in Afghanistan. He said long-term help was needed, and military reinforcements were only a small part of the solution. “I think they have no chance of regaining power, but their grip is strengthening,” Zardari said referring to the Afghan Taliban. Referring to remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron that Pakistan was exporting terrorism, Zardari said he would tackle the allegations head-on when he meets Cameron. “The war against terrorism must unite us and not oppose us,” Zardari said. “I will explain face to face that it is my country that is paying the highest price in (terms of) human life for this war,” he said.
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August - 3 
Expressing serious concern over increasing Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan that has its support in its Army and the intelligence, a bipartisan US Congressional independent panel has warned that the South Asian country is "vulnerable" to an Iranian
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Expressing serious concern over increasing Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan that has its support in its Army and the intelligence, a bipartisan US Congressional independent panel has warned that the South Asian country is "vulnerable" to an Iranian style revolution, Indian Express reported on August 3. Pakistan slipping into an Iranian style Islamic revolution is described as one of the biggest threat to the world, the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel has told the US Congress in its final report submitted last week. "Some 'associated movements' will pursue lesser and more local goals, with the biggest danger to Pakistan, where the ruling elite (including the army and intelligence services that helped create - continue to tolerate and aid - such groups) is vulnerable to an Iranian-style revolution that Islamists would exploit," the report said. Appointed by the Congress, the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel is charged with conducting an assessment of the assumptions, strategy, findings, and risks described in the Department of Defence’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The QDR, a report required by law and provided by the Defense Department to Congress, is intended to assess the national security environment over the next 20 years and identify the defence strategy, forces and resources required to meet future challenges.
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August - 3 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that a joint committee comprising officials from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Rangers and Police had been constituted to restore peace
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that a joint committee comprising officials from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Rangers and Police had been constituted to restore peace in Karachi, where target killings claimed scores of lives. Rehman Malik said to reporters at the Parliament House that in October 2009 a terrorist named Muhammad Shakeel aka Shakeel Barmi and Iqbal Doctor was arrested, who confessed to have planned an attack on Raza Haider earlier. “We had informed him (Raza Haider) to be vigilant, provided him four persons for security and urged him to avoid public places,” Malik said. He added that Barmi revealed that he had gone to South Waziristan Agency where he met TTP suicide attack mastermind Qari Hussain, who promised to provide him with two suicide bombers to accomplish his nefarious designs. The minister said another accomplice of Barmi was nabbed two months back who substantiated the fact that it was a network. Rehman Malik accused Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and TTP of involvement in the killing of Raza Haider, describing the killing of Raza Haider as an ulterior motive of the group to create a rift between Awami National Party (ANP) and MQM.
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August - 3 
MQM Coordination Committee accused the ANP of harbouring militants, and arms and drug barons in Karachi. “The ANP is condescending jihadi outfit as the city has regularly witnessed arrests of militants, mostly from Pashtun-dominated localities,” the
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MQM Coordination Committee accused the ANP of harbouring militants, and arms and drug barons in Karachi. “The ANP is condescending jihadi outfit as the city has regularly witnessed arrests of militants, mostly from Pashtun-dominated localities,” the committee said.
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August - 3 
Over ten terrorist outfits reunited on the intervention of certain high-profile jihadis (Holy War) belonging to various countries, Daily Times reported August 3, adding that the outfits were earlier divided and were carrying out their activities sepa
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Over ten terrorist outfits reunited on the intervention of certain high-profile jihadis (Holy War) belonging to various countries, Daily Times reported August 3, adding that the outfits were earlier divided and were carrying out their activities separately. The sources said this was decided in a high-profile meeting comprising prominent jihadis and leaders of small terrorist outfits in July in an area near Balochistan. They added that these outfits were divided for half a decade due to differences between their leaders and carried out terrorist acts separately in major cities of Sindh. The sources said during the meeting, the heads of all the outfits reconciled and agreed to work in collaboration with each other. They said that during the high-profile meeting, the terrorists also altered their modus operandi and decided to shift the strategic wings of their groups to Punjab from other parts of the country. According to the sources, these “strategic wings” would be shifted to different cities of the province, including Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan and Gujrat.
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August - 3 
Sindh ANP Secretary-General Amin Khattak told that he regretted that the MQM leadership was trying to implicate the ANP in the MPA’s murder. He denied all allegations.
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Sindh ANP Secretary-General Amin Khattak told that he regretted that the MQM leadership was trying to implicate the ANP in the MPA’s murder. He denied all allegations.
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August - 3 
Suspicion falls on terrorists of banned outfits, who have executed killings recently on sectarian grounds,” said Raja Umar Khattab, an officer of the Special Investigation Unit. Police backed by Rangers picked up some 100 suspects from different city
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Suspicion falls on terrorists of banned outfits, who have executed killings recently on sectarian grounds,” said Raja Umar Khattab, an officer of the Special Investigation Unit. Police backed by Rangers picked up some 100 suspects from different city areas in connection with the assassination of MQM lawmaker Syed Raza Haider. The 100 suspects also included 20 men who were arrested in connection with their alleged association with the banned outfit LeJ as investigators suspected their involvement in the murder of Haider. However, the probe team investigating the murder stated that the incident was a case of sectarian killing.
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August - 3 
The Police on August 3 arrested several suspects for alleged links to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) as investigators suspected their involvement in the murder of Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Raza Haider, reports Dail
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The Police on August 3 arrested several suspects for alleged links to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) as investigators suspected their involvement in the murder of Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Raza Haider, reports Daily Times. Investigators probing Haider’s murder case suspected LeJ’s involvement with reference to the confessions of five alleged LeJ activists who were arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on October 28, 2009 from the Orangi Town locality. CID officials said during interrogation these men including their leader Shakeel Burmi had confessed of monitoring the movement of various MQM leaders including Raza Haider, Manzar Imam, Liaquatabad Town Nazim Osama Qadri, Haider Abbas Rizvi and some police officials. Sources said, “Keeping in view these confessions, we have started the investigation to probe the case and in this regard, we have detained around 18 suspects from Orangi Town and its surrounding areas,” and added, “We might get some useful leads from them.” CID (Operations) SSP Fayyaz Khan said that the investigations have revealed the involvement of the same group in the killing of the MPA. The group led by Abid Mehsud and Fazal Mehsud has been involved in various terror activities in Karachi and linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) dispatching cadres from Waziristan in different cities to carry out their mission, he added. The officer said, “Their group members were killed in a house at Baldia Town when they were planning for a terror activity in the city and accidentally the explosives blew up.” He added, “Some more members of this group were killed in Baldia Town, when a CID team raided the house to recover NATO supplier Shaukat Afridi. LeJ Karachi commander Raheemullah was also nabbed in the operation.”
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August - 3 
White House dismissed comments by President Asif Ali Zardari that US-backed coalition forces are losing the war in Afghanistan. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama, who days earlier said progress was being made in Afghanist
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White House dismissed comments by President Asif Ali Zardari that US-backed coalition forces are losing the war in Afghanistan. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama, who days earlier said progress was being made in Afghanistan, disputed the assessment from President Zardari. “I don’t think that the president would agree with President Zardari’s conclusions that the war is lost,” added Gibbs.
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August - 3 
A politburo member of the UCPN-M, Ram Karki , said that party chairman Prachanda should take initiative for consensus by withdrawing his candidacy for the Prime Minister. "The party chairman should withdraw his candidacy and make efforts to reach con
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A politburo member of the UCPN-M, Ram Karki , said that party chairman Prachanda should take initiative for consensus by withdrawing his candidacy for the Prime Minister. "The party chairman should withdraw his candidacy and make efforts to reach consensus as the attempts for forming majority Government have proved meaningless," he said.
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August - 3 
Leaders of the Madhesh-based parties assured caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Madhav Kumar Nepal that they will not support UCPN-M in the next round of election to the post of PM saying the Maoists had not shown interest for integration and rehabilitati
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Leaders of the Madhesh-based parties assured caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Madhav Kumar Nepal that they will not support UCPN-M in the next round of election to the post of PM saying the Maoists had not shown interest for integration and rehabilitation of its combatants and management of arms.
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August - 3 
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) called for applications to fill the vacant posts in the PLA August 3, reports Kantipuronline. PLA spokesperson Chandra Prakash Khanal alias Baldev said the PLA
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) called for applications to fill the vacant posts in the PLA August 3, reports Kantipuronline. PLA spokesperson Chandra Prakash Khanal alias Baldev said the PLA decided to fill the vacant posts as the National Army carried on with the recruitment drive by breaching the peace agreement. He added that the PLA made the vacancy announcement in order to make the total number of PLA to 31,000, which he said is the real strength of the PLA before the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) disqualified other combatants.
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August - 3 
UCPN-M denied the request to withdraw the candidacy of party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda for the post of Prime Minister, reports Kantipuronline. In a meeting held at Maoist parliamentary party office with Communist Party of Nepal-Unifi
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UCPN-M denied the request to withdraw the candidacy of party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda for the post of Prime Minister, reports Kantipuronline. In a meeting held at Maoist parliamentary party office with Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), the Maoist leaders said the party will not pull out of the Prime Ministerial race. “Maoist cannot withdraw the candidacy of Chairman Dahal rather UML should lend support to him,” said UCPN-M Vice Chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha talking to reporters after the meeting. “We can still search consensus within the majority system.”
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August - 3 
UNMIN said that the recruitment in National Army and in PLA breach of the past pacts, including Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).In a statement UNMIN said it is "deeply concerned at reports that the Nepal Army, and the Maoist army, plan to underta
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UNMIN said that the recruitment in National Army and in PLA breach of the past pacts, including Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).In a statement UNMIN said it is "deeply concerned at reports that the Nepal Army, and the Maoist army, plan to undertake fresh recruitment."
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August - 3 
A cadre of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of Debhata sub-district unit of Satkhira District was arrested while seven leaders and cadres of the JeI and ICS, arrested on July 17 in Sadar sub-district, were taken on a three-day remand.
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A cadre of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of Debhata sub-district unit of Satkhira District was arrested while seven leaders and cadres of the JeI and ICS, arrested on July 17 in Sadar sub-district, were taken on a three-day remand.
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August - 3 
A Dhaka court placed acting chief of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Anwar Alam, alias Nazmul alias Bhagne Shahid, on a four-day remand in connection with a case on an attempt on life of Prof Humayun Azad. He was earlier shown arrested in the c
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A Dhaka court placed acting chief of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Anwar Alam, alias Nazmul alias Bhagne Shahid, on a four-day remand in connection with a case on an attempt on life of Prof Humayun Azad. He was earlier shown arrested in the case for his alleged involvement with an attempt to kill Prof Humayun Azad.
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August - 3 
At least 10 students were injured as Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres clashed with the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists at Noakhali Science and Technology University on August 3, reports Daily Star. Four activists of BCL were critically i
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At least 10 students were injured as Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres clashed with the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists at Noakhali Science and Technology University on August 3, reports Daily Star. Four activists of BCL were critically injured.
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August - 3 
International Crimes Tribunal has issued warrant of arrest against four top JeI leaders in accordance with law, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said. The tribunal has not violated any provision of the law by issuing arrest warrant against the Jamaat l
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International Crimes Tribunal has issued warrant of arrest against four top JeI leaders in accordance with law, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said. The tribunal has not violated any provision of the law by issuing arrest warrant against the Jamaat leaders in connection with 1971 war crimes, he said. “If the Jamaat leaders challenge the legality of tribunal's order, we will face it in legal way,” the attorney general said while talking to newsmen after a meeting with Law Minister Shafique Ahmed at the secretariat.
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August - 3 
Police arrested a militant of Islamist outfit, Allar Dal, from Gaibandha District jail gate as he came to visit his fellows. Earlier, Gaibandha Sadar Police in a raid arrested 24 militants of Allar Dal from the house of one Haji Moinudin at village R
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Police arrested a militant of Islamist outfit, Allar Dal, from Gaibandha District jail gate as he came to visit his fellows. Earlier, Gaibandha Sadar Police in a raid arrested 24 militants of Allar Dal from the house of one Haji Moinudin at village Rother Bazar under Gaibandha Sadar sub-district on July 17.
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August - 3 
Two regional leaders of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) were killed in a “factional gunfight” at Bhatsala in Pangsha sub-district of Rajbari District on August 3, reports Daily Star. The deceased were identified as Abdul Aziz (38), and Dipu Kumar
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Two regional leaders of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) were killed in a “factional gunfight” at Bhatsala in Pangsha sub-district of Rajbari District on August 3, reports Daily Star. The deceased were identified as Abdul Aziz (38), and Dipu Kumar Biswas, 30, of Kashba Majail area, Police said. They were each leading a separate faction of BCP following a longstanding dispute over party leadership.
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August - 3 
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne on August 3 stated that the Government is in the process of confiscating the assets including houses, plots of land and business establishments that were run by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Colombo and
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Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne on August 3 stated that the Government is in the process of confiscating the assets including houses, plots of land and business establishments that were run by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Colombo and the suburbs, reports Daily News. The Prime Minister moving the Motion to extend the Emergency Regulations by another one month, in Parliament further stated that information about the assets of the LTTE in Colombo and the suburbs are being divulged by LTTE cadres who have been arrested. The Prime Minister also stated it is obvious that the pro-LTTE International Organizations are attempting to reinvigorate the LTTE.
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August - 3 
Sri Lanka Security Forces announced on August 3 that a key high security zone (HSZ) in the island's Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula has been removed. This high security zone was in effect for around 15 years since the Army liberated the Jaffna penin
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Sri Lanka Security Forces announced on August 3 that a key high security zone (HSZ) in the island's Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula has been removed. This high security zone was in effect for around 15 years since the Army liberated the Jaffna peninsula from the Tamil rebels in 1995. The zone centered on Ceynor Jetty in Gurunagar, a major fisher community area in Jaffna. Government sources said that the high security zone was removed to facilitate the resettlement process.
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August - 4 
A one-member Tribunal, headed by Delhi High Court Judge Sanjiv Khanna, on August 4 confirmed the extension of the ban on the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for two more years, according to The Hindu. The Union Home Ministry had extended t
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A one-member Tribunal, headed by Delhi High Court Judge Sanjiv Khanna, on August 4 confirmed the extension of the ban on the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for two more years, according to The Hindu. The Union Home Ministry had extended the ban on the outfit for the same period in February. SIMI has been banned since 2001.With the confirmation of the extension of the ban, the outfit will remain banned till February 7, 2012.
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August - 4 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Longjam Shankar Singh alias Bungo (30), was arrested by Imphal West District Commandos from near the AMSU office of DM College, Campus. He also disclosed that he started working for the outfit from May, 2010 u
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Longjam Shankar Singh alias Bungo (30), was arrested by Imphal West District Commandos from near the AMSU office of DM College, Campus. He also disclosed that he started working for the outfit from May, 2010 under one Basanta Singh. He further disclosed that that he collected money from the general public of Jiribam for the party fund.
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August - 4 
A serious attempt is being made by the militants sitting in Pakistan with the help of Pakistan’s Army and spy agencies to revive militancy in Punjab using former militants and border smugglers and International Border (IB) of Jammu for smuggling of a
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A serious attempt is being made by the militants sitting in Pakistan with the help of Pakistan’s Army and spy agencies to revive militancy in Punjab using former militants and border smugglers and International Border (IB) of Jammu for smuggling of arms, explosives and hawala money. Some important revelations have been made by two border smugglers and courier of militants, arrested by Police and Counter Intelligence (CI) in Jammu, during their sustained interrogation at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) pertaining to revival of militancy in Punjab, official sources said. Sources said Satnam Singh alias Tainy son of Prabhu Dayal, a resident of Kapoorpur in RS Pura and Parvesh son of Bihari Lal, a resident of Avtal in RS Pura were reported to have disclosed during their questioning by Police and CI that the militants of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) with active connivance of Pakistan Army, Rangers and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) used to throw consignments of arms, explosives, ammunition and hawala money from across the border to this side at a fixed point near the border fencing. The consignments were meant for ‘KZF’ militants in Punjab.
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August - 4 
After training them for eight months in intensive intelligence gathering, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has begun deploying its specially-trained personnel in Naxal [Left Wing Extremist]-hit areas and other theatres of operation to gather infor
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After training them for eight months in intensive intelligence gathering, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has begun deploying its specially-trained personnel in Naxal [Left Wing Extremist]-hit areas and other theatres of operation to gather information at the grass root level. Official sources said the trained batches of the CRPF officers and personnel have been deputed in various theatres of conflict including in Maoist-affected areas. The six battalions of the specialised anti-Naxal force of the CRPF - Special Action Force - already have an in-built intelligence unit comprising about 30-40 men, which are functioning in various states including West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand. The Government had on September 1, 2009 sanctioned 1,248 posts for the intelligence wing of the CRPF. The men have been trained by various Central security agencies and work in close coordination with the state police and other intelligence organisations.
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August - 4 
Around 15 to 20 cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist shot dead Munna Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader a few kilometres from the Balumath Police Station in Latehar District on August 4, rep
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Around 15 to 20 cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist shot dead Munna Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader a few kilometres from the Balumath Police Station in Latehar District on August 4, reports Hindustan Times. He was going to Balumath from Hehegara along with four persons on two bikes. His supporters were assaulted. TPC left pamphlets accusing the BJP leader of extorting money in the name of the organisation were found on the incident site.
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August - 4 
Cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert near Mahipani village between Bhalulata and Jaraikela village in Sundargarh District on August 4. No one was injured in the incident.
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Cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert near Mahipani village between Bhalulata and Jaraikela village in Sundargarh District on August 4. No one was injured in the incident.
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August - 4 
Denying reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) getting foreign funds, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 4 said the Maoists are getting the bulk of their money from extortion, reports Economic Times. "No foreign money comin
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Denying reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) getting foreign funds, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 4 said the Maoists are getting the bulk of their money from extortion, reports Economic Times. "No foreign money coming to Maoists but there are evidences that the weapons are being smuggled from abroad... from across Myanmar border and from across Bangladesh border," Chidambaram said during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament). He informed the House that States have been asked to quicken the pace of development to provide facilities to the areas affected by the Maoist menace. "An Integrated Action Plan (IAP) is being made by the Planning Commission for the development of Naxal-hit districts," he said. "The plan panel has been asked to enlarge the scope of the IAP to cover maximum number of the 83 Naxal-affected districts in seven states," he added. He further said counter insurgency and anti terrorism schools have been set up to give training to State Police forces. Besides this, he said Army is providing training to Security Forces in forest warfare.
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August - 4 
In a reply to reports of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) establishing links with insurgent outfits, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, M. Ramachandran said there are inputs of some of the militant groups operating in the Northeast h
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In a reply to reports of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) establishing links with insurgent outfits, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, M. Ramachandran said there are inputs of some of the militant groups operating in the Northeast have developed links with ISI, according Assam Tribune. However, the Minister said that there were no inputs from foreign intelligence agencies about some cadres of terrorist outfits sneaking into India to create problems in the Northeast. Though Union Government denied any specific inputs about ISI and Naxals trying to set up new bases in the Northeastern States, the Centre admitted to reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) seeking to establish links with the region’s insurgent outfits.
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August - 4 
In yet another attack on workers of Health and Family Welfare Minister Ph. Parijat, unidentified militants opened fire at the residence of one Takhellambam Milan (27) of Itam Nungoi Khunou in the intervening night of August 3 & 4, reports Sangai Expr
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In yet another attack on workers of Health and Family Welfare Minister Ph. Parijat, unidentified militants opened fire at the residence of one Takhellambam Milan (27) of Itam Nungoi Khunou in the intervening night of August 3 & 4, reports Sangai Express. In the attack, the father of the worker was injured.
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August - 4 
Making identical statements in both Houses of Parliament, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram urged the people of Kashmir to heed the voices of reason and desist from violent protests. “I have a special appeal to parents: your children's safety and we
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Making identical statements in both Houses of Parliament, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram urged the people of Kashmir to heed the voices of reason and desist from violent protests. “I have a special appeal to parents: your children's safety and welfare is our paramount consideration — as it must be yours — and I would urge you to ensure that they do not join the violent protests. Mindless violence and destruction of public property will not lead to any solution. On the contrary, they will result in loss of lives and injuries to the protesters, an outcome that is entirely avoidable and should be avoided at all costs,'' he said. “… Once peace and order are restored, I am confident that we can explore the possibility of reactivating the political process that holds the key to the solutions,'' Chidambaram added. Daily Excelsior quoted him as saying that he had hoped that the dialogue would "open a window of opportunity" to activate the political process in order to find solutions but it was interrupted on December 4, 2009 when an attempt was made on the life of Fazl-ul Haq Qureshi, a leader who favoured dialogue. Contending that there was "reliable intelligence" that some armed militants had mingled with the crowds and fired at the SF personnel, he said, the SFs were compelled to open fire in self defence or to protect public property.
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August - 4 
Maoists set ablaze three trucks carrying bauxite mineral in Lohardaga District during the ongoing five-state-shutdown .
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Maoists set ablaze three trucks carrying bauxite mineral in Lohardaga District during the ongoing five-state-shutdown .
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August - 4 
Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat Conference (M), appealed the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to intervene into Kashmir at the earliest in view of the current upheaval and unabated killing of Kashmiris and appoint a UN representative to
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Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat Conference (M), appealed the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to intervene into Kashmir at the earliest in view of the current upheaval and unabated killing of Kashmiris and appoint a UN representative to Kashmir to take stock of the situation here and pressurise India to put an immediate stop to the massacre in Kashmir. The appeal was made in a letter by Mirwaiz to Ban Ki-moon. Mirwaiz continued to remain under house arrest for over a month, adds Daily Excelsior. Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik was sent to Police custody till August 10 by a local court.
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August - 4 
Northern Railways suspended its operations in the Valley for an indefinite period, following massive damage caused to trains and infrastructure and fear of violence among non-local employees. Officials told The Hindu that the decision was taken after
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Northern Railways suspended its operations in the Valley for an indefinite period, following massive damage caused to trains and infrastructure and fear of violence among non-local employees. Officials told The Hindu that the decision was taken after the employees conveyed difficulty in operating services. The Railways, which operates services from Qazigund to Baramulla, has 125 non-local employees. The authorities have granted them special leave to go to their home towns.
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August - 4 
On August 4, a protester, Mohammad Yaqoob, was killed in Security Forces' (SF) firing at Nundreshi colony in theBemina area of Srinagar city, while another youth, Iqbal Ahmad Khan, w ho was critically injured in the firing by SFs on July 30, succumbe
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On August 4, a protester, Mohammad Yaqoob, was killed in Security Forces' (SF) firing at Nundreshi colony in theBemina area of Srinagar city, while another youth, Iqbal Ahmad Khan, w ho was critically injured in the firing by SFs on July 30, succumbed to injuries.
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August - 4 
on the links between insurgent outfits and China, Minister of State for Home affairs, M. Ramachandran said there were no specific inputs. However, the Government of India is aware that some Indian insurgent groups are procuring arms and explosives an
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on the links between insurgent outfits and China, Minister of State for Home affairs, M. Ramachandran said there were no specific inputs. However, the Government of India is aware that some Indian insurgent groups are procuring arms and explosives and establishing camps in the territories of some neighbouring countries.
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August - 4 
One Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Mohammad.Tomba alias Naoritomba alias Naziruddi (53), was arrested by Thoubal District Commandos at Moijing Mina Bazaar area in Thoubal District on August 3, reports Imphal Free Press. The cadre also discl
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One Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Mohammad.Tomba alias Naoritomba alias Naziruddi (53), was arrested by Thoubal District Commandos at Moijing Mina Bazaar area in Thoubal District on August 3, reports Imphal Free Press. The cadre also disclosed that he joined KCP through Md. Sahiddin (30) in September, 2009 and was working in the Finance Section. He further disclosed that he had hurled one Hand Grenade inside the “Sunrise English School” campus at Chongtham.
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One more protester, identified as Shabir Ahmad Malik, was killed while another one, identified as Ghulam Nabi Badyari, injured in Security Forces (SFs) firing on August 4, died, as violence continued across Kashmir valley on August 5, reported Daily
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One more protester, identified as Shabir Ahmad Malik, was killed while another one, identified as Ghulam Nabi Badyari, injured in Security Forces (SFs) firing on August 4, died, as violence continued across Kashmir valley on August 5, reported Daily Excelsior. 10 others were injured in SFs firing. Thousands of people from Kakapora and Pulwama towns visited Zadoora village in Pulwama to observe fourth day of a youth killed in Security Forces firing on August 2, official sources said. Though most of them returned to their respective places in a peaceful manner, a group of protesters started pelting stones at the SFs, who retaliated by firing tear smoke shells, which failed to break off the protestors. The SFs then opened fire at the protestors injuring seven of them. One of the injured, Shabir Ahmad Malik, died later.
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August - 4 
One PLA cadre, Corporal’ Sorbam Bolaga Singh (28) was arrested by the Army on August 4. He has been handed over to Bishnupur Police Station.
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One PLA cadre, Corporal’ Sorbam Bolaga Singh (28) was arrested by the Army on August 4. He has been handed over to Bishnupur Police Station.
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August - 4 
Police arrested Lalan Singh Kharwar, an ‘area commander’ of CPI-Maoist, from Betha village of Garwah District.
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Police arrested Lalan Singh Kharwar, an ‘area commander’ of CPI-Maoist, from Betha village of Garwah District.
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August - 4 
Police suffered no casualty in the reported gunfight with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the forest between Kutrem and Gumiapal near Kirandul in Dantewada District on August 4. For several hours during the day, it appeared that S
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Police suffered no casualty in the reported gunfight with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the forest between Kutrem and Gumiapal near Kirandul in Dantewada District on August 4. For several hours during the day, it appeared that Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada might have been ambushed and suffered heavy casualties. ‘‘The force is safe and on its way back,’’ said Inspector General (IG) Police (Bastar) T. J. Longkumer. ‘‘The encounter with the Maoists began around 11 am and lasted for two hours with intermittent exchange of fire,’’ said Longkumer. He could not confirm who fired first. It was also unclear if any Maoist had been killed. ‘‘We searched the area, but did not find any bodies,’’ he said. However, The Hindu reports that the Police claimed to have recovered the body of one Maoist.
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August - 4 
Rajesh alias Uday, a top Maoist leader operating in both Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, was arrested from an apartment in Ranchi, reports Times of India. A reward of INR 500,000 was on his head. A woman and a man who were along with him at the time of h
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Rajesh alias Uday, a top Maoist leader operating in both Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, was arrested from an apartment in Ranchi, reports Times of India. A reward of INR 500,000 was on his head. A woman and a man who were along with him at the time of his arrest were also interrogated to ascertain whether they too belonged to the CPI-Maoist.
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August - 4 
Security has been tightened in Kokrajhar District ahead of Independence Day (August 15) celebrations to keep any subversive attempts by any of the militant outfits at bay. The District administration has geared up for the peaceful celebration of the
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Security has been tightened in Kokrajhar District ahead of Independence Day (August 15) celebrations to keep any subversive attempts by any of the militant outfits at bay. The District administration has geared up for the peaceful celebration of the Independence Day.
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August - 4 
Shedding their initial opposition to the Trinamool Congress party rally at Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has decided to take part in the
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Shedding their initial opposition to the Trinamool Congress party rally at Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has decided to take part in the August 9 rally after Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee set aside political banners and gave it a broader shape. "We are always against terror and violence. We are ready to cooperate with the Santras Birodhi Mancha to help bring peace in Jangalmahal,” PCPA secretary Manoj Mahato said on August 4.
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August - 4 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on August 4 said there is no let up in infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region with militants waiting desperately to sneak in, reports Daily Excelsior. The BSF Director General Raman
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on August 4 said there is no let up in infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region with militants waiting desperately to sneak in, reports Daily Excelsior. The BSF Director General Raman Srivastava said the troops of the force, deployed along the LoC and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, are regularly thwarting such attempts. "There are repeated attempts (to infiltrate) especially along the Jammu frontier. Lots of militants are waiting across the border, they (militants) are at it all the time and we are at our job all the time," Srivastava said. "We have repulsed each attempt of infiltration, except only once when they got through some time back and they were killed two days later," he added.
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August - 4 
The Government on August 4 said that a total of 36 civilians were killed and 1,266 Security Force personnel injured in different violent incidents in the Valley in the last three months, Times of India reports. "Between June 11 and August 2, 36 civil
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The Government on August 4 said that a total of 36 civilians were killed and 1,266 Security Force personnel injured in different violent incidents in the Valley in the last three months, Times of India reports. "Between June 11 and August 2, 36 civilian deaths were reported. Total 1,266 were injured among Security Forces," Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament). "During June and July, 872 stone-pelting incidents were reported in the Valley," he said in a written reply to a question. Maken said there have been a "series of protests since June 11 and the Security Forces were targeted by protestors by a volley of stone-pelting incidents and this led to clashes and casualties of civilians and injuries to Security Forces and civilians." Casualties were followed by more protests leading to a vicious cycle of events and more clashes, the mobs engaged in arson and destruction of public property and the Police had to resort to curfew and restrictions in the Valley, he said. Replying to another question, the minister said there was no death on the side of Security Forces and 220 civilians were injured in violence between June and July.
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August - 4 
The Jaintia Hills District Police arrested a Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, identified as Aibor alias Saddam Hussein, from Pynthorsale village about 30 kilometres from Jowai on August 4, reports Shillong Times. Police recovered
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The Jaintia Hills District Police arrested a Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, identified as Aibor alias Saddam Hussein, from Pynthorsale village about 30 kilometres from Jowai on August 4, reports Shillong Times. Police recovered two AK-47 rifles from his possession.
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August - 4 
Train services on the Mumbai-Howrah route were briefly disrupted and later resumed after Security Forces (SFs) examined the track and declared it safe, he added
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Train services on the Mumbai-Howrah route were briefly disrupted and later resumed after Security Forces (SFs) examined the track and declared it safe, he added
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August - 4 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on August 4 admitted that there were intelligence report to show that arms are smuggled across the border from Myanmar and Bangladesh. “These borders are porous. Fencing work is going on in the India-Bangladesh borde
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on August 4 admitted that there were intelligence report to show that arms are smuggled across the border from Myanmar and Bangladesh. “These borders are porous. Fencing work is going on in the India-Bangladesh border,” he said. “There are incidents where infiltration has taken place and arms have been smuggled from across the border. This is an ongoing struggle between the infiltrators, smugglers and security forces. More often than not, the security forces are successful, but sometimes, it is true that smuggling and infiltration takes place,” the Home Minister conceded.
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August - 4 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 4 informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that there are no specific reports about insurgent groups in the Northeast intensifying their activities after getting aid from China, reports Sangai
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 4 informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that there are no specific reports about insurgent groups in the Northeast intensifying their activities after getting aid from China, reports Sangai Express. He said that the Government is aware of the fact that some insurgents procure arms, ammunition and explosives and establish camps in some neighbouring countries. The concern of the Government of India over this have been conveyed at various bilateral fora, he said and added that to neutralise the activities of the insurgents along the border areas, strict vigil is on.
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August - 4 
while 340 civilians have since June 2009 lost their lives to Maoist violence in West Midnapore – the worst affected District in West Bengal – the District administration has so far been able to send only 21 names of Maoist victims to the Union Home M
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while 340 civilians have since June 2009 lost their lives to Maoist violence in West Midnapore – the worst affected District in West Bengal – the District administration has so far been able to send only 21 names of Maoist victims to the Union Home Ministry for payment of compensation.
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August - 4 
At least 45 militants, including three known ‘commanders’, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Sarkari area of Nawagai subdivision in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA) on August 4, according to The News. The sources
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At least 45 militants, including three known ‘commanders’, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Sarkari area of Nawagai subdivision in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA) on August 4, according to The News. The sources said that 45 militants belonging to Afghani Taliban outfit operating in Bajaur Agency and led by Qari Zia-ur-Rehman, laid down weapons and surrendered to SFs. The three commanders were identified as Abdur Rehman, Aiwab Khan and Hashim Khan.
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August - 4 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain vowed that the Government’s battle against militants would continue and such attacks could not shake its determination to fight terrorism. “The blood of slain Ghayoor would not go waste. H
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain vowed that the Government’s battle against militants would continue and such attacks could not shake its determination to fight terrorism. “The blood of slain Ghayoor would not go waste. He was a brave Police Officer and his death is a great loss for the province and our police force,” Hussain said. The KP information minister said that the slain commandant was on the hit-list of terrorists, as he had arrested more than 100 terrorists.
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August - 4 
Pakistan is fighting the war against terror for world peace and the Swedish Government would leave no stone unturned to help it in this regard, said Swedish Ambassador to Pakistan Ulrika Sundburge on August 4, according to Daily Times. Sundburge met
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Pakistan is fighting the war against terror for world peace and the Swedish Government would leave no stone unturned to help it in this regard, said Swedish Ambassador to Pakistan Ulrika Sundburge on August 4, according to Daily Times. Sundburge met the Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs Chairman Senator Saleem Saifullah at the senate committee office, where the two discussed important regional issues.
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August - 4 
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on August 4 said that they wouldn’t prevent Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)’s relief work as it may end up creating goodwill for it, reports Times of India. "It’s a delicate situation and authorities would tread carefully," he
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Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on August 4 said that they wouldn’t prevent Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)’s relief work as it may end up creating goodwill for it, reports Times of India. "It’s a delicate situation and authorities would tread carefully," he told Times of India from Lahore. "It would be impossible to stop anybody, even if he was associated with a banned organisation in the past from humanitarian work," he said and added that JuD chief Hafiz Saeed was under surveillance. The floods in Pakistan, which have left over 1,500 people dead, seem to have provided a new lease of life to JuD and its latest avatar, Falah-e-Insaniyat, which has pitched in with relief work. The banned organisation has carried out relief work in southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with the authorities looking the other way. It had earlier carried out relief work during 2005 earthquake to galvanise support for ‘jihad’ (holy war) against India.
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August - 4 
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tahir Alam said that the arrest of a militant is an achievement of Islamabad Police. Addressing a press conference, he said the terrorist who was killed in G-8 was Zaheer Ahmed Awan, a former member of Shabab-e-M
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Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tahir Alam said that the arrest of a militant is an achievement of Islamabad Police. Addressing a press conference, he said the terrorist who was killed in G-8 was Zaheer Ahmed Awan, a former member of Shabab-e-Milli. He was an ex-student of Quaid-e-Azam University and had links with robber Nanu Goureaya, he added.
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August - 4 
SFs recovered weapons including bombs, rockets and mortar shells, Kalashnikov rifles, anti-tank mines and hand grenades during search operation in the mountainous Charmang valley of Nawagai subdivision of Bajaur Agency.
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SFs recovered weapons including bombs, rockets and mortar shells, Kalashnikov rifles, anti-tank mines and hand grenades during search operation in the mountainous Charmang valley of Nawagai subdivision of Bajaur Agency.
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August - 4 
Shabab-e-Milli President Chaudhry Sajid said that Zahir Ahmed Awan was a member of their organisation but he left the organisation some months back. He said Awan could not be a terrorist, as he was well educated and his father in-law Syed Razaq Shah
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Shabab-e-Milli President Chaudhry Sajid said that Zahir Ahmed Awan was a member of their organisation but he left the organisation some months back. He said Awan could not be a terrorist, as he was well educated and his father in-law Syed Razaq Shah was retired a deputy secretary of foreign office.
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August - 4 
The Frontier Constabulary (FC) chief Sifwat Ghayoor along with his three bodyguards was killed in a suicide attack at FC Headquarters in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 4, according to Daily Times. 11 persons were als
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The Frontier Constabulary (FC) chief Sifwat Ghayoor along with his three bodyguards was killed in a suicide attack at FC Headquarters in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 4, according to Daily Times. 11 persons were also injured in the attack. Superintendent of Police (SP) Cantonment, Shafiullah, said that the suicide bomber targeted Ghayoor’s vehicle in FC Chowk near Deans’ Trade Center, situated about 100 yards from the FC Headquarters, when he was returning home from office. An eyewitness said that a 15-year-old boy ran towards the FC commandant’s vehicle and blew himself up when the car stopped at a traffic signal. Police said that about 10 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blast. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killing and threatened to stage more such attacks. “We killed him, he was our target. All such officers who are active against us will suffer the same fate,” Azam Tariq, a TTP spokesman, said in a message to the media. Sifwat Ghayoor was the cousin of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Owais Ghani and a brother-in-law of Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, the head of Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao). He had earlier served as the Peshawar City Police Chief and a Deputy Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
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August - 4 
The Islamabad Police shot dead an alleged militant in sector G-8 and arrested another in an encounter on August 4, according to Daily Times. “According to our intelligence network, some terrorists had handed over a car to a workshop owner in G-8 for
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The Islamabad Police shot dead an alleged militant in sector G-8 and arrested another in an encounter on August 4, according to Daily Times. “According to our intelligence network, some terrorists had handed over a car to a workshop owner in G-8 for repair, and said they would be back to recover it,” Police said. Policemen in plain clothes started monitoring the workshop. On Wednesday, at around 1:30pm, three alleged terrorists returned to the workshop and when Police tried to overpower them they opened fire and tried to escape. Constable Muhammad Anwar retaliated and opened fire on the fleeing assailants. A bullet hit the head of an alleged terrorist, while Police overpowered another one, but the third one managed to escape under the cover of fire.
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August - 4 
The Karachi Police and the Intelligence Bureau is investigating the role of a top leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Qari Muhammad Zafar alias Ustad-e-Fidayeen, in the assassination of MQM leader Raza Haider on August 2. Zafar, who is on
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The Karachi Police and the Intelligence Bureau is investigating the role of a top leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Qari Muhammad Zafar alias Ustad-e-Fidayeen, in the assassination of MQM leader Raza Haider on August 2. Zafar, who is on the US State Department’s “wanted-list”, has head money of $ five million and he is also believed to be behind the bombing at the US Consulate on March 2, 2006. An investigator who has followed Qari Zafar told Daily Times, “So important is Qari Zafar to the TTP that they faked his death so he could work in peace – he runs Hakeemullah Mehsud’s Karachi Chapter and has hundreds of operatives working for him in the city”. On February 24 2010, a US drone targeted a vehicle and a compound run by the Haqqanis at Dargi Mandi near North Waziristan, and claimed that Qari Zafar had been killed in the attack. As it turned out, the TTP faked Zafar’s death and the TTP leader is also believed to be behind the Ashura procession attack and the Nishtar Park bombing in Karachi. Zafar is a senior leader of the Fidayeen-e-Islam, an alliance between the TTP and anti-Shia Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad. The group was based in South Waziristan and has moved to North Waziristan only recently. Sources say that the LeJ is being single-handedly led by Zafar, who has become a trusted member of al Qaeda thanks to Qari Hussain Mehsud – a close aide of Hakeemullah Mehsud. “The worst part is that Zafar is a Karachiite of Pashtun origin, so he knows the ball game,” one investigator told Daily Times.
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August - 4 
Two children were killed and four others injured in a grenade explosion at Adam Bhanda in Thall tehsil (revenue unit) of Hangu District. The children were playing with a toy bomb they found when it went off. Fazal Noor and Ubaid Ullah were killed and
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Two children were killed and four others injured in a grenade explosion at Adam Bhanda in Thall tehsil (revenue unit) of Hangu District. The children were playing with a toy bomb they found when it went off. Fazal Noor and Ubaid Ullah were killed and Rashim Bibi, Umar Naz Bibi, Abdus Sammad and Ubaidullah Noor Shah sustained injuries.
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August - 4 
A bandh (shutdown) enforced by Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) affected normal life in Bara, Parsa and Rautahat Districts, reports Himalayan Times. The outfit called the shutdown demanding release of its Parsa District
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A bandh (shutdown) enforced by Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) affected normal life in Bara, Parsa and Rautahat Districts, reports Himalayan Times. The outfit called the shutdown demanding release of its Parsa District in-charge Bhuj Patel alias Akash Singh, who was arrested two weeks ago along with weapons by Police.
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August - 4 
Thee civilians, including two minors, were injured when a bomb went off in Pataura Village Development Committee (VDC) secretary’s residence in Rautahat District executed by an unidentified gang on August 4, reports Kantipuronline. The explosion migh
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Thee civilians, including two minors, were injured when a bomb went off in Pataura Village Development Committee (VDC) secretary’s residence in Rautahat District executed by an unidentified gang on August 4, reports Kantipuronline. The explosion might have been executed by cadres of the underground organisation whose donation demands were not met, Police said.
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August - 4 
UCPN-M said it would not accept "foreign intervention" in the formation of the new Government, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Maoist office-bearers held at party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda's Naya Bazaar residence in Kathmandu dec
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UCPN-M said it would not accept "foreign intervention" in the formation of the new Government, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Maoist office-bearers held at party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda's Naya Bazaar residence in Kathmandu decided to stand against any attempt of foreign power centres to interfere in the ongoing deliberations to form the new Government. The Maoist decision came soon after former Indian foreign secretary Shyam Sharan arrived in Kathmandu "to facilitate the Poliltical consultations". Speaking to reporters at the airport, Sharan, who was Indian ambassador to Nepal from November 2002 to July 2004, said Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh was concerned with Nepal's current political instability and that he was here to discuss those concerns.
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August - 4 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) plunged into a serious internal dispute over whether to end the ongoing Prime Minister electoral process or adopt a ‘new course’. The reports suggest that the Party Vice Chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai’s f
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) plunged into a serious internal dispute over whether to end the ongoing Prime Minister electoral process or adopt a ‘new course’. The reports suggest that the Party Vice Chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai’s faction wants to end the poll process and amend Parliamentary regulations to form a unity Government. “A majority Government can’t draft the statute or complete the peace process,” said Maoist Politburo member Devendra Poudel.
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August - 4 
United States (US) Ambassador to Nepal Scott H. DeLisi held discussion with leaders of the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF), an alliance of four Madheshi parties.A team of Madheshi leaders including Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Rajendra Mahato, Jayp
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United States (US) Ambassador to Nepal Scott H. DeLisi held discussion with leaders of the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF), an alliance of four Madheshi parties.A team of Madheshi leaders including Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Rajendra Mahato, Jayprakash Prasad Gupta, Mahendra Ray Yadav and Mahanta Thakur met the US envoy at his residence in Kamaladi, Kathmandu, and briefed him on the UDMF's official position on the election for the Prime Minister.
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August - 4 
International Crimes Tribunal directed the prisons authority to produce detained Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on August 10. The order came after the hearing on a complaint case (information obt
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International Crimes Tribunal directed the prisons authority to produce detained Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on August 10. The order came after the hearing on a complaint case (information obtained by an investigating agency) from the prosecution that alleged that Sayedee committed war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and peace during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. Sayedee is the fifth person against whom the prosecution placed allegations before the tribunal of committing offences under International Crimes Tribunal Act, 1973.
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August - 4 
JeI said it would support the trial of crimes against humanity if all the crimes committed between 1971 and 2010 are tried. Jamaat, many leaders of which were involved in war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War, however, said the Government's pres
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JeI said it would support the trial of crimes against humanity if all the crimes committed between 1971 and 2010 are tried. Jamaat, many leaders of which were involved in war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War, however, said the Government's present initiative for the trial of war criminals and crimes against humanity is nothing but a “blue print” to destroy the opposition parties including the Islamic party.
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August - 4 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres from Dhaka and Gazipur on August 4 and recovered a homemade gun, five shotgun bullets, six locally made bombs, five packets of Sulphur and Potassium, Tk 1.10 lakh, nine
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres from Dhaka and Gazipur on August 4 and recovered a homemade gun, five shotgun bullets, six locally made bombs, five packets of Sulphur and Potassium, Tk 1.10 lakh, nine mobile phone sets and some books on Shibir moral, reports Daily Star. Further, the RAB claimed to have found link between ICS and banned Islamist outfits. The RAB claimed that ICS operatives are collecting arms and explosives from the outlawed organisations to carry out subversive activities in the country.
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August - 4 
U.S. Homeland Security is monitoring the Sri Lankan Tamil migrant ship heading to Canada, reports Colombo Page. According to reports of Sri Lankan media there are many cadres of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) aboard the Thai ship MV Sun Sea.
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U.S. Homeland Security is monitoring the Sri Lankan Tamil migrant ship heading to Canada, reports Colombo Page. According to reports of Sri Lankan media there are many cadres of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) aboard the Thai ship MV Sun Sea. Meanwhile Canadian authorities said on August 1 that they are preparing to handle any situation that may be arising from the arrival of the migrant ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Vancouver Island some time in the second week of August.
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August - 5 
A bag containing 10 hand grenades was found at Guwahati railway station, raising fears of militant attacks in the run-up to Independence Day (August 15), reports Telegraph. A Government Railway Police (GRP) constable spotted the bag around 2.30 am. S
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A bag containing 10 hand grenades was found at Guwahati railway station, raising fears of militant attacks in the run-up to Independence Day (August 15), reports Telegraph. A Government Railway Police (GRP) constable spotted the bag around 2.30 am. Senior officials and a bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot. On examination, the bomb experts said these were .36 high explosive grenades. It is suspected that the grenades were brought in by either United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) or NDFB militants to carry out strikes in the city ahead of Independence Day.
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August - 5 
A Police spokesman said situation in the Kashmir valley remained by and large peaceful barring few incidents of curfew violations and stone pelting.
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A Police spokesman said situation in the Kashmir valley remained by and large peaceful barring few incidents of curfew violations and stone pelting.
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August - 5 
Another grenade was recovered from in front of the office of the Superintendent of Police at Goalpara District. The explosive was subsequently defused by the bomb disposal squad. Goalpara Superintendent of Police Luise Aind said somebody might have h
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Another grenade was recovered from in front of the office of the Superintendent of Police at Goalpara District. The explosive was subsequently defused by the bomb disposal squad. Goalpara Superintendent of Police Luise Aind said somebody might have hurled it targeting his office, but it failed to explode. Security has been increased and an alert sounded throughout the State following intelligence inputs about militant groups planning attacks in the run-up to the Independence Day.
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August - 5 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Lakhai Soren, a casual employee of Bagjata mine of State-run Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), suspecting him to be a Police informer at Vikrampur village in Ghatsila sub-division of East
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Lakhai Soren, a casual employee of Bagjata mine of State-run Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), suspecting him to be a Police informer at Vikrampur village in Ghatsila sub-division of East Singhbhum District on August 5. A Police team went to the spot and recovered the dead body.
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August - 5 
One cadre each of Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and City Meitei faction of the KCP were arrested by Imphal East District Police from different places on August 5 said a press release issued by Superintendent of Poli
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One cadre each of Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and City Meitei faction of the KCP were arrested by Imphal East District Police from different places on August 5 said a press release issued by Superintendent of Police (SP) Imphal East District Th. Radheshyam. The KCP-MC cadre, identified as Irungbam them alias Loyanganba Meitei (21) was arrested up from Pungdongbam. He was involved in the bomb attack in the house of Mani Devi of Yourabung Maning Leikai. KCP-City Meitei cadre, Ningombam Erocha alias Danajoy (41), was arrested from Huidrom Awang Leikai, added the release.
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August - 5 
One suspected militant belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was shot dead by Assam Rifles during an encounter at Asrabari inside the Rowta Reserve Forest under Mazbat Police Station in Udalguri District o
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One suspected militant belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was shot dead by Assam Rifles during an encounter at Asrabari inside the Rowta Reserve Forest under Mazbat Police Station in Udalguri District on August 5, reports Sentinel. However, two cadres of the outfit managed to escape leaving behind one sophisticated rifle in the encounter site. Later, the troops recovered one pistol of 7.65-mm calibre with two magazines, one semi-automatic Chinese-made M 21 rifle of 7.62 calibre along with 18 rounds of ammunition, three hand grenades, 15 kilograms of RDX, one radio set, ten detonators, and two magazines of 9 mm Carbine with twenty rounds of ammunition.
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August - 5 
Two Maoists, identified as Marshal Tuti and Suresh Munda, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police Chief Neyaz Ahmad, reports IANS. They also surrendered one carbine and one rifle. Marshal Tuti was the ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist while Suresh M
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Two Maoists, identified as Marshal Tuti and Suresh Munda, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police Chief Neyaz Ahmad, reports IANS. They also surrendered one carbine and one rifle. Marshal Tuti was the ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist while Suresh Munda was arms squad member of the outfit. Both faced more than 13 criminal cases. Each of them was given INR 50,000 cash as per the surrender policy. They will be provided more money after release from jail.
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August - 5 
One person was killed and another injured on August 5, when unidentified assailants opened fire on a NATO oil tanker at Airport Road in the suburbs of Quetta, according to Daily Times. Sources said the tanker was on its way to Afghanistan, when unide
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One person was killed and another injured on August 5, when unidentified assailants opened fire on a NATO oil tanker at Airport Road in the suburbs of Quetta, according to Daily Times. Sources said the tanker was on its way to Afghanistan, when unidentified assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire at the tanker near the Baleli check post. As a result, driver Dilawar Shahwani died on the spot.
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August - 6 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the Urma railway station in Purulia District and took railway staff including the station master as hostage and released after some time and warned them of returning to the s
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the Urma railway station in Purulia District and took railway staff including the station master as hostage and released after some time and warned them of returning to the station in the night of August 6, reports Times of India. Train services in the Purulia-Chandil section of South Eastern Railway were affected from that night when a gang of nearly 30 armed men had stormed the station under Balarampur Police Station.
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August - 6 
On August 6 Zardari told a foreign news agency that his country had never closed the door to talks with the Taliban. “We never closed the dialogue,” Zardari said, skirting the question as to when talks could actually resume. “We had an agreement, whi
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On August 6 Zardari told a foreign news agency that his country had never closed the door to talks with the Taliban. “We never closed the dialogue,” Zardari said, skirting the question as to when talks could actually resume. “We had an agreement, which they broke. (Talks will resume) whenever they feel we’re strong enough and they can’t win, because they won’t win. It will be a painful difficult task, but defeat is not an option for us,” Zardari said.
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August - 6 
An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leader of Chittagong University was stabbed and injured by unidentified assailants in the University campus on August 6, reports Daily Star. The victim was identified as Abdullah-al-Mamun, a fourth year student of philo
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An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leader of Chittagong University was stabbed and injured by unidentified assailants in the University campus on August 6, reports Daily Star. The victim was identified as Abdullah-al-Mamun, a fourth year student of philosophy department and also general secretary of Suhrawardy Hall ICS unit. ICS leaders of the university blamed Chhatra League (BCL) activists for the attack.
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August - 6 
Two more cadres belonging to Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag) were arrested at Ashulia in Dhaka on August 6 in connection with the killing of three Policemen in Bera sub-district of Pabna District on July 20, re
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Two more cadres belonging to Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag) were arrested at Ashulia in Dhaka on August 6 in connection with the killing of three Policemen in Bera sub-district of Pabna District on July 20, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were Mohad Akkas Sardar (55), Kasalia village, and Nizam Fakir (50), of Rajdhardiar village in Dhalarchar of Bera sub-district. With the two, the number of arrestees in connection with the killing now stands at nine.
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August - 7 
A cadre of Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti [CPI (ML) Janashakti], identified as Inupa Suresh alias Sanjeev alias Kishore, surrendered before the Police in Medak District on August 07. Suresh is a resident of Peddachikodu villag
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A cadre of Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti [CPI (ML) Janashakti], identified as Inupa Suresh alias Sanjeev alias Kishore, surrendered before the Police in Medak District on August 07. Suresh is a resident of Peddachikodu village in Dubbak mandal (administrative division) and he joined Janashakti in 2001. He was the member of Maner Dalam (squad), and was involved in 11 cases, including killing a doctor at Chinnchikod village in Mustabad mandal of Karimnagar and a blasting. He was arrested by Police in Karimnagar in 2004 and later released.
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August - 7 
A local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Datakarna Mahato, was shot at and injured by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), near Jhargram town in West Midnapore District on August 7, repo
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A local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Datakarna Mahato, was shot at and injured by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), near Jhargram town in West Midnapore District on August 7, reports The Hindu. Pravin Tripathi, Superintendent of Police of Jhargram District, said, “Mr. Mahato is a former pradhan (president) of the Bandhgora Panchayat (village level local self Government institution). He was attacked in broad daylight by a helmet-wearing person. He suffered bullet injury on his back but is out of danger.”
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August - 7 
An over ground worker (OGW) and a fresh recruit of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were arrested by Assam Rifles at Chamol on August 7. He was identified as Laishram Dinachandra alias Dina (51), was reportedly taking the fresh recruit, Keisam Mangal a
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An over ground worker (OGW) and a fresh recruit of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were arrested by Assam Rifles at Chamol on August 7. He was identified as Laishram Dinachandra alias Dina (51), was reportedly taking the fresh recruit, Keisam Mangal alias Aboi (18) to Myanmar to join the outfit. One Nokia cellular phone, two rounds of K 47, two laptop adaptors, one fake identity card and INR 1425 in Indian currency were recovered from their possession. While Laishram Dinachandra has been handed over to Imphal West Police Station along with the recovered items, Keisam Mangal has been handed over to his parents through Tengnoupal Police Station.
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August - 7 
Maoists threw a grenade and blew up a high tension pillar of Purulia pump storage project at Bagmundi on August 7. Maoist posters demanding supply of power to Bagmundi, was found near the spot, the Police added.
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Maoists threw a grenade and blew up a high tension pillar of Purulia pump storage project at Bagmundi on August 7. Maoist posters demanding supply of power to Bagmundi, was found near the spot, the Police added.
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August - 7 
Naga Youth Front (NYF), Senapati District has pledged support to the ongoing 20 days economic blockade imposed by United Naga Council (UNC).
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Naga Youth Front (NYF), Senapati District has pledged support to the ongoing 20 days economic blockade imposed by United Naga Council (UNC).
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August - 7 
Pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Bhabesh Mahanta and Nibaron Bora, were arrested by the Police in connection with an attempted robbery case in the Arikuch area of Nalbari District on August 7,
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Pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Bhabesh Mahanta and Nibaron Bora, were arrested by the Police in connection with an attempted robbery case in the Arikuch area of Nalbari District on August 7,
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August - 7 
Screening of cadres of Lallumba faction of the KCP-MC at the parade ground of the 1st Manipur Rifles ground in Imphal concluded on August 7. Leaders of the outfit are in tripartite talks with the representatives of the Union Government and the State
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Screening of cadres of Lallumba faction of the KCP-MC at the parade ground of the 1st Manipur Rifles ground in Imphal concluded on August 7. Leaders of the outfit are in tripartite talks with the representatives of the Union Government and the State Government of Manipur on January 8, 2010 had agreed to surrender en-masse to the Government and enjoy the rehabilitation package offered by the Government. On August 7, a total of 109 cadres of the outfit produced 80 arms in the screening concluded; an official source said adding that the cadres are now lodging at the camp of the E-company of the 39th Assam Rifles at Khurkhul in Imphal West District.
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August - 7 
Security arrangements in and around the city of Guwahati has been strengthened in view of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, reports Sentinel. The recent subversive activities by ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), pa
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Security arrangements in and around the city of Guwahati has been strengthened in view of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, reports Sentinel. The recent subversive activities by ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), particularly the blast at Goalpara and recovery of grenades at Guwahati Railway Station premises, have prompted the District administration to install regular checking posts outside the station. Sources also confirmed that the strength of CRPF and paramilitary forces in the city has been increased.
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August - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kilogrammes from a bus at Haraputa in Gossaigaon sub-division of Kokrajhar District on August 7.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kilogrammes from a bus at Haraputa in Gossaigaon sub-division of Kokrajhar District on August 7.
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August - 7 
SFs arrested two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres, Bitupon Gogoi and Suresh Baruah, from Mohkhuti area under Demow Police Station in Sivasagar District. Two hand grenades were recovered from them.
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SFs arrested two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres, Bitupon Gogoi and Suresh Baruah, from Mohkhuti area under Demow Police Station in Sivasagar District. Two hand grenades were recovered from them.
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August - 7 
The CPI-Maoist announced late on August 7 an “amnesty package” to ruling CPI-M cadres who are willing to “surrender” and “return to the mainstream.” According to a statement issued by Maoist leader Akash, when “surrendered”, an AK-47 or SLR rifle wou
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The CPI-Maoist announced late on August 7 an “amnesty package” to ruling CPI-M cadres who are willing to “surrender” and “return to the mainstream.” According to a statement issued by Maoist leader Akash, when “surrendered”, an AK-47 or SLR rifle would fetch INR 100,000, other rifles would fetch INR 50,000, revolvers, pistols would fetch INR 8,000, and bullets would fetch their market price.
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August - 7 
Thoubal District Police commandos arrested one PREPAK cadre, Elangbam Ratankumar alias Ingocha alias Ibomcha (36), at Hiyanglam on August 7. One 9-mm pistol loaded with four live bullets in the magazine was recovered from him.
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Thoubal District Police commandos arrested one PREPAK cadre, Elangbam Ratankumar alias Ingocha alias Ibomcha (36), at Hiyanglam on August 7. One 9-mm pistol loaded with four live bullets in the magazine was recovered from him.
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August - 7 
Two cadres of KCP and another cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) who were arrested by Imphal West commandos from Goa on August 2 were brought to Imphal on August 7. The KCP cadres have been identified as Naorem Manimohon Meitei alias Am
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Two cadres of KCP and another cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) who were arrested by Imphal West commandos from Goa on August 2 were brought to Imphal on August 7. The KCP cadres have been identified as Naorem Manimohon Meitei alias Amit alias Kaoba alias Kokai (36) and Sahid alias John alias Khamba Phaobitek Mayai Leikai. The UNLF cadre, Sapam Mohon alias Iboyaima alias Sanatomba (37) Tentha Khunou Bazar, said Senior (SP) Imphal West L. Kailun in a press release.
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August - 7 
Union Home Ministry on August 7 pulled up some forest officials posted in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-affected areas for allegedly not alerting local Police about "happenings" there and even attending meetings organised by the Communist Party of Indi
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Union Home Ministry on August 7 pulled up some forest officials posted in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-affected areas for allegedly not alerting local Police about "happenings" there and even attending meetings organised by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). "The forest officials being close to the tribal areas know what is happening in the forests. They can alert us (Police) about what is happening in the field. But this is not happening," Union home secretary G. K. Pillai was quoted by a news agency as saying at a national conference in New Delhi on forestry administration in Maoist-affected areas.
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August - 7 
Reacting to the statement of President Asif Ali Zardari that they had never closed the door to talks with the Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP), the TTP militants have said that their leadership would hold negotiations on one point i.e. compl
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Reacting to the statement of President Asif Ali Zardari that they had never closed the door to talks with the Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP), the TTP militants have said that their leadership would hold negotiations on one point i.e. complete withdrawal of troops from all parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas, a condition that the Government would never be able to accept, The News reported on August 7. “Taliban (TTP) do not want to see Pakistan weak but the Government steps always negate our stance because of which the leadership of the Taliban (TTP) is left with no option but to take steps for their defence,” said one of the Taliban (TTP) leaders when contacted by The News in the wee hours of August 7 for comments on the statement of President Zardari. The Taliban (TTP) leader, however, could not advance any explicit argument in support of suicide attacks in Pakistan.
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August - 7 
Terrorists killed my wife, Benazir Bhutto, and hundreds of Pakistanis so there is no need to preach me about terrorism, President Asif Ali Zardari said on August 7, reports Daily Times. “Everybody is sensitive, as we have lost so many people, includi
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Terrorists killed my wife, Benazir Bhutto, and hundreds of Pakistanis so there is no need to preach me about terrorism, President Asif Ali Zardari said on August 7, reports Daily Times. “Everybody is sensitive, as we have lost so many people, including my late wife,” Zardari said. “So to have your credentials questioned does hurt sometimes. No matter how brave you are, it hurts,” he added. “We are already fighting all of these groups, we have lost my wife to these terrorists, we have lost 30,000 of our population. I think we are fighting every possible way we can,” he said. Asked about comments he made to a French newspaper in which he described the war in Afghanistan as a “lost cause”, he said defeat was “not an option” either for Pakistan or the world, adding, “I feel that the world community needs to do much more.” The president offered a long list of points where he felt that the NATO and the US-led effort could improve. “I think that they in the West are trying, but they need to do much more,” he said. Pressed on whether he and British Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech in India, Zardari said there had been a “detailed and very constructive, fruitful discussion on counter-terrorism issues”.
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August - 7 
District Police Office Parsa made public Bhaju Patel, central member of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha of Jwala Singh Faction (JTMM-J). Police had arrested Bhaju Patel on August 1 from Lalparsa Village Development Committee (VDC)-7 in Bara District.
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District Police Office Parsa made public Bhaju Patel, central member of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha of Jwala Singh Faction (JTMM-J). Police had arrested Bhaju Patel on August 1 from Lalparsa Village Development Committee (VDC)-7 in Bara District. In the press conference, Bhaju admitted he was behind the murder of Mahendra Tamang, Principal at Biruwaguthi-based Aamadevi English Boarding School and various incidents of bomb blast and extortion. He disclosed that he was obliged to join the activity of armed groups due to abject poverty. “My family is impoverished. I joined the underground outfit due to poverty”, said Bhaju.
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August - 7 
A leader of the Janajudhha faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as Nasir Goldar (36), was arrested on charge of extortion and other crimes at Sajiara village in Dumuria sub-district of Khulana District on August 7. P
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A leader of the Janajudhha faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as Nasir Goldar (36), was arrested on charge of extortion and other crimes at Sajiara village in Dumuria sub-district of Khulana District on August 7. Police said recently Nasir was released from jail and started reorganising his cadres to collect illegal toll in the sub-district.
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August - 7 
Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on August 7 said in Dhaka that the insurgency had the potential to affect bilateral relations between the two countries, reports Assam Tribune. "Insurgents and insurgent groups have the potential to affect our
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Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on August 7 said in Dhaka that the insurgency had the potential to affect bilateral relations between the two countries, reports Assam Tribune. "Insurgents and insurgent groups have the potential to affect our relations," Mukherjee said at a press briefing to mark the signing of USD one billion dollar soft loan from India to Bangladesh. "We deeply appreciate the efforts of the Government of Bangladesh to tackle this menace and we will continue to be closely engaged," he said.
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August - 8 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Kokello Singh (47), was arrested by the Assam Rifle personnel from a check post near Salam village along the National Highway-150 under Patsoi Police
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Kokello Singh (47), was arrested by the Assam Rifle personnel from a check post near Salam village along the National Highway-150 under Patsoi Police Station. He confessed that that he operated in the recruitment wing of the faction and admitted of having recruited several cadres.
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August - 8 
A militant was killed while a group of five other militants, he was escorting, retrieved to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) after troops opened firing on observing movement of the infiltrators at in the forward area of Mankote in Mendhar sector of Po
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A militant was killed while a group of five other militants, he was escorting, retrieved to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) after troops opened firing on observing movement of the infiltrators at in the forward area of Mankote in Mendhar sector of Poonch District on August 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Dead body of the unidentified militant was recovered from the Line of Control (LoC) along with one pistol, one magazine and six rounds, Senior Superintended of Police (Poonch) Manmohan Singh said, adding the guide was local and his identity was being ascertained.
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August - 8 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a school building in Kanda village in Palamau District in the night of August 8.
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a school building in Kanda village in Palamau District in the night of August 8.
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August - 8 
Dominique Hasda and Koko Roy, suspected to be arms dealers, were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from the Sesapani area in Baksa District on August 8.
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Dominique Hasda and Koko Roy, suspected to be arms dealers, were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from the Sesapani area in Baksa District on August 8.
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August - 8 
Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on August 7 issued the agitation calendar for next week. As per the schedule, there was no strike on August 8 while people have been urged to march to Pampore, the native town of slain Hurriyat C
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Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on August 7 issued the agitation calendar for next week. As per the schedule, there was no strike on August 8 while people have been urged to march to Pampore, the native town of slain Hurriyat Conference leader Shiekh Abdul Aziz, on August 11 on his second death anniversary. On August 12, normal activities of life will resume from 12 noon onwards while there will be no strike on Pakistan's Independence Day (August 14). On the remaining days till August 15, there will be complete shutdown.
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August - 8 
Hurriyat Conference (M) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on August 8 said the talks will have no meaning because the Union Government is "lacking in sincerity". He asked people to observe Pakistan's foundation day as "a day of solidarity" on August 14 and
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Hurriyat Conference (M) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on August 8 said the talks will have no meaning because the Union Government is "lacking in sincerity". He asked people to observe Pakistan's foundation day as "a day of solidarity" on August 14 and called for observing August 15 (Independence Day) as a "black day".
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August - 8 
Imphal East District Police arrested three suspects, including a woman over ground worker of the United Liberation Front (UNLF), when they were traveling in a vehicle at Sita Track junction on August 8. They were identified as Khuleibam O. Usha (32),
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Imphal East District Police arrested three suspects, including a woman over ground worker of the United Liberation Front (UNLF), when they were traveling in a vehicle at Sita Track junction on August 8. They were identified as Khuleibam O. Usha (32), Chabungbam Khellen Singh (25) and Mohammed Yaima alias Mojibur (22). All of them hailed from Porum Pangantabi in Pangei of Imphal East District. Khuleibam was operating as ‘project officer’ for recruitment for the group. She was taking two others as fresh recruits to Myanmar to join the group. A cellular phone, one driving license, two Voter ID and INR 3725 were recovered from their possession.
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August - 8 
On August 8, curfew was lifted from the entire Kashmir Valley following improvement in the situation after days of violence that saw street protests and Police firing, reported Daily Excelsior. Curfew was imposed in the entire Valley on July 31. Howe
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On August 8, curfew was lifted from the entire Kashmir Valley following improvement in the situation after days of violence that saw street protests and Police firing, reported Daily Excelsior. Curfew was imposed in the entire Valley on July 31. However, one of the youth, Rameez Ahmad Reshi, injured in Security Forces' firing on August 6 succumbed to injuries on August 7.
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August - 8 
Police arrested top Maoist leader of Andhra Pradesh Narsimha Reddy from Upper Ghat area of Bokaro District, and a 9 mm pistol, a laptop and Naxal literature were recovered from him.
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Police arrested top Maoist leader of Andhra Pradesh Narsimha Reddy from Upper Ghat area of Bokaro District, and a 9 mm pistol, a laptop and Naxal literature were recovered from him.
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August - 8 
Rashid Ansari alias Mohammad Osama son of Ghulam Mustafa Lone, a resident of Rot in the Marmat area of Doda District was arrested by the Security Forces after an encounter at Dera Top. One AK-47 rifle, three magazines and one hand grenade were recov
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Rashid Ansari alias Mohammad Osama son of Ghulam Mustafa Lone, a resident of Rot in the Marmat area of Doda District was arrested by the Security Forces after an encounter at Dera Top. One AK-47 rifle, three magazines and one hand grenade were recovered from Osama at the time of his arrest.
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August - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested Ulas Majhi with weapons at Harsha village in Hazaribagh District.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested Ulas Majhi with weapons at Harsha village in Hazaribagh District.
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August - 8 
State Government has allotted INR 11.2 million to all the 38 Districts of the State as advance money for all the Police Stations of the State for its self-sufficiency and contingent expenditure. Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said, "All th
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State Government has allotted INR 11.2 million to all the 38 Districts of the State as advance money for all the Police Stations of the State for its self-sufficiency and contingent expenditure. Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said, "All the 872 Police Stations in the State, including around 300 which falls under Naxal (Left Wing Exremissm)-belt, have been allotted money to meet their contingency expenditure which includes among others, money needed for conducting post-mortem, stationary purchase and other expenses”.
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August - 8 
The Assam Rifles arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Laishram Premjit Singh alias Milan (23), involved in the killing of Indrani Devi of Sabung-khok, from Yaingangpokpi area in Imphal East District on August 8, r
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The Assam Rifles arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Laishram Premjit Singh alias Milan (23), involved in the killing of Indrani Devi of Sabung-khok, from Yaingangpokpi area in Imphal East District on August 8, reports Sangai Express. Six live rounds of 9-mm pistol and five live rounds of AK-47 were recovered from his possession.
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August - 8 
The Hmar National Army’s (HNA) ‘finance secretary’ Ramdin alias R.D. (26) was found dead at Laijangphai village in Churachandpur District on August 8, reports Imphal Free Press. His head was covered with a piece of cloth and his hands were tied from
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The Hmar National Army’s (HNA) ‘finance secretary’ Ramdin alias R.D. (26) was found dead at Laijangphai village in Churachandpur District on August 8, reports Imphal Free Press. His head was covered with a piece of cloth and his hands were tied from behind. No bullet wound was found in the dead body. It is suspected that Ramdin was beaten to death.
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August - 8 
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) asked for a boycott call of the Independence Day celebration in any form.
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) asked for a boycott call of the Independence Day celebration in any form.
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August - 8 
To prevent the threat of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) getting closer to the State capital and rein-in their activities, the Chhattisgarh Government has created a new Police District at Gariyaband, about 75 kilometres from Raipur.
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To prevent the threat of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) getting closer to the State capital and rein-in their activities, the Chhattisgarh Government has created a new Police District at Gariyaband, about 75 kilometres from Raipur. Gariyaband has six Police Stations and another five have been sanctioned.
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Two militants of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Kanchanpur in North District, Police said on August 9, according to Sentinel. The duo - Dahan Chandra Reang and Purnaram Reang - surrendered before th
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Two militants of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Kanchanpur in North District, Police said on August 9, according to Sentinel. The duo - Dahan Chandra Reang and Purnaram Reang - surrendered before the 38th battalion of Assam Rifles on August 8. They deposited one rifle, two gelatine sticks and two detonators.
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August - 8 
Two persons, identified as Tapan Mahato and Altaf Mian, were arrested from the Indrabani and Jaljali forest areas of Jhargram in West Midnapore District on August 8 for their reported involvement in the May 28 derailment of Jnaneswari Express near Sa
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Two persons, identified as Tapan Mahato and Altaf Mian, were arrested from the Indrabani and Jaljali forest areas of Jhargram in West Midnapore District on August 8 for their reported involvement in the May 28 derailment of Jnaneswari Express near Sardhia that claimed 150 lives, reports The Hindu. Times of India adds that both the persons belong to the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA).
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August - 8 
Two ULFA cadres, Gopal Sarma alias Kancha Tamang and Pradip Sarma alias Sarat Gurung, managed to escape from the outfit’s Myanmar camp recently and are currently taking shelter at the Moran-based designated camp of the ceasefire group. Peacenik Jiten
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Two ULFA cadres, Gopal Sarma alias Kancha Tamang and Pradip Sarma alias Sarat Gurung, managed to escape from the outfit’s Myanmar camp recently and are currently taking shelter at the Moran-based designated camp of the ceasefire group. Peacenik Jiten Dutta said on August 8 the duo, hailing from the Disangmukh area in Sivasagar District, was in touch with the ceasefire group for some time and had expressed their desire to join them.
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August - 8 
Another tribesman Abdul Raheem was abducted by unidentified militants from Sepah area in Khyber Agency.
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Another tribesman Abdul Raheem was abducted by unidentified militants from Sepah area in Khyber Agency.
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August - 8 
Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Muhammad Aslam Tareen has stressed the need to formulate a well-coordinated strategy to combat the menace of terrorism. He said the basic purpose of establishing Mohalla Committees was to enable the Police to access
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Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Muhammad Aslam Tareen has stressed the need to formulate a well-coordinated strategy to combat the menace of terrorism. He said the basic purpose of establishing Mohalla Committees was to enable the Police to access information at the grass-roots level. The CCPO said officers and officials performing their duties with dedication would be encouraged whereas strict accountability of few black sheep in the Police department would continue. Aslam Tareen said no society could progress unless it ensured provision of security, justice and merit to its all citizens. He said Lahore Police was utilising facilities of latest technology to eradicate crime from the city. He directed the Police officers to conduct a foolproof survey of their respective areas and ensure effective patrolling of the localities where crime rate was higher by deputing additional Police personnel.
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August - 8 
Law enforcement agencies have decided to use satellite imaging and real-time intelligence for the first time to pin-point the outfits involved in firing from roof-tops and other hide-outs in troubled areas of the city. Federal Interior Minister Rehma
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Law enforcement agencies have decided to use satellite imaging and real-time intelligence for the first time to pin-point the outfits involved in firing from roof-tops and other hide-outs in troubled areas of the city. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik presided over a high-level meeting in which security planners chalked out a comprehensive plan to restore peace in the city, as tension prevails in ethnic dominated areas. The security agencies decided to reinforce paramilitary forces in the troubled areas of Orangi to control extremist elements, while the FC was called to support the Rangers. Malik said “none of the terrorists would be spared and made it clear that the local leadership involved in any criminal or targeted killing incident would be arrested without discrimination.”
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August - 8 
President Asif Ali Zardari in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph on August 8 said that he now had full control over Pakistan’s intelligence services, which have long been suspected of lending secret support to militant causes, he said during an,
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President Asif Ali Zardari in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph on August 8 said that he now had full control over Pakistan’s intelligence services, which have long been suspected of lending secret support to militant causes, he said during an, reports Daily Times. Zardari, who is on a five-day visit to London, spoke out after talks on August 7 with British Prime Minister David Cameron, aimed at patching up damage caused by the latter’s recent remarks that Pakistan was involved in “the export of terror”. While his accusations caused personal affront to Zardari, Cameron was understood to be referring mainly to Pakistan’s intelligence services. But Zardari now claims the days when the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was more powerful than Pakistan’s elected leaders are over. “I think that everybody is completely accountable now,” he said in the interview. “The only people who need to have more room for understanding are the international community, who need to support us more.” “We are in a new era of democracy now,” he said. “The time that my wife was talking about was the time when nobody was conducting operations in the Swat valley or Waziristan,” he said.
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August - 8 
The bomb disposal squad personnel defused a 12 kilogrammes bomb planted on a roadside near Askari Madarasa, situated on the main Hangu road in Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 8, reports Dawn. According to in-charge of BDS Asadullah, a 12 kil
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The bomb disposal squad personnel defused a 12 kilogrammes bomb planted on a roadside near Askari Madarasa, situated on the main Hangu road in Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 8, reports Dawn. According to in-charge of BDS Asadullah, a 12 kilogrammes bomb was planted by unidentified militants to sabotage the peaceful atmosphere.
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August - 8 
The office of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Turbat was badly damaged when unidentified assailants attacked the building with a grenade in the night of August 8. The grenade landed in the building and exploded with a big bang, rocking
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The office of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Turbat was badly damaged when unidentified assailants attacked the building with a grenade in the night of August 8. The grenade landed in the building and exploded with a big bang, rocking the township. However, no casualty was reported.
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August - 8 
The Police on August 8 arrested five accomplices of suspected militant Rahim, who is allegedly involved in the attack on the Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI) Multan office on December 7, 2009, from Jalalpur Peerwala area under Lodhran tehsil (reve
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The Police on August 8 arrested five accomplices of suspected militant Rahim, who is allegedly involved in the attack on the Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI) Multan office on December 7, 2009, from Jalalpur Peerwala area under Lodhran tehsil (revenue unit) in Multan District of Punjab according to Dawn. The arrested persons were identified as Qari Yousaf, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Qasim and Abdul Qayyum in Ahmedpur East and Uch Sharif, and Bilal, a confidant of Rahim. Bilal was wanted in the murder case of Amir Dhole, a former cadre of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), sources added.
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August - 8 
The strategy chalked out to halt the bloodshed in Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh failed, while people accused Security Forces (SFs) for fuelling ethnic violence, Daily Times reported on August 8. Orangi Town with a population of over two million suf
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The strategy chalked out to halt the bloodshed in Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh failed, while people accused Security Forces (SFs) for fuelling ethnic violence, Daily Times reported on August 8. Orangi Town with a population of over two million suffered the most in the turmoil as law enforcers were unable to restore the law and order and even failed to reopen all three routes including Banaras, Metrovil and Kati Pahari, connecting the town with the rest of the city. The decision for deploying the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in Orangi Town was termed discriminatory by the inhabitants, who said that forces already deployed were reluctant to take action against the criminal posts on the hilltops surrounding the town. Shaukat Hussain, a resident said armed assailants roaming across Qasba, Aligarh and other areas of Orangi Town were fearlessly intercepting and tortured people if found from a rival ethnic group. Angry residents of the area question the sanity of the removal of pickets and said, “The law enforcement agencies need to form the pickets again. We do not know why each time these pickets are removed despite the information that many terrorists including the Taliban could be present on these hills. Is it meant that the government wants to fan ethnic violence by giving them leverage over the people living in the foothills, as the majority of the law enforcers posted belong to only one particular ethnicity?”
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August - 8 
The Sunni Ittehad Council on August 8 announced a “long march” against terrorism and failure of the Punjab Government in nabbing the Data Darbar attackers, reports The News. The announcement was made at a peace conference to mark the Data Darbar suic
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The Sunni Ittehad Council on August 8 announced a “long march” against terrorism and failure of the Punjab Government in nabbing the Data Darbar attackers, reports The News. The announcement was made at a peace conference to mark the Data Darbar suicide attack of July 2. People from all four provinces participated in the conference, which was held in front of Data Darbar in Lahore. The participants also passed resolutions against the Indian aggression in Kashmir and the Israeli aggression in Palestine, for pullout of US forces from Afghanistan and an end to drone attacks. SIC Chairman Fazal Karim while addressing the conference said the “long march” would start from Lahore and end in Islamabad. He said the objective was to implement Nizam-e-Mustafa (literally, the Order of the Prophet; government according to the Shariah), restore peace and end terrorism from the country. Other speakers included Sunni Tehreek Chief Sarwat Ijaz Qadri, Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Nazim Ala Riaz Hussain Shah, SIC General Secretary Hanif Tayyab and others also spoke. Riaz Hussian Shah said time had come to sacrifice lives for the dignity of Islam and every Sunni child would protect shrine of saints. Sarwat Qadri called for a social boycott of political leaders who were deceiving people.
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August - 8 
Two Khassadar (tribal Police) force personnel were abducted by militants in Chora area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said that two Khasadars personnel from the Zakhakhel tribe identified as Abdul Gha Jan and Naseeb were returning hom
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Two Khassadar (tribal Police) force personnel were abducted by militants in Chora area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said that two Khasadars personnel from the Zakhakhel tribe identified as Abdul Gha Jan and Naseeb were returning home in Zakhakhel bazaar from Landikotal after finishing their duty when they were abducted by militants in Chora area.
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August - 8 
Two persons were abducted by unidentified militants from different areas of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said some unidentified militants abducted Herat Khan, owner of Alfalah Steel Factory, and Nasir Khan, the factory worker, from near
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Two persons were abducted by unidentified militants from different areas of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said some unidentified militants abducted Herat Khan, owner of Alfalah Steel Factory, and Nasir Khan, the factory worker, from near Bara bazaar and shifted them to an undisclosed location. Herat Khan was released later by his captors while Nasir Khan was still in their captivity.
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August - 8 
Two Policemen were shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Sikandarabad area under Jackson Police Station of Keamari Town in Karachi on August 8, according to Dawn. Sources said that Assistant Sub-Inspector Ghulam Abbas and Constable Talib Hussai
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Two Policemen were shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Sikandarabad area under Jackson Police Station of Keamari Town in Karachi on August 8, according to Dawn. Sources said that Assistant Sub-Inspector Ghulam Abbas and Constable Talib Hussain were heading towards the Sikandarabad Police Post, where they were posted, on a motorcycle from the Jackson Police Station when unidentified assailants ambushed them near Katchi Pahari.
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August - 8 
Unidentified assailants on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade and fired several shots at the residence of the Minister of State for Industries and Production Mir Ayatullah Durrani in the Parengabad area of Mastung District in the evening of August 8,
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Unidentified assailants on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade and fired several shots at the residence of the Minister of State for Industries and Production Mir Ayatullah Durrani in the Parengabad area of Mastung District in the evening of August 8, according to Daily Times. Naveed Durrani, son of Ayatullah Durrani, said that no member of the family was injured in the incident.
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August - 8 
Unidentified militants abducted five persons and took away two pick-up trucks, carrying cattle to border area, in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 8, according to Dawn. Sources said
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Unidentified militants abducted five persons and took away two pick-up trucks, carrying cattle to border area, in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 8, according to Dawn. Sources said that the cattle merchants went missing while transporting cattle in two pick-ups to the border area in Baizai tehsil. The militants also took away the vehicles.
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August - 8 
The Police arrested a local leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in Bara District, identified as Radheshyam Prasad Saha (30), from Pharping on the outskirts of the Kathmandu on August 8 along with one kilogram of brown sugar
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The Police arrested a local leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in Bara District, identified as Radheshyam Prasad Saha (30), from Pharping on the outskirts of the Kathmandu on August 8 along with one kilogram of brown sugar, reports Himalayan Times. According to the Police, Saha had been smuggling in the contraband to Kathmandu from Raxaul of neighbouring India via Hetaunda and Bhainse to evade the security checking.
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August - 8 
The Vice Chairman of UCPN-M Babu Ram Bhattarai’s separate meeting with Indian Prime minister's special envoy Shyam Saran has created controversy inside the party. According to sources in the Maoist party said the establishment faction is pressing in
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The Vice Chairman of UCPN-M Babu Ram Bhattarai’s separate meeting with Indian Prime minister's special envoy Shyam Saran has created controversy inside the party. According to sources in the Maoist party said the establishment faction is pressing in the party to demand clarification from Bhattarai in this matter.
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August - 8 
UCPN-M Central Committee member and lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma, who claimed few days ago that he received death threat by an Indian embassy official, has submitted a letter to Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairperson Subash Nemwang requesting the latter
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UCPN-M Central Committee member and lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma, who claimed few days ago that he received death threat by an Indian embassy official, has submitted a letter to Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairperson Subash Nemwang requesting the latter to immediately make arrangements for his security. Formally notifying the CA Chair about the threat he claims to have received from a consular at the Indian Embassy (whose name has not been revealed yet) in the letter, Sharma also said that the Government should immediately take action against the erring diplomat.
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August - 8 
Five leaders of ICS were arrested at Khanpara under Digholia sub-district of Khulna District on August 8. Khulna Police said they arrested the ICS leaders at Khanpara Mosque where they were holding a 'secret' meeting.
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Five leaders of ICS were arrested at Khanpara under Digholia sub-district of Khulna District on August 8. Khulna Police said they arrested the ICS leaders at Khanpara Mosque where they were holding a 'secret' meeting.
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August - 8 
Five leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), arrested on August 8 in Digholia sub-district of Khulna District were shown arrested in police assault case while an ICS cadre was beaten up by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist in presence of the P
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Five leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), arrested on August 8 in Digholia sub-district of Khulna District were shown arrested in police assault case while an ICS cadre was beaten up by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist in presence of the Police on Rajshahi University (RU) campus.
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August - 8 
Leaders of Amra Muktijoddhar Santan, an organisation of freedom fighters' children, demanded that the Government should ban Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and ICS from politics forever. They also demanded immediate arrest and trial of war criminals. They plac
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Leaders of Amra Muktijoddhar Santan, an organisation of freedom fighters' children, demanded that the Government should ban Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and ICS from politics forever. They also demanded immediate arrest and trial of war criminals. They placed the demands at a protest rally organised by Uttara Thana unit of the organisation in front of Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka
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August - 9 
A cadre belonging to Azad faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Chesam Jahid Khan alias L.S. Nanao (21), was arrested by the troops from Mayang Imphal area in Imphal West District on August 9.
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A cadre belonging to Azad faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Chesam Jahid Khan alias L.S. Nanao (21), was arrested by the troops from Mayang Imphal area in Imphal West District on August 9.
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August - 9 
A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thiyam Heramani alias Sanayaima Singh (51), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok on August 9.
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A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thiyam Heramani alias Sanayaima Singh (51), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok on August 9.
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August - 9 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Mintu Daimary (26), was arrested by SFs from near Dangtol railway station in Chirang District when he was on his way to collect extortion money from a trader.
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Mintu Daimary (26), was arrested by SFs from near Dangtol railway station in Chirang District when he was on his way to collect extortion money from a trader.
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August - 9 
A United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) cadre, Rajit Moran alias Kiron Boruah (26) of Hebeda gaon under Bordubi Police Station of Tinsukia District, was arrested by Jorhat Police from Dhodang Sapori area of the District. Jorhat Superintendent of Po
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A United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) cadre, Rajit Moran alias Kiron Boruah (26) of Hebeda gaon under Bordubi Police Station of Tinsukia District, was arrested by Jorhat Police from Dhodang Sapori area of the District. Jorhat Superintendent of Police Debojit Hazarika said the arrested ULFA cadre is from the ‘28th battalion’ of the outfit and was coming from a Myanmar-based training camp to allegedly carry on subversive activities in the District ahead of Independence day. Police recovered some explosives and objectionable documents from his possession, he added.
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August - 9 
An Army trooper was killed in firing by Pakistani troops at Peer Post in the Mankote area of Mendhar sector in Poonch District in the night of August 9.
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An Army trooper was killed in firing by Pakistani troops at Peer Post in the Mankote area of Mendhar sector in Poonch District in the night of August 9.
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August - 9 
An encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and militants at village Adbais in the Mahore area of Reasi District on August 9, reported Daily Excelsior. Troops launched a search operation following an input about the presence of two to three
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An encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and militants at village Adbais in the Mahore area of Reasi District on August 9, reported Daily Excelsior. Troops launched a search operation following an input about the presence of two to three militants in the area. The militants, however, managed to escape during the encounter. The militants were reported to be cadres of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit and one of them was a ‘commander’ of the outfit.
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August - 9 
Authorities on August 9 re-imposed curfew at several places in Kashmir Valley to prevent protests after a 17-year-old boy, Fida Nabi, injured earlier in Security Force’s firing, succumbed to his injuries in the night of August 8, reported Times of In
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Authorities on August 9 re-imposed curfew at several places in Kashmir Valley to prevent protests after a 17-year-old boy, Fida Nabi, injured earlier in Security Force’s firing, succumbed to his injuries in the night of August 8, reported Times of India. Curfew was lifted from across the Valley after nine days on August 8. Curfew was imposed across Kashmir Valley on July 31.
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August - 9 
Black Widow (BW) ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai and cadres Ashringdaw Warisa and Samir Ahmed have been on a 24-hour hunger strike in the jail from 6 am August 9 demanding immediate release of all BW cadres now in jail. They set a deadline for th
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Black Widow (BW) ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai and cadres Ashringdaw Warisa and Samir Ahmed have been on a 24-hour hunger strike in the jail from 6 am August 9 demanding immediate release of all BW cadres now in jail. They set a deadline for the Government to release them by August 19, failing which; they would resort to a fast unto death. The BW cadres sent a memorandum to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram through the Superintendent of the Central Jail, Guwahati in this connection.
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August - 9 
Four suspected ULFA cadres, including a woman, were arrested by the Tingkhong Police from No 1 Dhamal Gaon under Tingkhong Police Station of Dibrugarh District on August 9, reports Sentinel. They were identified as Golapi Sonowal (30), her brother Ap
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Four suspected ULFA cadres, including a woman, were arrested by the Tingkhong Police from No 1 Dhamal Gaon under Tingkhong Police Station of Dibrugarh District on August 9, reports Sentinel. They were identified as Golapi Sonowal (30), her brother Apple Sonowal (22), Chandra Sonwal (26) and Dina Changmai (30). All the cadres are in Tingkhong Police custody. Meanwhile, Police and other security agencies have launched massive patrolling in and around Dibrugarh in order to bring entire District under security domain in order to prevent untoward incidents on the eve of the Independence Day (August 15).
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August - 9 
Guwahati city Police arrested two suspected militants, identified as Jeherul Islam and Abdul Hai and recovered seven detonators and some gelatin sticks from their possession in New Railway Colony on August 9.
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Guwahati city Police arrested two suspected militants, identified as Jeherul Islam and Abdul Hai and recovered seven detonators and some gelatin sticks from their possession in New Railway Colony on August 9.
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August - 9 
Hatigaon Police arrested an ULFA linkman, Upen Deka. Chandmari Police arrested another ULFA linkman identified as Dilip Kalita in the Guwahati city.
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Hatigaon Police arrested an ULFA linkman, Upen Deka. Chandmari Police arrested another ULFA linkman identified as Dilip Kalita in the Guwahati city.
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August - 9 
Kendruka Arjun, secretary of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) backed Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) Bandhugaon unit was shot dead by some suspected Maoist cadres near Katulpeta village of Koraput District on August 9. Arjun had contest
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Kendruka Arjun, secretary of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) backed Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) Bandhugaon unit was shot dead by some suspected Maoist cadres near Katulpeta village of Koraput District on August 9. Arjun had contested Assembly election in 2009 as an independent candidate from Laxmipur constituency.
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August - 9 
Manipur Minister of Consumers Affair, Food and Civil Supplies, Yumkham Erabot, on August 9 broke open the locks of the Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) located at Lamphelpat, to pave the way for the staff to resume normal duty, according to
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Manipur Minister of Consumers Affair, Food and Civil Supplies, Yumkham Erabot, on August 9 broke open the locks of the Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) located at Lamphelpat, to pave the way for the staff to resume normal duty, according to Sangai Express. The office had been sealed by Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the KCP in connection with monetary demands.
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August - 9 
Maoists put up posters and banners at several places in Kandhamal District asking people to boycott Independence Day celebrations reports Times of India. The posters bear messages asking people to observe a bandh from August 7 to 16. Maoist posters w
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Maoists put up posters and banners at several places in Kandhamal District asking people to boycott Independence Day celebrations reports Times of India. The posters bear messages asking people to observe a bandh from August 7 to 16. Maoist posters were mostly seen in three blocks of Kotagarh, Daringbadi and Raikia in the District, the Police said. The Maoists have also blocked the village road near Kahamguda village and five points near Gugurmaha, Ora and Marlang.
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August - 9 
Militants are abducting teenagers and using them to serve their personal agendas in Manipur,
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Militants are abducting teenagers and using them to serve their personal agendas in Manipur,
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August - 9 
Pakistan on August 9 rejected the statement of India’s Home Minister P. Chidambaram accusing Pakistan of stoking violence in Kashmir, reports The News. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, while responding to the remarks of Chidambaram, said that by
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Pakistan on August 9 rejected the statement of India’s Home Minister P. Chidambaram accusing Pakistan of stoking violence in Kashmir, reports The News. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, while responding to the remarks of Chidambaram, said that by accusing Pakistan, India was not only insulting the indigenous and legitimate struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, but also betraying its lack of seriousness towards resolving the Kashmir dispute. “Unless India musters the courage and acknowledges that the soul of self-determination can never be killed, its Kashmir policy will remain rudderless”, Basit added. Pakistan would continue extending diplomatic and moral support to the people of held Kashmir until their legitimate aspirations are realised, he added further.
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August - 9 
Police arrested Krishna Sharma and Prabhu Tiwari and seized 12,000 detonators from them with a dumper truck at Rajapul under Sherghati Police Station in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-affected Gaya District on August 9. Acting on a tip-off, the Police r
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Police arrested Krishna Sharma and Prabhu Tiwari and seized 12,000 detonators from them with a dumper truck at Rajapul under Sherghati Police Station in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-affected Gaya District on August 9. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a place where the dumper truck was parked said Superintendent of Police Daljit Singh.
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August - 9 
Ruling out any difference among separatists on Kashmir cause, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) on July 9 said the ongoing phase will prove to be a turning point in Kashmir movement, according to Kashmir Times. He said the peopl
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Ruling out any difference among separatists on Kashmir cause, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) on July 9 said the ongoing phase will prove to be a turning point in Kashmir movement, according to Kashmir Times. He said the people should strictly follow the protest programme and youth need not violate it besides they should not pay attention to rumours.
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August - 9 
Security agencies have warned that cadres from the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) may have infiltrated into India through the Northeastern States, particularly Assam with the aim of sabotaging
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Security agencies have warned that cadres from the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) may have infiltrated into India through the Northeastern States, particularly Assam with the aim of sabotaging Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi on August 15. JMB is currently on the run from Security Forces (SFs) in Bangladesh, while HuJI-B has just been put on the terror sanctions list by the US and UN.
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August - 9 
SFs seized a large quantity of explosive devices during a search operation at Mangnar in Poonch District. Recoveries included 10 kilograms of RDX, three kilograms of gun powder, one I Com wireless set, two RPG, one Chinese grenade, one Improvised Exp
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SFs seized a large quantity of explosive devices during a search operation at Mangnar in Poonch District. Recoveries included 10 kilograms of RDX, three kilograms of gun powder, one I Com wireless set, two RPG, one Chinese grenade, one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), 27 bundles of wire used in fabricating explosive devices and 70 pencil cells. This was seventh major recovery of explosive devices in twin border Districts of Rajouri and Poonch during past fortnight.
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August - 9 
Teok Police arrested one Mithon Doley of Dergaon under Golaghat District in connection with a case of extortion. Police said that Doley demanded INR 0.4 million from Ajit Bora, a physician of Teok FRU, on July 20 over telephone introducing himself as
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Teok Police arrested one Mithon Doley of Dergaon under Golaghat District in connection with a case of extortion. Police said that Doley demanded INR 0.4 million from Ajit Bora, a physician of Teok FRU, on July 20 over telephone introducing himself as an ULFA cadre.
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August - 9 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) warned the Residential Director of a cement factory in Jaintia Hills for his "ill behaviour" and asked the company to take corrective measures, according to Shillong Times. A statement issued by HNLC
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) warned the Residential Director of a cement factory in Jaintia Hills for his "ill behaviour" and asked the company to take corrective measures, according to Shillong Times. A statement issued by HNLC ‘publicity secretary’ Sainkupar Nongtraw also asked the official, Divander Bhansal, "not to confront" with the sentiment of the local population.
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August - 9 
The Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) have joined the Kuki National Organization (LNO), which is the political front of a conglomeration of most of the Kuki armed groups under Suspension of Operation.
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The Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) have joined the Kuki National Organization (LNO), which is the political front of a conglomeration of most of the Kuki armed groups under Suspension of Operation.
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August - 9 
Two ULFA linkmen, Bikash Baruah and Heramba Baruah, were arrested by the Police from Hapjan in Tinsukia District for allegedly demanding money from a businessman.
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Two ULFA linkmen, Bikash Baruah and Heramba Baruah, were arrested by the Police from Hapjan in Tinsukia District for allegedly demanding money from a businessman.
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August - 9 
Backing the Pakistani military line on the Afghanistan issue, former ISI chief Hamid Gul on August 8 claimed that it’s only Taliban and its ‘chief’ Mulla Omar who can guarantee that there would be no threat to the US from this part of the world, repo
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Backing the Pakistani military line on the Afghanistan issue, former ISI chief Hamid Gul on August 8 claimed that it’s only Taliban and its ‘chief’ Mulla Omar who can guarantee that there would be no threat to the US from this part of the world, reports Indian Express. Hamid Gul, very often known in the western world as the father of the Taliban, said the Taliban should be recognised as a national resistance movement and the United States should hold talks with its leader Mullah Omar for peace in the region. "This (the Taliban) is a national resistance movement. It should be recognised as such. They are Mujahideen (holy warriors) of Afghanistan, as they were during the occupation by Soviet Union of Afghanistan. I think they are gaining momentum, gaining strength by the day. This should be now understood properly," Gul told Fareed Zakaria in an interview. "There is only one man who can give the guarantee that there will be no terrorism exported from Afghanistan. Neither Karzai nor somebody else, not even Pakistani Government, nobody can give you the guarantee," added Hamid Gul.
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August - 9 
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani said on August 8 that he could bring the resistance forces in Balochistan to the table for talks if the Federal Government and other quarters concerned gave him the mandate to do this, reports Dawn. Talk
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Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani said on August 8 that he could bring the resistance forces in Balochistan to the table for talks if the Federal Government and other quarters concerned gave him the mandate to do this, reports Dawn. Talking to newsmen at the Chief Minister Secretariat, Nawab Raisani said he did not have the mandate of Islamabad to initiate talks for resolving the Balochistan issue. He said without such a mandate it would be useless to hold an all parties conference because Baloch nationalist parties would not attend it. The Chief Minister expressed concern over the law and order situation in the province and said a large number of teachers, doctors, engineers and other professionals were leaving Balochistan because of increasing incidents of target killings. “Even Baloch parents are sending their children to other provinces for education,” he added. Nawab Raisani said the killing of Habib Jalib Baloch and Mula Bakhsh Dashti was a big loss, adding that the people involved in the killings were enemies of Balochistan. He said he himself, his son and brother Haji Lashkari Raisani also were facing threats from militants.
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August - 9 
Gulalai Wali Khan, sister of Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan, escaped an attempt on her life when three unidentified assailants fired three shots at her as she left her clinic in Karachi Market in the busy Khyber Bazaar in Pe
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Gulalai Wali Khan, sister of Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan, escaped an attempt on her life when three unidentified assailants fired three shots at her as she left her clinic in Karachi Market in the busy Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 9. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack neither has the ANP blamed any militant group. Earlier, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accepted responsibility for attacks on senior ANP leaders in the recent past. ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan was targeted by a suicide bomber in 2008, Senior Minister Bashir Bilour was attacked several times and MPA Shamsher Ali Khan was killed in 2009 in a suicide attack in Swat while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain’s son was shot dead on July 24 in Pabbi area of Peshawar.
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August - 9 
Notwithstanding the lack of progress in July 15 talks, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on August 9 said it is ready to walk the "extra mile" as it wants to "move forward" in building relations with India but insisted that the two countries need
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Notwithstanding the lack of progress in July 15 talks, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on August 9 said it is ready to walk the "extra mile" as it wants to "move forward" in building relations with India but insisted that the two countries need to be "mutually accommodative", reports Indian Express. Pressing for a "comprehensive and sustained" engagement, Shah Mahmood Qureshi maintained that Kashmir issue would have to be the part of any discussions and "selective" approach would not be helpful. "It is true that we have not been able to map the future course of engagement. This, however, does not mean that we have reached a Cul de sac," Qureshi said in an email interview. He was responding when asked whether the efforts to bridge the trust gap had received a serious blow during his July 15 talks with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna.
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August - 9 
Pakistan on August 9 rejected the statement of India’s Home Minister P. Chidambaram accusing Pakistan of stoking violence in Kashmir, reports The News. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, while responding to the remarks of Chidambaram, said that by
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Pakistan on August 9 rejected the statement of India’s Home Minister P. Chidambaram accusing Pakistan of stoking violence in Kashmir, reports The News. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, while responding to the remarks of Chidambaram, said that by accusing Pakistan, India was not only insulting the indigenous and legitimate struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, but also betraying its lack of seriousness towards resolving the Kashmir dispute. “Unless India musters the courage and acknowledges that the soul of self-determination can never be killed, its Kashmir policy will remain rudderless”, Basit added. Pakistan would continue extending diplomatic and moral support to the people of held Kashmir until their legitimate aspirations are realised, he added further.
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August - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a suspected person in Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) while four others allegedly involved in militancy surrendered in Mingora of Swat District, reports The News. Sources said the arrested person was identified as Fazal
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a suspected person in Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) while four others allegedly involved in militancy surrendered in Mingora of Swat District, reports The News. Sources said the arrested person was identified as Fazal Akbar and surrendered militants were identified as Farman Ali, Wahab, Ahmad and Hannan, all residents of Charbagh.
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August - 9 
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani met Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the 31st Tripartite Commission meeting of military representatives in Kabul on August 9, where the two leaders discussed the new counter-t
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani met Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the 31st Tripartite Commission meeting of military representatives in Kabul on August 9, where the two leaders discussed the new counter-terrorism strategy, reports Daily Times. Kayani called on the Afghanistan President and the two leaders exchanged views on the new counter-terrorism policy chalked out to curb the menace prevailing in the region.
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August - 9 
The leader of the militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Commander Ilyas Kashmiri, has become the first Pakistani Jihadi (holy fighter) leader to have been designated by the United Nations and the United States as a ‘Specially Designated G
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The leader of the militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Commander Ilyas Kashmiri, has become the first Pakistani Jihadi (holy fighter) leader to have been designated by the United Nations and the United States as a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’ for his alleged al-Qaeda connections, reported The News on August 9. Kashmiri is not only wanted by Pakistan and India for his alleged involvement in terrorist activities, but also by the United States. Before Kashmiri, it was Dawood Ibrahim, a billionaire gangster heading the ‘D-Company’ and wanted by India for the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, who had been declared a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’ by the US State Department in October 2003. Much to Islamabad’s embarrassment, the US Treasury Department, amongst its reasons for naming Dawood Ibrahim as one of the world’s worst terrorists, cited intelligence reports of his connections with al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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August - 9 
Unidentified assailant shot dead one Levies official, Juma Khan Jattak, in Killi Barozai area of Qambarani Road in Quetta of Balochistan on August 9, reported Daily Times. The Official died on the spot. Jattak hailed from Washuk District and was in Q
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Unidentified assailant shot dead one Levies official, Juma Khan Jattak, in Killi Barozai area of Qambarani Road in Quetta of Balochistan on August 9, reported Daily Times. The Official died on the spot. Jattak hailed from Washuk District and was in Quetta on a leave, officials said.
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August - 9 
US Representatives for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke on August 9 said that the Taliban do not represent the popular will of the people in Afghanistan, a day after a former ISI chief Hamid Gul said that the Taliban represents the nationa
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US Representatives for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke on August 9 said that the Taliban do not represent the popular will of the people in Afghanistan, a day after a former ISI chief Hamid Gul said that the Taliban represents the national resistance movement of that country. "They (the Taliban) do not represent the popular will in Afghanistan and every poll, every survey - I'd particularly bring your attention to the BBC/ABC/ARD poll of earlier this year - shows that their support is in the single digits".
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August - 9 
Kathmandu District Court issued an arrest warrant against Kali Bahadur Kham, central committee leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and a division commander of the party’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), on charges of lootin
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Kathmandu District Court issued an arrest warrant against Kali Bahadur Kham, central committee leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and a division commander of the party’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), on charges of looting. Hearing on a case filed by Kathmandu Police, the court ordered Kham be arrested and presented before the court within seven days.
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August - 9 
One civilian was injured when a socket bomb went off at the Birgunj Buspark in Birgunj Sub Metropolitian City-18 of Parsa District on August 9, reports Himalayan Times. The injured, identified as Sheikh Akbar (28), a resident of Gahawa Tol of Birgunj
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One civilian was injured when a socket bomb went off at the Birgunj Buspark in Birgunj Sub Metropolitian City-18 of Parsa District on August 9, reports Himalayan Times. The injured, identified as Sheikh Akbar (28), a resident of Gahawa Tol of Birgunj Metropolitan City-10, has sustained injuries in the face. Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Tigers, an armed outfit, has owned up the responsibility of the blast.
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August - 9 
The care taker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said there will be little possibility of the fifth round of election giving the country a consensus Government if no one makes sacrifices for stable peace.
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The care taker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said there will be little possibility of the fifth round of election giving the country a consensus Government if no one makes sacrifices for stable peace.
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August - 9 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) convened its Central Committee (CC) meeting to discuss the party's stand and its future course. The CC meeting has been called for 11 am on August 11. It has been learnt that the meeting
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) convened its Central Committee (CC) meeting to discuss the party's stand and its future course. The CC meeting has been called for 11 am on August 11. It has been learnt that the meeting was called to review the election to the post of prime minister as the UML has been facing mounting pressure over its decision to stay neutral in the election.
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August - 9 
The UCPN-M called its Central Committee (CC) meeting to dig out the intra-party rift and chart out its future course, reports Kantipuronline. Maoist leaders say the CC meeting beginning from August 11 is likely to arrive at conclusion on talking the
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The UCPN-M called its Central Committee (CC) meeting to dig out the intra-party rift and chart out its future course, reports Kantipuronline. Maoist leaders say the CC meeting beginning from August 11 is likely to arrive at conclusion on talking the “new line”. However, the meaning of the “new line” mean is yet to come to light. Leaders say the party will continue its struggle for national independence and peace.
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August - 9 
UCPN-M dispatched an official letter to the Indian embassy in Kathmandu demanding clarification from the latter over the alleged threats to Maoist central member and lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma. Maoist Secretary CP Gajurel informed that the party will
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UCPN-M dispatched an official letter to the Indian embassy in Kathmandu demanding clarification from the latter over the alleged threats to Maoist central member and lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma. Maoist Secretary CP Gajurel informed that the party will submit a memorandum to the Indian Government after receiving reply of the letter from the embassy. He added that the party will demand an apology from the official and the embassy or urge the Indian Government to call him back to India in the memorandum.
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August - 9 
UCPN-M Secretary CP Gajurel blamed the "naked intervention" of India for the parties failing to elect a new Prime Minister even after four rounds of election, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a programme organised in Kathmandu, Gajurel claimed that th
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UCPN-M Secretary CP Gajurel blamed the "naked intervention" of India for the parties failing to elect a new Prime Minister even after four rounds of election, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a programme organised in Kathmandu, Gajurel claimed that the special Emissary of the Indian Prime Minister Shyam Saran started political parleys in the country with the sole purpose to prevent the formation of a Maoist-led Government.
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August - 9 
UCPN-M Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai said that foreign interference can be fought only after strengthening nationality. Speaking at the second District conference of All Nepal National Independent Student Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), Purbanchal
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UCPN-M Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai said that foreign interference can be fought only after strengthening nationality. Speaking at the second District conference of All Nepal National Independent Student Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), Purbanchal University, Kathmandu Valley Committee, he said nationality will be strong in a true sense if the country can be made self-dependent by getting rid of foreign dependence.
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August - 9 
A Dhaka court rejected bail petitions of JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid, its Nayeb-e-Ameer (deputy chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee, assistant secretaries general Mohammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla in four criminal cases file
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A Dhaka court rejected bail petitions of JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid, its Nayeb-e-Ameer (deputy chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee, assistant secretaries general Mohammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla in four criminal cases filed with different police stations. The cases were filed with Paltan, Bimanbandar and Ramna police stations in February and June, 2010 and February 2004 on charges of vandalising president's vehicles, preventing police from discharging their duties and making an attempt to kill late Prof Humayun Azad.
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August - 9 
Police arrested a cadre of Janajudhha faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as Mozaffar Ali Sana (32), from Panchrasta intersection in Tala sub-district of Satkhira District on August 9, reports Daily Star. Local pe
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Police arrested a cadre of Janajudhha faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as Mozaffar Ali Sana (32), from Panchrasta intersection in Tala sub-district of Satkhira District on August 9, reports Daily Star. Local people caught him from Panchrasta intersection when he came to meet his party members.
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August - 9 
Police filed a sedition case against former JeI lawmaker Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher. Sub-inspector Nasim Uddin of Shahbagh Police Station filed the case after getting approval from the home ministry. Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of the station,
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Police filed a sedition case against former JeI lawmaker Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher. Sub-inspector Nasim Uddin of Shahbagh Police Station filed the case after getting approval from the home ministry. Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of the station, told that the case was filed against Taher as he had “threatened” to make the state non-functional using “reserved forces” and take actions against some of the Government institutions and people working in them without naming any.
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August - 9 
Two top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj District units were arrested by the Security Forces on August 9, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were Abdul Malek, acting secretary general of Rajshahi JeI unit, and Mokhlesur
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Two top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj District units were arrested by the Security Forces on August 9, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were Abdul Malek, acting secretary general of Rajshahi JeI unit, and Mokhlesur Rahman, JeI ameer (chief) of Chapainawabganj pourasava unit. Malek is also a member of the city JeI Majlish-e-Sura, (highest policymaking body of the party), Police said.
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August - 9 
Canada on August 9, expressed concern that a Thai ship MV Sun Sea heading to British Columbia with migrants on board may be carrying the members of Sri Lanka's vanquished Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Canada's Public Safety Minister Vic To
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Canada on August 9, expressed concern that a Thai ship MV Sun Sea heading to British Columbia with migrants on board may be carrying the members of Sri Lanka's vanquished Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Canada's Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said that Ottawa is concerned over the possibility that there may be Tamil Tigers on board the Thai cargo ship and the authorities are closely monitoring the situation but did not elaborate on the steps the Government would take.
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August - 9 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Yal Point, Navatkulam, Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Mankulam and Kumulamunai recovered four hand grenades, 15 anti personnel mines, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), two 60-mm mo
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Yal Point, Navatkulam, Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Mankulam and Kumulamunai recovered four hand grenades, 15 anti personnel mines, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), two 60-mm mortar bombs, one 60-mm para bomb and one 130- mm Artillery shell on August 9. Meanwhile, demining groups recovered 271 anti personnel mines, two 60-mm mortar bombs and six hand grenades from Muruthankulam, Mahilankulam, Parsankulam, Piramanalankulam, Malwarayankaddaiadampan, Periyapandivirichchan, Maruthamdu and Iranailuppaikulam. Troops also recovered 12 mobile phones, six Subscriber Identity Module cards, 19 mobile phone batteries and 13 mobile phone chargers from a rehabilitation centre in Maruthamdu.
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August - 9 
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani met Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the 31st Tripartite Commission meeting of military representatives in Kabul on August 9, where the two leaders discussed the new counter-t
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani met Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the 31st Tripartite Commission meeting of military representatives in Kabul on August 9, where the two leaders discussed the new counter-terrorism strategy, reports Daily Times. Kayani called on the Afghanistan President and the two leaders exchanged views on the new counter-terrorism policy chalked out to curb the menace prevailing in the region.
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August - 10 
A cadre of an unspecified outfit, identified as Thiyam Nilamani alias Pakpa (41), was arrested by the Imphal West District police from Uripok Huidrom Leikai on August 10, He disclosed that he was asked to transport the arms and ammunitions, money, do
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A cadre of an unspecified outfit, identified as Thiyam Nilamani alias Pakpa (41), was arrested by the Imphal West District police from Uripok Huidrom Leikai on August 10, He disclosed that he was asked to transport the arms and ammunitions, money, documents, under the ‘command’ of Dong. 13 magazines of small arms, live rounds of AK and 3 live round of 9-mm were recovered from his residence.
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August - 10 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, Janil Brahma, was arrested in a joint operation launched by the Army and local Police from Tulsijhora village in Kokrajhar District on August 9.
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, Janil Brahma, was arrested in a joint operation launched by the Army and local Police from Tulsijhora village in Kokrajhar District on August 9.
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August - 10 
Army and Police shot dead a LeT militant, identified as Bashir Ahmed Bhat, in an encounter at Keshwan Top in Kishtwar District. One PIKA gun with magazines and rounds were recovered from the slain militant, who was a close associate of LeT ‘commander
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Army and Police shot dead a LeT militant, identified as Bashir Ahmed Bhat, in an encounter at Keshwan Top in Kishtwar District. One PIKA gun with magazines and rounds were recovered from the slain militant, who was a close associate of LeT ‘commander’ Hameed alias Salman Gujjar.
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August - 10 
Arunachal Pradesh asked the Union Government to fence the India-Myanmar border to check the movement of militants from India's Northeast who have set up base in the dense forests of the State, reports Shillong Times. Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister,
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Arunachal Pradesh asked the Union Government to fence the India-Myanmar border to check the movement of militants from India's Northeast who have set up base in the dense forests of the State, reports Shillong Times. Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister, Tako Dabi, in Agartala said the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) have set up their base camps in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh.
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August - 10 
Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's peace offer and employment package, saying "Kashmiri youth aren't on the streets for jobs but are fighting for their rights", according to Times of India. H
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Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's peace offer and employment package, saying "Kashmiri youth aren't on the streets for jobs but are fighting for their rights", according to Times of India. He said, "The permanent settlement can be achieved by giving Kashmiris the right to self-determination and not merely announcing a committee of economic experts to devise a job plan." Hurriyat Conference (M) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who has engaged with the Centre in the past, said, "The Indian leadership must address Kashmir issue's political dimension and not the economic one."
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August - 10 
Joint Monitoring Group, constituted to enforce the ground rules of the Suspension of Operations agreement with Kuki armed groups, during a meeting held on August 10 stated that besides the 19 Kuki groups under the umbrella organisations of United Peo
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Joint Monitoring Group, constituted to enforce the ground rules of the Suspension of Operations agreement with Kuki armed groups, during a meeting held on August 10 stated that besides the 19 Kuki groups under the umbrella organisations of United People’s Front (UPF) and Kuki National Organisation (KNO), which have signed the SoO pact, no other splinter groups have been included and the laid down ground rules that do not permit any group, either under KNO or UPF, to change from one umbrella organisation to the other.
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August - 10 
Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Tripura Peoples' Democratic Front (TPDF) and the United Liberation Front of A
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Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Tripura Peoples' Democratic Front (TPDF) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) called for a general shut down, and asked people in the Northeast region to boycott the Independence Day celebrations on August 15.
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August - 10 
Maharashtra Government filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging a lower court's verdict acquitting Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed of conspiracy in the 26/11 case, reports Times of India. Special public prosecutor Ujwal Nikam confirmed
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Maharashtra Government filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging a lower court's verdict acquitting Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed of conspiracy in the 26/11 case, reports Times of India. Special public prosecutor Ujwal Nikam confirmed that the appeals had been filed. The state has contended that the special court erred in acquitting Ansari and Ahmed and that the Police have substantial evidence against the duo.
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August - 10 
Militants in the night of August 10 attacked a Police post guarding Mohammad Abdullah, a leader of Democratic Party Nationalist, in the Sopore town of Baramulla District, killing all three Policemen on duty, reported Daily Excelsior. The militants at
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Militants in the night of August 10 attacked a Police post guarding Mohammad Abdullah, a leader of Democratic Party Nationalist, in the Sopore town of Baramulla District, killing all three Policemen on duty, reported Daily Excelsior. The militants attacked the post at around 11pm (IST) by opening indiscriminate firing on the Police personnel at Yaseen Colony in the Armpora area of Sopore killing all the Policemen on the spot. Though a search operation was launched soon after, the militants managed to escape from the incident site. No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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August - 10 
On August 10, in a televised speech on Jammu and Kashmir, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the only way forward in Jammu and Kashmir is along the path of dialogue and reconciliation, reported Times of India. “I urge the people of Jammu and
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On August 10, in a televised speech on Jammu and Kashmir, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the only way forward in Jammu and Kashmir is along the path of dialogue and reconciliation, reported Times of India. “I urge the people of Jammu and Kashmir to give peace a chance. There is a lot of hard work that needs to be done to rebuild the State and its institutions. We must promote economic activity and create opportunities for employment. We must build physical and human resource infrastructure,” he stated. “But I recognize that the key to the problem is a political solution that addresses the alienation and emotional needs of the people. This can only be achieved through a sustained internal and external dialogue. We are ready for this. We are willing to discuss all issues within the bounds of our democratic processes and framework,” he stressed, adding, “But this process can gather momentum and yield results only if there is a prolonged peace.”
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August - 10 
On August 10, militants carried out two attacks on Security Forces in the Sopre town of Baramulla District but there was no loss of life reported in these attacks. The militants fired indiscriminately on State Bank of India building in Sopore town wh
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On August 10, militants carried out two attacks on Security Forces in the Sopre town of Baramulla District but there was no loss of life reported in these attacks. The militants fired indiscriminately on State Bank of India building in Sopore town where a Company of CRPF (179th Battalion) is on guard. They also fired on the Police Station Sopore half an hour later. As reported earlier, three Policemen were shot dead by the militants in Sopre town on August 10. Talking about the incident on August 11, Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda said the LeT is believed to be involved in the Sopore attack. "The militants have started consolidating their ranks in north Kashmir after LeT ‘commander’ Abdullah Yuni's arrival this year [2010]. The ‘commander’ has regrouped the demoralised militants in the last two months.”
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August - 10 
Pebilson Marak, a coal trader who was abducted by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants from Rongjeng in East Garo Hills District on August 7, was released three days later. According to Police sources, the coal merchant was releas
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Pebilson Marak, a coal trader who was abducted by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants from Rongjeng in East Garo Hills District on August 7, was released three days later. According to Police sources, the coal merchant was released at Narenggre after his relatives had reportedly paid INR 1.1 million as ransom. The Police identified one of the abductors as J. Sangma and efforts are on to trace the culprits.
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August - 10 
Police arrested four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Mohlagaon village in Kanker District of Bastar region on August 10. Inspector General of Police (Bastar) T.J. Longkumer said that the four were involved in the recen
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Police arrested four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Mohlagaon village in Kanker District of Bastar region on August 10. Inspector General of Police (Bastar) T.J. Longkumer said that the four were involved in the recent killings of four civilians in Kanker which included the murder of a village head who was suspected to be a Police informer. Two guns and some documents were recovered from the Maoists, Longkumer added.
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August - 10 
Police officials confirmed that two groups of 10 militants have managed to enter Rajouri District during past few days. While a group of five militants had sneaked into from Nowshera sector and took Kandi route to reach Darhal, another group of five
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Police officials confirmed that two groups of 10 militants have managed to enter Rajouri District during past few days. While a group of five militants had sneaked into from Nowshera sector and took Kandi route to reach Darhal, another group of five militants, including three militants, who were involved in the ambush, had entered from Poonch sector. "We narrowly missed the group of five militants in Darhal yesterday [August 10] but Army and Police have laid several cordons to trap them. Of five militants, two were locals—Abdul Razzaq and Shabir Munshi while three other were Pakistanis. Of five militants, who have entered Rajouri from Poonch, four were foreign mercenaries and one local’’, sources added.
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August - 10 
Security Forces neutralised a hideout of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and recovered a large quantity of explosive devices and ammunition during a search operation at Bal in the Angrala area of Mahore in Reasi District. Recoveries included 20 kilograms
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Security Forces neutralised a hideout of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and recovered a large quantity of explosive devices and ammunition during a search operation at Bal in the Angrala area of Mahore in Reasi District. Recoveries included 20 kilograms of, 15 Chinese grenades, three HE-36 grenades, 19 PIKA rounds and one Yessu wireless set.
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August - 10 
Though curfew continued to remain imposed in the Srinagar for second consecutive day, the law and order situation improved significantly as, barring some minor protests, the day across Kashmir valley passed off peacefully. Curfew remained in force in
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Though curfew continued to remain imposed in the Srinagar for second consecutive day, the law and order situation improved significantly as, barring some minor protests, the day across Kashmir valley passed off peacefully. Curfew remained in force in Srinagar District to foil the scheduled programme of sit-in protests called by Hurriyat Conference (G) to protest against the recent spate of killings in the Valley.
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August - 10 
A former District President of Balochistan National Party – Mengal Fraction (BNP-Mengal), Attaullah Baloch, was shot dead in Khuzdar District in Balochistan on August 10, reports Dawn. Sources said that the Attaullah Baloch was riddled with bullets a
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A former District President of Balochistan National Party – Mengal Fraction (BNP-Mengal), Attaullah Baloch, was shot dead in Khuzdar District in Balochistan on August 10, reports Dawn. Sources said that the Attaullah Baloch was riddled with bullets at Munir Mengal Road of Khuzdar District by unidentified assailants riding a motorbike.
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August - 10 
A sessions court acquitted two suspects stated to be associated with a banned militant outfit in an explosive material case for want of evidence on August 10. Mufti Sanaullah and Qari Nafees, who were earlier granted bail by a court, were facing char
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A sessions court acquitted two suspects stated to be associated with a banned militant outfit in an explosive material case for want of evidence on August 10. Mufti Sanaullah and Qari Nafees, who were earlier granted bail by a court, were facing charges for possessing explosive substance in 2005.
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August - 10 
Against the backdrop of the WikiLeaks disclosure about Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) double-game in Afghanistan, former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on August 10 said the Pakistani spy agency has a relationship with the Taliban,
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Against the backdrop of the WikiLeaks disclosure about Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) double-game in Afghanistan, former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on August 10 said the Pakistani spy agency has a relationship with the Taliban, reports Indian Express. "When we got muddled down to 2005 to 2008 or so, I think Pakistan and the ISI changed their mind and they wanted to have a vote at the Pashtun table in Afghanistan and they started (having a relationship with the Taliban)," he said in response to a question at the popular Charlie Rose show on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). However, Armitage said when he was the Deputy Secretary he did not find any evidence of such a relationship between the ISI and Taliban. "When I was Deputy Secretary, I looked almost every day - from the time that we invaded Afghanistan until I left in February of 2005 - for evidence of any assistance from ISI. We didn't see it. We saw some liaison, but not modern equipment or weapons or anything of that nature. "I believed at that time - first of all, we had dispersed the Taliban to a very high degree - and ISI were thinking that the coalitions were going to prevail," he observed. Armitage was recently in Pakistan where he met some of the former ISI officials having close links with the Taliban and they, according to him, told him that the US would fail in Afghanistan.
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August - 10 
Four persons were injured in an incident of firing when where unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on them on College Road in Panjgur.
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Four persons were injured in an incident of firing when where unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on them on College Road in Panjgur.
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August - 10 
Rawal Khan Mohammad Hasni, an elder of Mohammad Hasni tribe, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near his house at Brewery road in Quetta.
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Rawal Khan Mohammad Hasni, an elder of Mohammad Hasni tribe, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near his house at Brewery road in Quetta.
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August - 10 
Six persons, including three soldiers and as many militants, were killed and seven others injured in two separate incidents of violence in Sagi area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 10, according to Dawn. Sour
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Six persons, including three soldiers and as many militants, were killed and seven others injured in two separate incidents of violence in Sagi area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 10, according to Dawn. Sources said that soldiers were patrolling the area when militants attacked them. In the encounter followed three soldiers were killed and six militants injured. In another incident, volunteers of a peace committee killed three militants in the area while an activist of the committee received injuries, officials said. Sources said that militants attacked a checkpoint of the local peace committee in Khwazai tehsil (revenue unit).
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August - 10 
The Extremists may take advantage of flood-situation in Pakistan, the White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton told reporters on August 10 at his daily news conference, reports Indian Express. The White House expressed concerns over the misuse
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The Extremists may take advantage of flood-situation in Pakistan, the White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton told reporters on August 10 at his daily news conference, reports Indian Express. The White House expressed concerns over the misuse of Pakistan's flood-situation by extremists to disrupt normal life there, saying such possibilities were being evaluated appropriately. "As it relates to the armed insurgency, our relationship with Pakistan is much bigger than just what we do in the fight against insurgents, and we certainly hope that they're not using this opportunity to inflict even more pain on the people of Pakistan," Burton said. "The concern is that every single day you've got people who are intent on creating havoc in order to disrupt democracy and harm the way of life there. So right now we're of course worried about the floods, we're worried about the insurgents, and we're dealing with those issues as appropriate," Burton said in response to a question. The White House is monitoring the situation very closely and working with the Pakistani Government to get the assistance that they request, he said.
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August - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) urged the Government on August 10 to not to accept any foreign aid for victims of the worst flood in the country’s history, reported Daily Times. TTP Spokesman Azam Tariq said that the TTP would themselves provide
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) urged the Government on August 10 to not to accept any foreign aid for victims of the worst flood in the country’s history, reported Daily Times. TTP Spokesman Azam Tariq said that the TTP would themselves provide money if the Government stopped accepting international help. “The Government should not accept US aid, we can give $20 million to them as aid for the flood victims,” adding, “We will ourselves distribute relief under leadership of our ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud among the people if the Government assures us that none of our members will be arrested.”
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August - 10 
The United States “clearly observes” how the weapons it is supplying to Pakistan are being used, said the US under secretary for Defence Michelle Flournoy on August 10, reports Daily Times. The US is “mindful of these concerns as we take steps to sup
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The United States “clearly observes” how the weapons it is supplying to Pakistan are being used, said the US under secretary for Defence Michelle Flournoy on August 10, reports Daily Times. The US is “mindful of these concerns as we take steps to support the equipping of Pakistan for the current counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism purposes,” she said. India’s Defence Minister AK Antony said last month that the scale of US military assistance to Pakistan was “disproportionate to the war on terror” for which it was intended. “We feel that there is every possibility of diverting this sophisticated equipment against India,” Antony said, during talks with the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen. Washington sees Pakistan as integral to winning the war in Afghanistan, as Taliban and al Qaeda-linked insurgents target the coalition forces in the mountainous region dividing the two countries.
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August - 10 
Accusing the UCPN-Maoist for detaching from the revolutionary ideology and adopting luxurious lives, four of its District level cadres quit the party and joined the breakaway faction of Matrika Yadav led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist ( Matrika led
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Accusing the UCPN-Maoist for detaching from the revolutionary ideology and adopting luxurious lives, four of its District level cadres quit the party and joined the breakaway faction of Matrika Yadav led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist ( Matrika led CPN-Maoist). Releasing a press statement they also accused the UCPN-M of not complying with the mandate of its decade long 'People's Revolution' and forgetting the agenda of the proletariats.
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August - 10 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K.P Oli said that he is amused seeing a "proletariat party" buying the lawmakers of a "capitalist party", claiming that the UCPN-M spent some NR 50 million just to buy the lawmakers f
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K.P Oli said that he is amused seeing a "proletariat party" buying the lawmakers of a "capitalist party", claiming that the UCPN-M spent some NR 50 million just to buy the lawmakers from other political parties to ensure its victory in the election for a Prime Minister. Speaking at an interaction with the party's District activists in Jhapa, Oli said the Maoists spent that amount of money to engineer a split in a fringe communist party Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist (CPN-ML).
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August - 10 
Parliamentary Committee on International Relations and Human Rights summoned Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala and enquired about the alleged threats to UCPN-M central member and lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma by Indian embassy official, reports Kantipuronl
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Parliamentary Committee on International Relations and Human Rights summoned Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala and enquired about the alleged threats to UCPN-M central member and lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma by Indian embassy official, reports Kantipuronline. She informed that the Indian embassy in response said that the “embassy doesn’t dignify such baseless reports and allegations”. Koirala added that the Ministry has been carrying out investigation into the controversy.
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August - 10 
Quoting the insiders of the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Kantipuronline reports that the two groups led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai will spur heated discussions in the upcoming Central Committee of t
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Quoting the insiders of the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Kantipuronline reports that the two groups led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai will spur heated discussions in the upcoming Central Committee of the party. The Central Committee (CC) meeting scheduled for August 10 has been postponed to August 11 on the ground that more time is needed for completing preparations for the event. Both factions of the leaders supporting Chairman Prachanda and Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai are impatient to “vent their ire” against each other. “The meeting is likely witness heated discussions and is also expected to thrash out several crucial issues,” said a Maoist leader. Both Dahal and Bhattarai have serious disagreements over several crucial issues pertaining to internal party politics, Government formation and the peace process.
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August - 10 
The CPN-UML secretary and Communication Minister Shankar Pokharel said his party is not going to support UCPN-M Prime Ministerial candidate Prachanda at any cost. Speaking at a programme in Kathmandu, Pokharel said the UML would not back the Maoists
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The CPN-UML secretary and Communication Minister Shankar Pokharel said his party is not going to support UCPN-M Prime Ministerial candidate Prachanda at any cost. Speaking at a programme in Kathmandu, Pokharel said the UML would not back the Maoists to lead the Government as long as they do not dissociate themselves from the combatants and the weapons.
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August - 10 
UCPN-M spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma said, on August 10, his party chairman and Prime Ministerial candidate Prachanda is ready to withdraw his candidacy for the Prime Minister provided other parties agreed to amend the Interim Constitution to revive
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UCPN-M spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma said, on August 10, his party chairman and Prime Ministerial candidate Prachanda is ready to withdraw his candidacy for the Prime Minister provided other parties agreed to amend the Interim Constitution to revive the system of consensus Government.
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August - 10 
A Dhaka court on August 10 sentenced the wife of executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai and two JMB cadres to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment each for possessing explosive substances, reports Daily Star
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A Dhaka court on August 10 sentenced the wife of executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai and two JMB cadres to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment each for possessing explosive substances, reports Daily Star. The convicts are Fahima alias Farzana, Salahuddin alias Saleheen and Asaduzzaman Chowdhury alias Panir. According to the prosecution, a team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 18, 2005 raided a residence at Aqua Morolpara under Kotwali Police Station in Mymensingh District. The elite force recovered 57 items of explosives and arrested Saleheen and Panir from the scene.
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August - 10 
Bogra District Judge gave life sentence to five cadres of JMB for the 2005 Bogra serial blasts. Bogra Additional District and Sessions Judge Nitai Chandra Saha also fined the Islamist militants BDT 20,000 each in default of which they will have to s
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Bogra District Judge gave life sentence to five cadres of JMB for the 2005 Bogra serial blasts. Bogra Additional District and Sessions Judge Nitai Chandra Saha also fined the Islamist militants BDT 20,000 each in default of which they will have to spend two more years behind bars.
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August - 10 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) directed the prisons authorities to produce detained Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (deputy chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on August 24 as he was not produced on August 10 due to sickness. Earlier
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) directed the prisons authorities to produce detained Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (deputy chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on August 24 as he was not produced on August 10 due to sickness. Earlier on August 4, the tribunal ordered the authorities to produce Sayedee on August 10. The order followed a petition filed by the prosecution seeking arrest warrant against Sayedee in connection with alleged war crimes in 1971.
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August - 10 
Bernard Goonetilleke, the former head of Sri Lanka's now defunct Peace Secretariat on August 10, said that pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) elements were involved in collecting funds from the Tamil Diaspora even after the war, according to
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Bernard Goonetilleke, the former head of Sri Lanka's now defunct Peace Secretariat on August 10, said that pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) elements were involved in collecting funds from the Tamil Diaspora even after the war, according to Colombo Page. Goonetilleke made this comment while giving evidence before the “Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission” when it commenced sittings for the first time. According to Goonetilleke, pro-LTTE elements were collecting funds claiming that LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was still alive. These elements are said to be collecting funds using documents with Prabhakaran's signature. Referring to the Tamil diaspora, Goonetilleke said that the diaspora desired the continuation of the war and helped towards this end since they feared they would lose the privileges being enjoyed in the Western countries. He suggested the Government to engage with the diaspora and convince them about the changed situation in Sri Lanka but warned that there are still a minority of hardcore elements that still support the separation. Commenting on the issues of resettlement and the devolution Goonetilleke said the people should be allowed to resettle in their original habitat and the presence of armed forces should be limited without instilling fears in the minds of the people.
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August - 10 
Police recovered 300 rounds of 23-mm paddle gun ammunition in Wellamulliwaikkal.
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Police recovered 300 rounds of 23-mm paddle gun ammunition in Wellamulliwaikkal.
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August - 10 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Nelukkulam, Kollankulam, Nedunkandal, Olumadu, Kumulamunai and Mulliawelai recovered 24 anti personnel mines, five unexploded ordnance, one hand grenade, five Rocket Propeller
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Nelukkulam, Kollankulam, Nedunkandal, Olumadu, Kumulamunai and Mulliawelai recovered 24 anti personnel mines, five unexploded ordnance, one hand grenade, five Rocket Propeller Grenades and three mobile phones, one battery and one charger on August 10. In the meantime, demining groups recovered 256 anti personnel mines, one 81-mm mortar bomb and six anti personnel mine fuses from Mahilankulam, Piramanalankulam, Malwarayankaddaiadampan, Periyapandivirichchan, Irranilluppaikulam and Parasankulam.
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August - 11 
A group three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants on August 11 ambushed Commanding Officer (CO) of Rashtriya Rifles (48th Battalion) and his escort at Begu Narha near Thanna Mandi in Rajouri District killing two civilians, one of them a woman, and injur
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A group three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants on August 11 ambushed Commanding Officer (CO) of Rashtriya Rifles (48th Battalion) and his escort at Begu Narha near Thanna Mandi in Rajouri District killing two civilians, one of them a woman, and injuring 20 others, including driver and Personal Security Officer of the CO, reported Daily Excelsior. The civilians were killed as a passenger bus was also caught in the firing. The CO had a narrow escape in the ambush at 8.45am. The ambush was followed by a heavy exchange of firing between Army, Police and militants for a couple of hours but all three militants were reported to have escaped. Three LeT militants had set off from village Azmatabad in the morning and laid an ambush very close to Bafliaz-Thanna Mandi road at Begu Narha with a pre-determined view to target Security Forces and passenger vehicles to cause casualties on the eve of Independence Day (August 15), sources said.
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August - 11 
16 National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres deserted their camps in Bangladesh and surrendered before troopers in Tripura, Police said on August 11, according to Sentinel. “The NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) extremists, led by
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16 National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres deserted their camps in Bangladesh and surrendered before troopers in Tripura, Police said on August 11, according to Sentinel. “The NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) extremists, led by their self-styled captain Kishore Debbarma and self-styled sergeant Raimohan Tripura, crossed over to India early on Tuesday,” a Police spokesman told reporters. “They established contact with the BSF (Border Security Force) and Assam Rifles officials at Manikpur in Dhalai district and at Kanchanpur in North Tripura district,” he said. “The Bangladesh-trained tribal guerrillas also surrendered a huge cache of sophisticated arms, ammunition and explosives to the officials of the BSF and the Assam Rifles at separate functions in northern Tripura late on Tuesday,” he added further. According to Police, the militants have fled from their base and training camps at Sajek area under Chittagong hill tracts of southeast Bangladesh.
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August - 11 
A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) Praja Prathighatana, identified as R. Ravi, surrendered before the Police in Warangal District on August 11. According to the Police, R. Ravi was a resident of Yadaram village of Nizam
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A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) Praja Prathighatana, identified as R. Ravi, surrendered before the Police in Warangal District on August 11. According to the Police, R. Ravi was a resident of Yadaram village of Nizamabad District and he was working in Suresh dalam (squad). He was a sympathiser of CPI-ML-Jana Shakthi. On the advice of Kannuri Kumara Swamy, president of Rythu Coolie, he joined (CPI-ML) Praja Prathighatana in 2008 and worked in the armed dalam led by Gampala Raghupathi alias Mohananna, State Committee Secretary for sometime. Later he was shifted to Suresh dalam operating in Khammam District and continued in it till April 2010.
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August - 11 
A combined force of the Thoubal District Police, Army and the Special Cell of the Delhi Police arrested four cadres belonging to Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) from Shivaji Enclave in West Delhi on August 11.
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A combined force of the Thoubal District Police, Army and the Special Cell of the Delhi Police arrested four cadres belonging to Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) from Shivaji Enclave in West Delhi on August 11. They were identified as Longjam Momocha Singh alias Deepak alias Langonba (24), self styled project officer Sagolsem Somananda Singh alias Mahesh (28), Maibam Radheshyam Singh alias Foreign alias Boris alias Dekora (26), and Sapam Shyamananda Singh alias Piktru (28). The combined team also recovered two laptops, mobile phones, 20 demand letters of the faction and ATM cards from their possession.
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August - 11 
A former supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Mandangi Subarao (42) of Kondabaredi village under Ramanaguda Police committed suicide by hanging himself in the office building of the anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] cell in Ra
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A former supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Mandangi Subarao (42) of Kondabaredi village under Ramanaguda Police committed suicide by hanging himself in the office building of the anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] cell in Rayagada in the morning of August 11. Mandangi was a hardcore Maoist supporter earlier; he had contested the local body elections and was leading life as a contractor. According to Rayagada Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup Krishna, Mandangi was a key element in the anti-Naxal operations as he remained in regular touch with local Police and used to provide precise information about Naxalites' movement. For that, he had been under constant threat of Maoists. In the last week of July, a group of Maoists led by Naxal leader Suresh had abducted him and taken him to their secret hideout in jungles near Vardha. He had faced torture at the hands of Maoists who had also threatened to kill him, it was reported. The mental pressure might have driven him to suicide, Police said. He committed suicide while his room-mate had gone out. Police registered a case.
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August - 11 
A KYKL cadre, Phuritsabam Gogo Singh (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok Bachaspati Leikai. He disclosed that he had joined the outfit through one Sarat Singh of Mayang Langjing six years back.
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A KYKL cadre, Phuritsabam Gogo Singh (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok Bachaspati Leikai. He disclosed that he had joined the outfit through one Sarat Singh of Mayang Langjing six years back.
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August - 11 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Moirangthem Rajen (31), was arrested by troops from Ningthoukhong in Bishnupur District.
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Moirangthem Rajen (31), was arrested by troops from Ningthoukhong in Bishnupur District.
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August - 11 
A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Sayad Amir Hussain (21), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Laxmi Bazar area. He was subsequently handed over to Lilong Police Station in Thoubal District.
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A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Sayad Amir Hussain (21), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Laxmi Bazar area. He was subsequently handed over to Lilong Police Station in Thoubal District.
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August - 11 
According to a diplomatic note published on August 11, New Zealand officials in India anticipate a terrorist attack on a "soft target" ahead of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The possibility of a terrorist attack was detailed in diplomatic cabl
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According to a diplomatic note published on August 11, New Zealand officials in India anticipate a terrorist attack on a "soft target" ahead of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The possibility of a terrorist attack was detailed in diplomatic cables released to the Dominion Post newspaper relating to visits to New Delhi by New Zealand High Commission staff. After one mission, between February 28 and March 13, officials said that the pre-Games environment could be overshadowed by some form of 'soft target' attack such as the recent attack on the German bakery in Pune, which would be unsettling and capture media attention.
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August - 11 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) procured one hundred thirty 12-bore pump action guns to counter stone-pelters during protests in turbulent situations. Besides, the force had also purchased more tear smoke shells, rubber bullets, ideal equipments
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) procured one hundred thirty 12-bore pump action guns to counter stone-pelters during protests in turbulent situations. Besides, the force had also purchased more tear smoke shells, rubber bullets, ideal equipments and counter productive gears to protect the troopers from head to knee.
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Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) polit bureau member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan on August 11 defended Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee for stating that the killing of the outfit's spokesman Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was wrong an
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Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) polit bureau member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan on August 11 defended Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee for stating that the killing of the outfit's spokesman Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was wrong and said talks could only be held after the withdrawal of anti-Maoist operations, reports Times of India. "There is no doubt that Azad was treacherously murdered. Mamata spoke the truth. So why the furore over the issue in Parliament?" Kishan said over phone from an undisclosed location. On talks with the Government, he said, "after so much treachery we can still discuss the central government's offer of talks at our central and state committees if the Centre stops violence and withdraws Operation Green Hunt."
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August - 11 
Five NDFB militants were arrested from their hideout at Amjunga near Dhupdhara in Goalpara District the same day and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kilogram was recovered from them along with a revolver and ammunition.
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Five NDFB militants were arrested from their hideout at Amjunga near Dhupdhara in Goalpara District the same day and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kilogram was recovered from them along with a revolver and ammunition.
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August - 11 
In a joint operation, East Midnapore District Police arrested eight suspected Maoists from Kapasberia near Mahishadal. They were staying at a hotel. After detaining all eight at Mahishadal Police Station since the night of August 8, Police handed the
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In a joint operation, East Midnapore District Police arrested eight suspected Maoists from Kapasberia near Mahishadal. They were staying at a hotel. After detaining all eight at Mahishadal Police Station since the night of August 8, Police handed them over to their West Midnapore counterparts on August 11. Three of the suspected Maoists were identified as Gurucharan Tudu, Ramapada Soren and Joyram Murmu from the Jhargram area. The Police claimed that Gurucharan is involved in some murders in Jhargram. Following their interrogation, the Police reportedly recovered four bodies buried beside a canal near Kumirkata village of Binpur. One of those four bodies was identified to be Monotosh Singh of Patiyara village of Binpur. The bodies of a man and two women are yet to be not identified. "Those have been brought to Jhargram for post-mortem," said Jhargram SP Praveen Tripathi.
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August - 11 
Koya commando and District Police Force of Chinta Gufa Police Station shot dead three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a brief exchange of fire in Korapahad and Rangaiguda village of Dantewada District on August 11. Police ar
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Koya commando and District Police Force of Chinta Gufa Police Station shot dead three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a brief exchange of fire in Korapahad and Rangaiguda village of Dantewada District on August 11. Police are suspecting the deceased Maoists’ involvement in the April 6 massacre at Tarmetla in the District where 76 paramilitary troopers were killed. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) S.R.P. Kalluri said several other Maoists, who were injured in the gunfight, were carried away by their associates. A machine gun, one 12-boar gun, a loaded pistol and a cartridge were recovered from the spot, Police said.
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August - 11 
Maken said People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) was involved in the derailment of the Janeswari Express, which killed 148 passengers. "Investigation conducted, so far
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Maken said People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) was involved in the derailment of the Janeswari Express, which killed 148 passengers. "Investigation conducted, so far, reveals that Police Santras Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC\PCPA), a frontal organisation of Maoists, was involved in damaging the railway track, thereby causing the accident." said the Minister.
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August - 11 
Police forces of the four southern States - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka - have resolved to track movements of extremists, terrorists and other organised crime offenders on a day-to-day basis, reports Times of India. For this, the
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Police forces of the four southern States - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka - have resolved to track movements of extremists, terrorists and other organised crime offenders on a day-to-day basis, reports Times of India. For this, they have decided to appoint nodal officers. This and 21 other resolutions were passed at the third conference of the Southern States Directors General of Police held at Jubilee Hall in Hyderabad on August 11.They also agreed to share their views and strategies on extremists and terrorists. Another significant resolution was each State should have a nodal officer both from intelligence department and CID for implementation of decisions taken during the last two meetings of August, 2008 (Chennai) and August, 2009 (Thiruvanathapurm, Kerala) and the present meeting of August 2010.
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August - 11 
Security Forces on August 11 claimed to have foiled an attempt by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants to blow up the railway track between Kamakhya and Jogighopa railway stations in following recovery of a powerful bomb from a
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Security Forces on August 11 claimed to have foiled an attempt by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants to blow up the railway track between Kamakhya and Jogighopa railway stations in following recovery of a powerful bomb from a group of cadres of the outfit in Goalpara District.
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August - 11 
Six suspected Maoists were arrested in two separate incidents in Kanker District, Police said. Four Maoists identified as Ram Singh, Amuram, Rajauram, and Manesingh were arrested from Pakhanjur bazaar under Pakhanjur station area, District Superinten
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Six suspected Maoists were arrested in two separate incidents in Kanker District, Police said. Four Maoists identified as Ram Singh, Amuram, Rajauram, and Manesingh were arrested from Pakhanjur bazaar under Pakhanjur station area, District Superintendent of Police Ajay Yadav said. Hand grenades were recovered from their possession, he added. Two other Maoists identified as Chain Singh and Sonuram were arrested near Bandepara forests in Koilibeda area of the District. A locally-made rifle, one pipe-bomb, and a detonator were recovered from their possession, he added.
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August - 11 
Some suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Subal Tanti at Mahishamura village in the Barikul area of Bankura District on August 11. He was earlier a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) bu
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Some suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Subal Tanti at Mahishamura village in the Barikul area of Bankura District on August 11. He was earlier a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) but was expelled on corruption charges. "He had joined the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) a few months back. He reportedly collected money from the local traders on behalf of the outfit. It appears that he was killed due to an internal row over money laundering," Superintendent of Police Pranav Kumar said.
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August - 11 
The Army and Police neutralised an arms manufacturing factory of the NDFB at Rangapara in Sonitpur District and arrested two women cadres of the outfit.
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The Army and Police neutralised an arms manufacturing factory of the NDFB at Rangapara in Sonitpur District and arrested two women cadres of the outfit.
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August - 11 
The Government on August said almost 8,500 armed Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] cadres were present in the country and as many as 21 left wing extremist groups were indulging in acts of violence, reports DNA. "As per available inputs, the total strength
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The Government on August said almost 8,500 armed Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] cadres were present in the country and as many as 21 left wing extremist groups were indulging in acts of violence, reports DNA. "As per available inputs, the total strength of armed cadres of Naxalites is around 8,500," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) in a written reply. Maken also said, "According to intelligence inputs, there are 21 left wing extremist (LWE) groups indulging in violence in the country". There are no inputs to indicate that the LWE groups are being supported financially by various industrialists. However, they raise funds from contractors and businessmen by imposing levies through coercive means, he said in reply to another question. Maken said the total number of security personnel killed by Naxals in the current year, up to July 31, is 218. To an another question, Maken said, "There are no inputs indicating operational link between Maoists of Nepal and India."
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August - 11 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) called for a 36-hour bandh (general shut down) from 6 pm on August 14 to 6 am on August 16, in protest against the Independence Day celebrations on August 15 in Meghalaya, according to Shillong Times
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) called for a 36-hour bandh (general shut down) from 6 pm on August 14 to 6 am on August 16, in protest against the Independence Day celebrations on August 15 in Meghalaya, according to Shillong Times. Meanwhile, several prominent citizens of the State criticized the call for bandh.
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August - 11 
The KYKL called for boycott of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15 in Manipur.
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The KYKL called for boycott of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15 in Manipur.
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August - 11 
The total number of surrendered militants of the NLFT and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) outfits rose to around 130 in 2010. According to an official document, over 8,200 militants have surrendered to the authorities in Tripura since 1993. Accord
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The total number of surrendered militants of the NLFT and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) outfits rose to around 130 in 2010. According to an official document, over 8,200 militants have surrendered to the authorities in Tripura since 1993. According to the BSF and other security officials, militants belonging to various militant groups in the Northeast region have set up about 90 camps in different parts of Bangladesh, especially Sylhet District and Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), bordering Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya.
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August - 11 
Three cadres belonging to Military Council (MC) faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by the Imphal West District Police near Langol Ningthou temple on August 11, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Tongbram Ibo
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Three cadres belonging to Military Council (MC) faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by the Imphal West District Police near Langol Ningthou temple on August 11, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Tongbram Ibomcha alias Shamcha alias Rajesh (24), Heikrujam Raja alias Inao (24) and Heikrujam Nanao alias Echa (24) .
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August - 11 
Three protesters were inured in Police firing in Kashmir Valley on August 11, Daily Excelsior reports. Meanwhile, authorities extended curfew to several towns of Kashmir Valley besides Srinagar to foil planned march of Hurriyat Conference (G) led
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Three protesters were inured in Police firing in Kashmir Valley on August 11, Daily Excelsior reports. Meanwhile, authorities extended curfew to several towns of Kashmir Valley besides Srinagar to foil planned march of Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani to Pampore town in Pulwama District. Curfew, which has been in force in Srinagar city and adjoining areas for past three days now [August 8], was extended to Kakapora, Pulwama, Shopian towns in South Kashmir and Sopore town in Baramulla District, official sources said. The march is called by as part of its agitation programme. Geelani was put under house arrest in the night of August 10.
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August - 11 
Two cadres belonging to Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Army from Tanjeng and its surrounding areas on August 11, reports Imphal Free Press. The
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Two cadres belonging to Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Army from Tanjeng and its surrounding areas on August 11, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Laishram Kingson Meitei alias Bomcha (19) and Sorokhaibam Prem Singh (20). While one 9-mm pistol made in USA, one 9-mm magazine and two live rounds of 9-mm pistol were recovered from Laishram Kingson, one hand grenade was found from the possession of Prem Singh. They were arrested following the reported arrest of four cadres of the same faction from Delhi.
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August - 11 
Two more cadres of the same faction were arrested by the Police. They were identified as Oinam Lalu alias Micheal (21) and Laiphrakpam Echa (19). One 9-mm pistol with magazine having four miss rounds was recovered from Echa.
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Two more cadres of the same faction were arrested by the Police. They were identified as Oinam Lalu alias Micheal (21) and Laiphrakpam Echa (19). One 9-mm pistol with magazine having four miss rounds was recovered from Echa.
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August - 11 
Two Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-infested Districts in Maharashtra would soon get aid of INR 5.8 billion from the Centre to build infrastructure. "The Centre has in-principally approved aid of INR 5.8 billion for infrastructural facilities in Gadchiro
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Two Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-infested Districts in Maharashtra would soon get aid of INR 5.8 billion from the Centre to build infrastructure. "The Centre has in-principally approved aid of INR 5.8 billion for infrastructural facilities in Gadchiroli and Gondia Districts," Union Home Minister R.R. Patil said on August 11. The file in this regard has been sent to the Planning Commission for final sanction of the funds, Patil said. The funds would be used for building roads, bridges and also irrigations projects, Patil said. The bridges on rivers like Pranhita and Godavari will facilitate smooth flow of road traffic in border regions of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, he added. The State Government has proposed infrastructure developmental works of INR 18.93 billion in the Naxal-hit areas and the Centre approved the funds for the first phase, the Union Home Minister said.
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August - 11 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 11 rejected the demand for an inquiry into the killing in an encounter of Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) leader ‘Azad,' reports Times of India. Replaying to a question, Chidambaram said there was
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 11 rejected the demand for an inquiry into the killing in an encounter of Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) leader ‘Azad,' reports Times of India. Replaying to a question, Chidambaram said there was no evidence that the CPI-Maoist was getting overt support from any international terrorist organisation or international militant organisation, reports The Hindu. “There was one report about a contact between an organisation in Nepal and the CPI (Maoist), but that has not been confirmed either. There is no evidence that they receive money or weapons from China — China as a country or China as an entity. Weapons are indeed smuggled from across the border — both the Bangladesh border and the Myanmar border.” Chidambaram also pointed out that the CPI-Maoist was able to raise funds within the country. “They are able to raise money through extortion, through levies, and through looting. But we are keeping a careful watch. If there is any evidence that they receive money or receive other support from any organisation abroad, certainly, we shall look into the matter very carefully and, with the help of friendly countries, take action against those organisations which are reported to be supporting the CPI (Maoist).”
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August - 11 
A Shia person, Zakir Hussain (24), was shot dead by unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle in sectarian attack near the Madni Mosque in the Tariq Road area of Karachi in Sindh on August 11, according to Daily Times. The deceased hailed from Gilg
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A Shia person, Zakir Hussain (24), was shot dead by unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle in sectarian attack near the Madni Mosque in the Tariq Road area of Karachi in Sindh on August 11, according to Daily Times. The deceased hailed from Gilgit and worked at an Iranian tea store, Ferozabad Station House Officer (SHO) Rao Zaheer said, adding that he had come to Karachi four years ago. Two Shia men have been shot dead in targeted killings within 24 hours and in the remits of the same police station, raising fears that the city could witness a spree of ‘sectarian’ targeted killings.
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August - 11 
A woman was killed and her three sons sustained serious injuries after a mortar shell fired from an unidentified location struck the house of Wazir Muhammad in Sagi Bala area of Safi sub-division in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Are
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A woman was killed and her three sons sustained serious injuries after a mortar shell fired from an unidentified location struck the house of Wazir Muhammad in Sagi Bala area of Safi sub-division in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 11.
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August - 11 
Following the revealed information, law enforcement agencies have directed to monitor a few Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) officials, as according to the information recovered from the terrorists’ USB, they also had links with LESCO offici
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Following the revealed information, law enforcement agencies have directed to monitor a few Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) officials, as according to the information recovered from the terrorists’ USB, they also had links with LESCO officials, who “helped” terrorists evolve a modus operandi to carry out explosions by use of electricity poles.
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August - 11 
Pakistan on August 11 said it is ready to take action against Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed but added India should give "concrete evidence" that stands "legal scrutiny" and holds him responsible for the Mumbai attacks, reports Indian Ex
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Pakistan on August 11 said it is ready to take action against Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed but added India should give "concrete evidence" that stands "legal scrutiny" and holds him responsible for the Mumbai attacks, reports Indian Express. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi insisted that his country was committed to bringing the perpetrators of 26/11 to justice but could not give any specific time-frame for conclusion of the trial in the case as the judiciary is independent. India has maintained that it has provided ample evidence about Saeed's role in the Mumbai attacks and Pakistan should follow it up and initiate legal proceedings against the JuD chief. He termed as "preposterous" any "suggestion that there is some sort of nexus" between Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Mumbai attacks, rubbishing the contention by Pakistani-American Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley in this regard.
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August - 11 
Police first arrested TTP southern Punjab ‘commander’ Muhammad Saeed alias Talha and Al-Asr Trust activist Muhammad Afzal. According to details, Ahmedpur Sharqia Police arrested Afzal and Saeed at a picket on Katchery Road, while they were riding a m
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Police first arrested TTP southern Punjab ‘commander’ Muhammad Saeed alias Talha and Al-Asr Trust activist Muhammad Afzal. According to details, Ahmedpur Sharqia Police arrested Afzal and Saeed at a picket on Katchery Road, while they were riding a motorcycle. The Policemen found one kilogramme of gold, two kilogrammes of silver, cash and other valuables from their possession. However, TTP Bahawalpur head Ameer Farooq, who was also with the accused escaped from the spot, and is yet to be arrested. The suspects were arrested from Uch Sharif, Ahmedpur, Pirwala and Jalalpur. They were identified as Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Sajjad, Qasim, Abdul Qayyum, Abdur Rehman, Sulayman, Luqman and Bilal.
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August - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs) on August 11 arrested 10 suspected cadres from southern Punjab, who have alleged links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Haqqani network in Waziristan, reports Daily Times. Intelligence sources said that the
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The Security Forces (SFs) on August 11 arrested 10 suspected cadres from southern Punjab, who have alleged links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Haqqani network in Waziristan, reports Daily Times. Intelligence sources said that the arrested terrorists disclosed during initial interrogation that they had received instructions from TTP to attack the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) office in Multan, Ghazi Ghat bridge in Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa Barrage, the Prime Minister’s House, the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) grid station in Vehari and various other sensitive places.
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August - 11 
The suicide attack on Data Darbar in Lahore on July 1, 2010 was a reaction of the arrests of some suspected terrorists from Shahdara town of Lahore, who were involved in exploding NATO tankers in Islamabad as well as the attack on Ahmedi worship plac
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The suicide attack on Data Darbar in Lahore on July 1, 2010 was a reaction of the arrests of some suspected terrorists from Shahdara town of Lahore, who were involved in exploding NATO tankers in Islamabad as well as the attack on Ahmedi worship places on May 28, Daily Times reported on August 11. The sources said law enforcers, following information revealed by arrested terrorists, had booked nine more terrorists from Shahdara, including Rana, Waqas alias Shah Jee and Hafeez, who were the main facilitators of the terrorists, and Rizwan, a would-be suicide bomber, allegedly involved in the attacks on Ahmedi worship places in Model Town and Garhi Shahu. During investigation, law enforcers also recovered a USB from the possession of one of the arrested terrorists that contained ‘important’ information. The sources said according to the data found in the USB, there are six more groups of terrorists hiding in Lahore, adding that law enforcers also found information about terrorists’ new modus operandi for carrying out their activities. They said in the USB, law enforcers also found the method of operating timed-devices with electricity poles to cause massive destruction. During investigation, it was also disclosed that the nine arrested terrorists had been involved in exploding NATO tankers a couple of months ago in Islamabad. The sources added that the terrorists were arrested by US forces in Afghanistan detained in the Shabarghan Jail from where they were handed over to Pakistani authorities and later released. After their release, the terrorists reunited with their group and started their activities in Pakistan.
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August - 11 
The United Nation aid envoy to flood-stricken Pakistan, Jean-Maurice Ripert, warned on August 11 that armed militants could take advantage of the country's worst humanitarian disaster by operating among its displaced victims, reports Dawn. “We all ho
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The United Nation aid envoy to flood-stricken Pakistan, Jean-Maurice Ripert, warned on August 11 that armed militants could take advantage of the country's worst humanitarian disaster by operating among its displaced victims, reports Dawn. “We all hope that militants will not take advantage of the circumstances to score points” by exploiting people driven from their homes by the floods, Jean-Maurice Ripert said. “The people's misery can always be exploited by those who have political or militant aims,” the newspaper quoted him as saying, describing the floods as “the worst natural disaster the country has known.” His comment came in response to a question about reports that some local aid groups working for the victims in Pakistan had links to extremists. “For us, the essential thing is to help the Pakistani authorities to work together, set priorities and implement them,” Ripert said. “That is the best response to make to those who want to use the catastrophe for other purposes.”
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August - 11 
A crucial meeting of central committee members of the Communist party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) which took place at a time when the party has been sharply divided over Prime Ministerial election, ended on August 11, endorsing a ni
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A crucial meeting of central committee members of the Communist party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) which took place at a time when the party has been sharply divided over Prime Ministerial election, ended on August 11, endorsing a nine-point consensus proposal. The CPN-UML again restated the party's earlier decision to stay neutral in the next Prime Ministerial (PM) run-off. Today's meeting also decided to ask the UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda and Nepali Congress (NC) vice president, Ram Chandara Poudel to withdraw their candidacies in order to clear way for conducting PM election through other means.
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August - 11 
Several students were injured when students appearing in BBS II year examination of Tribhuvan University at Mahendra Multiple Campus in Nepalgunj District clashed with students of Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) affiliated All Nepal
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Several students were injured when students appearing in BBS II year examination of Tribhuvan University at Mahendra Multiple Campus in Nepalgunj District clashed with students of Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) on August 11, reports Himalayan Times. The clash ensued after the ANNISU-R, who were protesting the proposed autonomy to the campus, disrupted the exams by tearing up the question papers of the examinees.
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August - 11 
The former Indian Ambassador to Nepal K. V. Rajan arrived in Kathmandu, reports Kantipuronline. He is scheduled to hold consultations with top leaders of major political parties.
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The former Indian Ambassador to Nepal K. V. Rajan arrived in Kathmandu, reports Kantipuronline. He is scheduled to hold consultations with top leaders of major political parties.
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August - 11 
Khulna District (north) unit general secretary of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), Mohammad Abdur Rahim, was placed on a two-day remand on August 11 in a case filed for obstructing Government activities, reports Daily Star. Sub-Inspector Monirul Islam, w
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Khulna District (north) unit general secretary of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), Mohammad Abdur Rahim, was placed on a two-day remand on August 11 in a case filed for obstructing Government activities, reports Daily Star. Sub-Inspector Monirul Islam, who is investigating the case, produced him before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court and sought a seven-day remand in connection with the case.
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August - 11 
The Police arrested 25 leaders and cadres of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from JeI’s office at Paltan in Dhaka on August 11, reports Daily Star. The detainees were then produced before a Dhaka court from where they were s
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The Police arrested 25 leaders and cadres of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from JeI’s office at Paltan in Dhaka on August 11, reports Daily Star. The detainees were then produced before a Dhaka court from where they were sent directly to jail in the same day afternoon.
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August - 11 
The total number of surrendered militants of the NLFT and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) outfits rose to around 130 in 2010. According to an official document, over 8,200 militants have surrendered to the authorities in Tripura since 1993. Accord
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The total number of surrendered militants of the NLFT and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) outfits rose to around 130 in 2010. According to an official document, over 8,200 militants have surrendered to the authorities in Tripura since 1993. According to the BSF and other security officials, militants belonging to various militant groups in the Northeast region have set up about 90 camps in different parts of Bangladesh, especially Sylhet District and Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), bordering Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya.
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August - 11 
Canadian authorities said on August 11 that they would intercept a ship of Tamil asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka before it reached the coast because the passengers may include members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The ship was reporte
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Canadian authorities said on August 11 that they would intercept a ship of Tamil asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka before it reached the coast because the passengers may include members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The ship was reported to be within 322 km of Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia, said Chris McCluskey, a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. The Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea was expected to reach the Strait of Juan de Fuca off Vancouver island late August 11 or early August 12. Between 400 and 500 people are believed to be on board.
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August - 11 
De-mining groups recovered 304 anti personnel mines, two 60-mm mortar bombs, one Arul bomb, one claymore mine, eight hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar bomb, three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) and two unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from Mahilankulam, Mar
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De-mining groups recovered 304 anti personnel mines, two 60-mm mortar bombs, one Arul bomb, one claymore mine, eight hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar bomb, three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) and two unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from Mahilankulam, Maruthankulam, Piramanalankulam, Sinnapandivirichchan, Periyapandivirichchan,Irranilluppaikulam,Nedunkandal and Parasankulam. Troops also recovered seven mobile phones, nine SIM cards, seventeen mobile phone batteries and five mobile phone chargers from a rehabilitation centre in Nelukkulam, Maruthamadu .Further, a civilian has found one 60-mm mortar bomb from Paranthan .
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August - 11 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kokkuvil, Sangaththanei, Vauniya Railway Station, Omanthai, Malwarayankaddaiadampan, Kollankulam, Mankulam, Visuamadu, Olumadu and Kokavil areas of North recovered three clay
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kokkuvil, Sangaththanei, Vauniya Railway Station, Omanthai, Malwarayankaddaiadampan, Kollankulam, Mankulam, Visuamadu, Olumadu and Kokavil areas of North recovered three claymore mines, one claymore stand, 37 hand grenades, 130 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one kilogram of C-4 explosives and on August 11.
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August - 12 
A cadre of the United Naga People’s Council (UNPC), identified as Mathotmi Keishing (39), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Mantripukhri on August 12, according to Sangai Express. Two demand notes of INR 400, 000 each addressed to
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A cadre of the United Naga People’s Council (UNPC), identified as Mathotmi Keishing (39), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Mantripukhri on August 12, according to Sangai Express. Two demand notes of INR 400, 000 each addressed to Jugeshor and Bharat of Mantripukhri were recovered from his possession.
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August - 12 
A group of stone pelters attacked Karvan-e-Aman, the weekly bus to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), at Palhalan near Pattan in Baramulla District on August 12, reports Times of India. The state road transport corporation bus was carry
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A group of stone pelters attacked Karvan-e-Aman, the weekly bus to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), at Palhalan near Pattan in Baramulla District on August 12, reports Times of India. The state road transport corporation bus was carrying 31 passengers. Later, a youth was injured when the Police fired teargas shells to chase away the stone pelters. This is first such attack on cross-border bus service which was started on April 7, 2005 as a confidence building measure.
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A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Laishram Romi alias Nanao alias Bankgkim Chandra Singh (28), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from Moirang Thanga Lawai in the intervening night of August 12 and 13. He was involved in extortion related activit
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A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Laishram Romi alias Nanao alias Bankgkim Chandra Singh (28), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from Moirang Thanga Lawai in the intervening night of August 12 and 13. He was involved in extortion related activities in Moirang area.
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August - 12 
According to Times of India, Indian Air Force (IAF) is contemplating deployment of additional helicopters in the ongoing anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] operations, with its two Mi-17s and two Dhruvs already operating in Chhattisgarh armed with "sid
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According to Times of India, Indian Air Force (IAF) is contemplating deployment of additional helicopters in the ongoing anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] operations, with its two Mi-17s and two Dhruvs already operating in Chhattisgarh armed with "sideward mounted machine guns'' to fire back in "self-defence'' if they come under attack from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. IAF feels it will be in a better position to deploy additional helicopters for logistical support in the coming months since its 19 choppers currently deployed in UN peace-keeping duties in Congo are slated to return to India soon. "Moreover, the first lot of the 80 advanced Mi-17 helicopters ordered from Russia, for around $1.2 billion, should begin arriving by October-November,'' said a source.
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August - 12 
An over ground worker of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Shamurailatpam Sanjit Sharma (33), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Wabagai Bazar on August 12.
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An over ground worker of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Shamurailatpam Sanjit Sharma (33), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Wabagai Bazar on August 12.
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August - 12 
Armed CPI-M cadres allegedly continued their operation against the Maoists and members of PCPA in some parts of West Midnapore. On August 12, around 200 armed CPI-M cadres reportedly entered several villages near Belia, Chandra, Malbandhi and Pukurmu
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Armed CPI-M cadres allegedly continued their operation against the Maoists and members of PCPA in some parts of West Midnapore. On August 12, around 200 armed CPI-M cadres reportedly entered several villages near Belia, Chandra, Malbandhi and Pukurmuri in Midnapore Sadar block and drove out the PCPA supporters. Interestingly, there was little resistance from the Maoists. In the night of August 11, however, the Maoists resisted the CPI-M cadres near Dherua and stopped their advance towards Lalgarh. The CPI-M force, which had started their march from Enayetpur party office, is now camping at a primary school in Malbandhi. PCPA secretary Manoj Mahato reported, "Goons led by CPM leaders Anuj Pandey and Satyen Maity ransacked houses and set villagers' homes on fire." Mahato claimed that CPM cadres set ablaze houses of Bijay Mandi, Bidhan Mandi and Bishu Mandi at Pukurmuri village.
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August - 12 
Army gunned down an infiltrator and injured another before they could reach close to the fence to cross over to this side from forward area of Kas Kancha near Peer Badesar in Rajouri District in the evening of August 12. Troops fired immediately afte
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Army gunned down an infiltrator and injured another before they could reach close to the fence to cross over to this side from forward area of Kas Kancha near Peer Badesar in Rajouri District in the evening of August 12. Troops fired immediately after observing two militants sneaking into this side from the Line of Control (LoC) in Kas Kancha area. One of the intruders, believed to be a Pakistani cadre of LeT, was killed on the incident site while his accomplice who was injured managed to escape back to launching pad near Pakistan Army post opposite Kas Kancha. Troops later recovered the dead body of the slain militant along with one rifle with magazines and rounds.
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August - 12 
Army recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Sopore area in Baramulla District. The recoveries included three AK rifles, five pistols with silencers, one Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher, two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers, 19 improvised explo
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Army recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Sopore area in Baramulla District. The recoveries included three AK rifles, five pistols with silencers, one Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher, two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers, 19 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), 30 kilograms of explosives, 11 grenades, two radio sets and a large quantity of stores.
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August - 12 
Around 40 armed cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rounded up the inhabitants for a session of their propaganda and blew up the office of the Gram Panchayat (village level local self Government institution) and a warehouse attache
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Around 40 armed cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rounded up the inhabitants for a session of their propaganda and blew up the office of the Gram Panchayat (village level local self Government institution) and a warehouse attached to it at Malabharam village under the Motu Police Station in Malkangiri District on August 12. The Maoists also left posters at the spot of the blast through which they claimed that they damaged the buildings as they were being used as camps of security personnel during the anti-Maoist operations in remote areas. No one was injured in the incident.
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August - 12 
Asked about Swami Agnivesh as a mediator in peace talks, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai stated, "At the moment, we don't have any mediator. Let them (Maoists) abjure violence, then we can think of a mediator."
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Asked about Swami Agnivesh as a mediator in peace talks, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai stated, "At the moment, we don't have any mediator. Let them (Maoists) abjure violence, then we can think of a mediator."
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August - 12 
Chief of Army Staff General V. K. Singh said the Army would remain in Kashmir Valley till the crisis persisted there, according to Times of India. "The Army will remain in Kashmir till the problem is there. The Army, which is needed for security of t
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Chief of Army Staff General V. K. Singh said the Army would remain in Kashmir Valley till the crisis persisted there, according to Times of India. "The Army will remain in Kashmir till the problem is there. The Army, which is needed for security of the border, is already there. It is neither more nor less," he said. He was responding to a question whether the Army should be pulled out of Kashmir.
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August - 12 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on August 13 organized a daylight kangaroo court on the Chatra District side of the Bihar-Jharkhand border to try Lakhan Lal Verma, a Bihar assembly staff working as Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary’s
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on August 13 organized a daylight kangaroo court on the Chatra District side of the Bihar-Jharkhand border to try Lakhan Lal Verma, a Bihar assembly staff working as Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary’s aide. Verma was abducted by the Maoists from a place under the Dumaria Police Station in the District on August 12. The Police sources confirmed reports about the holding of a ‘jan adalat (people’s court)’ by the Maoists.
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August - 12 
Diphu Police recovered decomposed bodies of two missing female cadres of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) near Diphu Lumding Road in Karbi Anglong District on an unspecified date, according to Sentinel. The deceased were i
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Diphu Police recovered decomposed bodies of two missing female cadres of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) near Diphu Lumding Road in Karbi Anglong District on an unspecified date, according to Sentinel. The deceased were identified as Marigold Hansepi and Serdihun Engtipi who were missing from June 24 and 25 respectively from the KLNLF camp. Later, the Police exhumed the bodies from the grave. The KLNLF has blamed the involvement of third party in the incident.
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August - 12 
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said on August 12 that India was willing to hold a sustained dialogue with Pakistan, provided the latter's soil was not used for attacks on India, reports The Hindu. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of t
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External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said on August 12 that India was willing to hold a sustained dialogue with Pakistan, provided the latter's soil was not used for attacks on India, reports The Hindu. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian Parliament) the External Affairs Minister said, "If there is goodwill from Pakistan and if there is an assurance that their soil is not going to be directed by terrorist instrumentalities to attack India or to foment anti-India feelings, then India would certainly be willing for a sustained dialogue with Pakistan," Referring to the role of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed in the Mumbai attack, Mr. Krishna said, "We consider that he was the mastermind of the Mumbai attack. But unfortunately, Pakistan becomes subjective whenever we take the name of Hafiz Saeed and others into these discussions. So, we certainly would like Pakistan to be helpful, to be cooperative with India, so that we can live in peace with each other."
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August - 12 
Five suspected Naxals [Left Wing Extremists] were arrested by the Police from Singpur village of Magarlod Police Station in Dhamtari District on August 12. A cash amount of INR 160,000, one rifle, Naxal uniforms and other material was recovered from
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Five suspected Naxals [Left Wing Extremists] were arrested by the Police from Singpur village of Magarlod Police Station in Dhamtari District on August 12. A cash amount of INR 160,000, one rifle, Naxal uniforms and other material was recovered from them, Dhamtari Superintendent of Police Asif Khan said.
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August - 12 
Meghalaya Minster in-charge of Home H.D.R. Lyngdoh said that the Police have intelligence inputs of 10 to 12 Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants managing to infiltrate into the State from Bangladesh with weapons, reports Assam Tr
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Meghalaya Minster in-charge of Home H.D.R. Lyngdoh said that the Police have intelligence inputs of 10 to 12 Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants managing to infiltrate into the State from Bangladesh with weapons, reports Assam Tribune. "Police is on their look-out," Lyngdoh said.
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August - 12 
Normalcy returned to Kashmir Valley as the markets were abuzz with activity in view of the post-noon relaxation announced by Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani in its agitational programme.
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Normalcy returned to Kashmir Valley as the markets were abuzz with activity in view of the post-noon relaxation announced by Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani in its agitational programme.
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August - 12 
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests R.K. Sharma told IANS, "The forest department suffers an annual loss of about Rs.100 crore [INR 1 billion] because we are not able to work in these areas [about 55 percent of Chhattisgarh’s forests are dominated
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Principal Chief Conservator of Forests R.K. Sharma told IANS, "The forest department suffers an annual loss of about Rs.100 crore [INR 1 billion] because we are not able to work in these areas [about 55 percent of Chhattisgarh’s forests are dominated by Maoists]".
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August - 12 
Purulia Police arrested five Maoist squad members, including an ‘area commander’ Nanda Kumar alias Anand Kumar, who carried a reward of INR 50,000 on his head. The four others were identified as Bhabataran Mahato, Gobardhan Mura, Umacharan Mura and M
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Purulia Police arrested five Maoist squad members, including an ‘area commander’ Nanda Kumar alias Anand Kumar, who carried a reward of INR 50,000 on his head. The four others were identified as Bhabataran Mahato, Gobardhan Mura, Umacharan Mura and Mansaram Mandi. The Police claimed that all five are the members of a Maoist squad active in the Ayodhya Hills. Nandakumar hails from Kerua village near Ghatbera of Balarampur and the four others are from the Bagmundi area. The Police recovered a revolver from them.
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August - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a militant hideout and recovered a consignment of arms and explosives at village Taparwan in Pogal area of Banihal in Ramban District. The recoveries included one AK-56 rifle with one magazine and 75 rounds, 16 PIKA
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a militant hideout and recovered a consignment of arms and explosives at village Taparwan in Pogal area of Banihal in Ramban District. The recoveries included one AK-56 rifle with one magazine and 75 rounds, 16 PIKA rounds, two Chinese grenades and five UBGL grenades. A group of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) is reported to be active in the area, official sources said.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered two powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on a railway track about three kilometres west of Khoirabari railway station in Udalguri District on August 12, averting a major disaster ahead of Independence Day (Augu
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered two powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on a railway track about three kilometres west of Khoirabari railway station in Udalguri District on August 12, averting a major disaster ahead of Independence Day (August 15).
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August - 12 
SFs continued a massive hunt for fresh infiltrated group of 10 militants in different parts of Rajouri District for second day. In addition, inputs revealed that some more launching pads have been activated by the Pakistan Army and militants in Poonc
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SFs continued a massive hunt for fresh infiltrated group of 10 militants in different parts of Rajouri District for second day. In addition, inputs revealed that some more launching pads have been activated by the Pakistan Army and militants in Poonch District in an attempt to push militants into this side from the LoC taking cover of thick fog which had been engulfing the border belt during night daily. Hectic activity is being observed in launching pads set up by Pakistan Army for the militants opposite Balnoi, Mandi and Sabjian, where 40 to 60 militants of LeT and HM outfits have been camping awaiting an opportunity to sneak into this side.
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August - 12 
Social activist Swami Agnivesh on August 12 said that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was ready to resume the peace process initiated by their spokesperson Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad if a judicial inquiry was ordered into his killing.
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Social activist Swami Agnivesh on August 12 said that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was ready to resume the peace process initiated by their spokesperson Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad if a judicial inquiry was ordered into his killing.
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August - 12 
The DGP of West Bengal, Bhupinder Singh, on August 12 said that the Maoists have moved to North Bengal and are creating their bases there after facing tough action from the Security Forces in the Junglemahal area. Singh, who is currently touring Darj
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The DGP of West Bengal, Bhupinder Singh, on August 12 said that the Maoists have moved to North Bengal and are creating their bases there after facing tough action from the Security Forces in the Junglemahal area. Singh, who is currently touring Darjeeling to assess the law and order situation in the District, said: "It is in the four Districts of Cooch Behar, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur and Malda where the Maoists are spreading their influence." He claimed that Maoists have joined hands with Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and setting up camps in remote hilly areas of North Bengal.
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August - 12 
The Gujarat High Court (HC) on August 12 transferred the probe in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe Godhra riots cases. Ishrat, a girl from Mumbra, Javed Shaikh alias Prane
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The Gujarat High Court (HC) on August 12 transferred the probe in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe Godhra riots cases. Ishrat, a girl from Mumbra, Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai from Pune, Amjad Ali Rana and Zeeshan Johar from Pakistan were killed in an encounter on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on June 15, 2004. The City Crime Branch that carried out the operation claimed that all four were members of a suicide squad of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) out to kill Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The HC has also made it clear that SIT would not take any assistance from Gujarat officers, who are involved directly or indirectly with the encounter. In handing over the probe to SIT, the court has observed this would impart confidence and credibility to the investigation
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August - 12 
The KCP declared a ‘ban' on any form of celebration on the occasion of the Independence Day on August 15 in Manipur.
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The KCP declared a ‘ban' on any form of celebration on the occasion of the Independence Day on August 15 in Manipur.
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August - 12 
The Samuel faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) decided to join the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) fold. Meanwhile, the KNO in a separate statement denied that a clause exist in the SoO ground rules that any group, either under KNO or United Pe
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The Samuel faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) decided to join the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) fold. Meanwhile, the KNO in a separate statement denied that a clause exist in the SoO ground rules that any group, either under KNO or United People’s Front (UPF) to change from one umbrella organization to the other.
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August - 12 
The UPF asked both the Union Government and Manipur Government to start political dialogue with the umbrella organisation and other signatories of SoO for early political solution of the Kukis.
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The UPF asked both the Union Government and Manipur Government to start political dialogue with the umbrella organisation and other signatories of SoO for early political solution of the Kukis.
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August - 12 
Three heavily armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the Army in the forest area of Bandipora District on August 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Weewan forests at Chattar Beh
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Three heavily armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the Army in the forest area of Bandipora District on August 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Weewan forests at Chattar Behak, Army launched a search operation in the area late in night of August 11, official sources said. The encounter began in the morning of August 12 soon after contact with the militants was established. Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Brar confirmed the killing of militants but said further details about the operation were awaited. "In an operation in the dense Bandipora forests, our troops have killed three terrorists and recovered three AK rifles, 15 magazines and 480 rounds of ammunition besides other war like stores," Brar said. They said identification of the militants would take some time but they were believed to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which has a strong presence in the area.
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August - 12 
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah expressed hope that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir will improve and normalcy would be restored soon in the bruised Valley. "Kashmir won’t go anywhere. The situation was worse in 1989 tha
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Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah expressed hope that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir will improve and normalcy would be restored soon in the bruised Valley. "Kashmir won’t go anywhere. The situation was worse in 1989 than what it is now. But things changed and normalcy returned to the Valley. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent peace steps will improve the situation there," he said.
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August - 12 
While IAF does not need permission to act in self-defence if its helicopters come under attack, which defence minister A K Antony had made clear in Parliament last November itself, "very stringent rules of engagement have been put in place''. For one
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While IAF does not need permission to act in self-defence if its helicopters come under attack, which defence minister A K Antony had made clear in Parliament last November itself, "very stringent rules of engagement have been put in place''. For one, IAF's Garud commandos on board the helicopters can open fire only if they come under attack while undertaking their logistical, reconnaissance and casualty evacuation duties in the anti-Naxal operations. For another, the IAF helicopters can only use their sideward mounted machine guns in retaliation, not heavier firepower like rockets, bombs or missiles.
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August - 12 
Wife of the KCP-MC leader Ngangom Naoba alias Khelen, whose whereabouts remain untraceable, condemned factionalism within the outfit.
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Wife of the KCP-MC leader Ngangom Naoba alias Khelen, whose whereabouts remain untraceable, condemned factionalism within the outfit.
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August - 12 
, Hamid Gul told the CNN that the Soviet occupation was wrong, and so is the American occupation. "And that Afghan nation will not accept that position, Afghan nation has never accepted for past 5000 years, they won't accept it now. So I don't regret
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, Hamid Gul told the CNN that the Soviet occupation was wrong, and so is the American occupation. "And that Afghan nation will not accept that position, Afghan nation has never accepted for past 5000 years, they won't accept it now. So I don't regret it at all, because at that time the whole world was with us. "I think then America should be the first to regret that adventure at that time," he argued. Gul argued that there can be no peace in Afghanistan without Mullah Omar. "I think Mullah Omar has to be spoken to – that's very important - because without him no settlement in Afghanistan can take place. He symbolises the national resistance of Afghanistan against the occupation," he said.
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August - 12 
A local tribal chief, Malik Abdul Haleem, along with four relatives was abducted from a militant stronghold around 10 days ago in Zakha Khel Bazaar of Landikotal in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the family of the abducted men disclosed
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A local tribal chief, Malik Abdul Haleem, along with four relatives was abducted from a militant stronghold around 10 days ago in Zakha Khel Bazaar of Landikotal in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the family of the abducted men disclosed on August 12, reports Daily Times. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the abduction while the local political administration has confirmed the case. According to the family, Zakha Khel tribal chief Malik Abdul Haleem and four relatives had travelled to Tora Wala and Zakha Khel Bazaar areas for settling a long-standing land dispute. The tribal chief and his colleagues went missing in Zakha Khel Bazaar area on their way back from the jirga (tribal council).
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August - 12 
Capital City Police arrested two persons alleged to have been involved in the July 14 assassination of Balochistan Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Habib Jalib Baloch. Addressing a news conference, Provincial Police Officer Malik Iqbal disclosed that J
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Capital City Police arrested two persons alleged to have been involved in the July 14 assassination of Balochistan Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Habib Jalib Baloch. Addressing a news conference, Provincial Police Officer Malik Iqbal disclosed that Jalib had been murdered over a personal enmity and the alleged criminals were relatives and neighbours of the late BNP leader. The arrested persons were identified as Hijaz Ahmed and Muneer Ahmed. Hijaz was working as an accountant for Jalib. Police recovered pistols, a Kalashnikov and a motorcycle allegedly used in carrying out the assassination.
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August - 12 
Explosives planted near Khuzdar Civil Secretariat exploded. However, no causalities were reported.
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Explosives planted near Khuzdar Civil Secretariat exploded. However, no causalities were reported.
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August - 12 
Hamid Gul, former ISI chief credited with helping in creation of Afghan Taliban, on August 12 said his country's Army would not change its India-centric policy, unless the Kashmir issue is resolved, reports Indian Express. "The kind of terrorism whic
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Hamid Gul, former ISI chief credited with helping in creation of Afghan Taliban, on August 12 said his country's Army would not change its India-centric policy, unless the Kashmir issue is resolved, reports Indian Express. "The kind of terrorism which is going on in Pakistan is due to Kashmir issue," said Hamid Gul who is also believed to have created Kashmiri militants groups claimed in the CNN's "Connect the World" programme. Gul was responding to the question as to why Pakistan military remains India centric. "The second (reason) is because of the wrongful occupation of Afghanistan, by the allied forces, it's very wrongful," he argued. "So I think that proud nation is being really ravaged which is very wrong. So, this is the root cause - unless you address the root cause, you are not going to find the solution, as far as Pakistan's orientation towards India is concerned that is a reality, and Indians themselves are making it a reality," Gul claimed. "This is amazing that India continues to aim at Pakistan and considers it the enemy - Kashmir dispute is still going on; Kashmir movement is very much on the boil, and at this time it is expected that Pakistan should shift forces from the Eastern border and transfer them to the Western border - it is not possible, we don't have the resources," he added.
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August - 12 
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan said that the Taliban command and control system is in Quetta from where it issues orders to the Taliban across the border, reported Tribune, on August 12. A senior official at the ISAF he
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan said that the Taliban command and control system is in Quetta from where it issues orders to the Taliban across the border, reported Tribune, on August 12. A senior official at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul gave a special briefing to a delegation of the Pakistani media. He admitted that nothing could be said with surety about the location of the highest-level al-Qaeda and Taliban leadership. When asked about the level of his surety that Osama was still alive, he said, ‘Nothing can be said with surety in this regard.’
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August - 12 
Nine persons, including a woman and a four-year-old girl, received splinter wounds in two separate incidents of hand grenade attacks in Kharan and Hub in Balochistan on August 12, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified assailants hur
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Nine persons, including a woman and a four-year-old girl, received splinter wounds in two separate incidents of hand grenade attacks in Kharan and Hub in Balochistan on August 12, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at a house in the Punjabi Mohallah near Rind Market in Hub. The grenade exploded in the courtyard of the house injuring the house owner Amjad, his wife Robina and their four-year-old baby. The attackers managed to escape.
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August - 12 
Six persons were injured when unidentified assailants thrown a grenade into a house in Kharan.
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Six persons were injured when unidentified assailants thrown a grenade into a house in Kharan.
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August - 12 
The Punjab Government on August 12 sought intelligence gadgets from Norway to counter terrorism, reports Dawn. A formal request to the effect was made by Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah during his meeting with Norwegian Justice and Police Mini
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The Punjab Government on August 12 sought intelligence gadgets from Norway to counter terrorism, reports Dawn. A formal request to the effect was made by Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah during his meeting with Norwegian Justice and Police Minister Terje Moland Pederson in Oslo, Norway. Pederson agreed to extend all out cooperation to the Punjab Government in this regard. Sanaullah apprised Pederson of the measures taken by the Punjab Government to combat terrorism and improve the policing system. Pederson said terrorism had become an international phenomenon rather than being a problem of any specific country and urged all nations to come forward to combat it. Also, the Norwegian Minister sought the Punjab Law Minister’s cooperation in provision of speedy justice in property and murder cases involving Norway-based Pakistanis in Pakistan.
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August - 12 
The United States (US) Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, on August 12 urged a greater global response to the major floods there, insisting that the fight against terrorism is only an indirect goal, reports Daily
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The United States (US) Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, on August 12 urged a greater global response to the major floods there, insisting that the fight against terrorism is only an indirect goal, reports Daily Times. Terrorist outfits, some banned on terrorist charges, have moved quickly to provide assistance in the wake of Pakistan’s worst flooding since independence that the United Nations (UN) says has affected 14 million people. Holbrooke said that while a rise in support for terrorists would be of "great concern," it was difficult to verify accounts that terrorists were gaining traction.
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August - 12 
Unidentified armed assailants attacked the Frontier Corps (FC) mess in Khuzdar District of Balochistan. According to details, armed motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire at the FC mess. The assailants fled the scene when FC personnel retaliated. N
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Unidentified armed assailants attacked the Frontier Corps (FC) mess in Khuzdar District of Balochistan. According to details, armed motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire at the FC mess. The assailants fled the scene when FC personnel retaliated. No loss of life was reported.
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August - 12 
Minister without Portfolio Laxman Lal Karna, who is also vice-chairman of Sadbhawana Party (SP) revealed on August 12 that the Madhesh-based political parties didn't extend their support to Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in the elec
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Minister without Portfolio Laxman Lal Karna, who is also vice-chairman of Sadbhawana Party (SP) revealed on August 12 that the Madhesh-based political parties didn't extend their support to Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in the election for a Prime Minister because of it being a "totalitarian" party, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a programme organised in Parsa District he accused the Maoists of engaging in all kinds of dirty games to grab power and warned that the former rebel party is trying to impose totalitarianism in the name of democracy in the country. "This is why, the Madhesh-based parties will not support the Maoists in the next round of election for a prime minister," he said, adding that peace and constitution cannot be ensured until the time the Maoists renounce violence and implement past agreements and understanding.
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August - 12 
Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Bimalendra Nidhi said that unless and until UCPN-M abandons arms, Government of national consensus cannot be formed. Inaugurating NC District convention in Dahnusha District, he opined that "to share power with
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Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Bimalendra Nidhi said that unless and until UCPN-M abandons arms, Government of national consensus cannot be formed. Inaugurating NC District convention in Dahnusha District, he opined that "to share power with the party who posses arms means to give away with all the democratic procedures." It is not acceptable for NC to have Maoist led Government until the latter dissolve the semi-military wing of Young Communist League (YCL) and return the looted properties.
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August - 12 
The central committee (CC) meeting of the UCPN-M, which started at the party headquarters Perisdanda, Kathmandu on August 12 has been postponed till August 19 reports, Nepal News. The meeting adjourned soon after party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka
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The central committee (CC) meeting of the UCPN-M, which started at the party headquarters Perisdanda, Kathmandu on August 12 has been postponed till August 19 reports, Nepal News. The meeting adjourned soon after party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, who is also the Prime Ministerial candidate, presented a 13-point political draft in which he has analysed the current political scenario and has outlined the party's future plan. No discussion took place during the meeting.
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August - 12 
UCPN-M has expressed its willingness to withdraw its candidacy for the Prime Minister’s post if the Nepali Congress (NC) becomes ready for the same. The Maoist became flexible during a meeting with the top leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unif
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UCPN-M has expressed its willingness to withdraw its candidacy for the Prime Minister’s post if the Nepali Congress (NC) becomes ready for the same. The Maoist became flexible during a meeting with the top leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) held at its parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar (Parliament) on August 12. Talking with reporters after the meeting, Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha has urged the CPN-UML to take the NC into confidence to withdraw the candidacy.
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August - 12 
The Police on August 12 arrested an 'area commander' belonging to the Marxist and Leninist (ML) faction of the Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP-ML), identified as Bulbul Islam Rana (32), from Kumarkhali sub-district of Kushtia District, reports Dai
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The Police on August 12 arrested an 'area commander' belonging to the Marxist and Leninist (ML) faction of the Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP-ML), identified as Bulbul Islam Rana (32), from Kumarkhali sub-district of Kushtia District, reports Daily Star. The Police also recovered a shutter gun and five bullets from his possessions.
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August - 12 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Sinnaadappan, Omanthai, Mallawarayankaddaiadappan, Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Nallur, Olumadu, Akkarayankulam, Mullaittivu, Vellamullivaikkal and Kirisuddan Wewa recovered 51 Roc
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Sinnaadappan, Omanthai, Mallawarayankaddaiadappan, Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Nallur, Olumadu, Akkarayankulam, Mullaittivu, Vellamullivaikkal and Kirisuddan Wewa recovered 51 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), four 40-mm grenades, 22 81-mm mortar bombs, 23 anti personnel mines, one 122-mm artillery shell, 42 60-mm mortar bombs, seven 60-mm mortar chargers, 156 hand grenades, two T-56 body parts, 572 rounds of 12.7-mm ammunition, 200 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, 11 RPG fuses, 27 RPG chargers, one Arul bomb, 18 claymore mines , 15 30-mm grenades and one 12 v battery on August 12. Meanwhile, demining groups recovered 302 anti personnel mines, one 152-mm Artillery shells, five anti personnel mine fuses, 33 Jonny mines and one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) from Mahilankulam, Maruthankulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Irranilluppaikulam, Palampiddi, Parsankulam, Piramanalankulam, Keerisuddan and Nedunkandal.
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August - 12 
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris said on August 12 that China has pledged its support to Sri Lanka against any international pressure for a United Nations-led probe into alleged war crimes, reports The Hindu. Peiris, who held talks with Chines
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Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris said on August 12 that China has pledged its support to Sri Lanka against any international pressure for a United Nations-led probe into alleged war crimes, reports The Hindu. Peiris, who held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, said China had conveyed its support to Sri Lanka's position that international interference in investigating alleged war crimes was unwarranted.Sri Lanka has opposed U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's decision to set up a three-member expert panel to look into the conclusion of the war against the LTTE, arguing that the "Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission" appointed by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the right body to carry forward investigations. The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister also hit out at the West, particularly the European Union, for imposing trade penalties on Sri Lanka for human rights violations. From August 15, the EU will withdraw its generalised system of preferences (GSP) trade concessions for Sri Lanka, which provide reduced import tariffs and preferential access to EU markets. The move is expected to badly hit Sri Lanka's apparel industry.
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August - 12 
Sri Lankan Government has issued a response to a report submitted on August 12 by the United States Department of State to the Congress, reports Colombo Page. The Sri Lankan Government said that it has received the text of the report by Stephen Rapp,
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Sri Lankan Government has issued a response to a report submitted on August 12 by the United States Department of State to the Congress, reports Colombo Page. The Sri Lankan Government said that it has received the text of the report by Stephen Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues of the US State Department to the Congress titled "Report to Congress on measures taken by the Government of Sri Lanka and International Bodies to investigate incidents during the recent conflict in Sri Lanka, and evaluating the effectiveness of such efforts". The report submitted as a supplement to an earlier report to the Congress on October 2009 expresses doubts on the impartiality and independence of the "Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission" appointed by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to investigate the alleged violations of humanitarian law during the war with the LTTE. In response to the US report the Government issued a statement saying that it wishes to observe that in May 2009, Sri Lanka defeated the LTTE, recognized globally as a brutal terrorist organization. "The conflict situation had a devastating effect on the people of Sri Lanka and the Government has set a vigorous goal of rebuilding the nation to move forward into a new era of peace and prosperity," the report said.
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August - 12 
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister dismissed Indian concerns that the Chinese-built deep-sea port at Hambantota was part of Beijing's policy to expand its strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean, describing it as a purely commercial venture." There is a
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The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister dismissed Indian concerns that the Chinese-built deep-sea port at Hambantota was part of Beijing's policy to expand its strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean, describing it as a purely commercial venture." There is absolutely no military dimension to this at all. This was never conceived of as a military port," Peiris told Indian reporters in Beijing.
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August - 12 
The United States (US) Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, on August 12 urged a greater global response to the major floods there, insisting that the fight against terrorism is only an indirect goal, reports Daily
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The United States (US) Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, on August 12 urged a greater global response to the major floods there, insisting that the fight against terrorism is only an indirect goal, reports Daily Times. Terrorist outfits, some banned on terrorist charges, have moved quickly to provide assistance in the wake of Pakistan’s worst flooding since independence that the United Nations (UN) says has affected 14 million people. Holbrooke said that while a rise in support for terrorists would be of "great concern," it was difficult to verify accounts that terrorists were gaining traction.
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August - 13 
A cadre of the Naga National Workers-People Safeguard Group (NNW-PSG) was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Lower Phaibung area in the evening of August 12. Following his revelation, three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the outfit were also
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A cadre of the Naga National Workers-People Safeguard Group (NNW-PSG) was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Lower Phaibung area in the evening of August 12. Following his revelation, three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the outfit were also arrested from the same village. They were identified as D. Seisou (58), J. Dakhu (21) and P. Doneld (34). One 9-mm pistol with magazine, one live round of 9mm and three .38 rounds were recovered from their possession. They were subsequently handed over to the Porompat Police Station in Imphal East District.
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August - 13 
A cadre of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK), identified as Akoijam Waibi alias Bobby Singh (32), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Yaiskul Janmasthan area. A mine bomb was recovered from his possession and he was oper
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A cadre of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK), identified as Akoijam Waibi alias Bobby Singh (32), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Yaiskul Janmasthan area. A mine bomb was recovered from his possession and he was operating under the ‘command’ of one Andy alias Malem. He was asked to serve demand letters to Government Departments for party funds. During the follow up operations, another cadre of the outfit, identified as Khaidem Joykumar alias Ibungo Singh, wac arrested. A 9-mm pistol loaded with three live rounds in the magazine was recovered from his possession.
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August - 13 
A combined force of the Bishnupur District Police and Assam Rifles foiled an attempt by the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) to trigger a bomb blast along Tiddim Road in between Nambol and Bishnupur ahead of the Independence Day celebration, b
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A combined force of the Bishnupur District Police and Assam Rifles foiled an attempt by the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) to trigger a bomb blast along Tiddim Road in between Nambol and Bishnupur ahead of the Independence Day celebration, by arrrsteing a cadre of its armed wing Manipur People’s Army (MPA), Oinam Anand alias Angouton (22), from Kamong Sabal Maning Leikai on August 13, according to Sangai Express. Following his disclosure, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around five kilograms was recovered and defused by the Security Force. There was one magazine filled with bolts, bearings, nails and explosive materials in the IED. Angouton confessed that the IED was handed over to him by one ‘sergeant’ Angamba of the outfit to plant and trigger a blast at a spot in between Nambol and Bishnupur. He had undergone military training of the outfit inside Myanmar and he was a bomb expert. Angouton was also involved in the blowing up of an excavator of the Loktak Development Authority (LDA) on January 21.
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August - 13 
A Delhi court on August 13 sent five cadres of the Manipur based Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) to 14 days judicial custody, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as Langian alias Manocha, Maibam Radheyshyam, Sapam Samnanda Singh, Sagolsh
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A Delhi court on August 13 sent five cadres of the Manipur based Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) to 14 days judicial custody, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as Langian alias Manocha, Maibam Radheyshyam, Sapam Samnanda Singh, Sagolshem Samanda and Ningathoujam Geetchandra alias Kalu. They were involved in extortion, bomb explosions and incidents of firing in Manipur. While Kalu was arrested on August 12, four other were arrested on August 11 in Delhi.
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August - 13 
Altogether 12 militants belonging to the United Democratic Liberation Tigers (ULDT), also known as Atabur Bahini, surrendered before the Army at Masimpur cantonment in Cachar District on August 13, according to Sentinel. The militants surrendered 11
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Altogether 12 militants belonging to the United Democratic Liberation Tigers (ULDT), also known as Atabur Bahini, surrendered before the Army at Masimpur cantonment in Cachar District on August 13, according to Sentinel. The militants surrendered 11 single barrel rifles and one pistol. They said that would resist any further call by Atabur Rahman Majharbhuiya, the self-styled ‘commander-in-chief’ of the UDLT. Sources said, Atabur was also supposed to surrender on August 13, but at the last moment he refused to do so owing to some political pressure. Atabur was reportedly in Dimapur presently.
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August - 13 
Authorities clamped curfew in Pattan, Baramulla, Handwara and Kupwara towns but relaxed restrictions in Srinagar. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered lifting of curfew from Srinagar city, adds Times of India. "We have removed the curfew from the cit
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Authorities clamped curfew in Pattan, Baramulla, Handwara and Kupwara towns but relaxed restrictions in Srinagar. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered lifting of curfew from Srinagar city, adds Times of India. "We have removed the curfew from the city on a trial basis. Let us watch the situation for the day," a top source in the Omar Abdullah Government said.
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August - 13 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Santosh Dutta, a worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in Belpahari area of West Midnapore District on August 13.
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Santosh Dutta, a worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in Belpahari area of West Midnapore District on August 13.
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August - 13 
Four Maoists identified as Mohan Mahato, Tapan Mahato, Ravi Mahato and Choitanya Mura were caught by villagers and handed over to the Police in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District,
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Four Maoists identified as Mohan Mahato, Tapan Mahato, Ravi Mahato and Choitanya Mura were caught by villagers and handed over to the Police in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District,
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August - 13 
Four persons were killed and 35 others injured as fresh violence hit Kashmir Valley during a separatist sponsored strike on August 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said Arif Ahmad Mir and Samir Ahmad Lone of Logripora were killed and two others in
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Four persons were killed and 35 others injured as fresh violence hit Kashmir Valley during a separatist sponsored strike on August 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said Arif Ahmad Mir and Samir Ahmad Lone of Logripora were killed and two others injured when Central Reserve Police Force personnel opened fire after a mob tried to storm its camp at Bomai in Sopore town in Baramulla District shortly after Friday prayers. Another person identified as Ali Mohammad (65) was killed and 13 others injured when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire and burst teargas shells in the Pattan area. Muddasar Ahmad Zargar (23) was killed and two others injured when Police opened fire to disperse a mob at Kralpora-Trehgam in Kupwara District. Four persons were injured when SFs opened fire on a stone-pelting mob at Nowhatta in Srinagar. Incidents of violence were also reported from Mattan Chowk and Bijbehara in Anantnag District, Chadoora in Budgam and Baramulla District town resulting in minor injuries to about 20 persons, official sources said. The Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani had called for a shutdown and protests after Friday prayers in the Valley to press for withdrawal of troops from the State. Police said 30 SF personnel were also injured in the violence.
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August - 13 
Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) reiterated its objection to holding of civic polls in the State saying the elections would snatch away the power of the traditional institutions. In a press statement issued on August 13, HNLC ‘publicity
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Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) reiterated its objection to holding of civic polls in the State saying the elections would snatch away the power of the traditional institutions. In a press statement issued on August 13, HNLC ‘publicity secretary’ Sainkupar Nongtraw said, "Has the Indian government taken the prior consent of the people to conduct the civic polls or does it intend to go ahead with the polls by discounting the will of the people?". The outfit also termed the celebration of Independence Day in Hynniewtrep land as ‘illegal’ and asked the people to refrain from the celebrations.
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In another incident in the same District, a CPI-M supporter, Choton Mahato of Chandebila village in Kotwali Police Station area, was found shot dead in the morning of August 14, reports sify.com. He was dragged out of his house by a gang of armed Mao
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In another incident in the same District, a CPI-M supporter, Choton Mahato of Chandebila village in Kotwali Police Station area, was found shot dead in the morning of August 14, reports sify.com. He was dragged out of his house by a gang of armed Maoists in the night of August 13.
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August - 13 
Late on August 13, a group of 50 members of the Maoist-backed mass militia raided the house of Prabir Sui, a moneylender and car dealer at Bhetur village in Jamboni. Sui wasn't at home. His son, Kaushik, was assaulted. Samir and Mihir, brothers of Pr
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Late on August 13, a group of 50 members of the Maoist-backed mass militia raided the house of Prabir Sui, a moneylender and car dealer at Bhetur village in Jamboni. Sui wasn't at home. His son, Kaushik, was assaulted. Samir and Mihir, brothers of Prabir, were captured by the group but managed to escape. Before leaving, they also set ablaze four vehicles parked outside Sui's house.
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August - 13 
Maoists also blew up a culvert in Salboni area with a landmine and set ablaze two mini-trucks and a pick-up van at Jamboni area of the District Police said.
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Maoists also blew up a culvert in Salboni area with a landmine and set ablaze two mini-trucks and a pick-up van at Jamboni area of the District Police said.
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August - 13 
SFs averted a disaster by defusing a timer device planted at a bus terminus in Sivasagar District on August 13. The bomb was concealed in a bag and placed between two buses.
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SFs averted a disaster by defusing a timer device planted at a bus terminus in Sivasagar District on August 13. The bomb was concealed in a bag and placed between two buses.
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August - 13 
The Bangalore Police arrested Vinay Kumar (30) of Hassan and Devaiah (33) from South Kodagu, reports Deccan Herald. The two were trying to send Pasham Sridhar (27), Koyi Saratchandra (39) Darshanam Pradeep Kumar (29) and Gaddam Pavan Kumar (38) to Du
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The Bangalore Police arrested Vinay Kumar (30) of Hassan and Devaiah (33) from South Kodagu, reports Deccan Herald. The two were trying to send Pasham Sridhar (27), Koyi Saratchandra (39) Darshanam Pradeep Kumar (29) and Gaddam Pavan Kumar (38) to Dubai where they would meet Altaf, a native of Baseri Kattemane near Mangalore. Altaf is one of the associates of Chhota Shakeel, an aide of Dawood Ibrahim. However, the four were arrested by Hyderabad Police and they were supposed to leave for Dubai on August 4. According to the Bangalore Police Commissioner, Shankar Bidari, the four arrested by Hyderabad Police were leaders of naxal [left wing extremist] organisations. Altaf had sent visas for four of them and to and fro air tickets by mail. Addressing the media on August 13, Bidari said the arrests clearly indicate a link between ISI and Left-wing extremists. "It has exposed the Pak link of naxals and Maoists. The ISI has engaged Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel to select Maoist leaders in India to facilitate them to carry out terror acts throughout the country," Bidari said. Times of India adds that an unlicensed pistol, seven bullets, visa and passport documents and INR 1 million in cash were seized from Devaiah's house in Rabindranath Tagore Nagar in north Bangalore, Bidari said. "Bangalore police received credible inputs to the effect that the ISI had engaged Dawood Ibrahim and through his accomplice Chhota Shakeel to engage Maoists - that is Naxalite leaders in India - and instigate them to commit terrorist acts," the Police Commissioner said. He said Vinay Kumar had received INR 2.5 million from a person identified as Altaf alias Rakesh of Dakshina Kannada to organize terror acts.
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August - 13 
The Centre has sought a report from the Madhya Pradesh Government on 600 tonnes of explosives reported missing while being transported from Rajasthan, reports The Hindu. "It is a very serious matter. We have asked the Madhya Pradesh government to sen
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The Centre has sought a report from the Madhya Pradesh Government on 600 tonnes of explosives reported missing while being transported from Rajasthan, reports The Hindu. "It is a very serious matter. We have asked the Madhya Pradesh government to send a report immediately," a Union Ministry of Home Affairs official said. 61 trucks carrying the explosives were sent from Rajasthan Explosives and Chemicals Limited at Dholpur to a trading company at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The explosives were sent over four months, from April to July 2010.
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August - 13 
The chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (G) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called for withdrawal of the troops and release of political prisoners as a pre-condition for talks with New Delhi, The Hindu reports. Mirwaiz reiterated his four-point demand to make th
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The chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (G) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called for withdrawal of the troops and release of political prisoners as a pre-condition for talks with New Delhi, The Hindu reports. Mirwaiz reiterated his four-point demand to make the atmosphere conducive for any political engagement. "The withdrawal of Indian troops should start immediately; the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and the Disturbed Area Act should be repealed; bunkers and camps should be removed from cities and towns; and all political prisoners, including the recently arrested youths, should be released… Only after these demands are met, can the three parties — India, Pakistan and the Kashmiris — move forward to resolve the Kashmir issue." Asserting that the ongoing agitation was not to demand any economic package, the Mirwaiz rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's appeal for talks to restore peace in the Kashmir Valley and said, "The protests would continue until the Kashmir issue was resolved."
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August - 13 
The Union Government removed names of 23 former Khalistani militants, all foreign nationals, from the Centre's list of blacklisted Sikh radicals as they are not involved in any serious criminals cases and anti-India activities, reports Times of India
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The Union Government removed names of 23 former Khalistani militants, all foreign nationals, from the Centre's list of blacklisted Sikh radicals as they are not involved in any serious criminals cases and anti-India activities, reports Times of India. Consequently, these 23 persons will now be able to get Indian visa and travel to any parts of India without any restriction. The Punjab State Government had recently recommended to the Centre for striking off the names of 46 radicals from the then list that comprised 169 persons, who originally hailed from the State and have since settled in different countries across the world, including US, Canada, Germany and UK. The list, meant for travel ban and denial of visa, still has 146 names of Sikh radicals, who were directly or indirectly associated with various pro-Khalistan militant outfits.
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August - 13 
Two cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) surrendered at the Thakurbari military garrison in Sonitpur District, reports Telegraph. They surrendered two AK-56 rifles, two magazines and 15 rounds of
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Two cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) surrendered at the Thakurbari military garrison in Sonitpur District, reports Telegraph. They surrendered two AK-56 rifles, two magazines and 15 rounds of live ammunition.
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August - 13 
Two protesters were killed and over 60 others, including 25 Policemen, injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and protestors across the Valley on August 14, despite curfew in 12 towns including Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew
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Two protesters were killed and over 60 others, including 25 Policemen, injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and protestors across the Valley on August 14, despite curfew in 12 towns including Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew was extended to seven towns in Kashmir valley, mostly in south Kashmir, as authorities apprehended widespread protests against killing of four protesters in SFs firing on August 13.
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August - 13 
A rocket which was fired from unspecified location landed on Masoom Shah Street close to the residence of Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussein Durrani next to the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Quetta. A Constable, identified as Lal Mohammad, an
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A rocket which was fired from unspecified location landed on Masoom Shah Street close to the residence of Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussein Durrani next to the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Quetta. A Constable, identified as Lal Mohammad, and a six-year-old passerby Mohammad Umer were wounded in the attack. Another rocket hit a house owned by Haji Majeed, situated on Prince Road. The structure was partially damaged in the rocket attack. One more rocket landed at the Jaffria Imambarghah situated on McCaughey Road. However, the rocket failed to explode and no injuries were reported.
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August - 13 
An unidentified militant hurled a hand grenade at the residence of Noorul Haq in Mastung. However, no casualties were reported.
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An unidentified militant hurled a hand grenade at the residence of Noorul Haq in Mastung. However, no casualties were reported.
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August - 13 
August 13 reported that there is a massive conspiracy to destabilise Karachi, Pakistan’s only economic hub by jihadi (holy warrior) outfits which only recently decided to regroup and reorganise themselves to launch a series of high-profile killings a
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August 13 reported that there is a massive conspiracy to destabilise Karachi, Pakistan’s only economic hub by jihadi (holy warrior) outfits which only recently decided to regroup and reorganise themselves to launch a series of high-profile killings and bomb blasts. Previously, Daily Times reported that the assassination of an MQM legislator, Raza Haider, was the work of Qari Zafar of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which resulted in killing of more than 95 persons in various targeted killings and organised attacks in Karachi. Al-Qaeda presence in Karachi was confirmed which was upset with the counter-terrorism moves by the Government. Only recently, a drone attack killed one of their top commanders and number three, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid aka al-Masri. Interestingly, for a precision attack on a certain target anywhere, a SIM-like chip has to be fixed at the spot for the missile from the drone to hit the target, which could only be possible if someone fixed that chip. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operational panel rallies up which leads to the conclusion that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) who already has a vast network of operatives and assets inside Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is closely working with its American counterpart to "hound and destroy" at least, al-Qaeda in Pakistan.
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August - 13 
Five Pakistan-based "most dangerous bad guy groups", including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, pose a critical threat in war-torn Afghanistan, says US special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Ho
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Five Pakistan-based "most dangerous bad guy groups", including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, pose a critical threat in war-torn Afghanistan, says US special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on August 13, reports Times of India. "Of course, Afghanistan and Pakistan have always been closely related," US special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke told "Charlie Rose" on Public Broadcasting services (PBS). "From the day Pakistan became independent they've had a bad relationship." "And now we're in a situation where the sanctuary for the Taliban in Pakistan poses the most serious of all hurdles to our objectives in Afghanistan, and also endangers our national security," he said. While the main US enemy is al-Qaida lurking "across the border in the tribal areas of Pakistan," Holbrooke said "there are about five of our most dangerous bad guy groups all grouped in this area in Pakistan where the floods are going on now." Besides al-Qaida, he identified the bad boys as Afghan Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the infamous Haqqani group and LeT, "a group that the Americans don't pay any attention to...but the Indians sure pay attention because it is the LeT who attacked Mumbai in December of 2008." "All based in Pakistan and they're all based in an area roughly the size of California in the tribal areas," Holbrooke said stressing the need "to retain the residual capability to strike at these groups while we build up the Afghanistan security forces" as the US draws down in Afghanistan.
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August - 13 
Four trooper were injured when militants targeted a convoy of Mehsud Scouts Commandant with an explosive device in Nala-Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 13, repor
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Four trooper were injured when militants targeted a convoy of Mehsud Scouts Commandant with an explosive device in Nala-Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 13, reports Dawn. Security sources said that the convoy was on routine patrolling of the Security Forces (SFs) positions when a roadside explosive device exploded. The explosion caused critical injuries to Naik Minhaj Khan, Lance Naik Abdul Akbar, Lance Naik Nisar Khan and Sepoy Maqbool Hussain.
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August - 13 
In Khuzdar District of Balochistan, unidentified militants planted an explosive device near the Government Model High School and another explosion took place outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Awaran. However, no causalities were reported in
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In Khuzdar District of Balochistan, unidentified militants planted an explosive device near the Government Model High School and another explosion took place outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Awaran. However, no causalities were reported in both blasts.
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August - 13 
In Khuzdar District, unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a power grid station in Sorab area. According to Police, no casualties were reported.
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In Khuzdar District, unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a power grid station in Sorab area. According to Police, no casualties were reported.
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August - 13 
One person sustained injuries when a roadside bomb went off in Loesam area of Khar tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Political administration officials said that a landmine planted by unspecified persons on Bajaur-Peshawar highway exploded injuring Ihsan Khan
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One person sustained injuries when a roadside bomb went off in Loesam area of Khar tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Political administration officials said that a landmine planted by unspecified persons on Bajaur-Peshawar highway exploded injuring Ihsan Khan hailing from Rabat Dir.
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August - 13 
The "Quetta Shura" which consists of the top leadership of the Afghan Taliban, headed by Mulla Omar, from an unknown place in Pakistan and whose at least nine out of 18 leaders had been arrested to this date, has cut ties with al Qaeda, leaving al Qa
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The "Quetta Shura" which consists of the top leadership of the Afghan Taliban, headed by Mulla Omar, from an unknown place in Pakistan and whose at least nine out of 18 leaders had been arrested to this date, has cut ties with al Qaeda, leaving al Qaeda and Arab militants inside Pakistan no choice other than to join the TTP. According to various counter-terrorism officials who spoke to Daily Times confirmed that "there’s a plan which was revealed by the recently-captured terrorists to launch a 26/11 Mumbai style fidayeen attack similar to ones happening in Lahore inside Karachi". Another plan which is being discussed is to target the second-tier leadership of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the Awami National Party (ANP), the Sunni Tehreek and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) at the same time to create "fitnaa" (anarchy) which is so much embedded in al-Qaeda’s ideology to provoke sentiments.
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August - 13 
The Pakistan Army is playing the leading role in rescue efforts after the worst floods in decades, but it will not divert forces from the battle against Taliban, said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on August 13, reports Daily Times. "The in
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The Pakistan Army is playing the leading role in rescue efforts after the worst floods in decades, but it will not divert forces from the battle against Taliban, said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on August 13, reports Daily Times. "The involvement of our troops in relief activities will have no impact on our fight against militants," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said. "We were mindful of this factor when we carried out deployment for relief activities and I don’t think there will be any need to withdraw troops from the western border," he said.
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August - 13 
The Police on August 13 claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and recovered cache of various kinds of explosive material and mortar shells on the Peshawar-Bara Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. A police
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The Police on August 13 claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and recovered cache of various kinds of explosive material and mortar shells on the Peshawar-Bara Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. A police spokesman said the ammunition was recovered from a car. 41 mortars, 20 kilogrammes explosive, one mortar shell, two artillery shells, one pin of suicide vest, 50 metre cable, three electric detonators, batteries and four Russian made missiles (CND 12) were among the recoveries. The spokesman said the Police signalled the car (RLE-3046) on its way from Khyber Agency to stop at a police checkpost, but the driver instead of following the order sped away the vehicle towards the tribal region. On chasing by the police, he said the car’s driver left the vehicle and managed to escape from the scene.
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August - 13 
Three Police personnel were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on them at a checkpost near Chaki Shawani area of Saryab in Quetta of Balochistan on August 13.
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Three Police personnel were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on them at a checkpost near Chaki Shawani area of Saryab in Quetta of Balochistan on August 13.
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August - 13 
Two explosions took place in Gwadar town where the offices of the deputy commissioner and Radio Pakistan were partially damaged. No casualties were reported in the attacks.
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Two explosions took place in Gwadar town where the offices of the deputy commissioner and Radio Pakistan were partially damaged. No casualties were reported in the attacks.
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August - 13 
Two Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) cadres were shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killings in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 13, reports Daily Times. Waseem alias Bhutto was shot dead near the Gul Ahmed Textile Mil
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Two Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) cadres were shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killings in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 13, reports Daily Times. Waseem alias Bhutto was shot dead near the Gul Ahmed Textile Mills under the Quaidabad police precincts. Another MQM-H activist Adil Khan was shot dead in Khawaja Ajmair Nagri police precincts.
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August - 13 
Unidentified armed militants opened fire at a barbershop in Ghousabad area of Satellite Town in Quetta, killing the barber Mohammad Rafiq.
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Unidentified armed militants opened fire at a barbershop in Ghousabad area of Satellite Town in Quetta, killing the barber Mohammad Rafiq.
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August - 13 
Unidentified militants attacked a checkpost near the Rakshan River in Panjgur, killing an FC Subedar on the incident site.
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Unidentified militants attacked a checkpost near the Rakshan River in Panjgur, killing an FC Subedar on the incident site.
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August - 13 
Unidentified militants opened fire on a local transporter Lehri and his companion when they were travelling on Saryab Road near the Quetta Degree College. Consequently, the two and a passerby, Wajid, received injuries. Later, Lehri and Wajid succumbe
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Unidentified militants opened fire on a local transporter Lehri and his companion when they were travelling on Saryab Road near the Quetta Degree College. Consequently, the two and a passerby, Wajid, received injuries. Later, Lehri and Wajid succumbed to their injuries.
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August - 13 
Former king Gyanendra Shah conferred with visiting senior Indian diplomat KV Rajan, who is also former Indian Ambassador to Nepal, at a programme held in Kathmandu on August 13,
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Former king Gyanendra Shah conferred with visiting senior Indian diplomat KV Rajan, who is also former Indian Ambassador to Nepal, at a programme held in Kathmandu on August 13,
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August - 13 
Home Ministry of Nepal said that its attention has been drawn towards the "Country Reports on Terrorism" made public by Office of the Coordinator for Counter terrorism of the United States (US) that stated that there is "possibility of movement of in
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Home Ministry of Nepal said that its attention has been drawn towards the "Country Reports on Terrorism" made public by Office of the Coordinator for Counter terrorism of the United States (US) that stated that there is "possibility of movement of international terrorists in Nepal" as published by various media, reports Kantipuronline. In a press statement the Ministry said that the Government of Nepal is committed to control any type of terrorist activities and take action against such criminal groups.
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August - 13 
Tharuhat Joint Struggle Committee (TJSC) on August 13 warned that they would launch stern protests if the parties agreed on One Madhesh province. "If the Government fails to implement the Six-Point Agreement reached with TJSC two years ago, we will b
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Tharuhat Joint Struggle Committee (TJSC) on August 13 warned that they would launch stern protests if the parties agreed on One Madhesh province. "If the Government fails to implement the Six-Point Agreement reached with TJSC two years ago, we will be forced to launch struggle," said Shailendra Chaudhary, a student leader affiliated to TJSC.
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August - 13 
Police arrested a cadre of the Purba Banglar Communist Party- Janajudhha Faction ( PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as , Mohammad Rashed Pramanik (30), after half an hour of gunfight with his gang at Santhia sub-district of Pabna District on August 13, r
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Police arrested a cadre of the Purba Banglar Communist Party- Janajudhha Faction ( PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as , Mohammad Rashed Pramanik (30), after half an hour of gunfight with his gang at Santhia sub-district of Pabna District on August 13, reports Daily Star. A rifle, a shutter gun, seven rounds of bullets, 11 powerful bombs, and three machetes were recovered from the spot.
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August - 13 
Police on August 13 arrested two students of Chittagong University on charge of helping the Hizb-ut Tahrir (HuT) outfit by pasting posters in Chittagong city, reports Daily Star. While the Police arrested them with thirteen HuT posters, two others of
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Police on August 13 arrested two students of Chittagong University on charge of helping the Hizb-ut Tahrir (HuT) outfit by pasting posters in Chittagong city, reports Daily Star. While the Police arrested them with thirteen HuT posters, two others of the outfit managed to escape the arrest.
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August - 13 
Hundreds of Tamils seeking asylum from Sri Lanka sailed into Canada on August 13 under escort of authorities, who vowed to screen out Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, reports The Hindu. After several months on sea, the MV Sun Sea cargo
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Hundreds of Tamils seeking asylum from Sri Lanka sailed into Canada on August 13 under escort of authorities, who vowed to screen out Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, reports The Hindu. After several months on sea, the MV Sun Sea cargo ship arrived on western Canada's Vancouver Island surrounded by a naval frigate and Police helicopters. The ship's progress has been monitored for weeks, triggering a furore in Canada over whether the boat migrants were jumping the queue while thousands of other applicants await their turn. Public Security Minister Vic Toews repeatedly vowed that Canada, known for some of the world's most welcoming asylum policies, would not be a "soft target" for human smugglers. Mr. Toews told reporters T that some people aboard the ship were "suspected human smugglers and terrorists" and Canada would prosecute anyone involved in human trafficking, which he called a "despicable crime". The ship had originally intended to go to Australia before being deterred and heading to Canada. Canadian Tamils have urged their adopted country to accept the asylum seekers, saying that the minority group faces continued difficulties in Sri Lanka. However, the Sri Lankan Government has called for the ship to be turned away, calling it a smuggling operation by the LTTE.
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August - 13 
Sri Lankan court martial, probing charges that General (retd.) Sarath Fonseka dabbled in politics while in uniform, found him guilty and recommended him for a ‘dishonourable discharge from rank.’ A decision on the recommendation of the military court
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Sri Lankan court martial, probing charges that General (retd.) Sarath Fonseka dabbled in politics while in uniform, found him guilty and recommended him for a ‘dishonourable discharge from rank.’ A decision on the recommendation of the military court will have to be taken by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the supreme commander of the armed forces. A press statement by the Army said the court martial convicted General Fonseka of all ‘three charges' and recommended that he be ‘cashiered.’ A statement on the Presidential Secretariat Website said that when an officer was cashiered, he would lose the rank and all the awards and honours received as a military officer. Gen. Fonseka successfully led the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and became the first military officer in the island nation to be elevated to the rank of a four-star General.
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August - 14 
30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up the newly constructed hostel building of the residential Sevashram School at Manyamkonda in Malkangiri District on august 14 to threaten students and teachers not to hoist tr
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30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up the newly constructed hostel building of the residential Sevashram School at Manyamkonda in Malkangiri District on august 14 to threaten students and teachers not to hoist tricolour or observe Independence Day. Maoists also stuck up a black banner at the spot. Maoists had given call to observe Independence Day as black day. Maoist cadres and their supporters secretly hoisted black flags in some remote areas. Such black flags were found at Sahada, Dukuma and Kachapaku villages of Bisamkatak block in the District. A black flag was also hoisted at Hanumala village of Lamtaput block in Koraput District.
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August - 14 
A hardcore Maoist identified as Arilo Miniaka was arrested from Rayagada District. He was involved in the killing of two persons at Dangasorada village a year ago and explosion of a Government building and a mobile tower two months ago.
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A hardcore Maoist identified as Arilo Miniaka was arrested from Rayagada District. He was involved in the killing of two persons at Dangasorada village a year ago and explosion of a Government building and a mobile tower two months ago.
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August - 14 
A hardcore militant of ‘28th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Ripu Sonowal, surrendered before the Army in Sivasagar District on August 14. He deposited a 9-mm pistol and ammunition.
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A hardcore militant of ‘28th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Ripu Sonowal, surrendered before the Army in Sivasagar District on August 14. He deposited a 9-mm pistol and ammunition.
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August - 14 
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered by the Security Forces from Kokrajhar District on August 14, reports Telegraph. Army personnel recovered the five kilogramme bomb from Malaguri near Gossaigaon in the lower Assam District and
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A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered by the Security Forces from Kokrajhar District on August 14, reports Telegraph. Army personnel recovered the five kilogramme bomb from Malaguri near Gossaigaon in the lower Assam District and arrested a youth Sunil Hembram.
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August - 14 
A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Ngatek Khong leading to Kharungpat on August 14, reports Imphal Free Press. Arms and ammunitions including one M-16 Rifle along w
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A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Ngatek Khong leading to Kharungpat on August 14, reports Imphal Free Press. Arms and ammunitions including one M-16 Rifle along with 9 live ammunitions and one hand grenade with detonator were recovered from the encounter site.
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August - 14 
'Acting on specific information that the Maoists have taken shelter in the forest near Nayagram, the joint forces conducted raids in the area Friday [August 13] night and Saturday [August14] morning,' said Jhargram Superintendent of Police Praveen Tr
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'Acting on specific information that the Maoists have taken shelter in the forest near Nayagram, the joint forces conducted raids in the area Friday [August 13] night and Saturday [August14] morning,' said Jhargram Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi. He also said that a Maoist linkman, Lakshmikanta Soren was arrested from the area by the security forces on August 14 after a search operation. 'It was learnt that Lakshmikanta was a Maoist sympathiser and the rebels used to hold regular meetings in his house,' said the Police chief.
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August - 14 
Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militant on the India-Bangladesh border as he was infiltrating into Dhubri District on August 14, reports Indian Express. The HuJI militant was picked up from a person’s house in
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Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militant on the India-Bangladesh border as he was infiltrating into Dhubri District on August 14, reports Indian Express. The HuJI militant was picked up from a person’s house in a village under Golokganj Police Station in Dhubri. A spokesman of the BSF at its frontier headquarters in Shillong, Meghalaya, said the HuJI militant, identified as Abdul Salam alias Sahidul had infiltrated into India with “some specific task” and that troops of the BSF laid an ambush after receiving specific information about it.
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August - 14 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons, identified as Dhanesh (25) and Durgu Dakua (39) and injured Raisingh a Special Police Officer (SPO) under Bandgaon Police Station area in Kanker District on August 14. Mao
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons, identified as Dhanesh (25) and Durgu Dakua (39) and injured Raisingh a Special Police Officer (SPO) under Bandgaon Police Station area in Kanker District on August 14. Maoists accused Dhanesh of being a Police informer.
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August - 14 
Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on August 14 issued a fresh agitation calendar for the next three weeks. According to the programme, the Hurriyat had called for sit in protests on most of the next 21 days leaving out only Fridays
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Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on August 14 issued a fresh agitation calendar for the next three weeks. According to the programme, the Hurriyat had called for sit in protests on most of the next 21 days leaving out only Fridays from the protest schedule as requested by chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on August 13. However, Geelani told Daily Excelsior that the agitation schedule will be given final touch on August 15 as there "is too much communication gap".
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August - 14 
In a joint operation, the Army and Police recovered a powerful IED from the residence of Sadar Ali at Bidyapara village under Krishnai Police Station in Goalpara District. Subsequently, the bomb was defused.
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In a joint operation, the Army and Police recovered a powerful IED from the residence of Sadar Ali at Bidyapara village under Krishnai Police Station in Goalpara District. Subsequently, the bomb was defused.
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August - 14 
In an address to the nation on August 14 on the eve of the 64th Independence Day, President Pratibha Patil called upon Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and other extremist groups to eschew violence and urged civil society to encourage the
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In an address to the nation on August 14 on the eve of the 64th Independence Day, President Pratibha Patil called upon Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and other extremist groups to eschew violence and urged civil society to encourage them to join the national mainstream, reports The Hindu. She said, “proponents of extreme ideologies and the followers of Left Wing Extremism must abandon their path of violence. I call on them to join [the] national efforts for growth and development. I hope that everybody, including the civic society, will come forward and move them in this direction.” Highlighting that protracted development efforts needed in the naxal [Left Wing Extremism] violence-affected areas, she called for promoting a spirit of conciliation through dialogue to foster the process of nation building. “It is possible [to achieve a spirit of conciliation], when dialogue is chosen as the channel for communication. By listening to each other, respecting each other's viewpoint and understanding one another, we can address [the] issues before us.”
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Militants from across the Arunachal Pradesh boundary fired at an Assam Police team which had gone to take stock of the situation on August 15 at the site where a 100-strong mob, allegedly backed up by goons and Naga militants, damaged an under-constr
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Militants from across the Arunachal Pradesh boundary fired at an Assam Police team which had gone to take stock of the situation on August 15 at the site where a 100-strong mob, allegedly backed up by goons and Naga militants, damaged an under-construction Police Station in Sivasagar District on August 14. The Assam Police retaliated the firing. Unconfirmed sources said a Naga militant was killed while three others were injured. The mob, supported by goons and militants, also set ablaze the residence of Tarun Gogoi, a small tea grower, on August 15. The exchange of fire continued for around half-an-hour after which the militants on the Arunachal Pradesh side retreated. “We recovered an AK-56 rifle, one .22 pistol, some ammunition and several rounds of fired cases,” Superintendent of Police of Sivasagar District Akhilesh Singh said.
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August - 14 
one person was killed by militants at Sopore in Baramulla District in the night of August 14. Militants picked up Abdul Rehman Check, resident of Check Mohalla at Dangerpora Sopore, from his home and later killed him, Police said.
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one person was killed by militants at Sopore in Baramulla District in the night of August 14. Militants picked up Abdul Rehman Check, resident of Check Mohalla at Dangerpora Sopore, from his home and later killed him, Police said.
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August - 14 
Sanjay Parmanik, a hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered to Inspector General of Police (Ranchi zone) Rezi Dundung on August 14. Parmanik, who faces more than 11 criminal cases, is a close associate of CPI-Ma
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Sanjay Parmanik, a hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered to Inspector General of Police (Ranchi zone) Rezi Dundung on August 14. Parmanik, who faces more than 11 criminal cases, is a close associate of CPI-Maoist leader, Kundan Pahan.
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August - 14 
The Police recovered some explosive devices in two separate search operations at Kwakeithel Nganappi Thong and Kwakeithel Haorakchambi area in Imphal West District on August 14.
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The Police recovered some explosive devices in two separate search operations at Kwakeithel Nganappi Thong and Kwakeithel Haorakchambi area in Imphal West District on August 14.
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August - 14 
A woman, Sabra, and a boy, Dilshad, were killed and eight other persons injured in a clash between two sectarian groups in Hirabad town in Sindh in the night of August 14, according to Dawn. The two groups have been fighting for the past few months o
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A woman, Sabra, and a boy, Dilshad, were killed and eight other persons injured in a clash between two sectarian groups in Hirabad town in Sindh in the night of August 14, according to Dawn. The two groups have been fighting for the past few months over a house in which one of them wants to establish a madrassa (seminary). Police arrested 24 persons of the two groups, sealed the house and set up a picket in Hirabad.
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August - 14 
At least 13 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including a key commander, were killed and six others injured when a US drone struck a compound in Eisori village near Mirali, a town in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal
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At least 13 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including a key commander, were killed and six others injured when a US drone struck a compound in Eisori village near Mirali, a town in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 14, according to Times of India. Sources said that the drone fired two missiles at the Hujra (guesthouse) of a tribesman's compound in Eisori village. TTP ‘commander’ Amir Moaviya was among the 13 militants killed in the attack, sources said.
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August - 14 
Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killings of these six workers and 10 bus passengers. A BLA spokesman, Jiaind Baloch, calling journalists from unidentified location, said: “BLA conducted both attacks in response to killing
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Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killings of these six workers and 10 bus passengers. A BLA spokesman, Jiaind Baloch, calling journalists from unidentified location, said: “BLA conducted both attacks in response to killing of missing persons in Government custody.”
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August - 14 
Congratulating people of Pakistan on the occasion of its 63rd independence day, US President Barack Obama on August 14 expressed his country's long term commitment in strengthening ties with the country, reports Indian Express. "Pakistan's Independen
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Congratulating people of Pakistan on the occasion of its 63rd independence day, US President Barack Obama on August 14 expressed his country's long term commitment in strengthening ties with the country, reports Indian Express. "Pakistan's Independence Day is a useful time to reflect on the friendship Pakistan has in the world and the expressions of true friendship that come in a time of need," he said in a statement. "On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I send my congratulations and sincere best wishes to all who will celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Pakistan's independence," Obama said. "Here at home, I am proud of the many contributions Pakistani Americans have made to our nation and will continue to make in the years to come," he said.
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August - 14 
Six Punjabi speaking persons were shot dead by assailants riding motorcycle when they were going home from work in Khilji Colony of Quetta in Balochistan on August 14, according to Dawn. “Armed men killed all the six persons on the road,” Deputy Insp
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Six Punjabi speaking persons were shot dead by assailants riding motorcycle when they were going home from work in Khilji Colony of Quetta in Balochistan on August 14, according to Dawn. “Armed men killed all the six persons on the road,” Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operation Hamid Shakeel said. The men were labourers and belonged to Multan. Four were identified as Mohammad Idrees, Mohammad Sadiq, Abdul Rehman and Mohammad Salman.
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August - 14 
Unidentified assailants singled out Punjabi passengers travelling on a bus, killing 10 and injuring five others near the provincial metropolis on August 14, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a group of armed men riding motorcycles s
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Unidentified assailants singled out Punjabi passengers travelling on a bus, killing 10 and injuring five others near the provincial metropolis on August 14, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a group of armed men riding motorcycles stopped the passenger coach near Ahb-e-Gahm near Mach. The passengers were forced off the bus and the assailants separated 15 passengers – who belonged to Punjab – after confirming their ethnicity by checking their Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs). The men opened indiscriminate fire, killing 10 instantly while the other five sustained severe injuries.
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August - 14 
The Police arrested two cadres of the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) on August 14 while pasting posters of the outfit in Sylhet District’s Taltola and Court area, reports Daily Star. Police said they also seized some posters from their possession. They were ca
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The Police arrested two cadres of the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) on August 14 while pasting posters of the outfit in Sylhet District’s Taltola and Court area, reports Daily Star. Police said they also seized some posters from their possession. They were carrying posters which called for establishing Khelafat (Islamic system of administration).
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August - 14 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operation in Omanthai, Pammakamam, Kollankulam, Visuamadu and Mulliyaweli recovered eight anti personnel mines, six hand grenades, one 130-mm artillery shell, one 122-mm artillery shell, se
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operation in Omanthai, Pammakamam, Kollankulam, Visuamadu and Mulliyaweli recovered eight anti personnel mines, six hand grenades, one 130-mm artillery shell, one 122-mm artillery shell, seven 60- mm mortar bombs, seven Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), four RPG parts, three RPG chargers, 900 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one 120-mm mortar bomb and one 81-mm mortar bomb on August 14. Meanwhile, demining groups recovered 240 anti personnel mines, two 81-mm mortar bombs, one hand grenade, one 60-mm mortar bomb, 70 Jonny mines, four unexploded ordnance and six anti personnel mine fuses from Mahilankulam, Maruthankulam, Piramanalankulam, Mallawarayankaddaiadampan, Periyapandivirichchan, Irraniluppaikulam, Parasankulam, Nedunkandal and Akkarayankulam. In the meantime, Eravur Police in Batticaloa recovered one hand grenade. Further, Lewella Police recovered one grenade used for grenade launchers.
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August - 15 
60 armed Maoists set ablaze six trucks and stopped Jagdalpur-bound trucks coming from Kirandool and threatened their drivers not to ply on the route in Dantewada District .
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60 armed Maoists set ablaze six trucks and stopped Jagdalpur-bound trucks coming from Kirandool and threatened their drivers not to ply on the route in Dantewada District .
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August - 15 
A militant was killed in an encounter with the SFs in the Kupwara District. The gun battle broke out in Rajwar forest in the night of August 14 when militants hiding in the forests opened fire on the search party of Army, the defence spokesman said o
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A militant was killed in an encounter with the SFs in the Kupwara District. The gun battle broke out in Rajwar forest in the night of August 14 when militants hiding in the forests opened fire on the search party of Army, the defence spokesman said on August 15. He said one militant, who is yet to be identified, was killed in the operation, which was going on when reports last came in.
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August - 15 
Addressing the nation on the occasion of 64th Independence Day on August 15, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he wanted to resolve issues through dialogue, be it with Pakistan, Kashmiri separatists, Northeast groups or Naxalites [Left Wing Ex
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Addressing the nation on the occasion of 64th Independence Day on August 15, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he wanted to resolve issues through dialogue, be it with Pakistan, Kashmiri separatists, Northeast groups or Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists], The Hindu reported. “India's democracy has the generosity and flexibility to be able to address the concerns of any area or group in the country,” he pointed out. The Prime Minister made it clear that India wanted peace and harmony with neighbours but emphasized that progress in dialogue with Islamabad would not go far if Pakistan continued to allow its territory to be used for acts of terrorism against India. On Kashmir, he reiterated, “Kashmir is an integral part of India. Within this framework, we are ready to move forward in any talks which would increase the partnership of the common man in governance and their welfare.”
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August - 15 
Assam Government on August 15 asked the ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant groups to accept the offer for talks to end the insurgency problem afflicting the State, according to Assam Tribune. Addressing the Independence Da
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Assam Government on August 15 asked the ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant groups to accept the offer for talks to end the insurgency problem afflicting the State, according to Assam Tribune. Addressing the Independence Day function at the Latasil playground here, caretaker Chief Minister Bhumidhar Barman said, "The government is sincere in its efforts and hopeful that ULFA and NDFB outfits respond positively to the offer and sit for negotiation and help in restoring peace in the state".
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August - 15 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a school teacher identified as Ghasi Kendruka (35) in Narayan Patna block of Koraput District on August 15. He was opposing the Maoists and the violent activities of Narayan Patna base
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a school teacher identified as Ghasi Kendruka (35) in Narayan Patna block of Koraput District on August 15. He was opposing the Maoists and the violent activities of Narayan Patna based Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS). According to Police sources, over 30 Maoists reached Kendruka's house at Gotiguda village under Narayan Patna Police Station limits in the midnight of August 15 and dragged him out of the house to the nearby mango orchard where his throat was slit. During the killing the Maoists shouted anti-Government slogans and branded Kendruka a Police informer. They also left leaflets at the spot claiming responsibility for the killing.
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August - 15 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Midnapore District on August 15, reports The Hindu. “The Maoists abducted five persons from the village la
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Midnapore District on August 15, reports The Hindu. “The Maoists abducted five persons from the village late on Saturday night. Two of them were killed by the Maoists and the others were released,” Manoj Verma, Superintendent of Police told The Hindu over telephone. The bullet-ridden bodies of Shankar Jana and Nishikanta Mondal were found outside Kamalapukuria village on Sunday [August 15] morning, Verma added. “The others who were abducted were released and have returned home”, he said.
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August - 15 
Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said "Chhattisgarh, along with a few other states, is passing through a major disaster caused by Maoist terrorism and the state government is working on multiple efforts to contain violence and restore peace," i
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Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said "Chhattisgarh, along with a few other states, is passing through a major disaster caused by Maoist terrorism and the state government is working on multiple efforts to contain violence and restore peace," in his Independence Day speech. "The unity of the people of the state against anti-national, anti-constitutional and anti-development Maoists is the biggest certificate of internal strength," he said. "I once again salute the brave brothers and sisters of people of Maoist-infested districts whose faith and courage have inspired government to launch a multiple-effort to finish off Maoists," Singh said. Raman Singh also announced that the ex-gratia amount for police personnel killed in Maoist violence would be increased to INR 15, 00, 000 from INR 500,000,.
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August - 15 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sought support from all sections of the society, including the mainstream opposition parties and separatist groups, to bring an end to the stone-pelting incidents, which has led to loss of precious lives, saying "hurling
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sought support from all sections of the society, including the mainstream opposition parties and separatist groups, to bring an end to the stone-pelting incidents, which has led to loss of precious lives, saying "hurling shoes was better form of protest than pelting stones" during his Independence Day speech, Daily Excelsior reports. [A suspended policeman hurled shoe at him during the Independence Day function]. Reiterating his call for an end to the vicious cycle of turmoil in Kashmir, the Chief Minister said dialogue was the only way to resolve issues as violence has changed nothing in the Valley over past 20 years. "However, for the first time in 20 years, the Centre has admitted that accession of Jammu and Kashmir was under unique circumstances and needs a unique political solution. The solution can only come through talks and every section of the society has to put its opinion on the table," Omar said adding the dialogue must go on at both internal and external fronts.
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August - 15 
Expressing readiness to carry forward talks with insurgents in the Northeast, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 15 said his Government had a special responsibility towards the region, reports Assam Tribune. He said the "north-eastern part of ou
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Expressing readiness to carry forward talks with insurgents in the Northeast, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 15 said his Government had a special responsibility towards the region, reports Assam Tribune. He said the "north-eastern part of our country has been witness to some unpleasant incidents in the recent months". "As far as the Central government is concerned, we are ready to take forward every process of talks which could lead to progress in resolution of problems," he said.
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August - 15 
Facing arrest warrant in the July 2008 Bangalore serial blast blasts case, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nassar Madani on August 15 said he would surrender before the nearest court in the coming days, reports Times of India. Addressing
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Facing arrest warrant in the July 2008 Bangalore serial blast blasts case, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nassar Madani on August 15 said he would surrender before the nearest court in the coming days, reports Times of India. Addressing a press meet at his camp at Anwarassery near Kollam in Kerala amid intense speculation and suspense over his arrest, Madani said he "preferred surrendering before the nearest court in the coming days" as he was keen to avoid law and order problems that his arrest could trigger.
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August - 15 
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on the occasion of the 64th Independence Day on August 15 appealed to militant organizations to lay down arms and join the mainstream by participating in the development programmes.
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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on the occasion of the 64th Independence Day on August 15 appealed to militant organizations to lay down arms and join the mainstream by participating in the development programmes.
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August - 15 
Maoists also tried to abduct another person from Dhumusil village. He, however, managed to escape.
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Maoists also tried to abduct another person from Dhumusil village. He, however, managed to escape.
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August - 15 
Maoists carried out a series of subversive attacks in several areas in the District's Jhargram sub division. In Bhowadi village near Dharampur, the rebels triggered two landmine blasts in a forest beat office, blowing up a major portion of the buildi
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Maoists carried out a series of subversive attacks in several areas in the District's Jhargram sub division. In Bhowadi village near Dharampur, the rebels triggered two landmine blasts in a forest beat office, blowing up a major portion of the building. Several Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and wires were recovered from the area.
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August - 15 
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma expressed concern over the activities of new militant outfits and those from Assam as a 36-hour shutdown by the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) paralysed life in four Khasi-Jaintia Districts of the
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma expressed concern over the activities of new militant outfits and those from Assam as a 36-hour shutdown by the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) paralysed life in four Khasi-Jaintia Districts of the State on Independence Day on August 15, according to Assam Tribune. The report adds that a group of HNLC cadres armed with AK56 rifles and grenades had entered Meghalaya from Bangladesh to strike in the capital town of Shillong.
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August - 15 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 15 appealed to the Left Wing Extremists to abjure violence and talk to the Government, reports Times of India. Speaking from the Red Fort, Manmohan Singh said "I once again appeal to Naxalites [Left Wing Extrem
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 15 appealed to the Left Wing Extremists to abjure violence and talk to the Government, reports Times of India. Speaking from the Red Fort, Manmohan Singh said "I once again appeal to Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists] to abjure violence, come for talks with the government and join hands with us to accelerate social and economic development."
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August - 15 
Students of Dumaria-based Magra High School in Gaya District pulled down the black flag hoisted by the CPI-Maoist cadres on the school premises on August 15, and re-hoisted a Tricolour, reports Times of India. The students including girls also raise
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Students of Dumaria-based Magra High School in Gaya District pulled down the black flag hoisted by the CPI-Maoist cadres on the school premises on August 15, and re-hoisted a Tricolour, reports Times of India. The students including girls also raised anti-Maoist slogans forcing the half-a-dozen Maoists to beat a hasty retreat. According to reports, as soon as Magra High School officiating principal Deena Nath Verma hoisted the Tricolour, a group of half-a-dozen motorcycle-borne armed Maoists arrived at the school, pulled down the Tricolour and hoisted a black flag in its place.
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August - 15 
The beheaded body of Kanhaiya Yadav, a Constable belonging to the 204 Battalion of Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) posted at Mazgaon, was found near Jagdalpur in Bastar on August 15 reports Times of India. Maoists are suspected to be the
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The beheaded body of Kanhaiya Yadav, a Constable belonging to the 204 Battalion of Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) posted at Mazgaon, was found near Jagdalpur in Bastar on August 15 reports Times of India. Maoists are suspected to be the perpetrators of the crime.
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August - 15 
The encounter in the Sheru forests of Saran Wali area atop Shahdara Sharief in Rajouri District ended with Security Forces (SFs) killing of one more Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in the morning of August 16, reported Daily Excelsior. As reported ear
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The encounter in the Sheru forests of Saran Wali area atop Shahdara Sharief in Rajouri District ended with Security Forces (SFs) killing of one more Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in the morning of August 16, reported Daily Excelsior. As reported earlier, two LeT militants and an Army trooper were killed while an Army Major was injured along with a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a civilian in the encounter at Sheru forests on August 15. Dead bodies of all three militants identified as ‘divisional commander’ Abu Shoaib alias Abu Ali, Ujjafa Qamar alias Doctor, both Pakistanis and Abu Akram alias Sajid Kashmiri were recovered from the site of encounter. Recoveries made from the site of encounter included three AK-56 rifles with 14 magazines, five grenades, six mobile telephones, six SIM cards, one satellite telephone, a brass stamp of LeT and some explosive material.
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August - 15 
The Police arrested three persons from Nengringittim in East Garo Hills on August 15 for allegedly serving a demand note in the name of People's Liberation Front of Meghalaya (PLF-M), , according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Sengpang Sa
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The Police arrested three persons from Nengringittim in East Garo Hills on August 15 for allegedly serving a demand note in the name of People's Liberation Front of Meghalaya (PLF-M), , according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Sengpang Sangma, Twisbirth Sangma and Milan Momin. According to Police, the accused had issued a demand note of INR 0.3 million to a person, Staforth Sangma, on July 22.
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August - 15 
The Police recovered five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing between 25 kilograms and 35 kilograms near Jaranga village in Khuti District on August 15.
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The Police recovered five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing between 25 kilograms and 35 kilograms near Jaranga village in Khuti District on August 15.
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August - 15 
Troops on August 15 recovered a consignment of explosives and ammunition from village Larkoti in Kandi Koteranka area of Rajouri District. The recoveries included an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 18 to 20 kilograms, 162 rounds of AK, two
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Troops on August 15 recovered a consignment of explosives and ammunition from village Larkoti in Kandi Koteranka area of Rajouri District. The recoveries included an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 18 to 20 kilograms, 162 rounds of AK, two UBGL grenades, four PIKA ammunition, two AK magazines, one pistol magazine, three sniper rounds, four filled magazines of AK and one LeT letter head. In addition, one Chinese pistol with one magazine, 10 rounds of AK, one detonator and a steel utensil IED with wires were recovered by the troops from village Chakri in Udhyanpur area of Doda District.
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August - 15 
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and an Army trooper were killed while an Army Major was injured along with a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a civilian in an encounter at Sheru forests in the Saran Wali area, about four kilometres atop Shahdara
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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and an Army trooper were killed while an Army Major was injured along with a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a civilian in an encounter at Sheru forests in the Saran Wali area, about four kilometres atop Shahdara Sharief, of Rajouri District on August 15, reports Daily Excelsior. One or two other militants, including Abu Zarar alias Doctor, continued to fight till the reports last came in. The slain militants were from a fresh infiltrated group, who were being searched by the Army and Police since an attack on Army and passenger vehicles at Begu Narha in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District on August 11 in which two civilians were killed and 20 others were injured.
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August - 15 
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and an Army trooper were killed while an Army Major was injured along with a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a civilian in an encounter at Sheru forests in the Saran Wali area, about four kilometres atop Shahdara
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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and an Army trooper were killed while an Army Major was injured along with a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a civilian in an encounter at Sheru forests in the Saran Wali area, about four kilometres atop Shahdara Sharief, of Rajouri District on August 15, reports Daily Excelsior. One or two other militants, including Abu Zarar alias Doctor, continued to fight till the reports last came in. The slain militants were from a fresh infiltrated group, who were being searched by the Army and Police since an attack on Army and passenger vehicles at Begu Narha in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District on August 11 in which two civilians were killed and 20 others were injured. Bodies of the two militants killed in the operation were recovered from the forests. An intercept revealed their identity as Sajid Kashmiri and Abu Qamran. Sajid Kashmiri was believed to be a local while Qamran appeared to be a Pakistani. Though, exact identity of both slain militants is yet to be ascertained, sources confirmed that they were part of the LeT outfit which had attacked Army vehicles on August 11. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered two AK rifles along with a large quantity of ammunition and explosive material from the encounter site.
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August - 15 
General David Petraeus, the US commander in Afghanistan, on August 15 held out the prospect of eventual reconciliation with the Taliban, including negotiations with leaders with “blood on their hands”, reported Daily Times. He said that there was “ev
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General David Petraeus, the US commander in Afghanistan, on August 15 held out the prospect of eventual reconciliation with the Taliban, including negotiations with leaders with “blood on their hands”, reported Daily Times. He said that there was “every possibility, I think, that there can be low-and mid-level reintegration and indeed some fracturing of the senior leadership that could be really defined as reconciliation,” adding there was “not some kind of monolithic Taliban enemy” but rather a syndicate of insurgent groups that are not subservient to each other. These include the Afghan Taliban in the south, the Haqqani network in the east, the Hezb-e-Islami (H-e-I) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and smaller numbers of al-Qaeda and Uzbek militants. General Petraeus said that while criticising Pakistan it was important to first remember what Pakistan had done over the last 18 months. “Remember the casualties they have sustained in taking on the extremists in their country, albeit focusing on those who are most threatening the very existence of Pakistan,” he said. The US general, however, also stressed the need to recognise that there were sanctuaries for militants in Pakistan and there’s “need to do more work in those particular sanctuaries”. Asked if he believed Pakistan could deliver Osama bin Laden, the General said: “I don’t think anyone knows where Osama bin Laden is… probably in the very, very most remote and mountainous regions,”
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August - 15 
It is reported that the Federal Capital is going to get under religious violence solely due to negligence on part of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). After Lal Masjid operation, only six out of many mosques built on encroached land were remov
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It is reported that the Federal Capital is going to get under religious violence solely due to negligence on part of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). After Lal Masjid operation, only six out of many mosques built on encroached land were removed and the CDA then promised to build them on alternative land has not realize the promise yet due to financial crunch. Capitalizing on the opportunity, different religious groups have now taken it upon themselves to build the mosques and then monopolize them. Construction of mosques by these groups will not only lead to violation of CDA byelaws but will also create problems for their administration because these groups were create monopoly of certain sects on these mosques. Also, they plan to build seminaries in these mosques to fan sectarianism. Sources said if CDA had constructed that mosque, it would have been according to map and there would not have been any seminary there. Now politics of the mosque committee will take an ugly turn and the worship place will become domain of a certain sect, which is against the sprit of Islam.
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August - 15 
On August 15 that Pakistan’s Inter-Services-Intelligence(ISI) have revealed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Jandullah outfit and banned local militant outfits plan to target foreigners, embassies, Shia clerics and Imambargah in Islamab
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On August 15 that Pakistan’s Inter-Services-Intelligence(ISI) have revealed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Jandullah outfit and banned local militant outfits plan to target foreigners, embassies, Shia clerics and Imambargah in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Okara and Karachi. According to sources, the intelligence agencies have also warned of attacks on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders at the party’s public meetings, district police lines, office of the divisional police officer (DPO). The TTP has tasked Abu Adil Mujahid to carry out the potential attacks, they added. Another intelligence report revealed that extremists have trained a suicide bomber identified as Khayal Shah to carry out attacks on high-value targets and a vehicle has been rigged with 80 kilogrammes of explosives to be used in an attack. The report goes on to warn that a motorcycle owned by the Punjab Police Special Branch has also been stolen and it is feared that it might be used in a terrorist attack.
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August - 15 
Sources reported that more than 300 hardliners and their mentors from various parts of the country have gathered across the provincial metropolis, acquiring houses in Afghan and Pashtun populated localities, sources told Daily Times, adding that seve
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Sources reported that more than 300 hardliners and their mentors from various parts of the country have gathered across the provincial metropolis, acquiring houses in Afghan and Pashtun populated localities, sources told Daily Times, adding that several high-profile hardliners are also hiding in posh localities across the city. Intelligence personnel have informed Police high-ups that more than 100 individuals belonging to six different terrorist outfits entered the city and set up their residences in the past few months. “Due to the floods, a large number of hardliners also migrated to the provincial metropolis from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and from southern Punjab,” the sources said. The intelligence reports said that there are numerous Afghan nationals living across Islamabad, posing themselves as “Pakistani Pakhtoon” and “surprisingly” most of them also have Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs). “These Afghan nationals facilitate terrorists through their contacts and widespread business, and allow no one except Afghans to enter their inner circle,” the intelligence reports added. The intelligence reports declared the scrap market in Misri Shah in Lahore as the safest hub for hardliners across the provincial metropolis.
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August - 15 
The United States is poised to bring in changes in its counter terrorism operations against al Qaida and its extremist affiliates by saying that instead of the "hammer" they will now be relying on the "scalpel" to dismantle terrorist outfits, Times o
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The United States is poised to bring in changes in its counter terrorism operations against al Qaida and its extremist affiliates by saying that instead of the "hammer" they will now be relying on the "scalpel" to dismantle terrorist outfits, Times of India reported on August 15. "Instead of the hammer, America will rely on the scalpel," John Brennan, President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser, said. Brennan, an architect of the White House strategy, used this analogy while pledging a "multigenerational" campaign against al Qaida and its extremist affiliates. The US intensified the CIA's drone missile campaign in Pakistan and elsewhere against al-Qaida as part of its shadow war against the outfit and its allies, the report said. The US is pursuing Qaida militants with robotic drones and commando teams, paying contractors to spy and training local operatives to chase terrorists. The Pentagon is tapping a network of private contractors to gather intelligence about things like militant hide-outs in Pakistan. "Where we want to get is to much more small scale, preferably locally driven operations," said Representative Adam Smith who serves on the Intelligence and Armed Services Committees.
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August - 15 
Minister for Land Reform and Management, Dambar Bahadur Shrestha said that the UCPN-M and monarchists were merging soon, reports Himalayan Times. Distributing land ownership certificates to the landless people at Hatiya, Minister Shrestha reasoned th
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Minister for Land Reform and Management, Dambar Bahadur Shrestha said that the UCPN-M and monarchists were merging soon, reports Himalayan Times. Distributing land ownership certificates to the landless people at Hatiya, Minister Shrestha reasoned that the Maoists were hobnobbing with the monarchists. He accused the Maoists of being inactive and helpless as the Government till date was not formed though they claimed to form national consensus Government within 24 hours of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s resignation.
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August - 15 
The leaders of both NC and the UCPN-M once again ruled out the possibility of withdrawing their PM candidacy. NC senior leader Ram Saran Mahat and UCPN-M secretary Posta Bahadur Bogati expressed such an opinion amidst an interaction programme held in
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The leaders of both NC and the UCPN-M once again ruled out the possibility of withdrawing their PM candidacy. NC senior leader Ram Saran Mahat and UCPN-M secretary Posta Bahadur Bogati expressed such an opinion amidst an interaction programme held in Kathmandu. "Our party is firm in maintaining our position and we are sending Ram Chandra Poudel for the next election of PM in the parliament," Mahat said, "If we withdraw Poudel's candidacy, the nation would suffer further as it might create political instability forever."
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August - 15 
The Nepali Congress (NC) proposal to form a Government under its leadership on a four-month “rotation basis”, with Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) each taking subsequent
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The Nepali Congress (NC) proposal to form a Government under its leadership on a four-month “rotation basis”, with Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) each taking subsequent four-month turns, was rejected on August 15, reports Kantipuronline. “The proposal forwarded by the NC does not make sense,” UCPN-M Spokesman Dinanath Sharma said. “UCPN-M will not accept it. There is no chance of pulling out from the Prime Minister (PM) election process in order to facilitate NC’s leading the Government.” He said the Maoists may think of any other alternative, including withdrawal of candidacy, only if the parties ensure that the largest party is allowed to lead the next Government.
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August - 15 
The Detective Branch (DB) of the Police arrested Bagerhat District unit president of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Hassan (26), from the house of District assistant secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Nikaripara of Sad
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The Detective Branch (DB) of the Police arrested Bagerhat District unit president of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Hassan (26), from the house of District assistant secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Nikaripara of Sadar sub-district on August 15. Police said Ibrahim was arrested on information that the Shibir cadres were holding a clandestine meeting to carry out subversive activities.
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August - 16 
A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Tensubam Khelemba alias Sanathoi Singh (35), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from near Ima Keithel Imphal on August 16. He disclosed that
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A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Tensubam Khelemba alias Sanathoi Singh (35), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from near Ima Keithel Imphal on August 16. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in October 2008 through one self styled Khomdom Boy alias Daneshore (31) of Pukhao and was operating in the ‘finance section’ under one Kesho of the outfit.
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August - 16 
A militant and their four Over Ground Workers (OGWs) were arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) in four separate search operations in Rajouri, Kishtwar, Doda and Reasi Districts on August 16, reported Daily Excelsior. The SFs arrested a militant, ide
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A militant and their four Over Ground Workers (OGWs) were arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) in four separate search operations in Rajouri, Kishtwar, Doda and Reasi Districts on August 16, reported Daily Excelsior. The SFs arrested a militant, identified as Gani Gujjar, from village Hindigam in the Chatru area of Doda District along with one 12 bore gun, one fake identity card and some other items.
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August - 16 
A militant belonging to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Bijesh Sangma (22), surrendered at Rongjeng Police Station in East Garo Hills District on August 16. He deposited a .38 pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition.
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A militant belonging to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Bijesh Sangma (22), surrendered at Rongjeng Police Station in East Garo Hills District on August 16. He deposited a .38 pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition.
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August - 16 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Wahengbam Malemnganba alias Awangamba alias Lenin (29), was arrested by combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during a search operation at Langmeidong. Five live ammunitions of AK Rifle and
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Wahengbam Malemnganba alias Awangamba alias Lenin (29), was arrested by combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during a search operation at Langmeidong. Five live ammunitions of AK Rifle and one cellular phone were recovered from his possession.
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August - 16 
Another key accused in the Jnaneswari sabotage, Laxmikanta Roy alias Rekha Roy, a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was arrested in Jhargram on August 16. Central Bur
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Another key accused in the Jnaneswari sabotage, Laxmikanta Roy alias Rekha Roy, a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was arrested in Jhargram on August 16. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had announced a reward worth INR 50,000 on him. "We got the tip from villagers, who have been cooperating with security forces in recent times," said a Police Officer.
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August - 16 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a newly-built tehsil (revenue unit) office damaging a large portion of the office building in Kuwangkoda of Dantewada District on August 16. No casualties were reported in the inciden
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a newly-built tehsil (revenue unit) office damaging a large portion of the office building in Kuwangkoda of Dantewada District on August 16. No casualties were reported in the incident and most of the documents and office records are safe, the sources said.
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August - 16 
Damodar Singh, member of a Left Wing Extremist outfit, was arrested in Gumla District on August 16. A cache of arms and ammunition was also seized during the raid at his residence, said Police officials. Besides currency notes, several arms, includin
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Damodar Singh, member of a Left Wing Extremist outfit, was arrested in Gumla District on August 16. A cache of arms and ammunition was also seized during the raid at his residence, said Police officials. Besides currency notes, several arms, including a double barrel gun, revolvers and bullets were recovered from him, said N.K. Singh, Superintendent of Police.
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August - 16 
Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) reiterated its desire to hold talks and asked the Meghalaya Government to “show seriousness for lasting peace” in the State, reports Telegraph. HNLC ‘general secretary’ Cherishstarfield Thangkhiew said t
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Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) reiterated its desire to hold talks and asked the Meghalaya Government to “show seriousness for lasting peace” in the State, reports Telegraph. HNLC ‘general secretary’ Cherishstarfield Thangkhiew said the outfit was willing to hold a political dialogue with the Government on various demands. However, Thangkhiew deplored that the Government had made statements on the need to have peace only in the media and was yet to take any pro-active steps on the issue.
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August - 16 
In the night of August 16, supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) chased away a group of Maoists who wanted to hold a meeting at Ramchandrapur village near Jhargram. Three villagers, Basu Soren, Jhuna Murmu and Chandrakanta
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In the night of August 16, supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) chased away a group of Maoists who wanted to hold a meeting at Ramchandrapur village near Jhargram. Three villagers, Basu Soren, Jhuna Murmu and Chandrakanta Soren, sustained bullet injuries after Maoists opened fire on the villagers.
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August - 16 
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said his Government was always ready to have a political dialogue with the HNLC. Responding to the statement issued by the HNLC reiterating the outfit's desire to hold talks "provided there is seriousness on the
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said his Government was always ready to have a political dialogue with the HNLC. Responding to the statement issued by the HNLC reiterating the outfit's desire to hold talks "provided there is seriousness on the part of the government," the Chief Minister said the Government would be pleased to have the modalities for the dialogue, according to Shillong Times. Chief Minister also admitted that attempts to form new militant groups in Garo Hills and the activities of Assam-based militant groups along the inter-state boundary are a cause of concern. "We, however, are happy to see the improved relations with Bangladesh which had a marked impact on the morale and capability of insurgent groups," Sangma said while addressing the 64th Independence Day celebration at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in Shillong on August 15.
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August - 16 
Normal life remained paralysed for fourth consecutive day even as ongoing agitation in Kashmir valley, which showed no signs of ending, entered 10th week. While curfew remained in force in five towns including Srinagar, severe restrictions were impos
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Normal life remained paralysed for fourth consecutive day even as ongoing agitation in Kashmir valley, which showed no signs of ending, entered 10th week. While curfew remained in force in five towns including Srinagar, severe restrictions were imposed on movement of the people in the rest of Kashmir.
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August - 16 
On August 16, the State Special Task Force (STF) claimed to have arrested another wanted accused from Naka area of Lucknow in the case of pilferage of ammunition from various Police weapon stores in Uttar Pradesh, reports Indian Express. The STF team
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On August 16, the State Special Task Force (STF) claimed to have arrested another wanted accused from Naka area of Lucknow in the case of pilferage of ammunition from various Police weapon stores in Uttar Pradesh, reports Indian Express. The STF team recovered a .32 bore pistol and 50 live cartridges of .9mm from the possession of the arrested accused. The Inspector General (Law & Order), AP Maheshwari said the arrested accused — Akash alias Guddu, a native of Mau District of Uttar Pradesh and at present staying in Sheikhpur District of Bihar — used to supply the ammunition to Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] groups and criminals of Bihar and West Bengal.
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August - 16 
Police arrested two OGWs from Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District and recovered INR 35,000 worth terror fund from their possession. Police said the OGWs were working for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants providing them logistic support, eatables,
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Police arrested two OGWs from Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District and recovered INR 35,000 worth terror fund from their possession. Police said the OGWs were working for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants providing them logistic support, eatables, safe hide-outs and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards. Further, a LeT sympathizer Mohammad Shafi was arrested from Tipri Bonjwah in the Kishtwar District by Police for supplying two SIM cards to slain LeT ‘commander’ Mohammad Ishaq Bhatt alias Ateeq. Ateeq had further supplied the SIM cards to his associate Shafi Pathan. Mohammad Shaffi had obtained the SIM cards on his name and supplied them to the militant. Another OGW, Guam Mohammad, was arrested by the SFs from Relan in the Gulgul area of Reasi District.
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August - 16 
SFs neutralised a militant hideout in the Dhok Dhelia forests under the jurisdiction of Budhal Police Station in Rajouri District. Recoveries made from the hideout included five kilograms of improvised explosive device (IED), two Chinese grenades, on
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SFs neutralised a militant hideout in the Dhok Dhelia forests under the jurisdiction of Budhal Police Station in Rajouri District. Recoveries made from the hideout included five kilograms of improvised explosive device (IED), two Chinese grenades, one wireless set with antenna, one radio set, a torch and 12 pencil cells.
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August - 16 
Some suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead an unidentified person in Munger District on August 16. The dead body of the slain person was found near a Government office at Haweli-Kharagpur which is considered a
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Some suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead an unidentified person in Munger District on August 16. The dead body of the slain person was found near a Government office at Haweli-Kharagpur which is considered a stronghold of Maoists, a Police officer said.
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August - 16 
Sukhdev Hembram, a squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Sarenga in Bankura District late on August 16, reports The Hindu. “Hembram is a resident of Goaltore in Paschim Medinipur [West Midnapore] and is s
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Sukhdev Hembram, a squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Sarenga in Bankura District late on August 16, reports The Hindu. “Hembram is a resident of Goaltore in Paschim Medinipur [West Midnapore] and is suspected to have been a part of the Maoists' Goaltore squad that was earlier headed by Sidhu Soren. No arms were found on him though. We are trying to find out details from him,” District Superintendent of Police (SP) Pranav Kumar said.
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August - 16 
The Central Government has decided to release 46 more Pakistani militants and illegal border crossers arrested in Jammu and Kashmir for past several years for their involvement in subversive activities. Nine Pakistani militants and border crossers we
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The Central Government has decided to release 46 more Pakistani militants and illegal border crossers arrested in Jammu and Kashmir for past several years for their involvement in subversive activities. Nine Pakistani militants and border crossers were released on August 16, while 37 other foreign militants and illegal border crossers have been recommended for consular access on August 24 in Amritsar (Punjab).
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August - 16 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) informed that many criminals and fraudulent persons are extracting unauthorized ‘tax’ from the general public in Angami region, using the outfit’s name.
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) informed that many criminals and fraudulent persons are extracting unauthorized ‘tax’ from the general public in Angami region, using the outfit’s name.
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August - 16 
The total number of Bru refugees, lodged at six relief camps in North District of Tripura, stands at 31,703, according to a resurvey of their population conducted in August 2010 by the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), reports Press Trust
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The total number of Bru refugees, lodged at six relief camps in North District of Tripura, stands at 31,703, according to a resurvey of their population conducted in August 2010 by the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), reports Press Trust of India. “The population of the ones who had left Mizoram in the wake of the murder of Lalzawmliana, a forest guard inside the Dampa Tiger Reserve in October 1997 by Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) militants stands at 29,520 individuals from 5,448 families,” MBDPF president Elvis Chorkhy said.
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August - 16 
Two cadres belonging to K.K. Nganba faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Yaikhom Anil Meetei (23) and Mayengbam Joy Singh (29), were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Kongpal area on August 16. One Chin
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Two cadres belonging to K.K. Nganba faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Yaikhom Anil Meetei (23) and Mayengbam Joy Singh (29), were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Kongpal area on August 16. One Chinese made hand grenade was recovered from the possession of Yaikhom Anil. They confessed that they joined the outfit in 2010 through one Inao and they were involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, businessmen etc. and were also involved in transportation of arms and ammunitions from one place to another for the outfit.
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August - 16 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were shot dead by the Police during an encounter a kilometre way from the Office of the Goalpara Superintendent of Police on August 16, reports Telegraph. They were identified as self-styled ‘secon
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were shot dead by the Police during an encounter a kilometre way from the Office of the Goalpara Superintendent of Police on August 16, reports Telegraph. They were identified as self-styled ‘second lieutenant’ Francis Rabha leader of ‘109th battalion’ and Pathak Rabha. One 9-mm pistol and a hand grenade were recovered from their possession. They were suspected to have been involved in the July 30 ambush that killed six Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers.
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August - 16 
29 militants of ‘commander’ Qari Zaiur Rehman fraction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) laid down arms and surrendered to Security Forces (SFs) in Charmang areas of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Ar
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29 militants of ‘commander’ Qari Zaiur Rehman fraction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) laid down arms and surrendered to Security Forces (SFs) in Charmang areas of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 16, according to Dawn. Nine of the surrendered militants were close aides of Qari Zaiur Rehman, sources said. About 100 militants have surrendered to SFs during the last two months in the tribal region.
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August - 16 
A Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP), his security guard, the son of the Shia Action Committee head and a doctor were shot dead in three separate incidents in Karachi on August 16, according to Daily Times. Preedy Police Station DSP and his security
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A Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP), his security guard, the son of the Shia Action Committee head and a doctor were shot dead in three separate incidents in Karachi on August 16, according to Daily Times. Preedy Police Station DSP and his security guard were shot dead near Radio Pakistan on MA Jinnah Road in Karachi. Police sources said Nawaz Ranjha was on his way home with Constable Muhammad Jahangir when four to five armed assailants on two motorcycles intercepted their vehicle and opened indiscriminate fire on them. Nawaz Ranjha was in charge of investigation of the October 18, 2007 Karsaz bomb attacks on Benazir Bhutto’s procession,
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August - 16 
A doctor, Najam-ul-Hasan (45), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Orangi Town.
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A doctor, Najam-ul-Hasan (45), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Orangi Town.
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August - 16 
Khadim Hussain (37), the son of Shia Action Committee chief and Majlis-e Wahdat-e Muslimeen (MWM) central leader Maulana Mirza Yousuf Hussain, was shot dead in a sectarian attack near the Shalimar Park in the Nazimabad locality of Karachi. A passer b
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Khadim Hussain (37), the son of Shia Action Committee chief and Majlis-e Wahdat-e Muslimeen (MWM) central leader Maulana Mirza Yousuf Hussain, was shot dead in a sectarian attack near the Shalimar Park in the Nazimabad locality of Karachi. A passer by was also injured in the incident. “We lost as many as three people in less than a week,” said Allama Hasan Zafar Naqvi of the Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen. “Despite assurances by the authorities and the claims by the Police high-ups, the city remains unsafe and the people are being targeted by terrorists without any fear of the law, said Naqvi. Following the incident, tension engulfed various Shia-dominated areas in the city including Ancholi, Jafar-e-Tayyar Society and Abbas Town where routine and commercial life came to a halt.
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August - 16 
SFs recovered a cache of weapons and explosives during search operation in different areas of Charmang valley in Bajaur Agency.
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SFs recovered a cache of weapons and explosives during search operation in different areas of Charmang valley in Bajaur Agency.
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August - 16 
With the country reeling from the devastation of the worst floods in its history, President Asif Zardari warned on August 16 that if the political leadership failed to lead the nation, extremists and militants could step in to fill the vacuum, report
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With the country reeling from the devastation of the worst floods in its history, President Asif Zardari warned on August 16 that if the political leadership failed to lead the nation, extremists and militants could step in to fill the vacuum, reports Dawn. Speaking at a dinner hosted in honour of the editors of prominent national dailies at the Presidency, Asif Zardari said the political leadership should not be afraid of leading the nation even if in doing so they attract criticism. Though the challenge thrown up by the natural calamity is unprecedented, the President voiced confidence that the whole nation along with all political groupings could rise together to overcome it. Briefing editors on the catastrophe, the president said that 71 Districts throughout the country had been hit by floods, including 24 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 19 in Sindh, eight in Punjab, seven in Azad Kashmir, seven in Gilgit-Baltistan and six in Balochistan. Close to 1,400 people have been killed, over 720,000 houses destroyed and over 1.2 million people adversely affected. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has suffered the most followed by Punjab and Sindh. Referring to United Nations (UN) Chief Ban Ki-Moon’s visit, Zardari said that the UN chief has himself witnessed the extent of damage to life, property and infrastructure during a tour of the flood affected areas. “He assured us of all-out support on behalf of the UN to cope with the catastrophe,” he added.
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August - 16 
Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee (JMCC), which was failed to meet after a fresh row over recruitment drives of the Nepal Army (NA) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the UCPN-M erupted early August 2010, is planning to convene this week
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Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee (JMCC), which was failed to meet after a fresh row over recruitment drives of the Nepal Army (NA) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the UCPN-M erupted early August 2010, is planning to convene this week to resolve the dispute. Though the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) declared that both the NA and the PLA “breached” the past deals, the signatory parties have serious differences over the very objection of the UN body. The JMCC chaired by UNMIN and comprising representatives of the NA and the PLA serves as the dispute resolution mechanism regarding the implementation of the Agreement on Monitoring of the Management of Arms and Armies (AMMAA).
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August - 16 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda agreed on August 16 to withdraw its candidacy for the Prime Minister’s post given that all the political stakeholders genuinely agree on the formation of a
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda agreed on August 16 to withdraw its candidacy for the Prime Minister’s post given that all the political stakeholders genuinely agree on the formation of a national consensus Government, reports Kantipuronline. In a written reply sent by Prachanda to Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) chairman Jhalanath Khanal on the Maoists stated that the party wants to make it clear that it is always open to explore all the possibilities and alternatives to form a consensus Government. “The party has felt that the country has become hostage to indecision and has been stuck in political quagmire,” the reply stated.
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August - 16 
A leader of the Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Marxist Leninist (PBCP-ML-Red Flag), identified as Atiar Rahman alias Ati (40), accused in a number of cases including five for murder, was killed at Baniapukur village in Gangni s
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A leader of the Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Marxist Leninist (PBCP-ML-Red Flag), identified as Atiar Rahman alias Ati (40), accused in a number of cases including five for murder, was killed at Baniapukur village in Gangni sub-district of Kushtia District on August 16, reports Daily Star. The deceased Ati was the Meherpur District chief of Red Flag Faction of the PBCP-ML. According to Police sources, a gang picked up Atiar at gunpoint from the house, took him to Pirtola field and shot him dead.
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August - 16 
A Nilphamari District Court on August 16 sentenced four militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to seven years rigorous imprisonment in an Arms case, reports Daily Star. According to the Police, a case was filed with Jaldhaka Police Statio
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A Nilphamari District Court on August 16 sentenced four militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to seven years rigorous imprisonment in an Arms case, reports Daily Star. According to the Police, a case was filed with Jaldhaka Police Station against the four under Arms Act. Charges were pressed against them on January 17, 2009. After examining the witnesses, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ansar Ali pronounced the verdict.
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August - 16 
The Security Forces (SFs) fear a backlash from JMB despite detaining the top brass of the banned militant outfit in recent months. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police officials said the JMB is still a concern for them as some dedicated operat
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The Security Forces (SFs) fear a backlash from JMB despite detaining the top brass of the banned militant outfit in recent months. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police officials said the JMB is still a concern for them as some dedicated operatives are active in the organisation. Some of the militants have training on making high-powered explosives like belt bombs.
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Two cases were filed on August 16 and 17 in Jessore and Netrakona Districts accusing 16 people of committing war crimes in 1971. Four people were sued in Jessore District on August 16 on charge of killing, looting and vandalising houses at Premchara
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Two cases were filed on August 16 and 17 in Jessore and Netrakona Districts accusing 16 people of committing war crimes in 1971. Four people were sued in Jessore District on August 16 on charge of killing, looting and vandalising houses at Premchara village under Bagharpara sub-district during the war of liberation in 1971.
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August - 16 
Two detained top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla, filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the First Amendment to the Constitution and some sections of the In
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Two detained top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla, filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the First Amendment to the Constitution and some sections of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 under which the war crimes trial is being held. Jamaat senior jointly filed the writ seeking direction from the HC to stop proceedings of the International Crimes Tribunal and trial against them.
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August - 16 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Mulliyavalai and Nanthikadal Mankulamareas in the North recovered 10 anti personnel mines (APMs), two Global Positioning Systems (GPS), two compasses, one T-56 we
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Mulliyavalai and Nanthikadal Mankulamareas in the North recovered 10 anti personnel mines (APMs), two Global Positioning Systems (GPS), two compasses, one T-56 weapon and two M-16 weapons on August 16. Meanwhile, de-mining groups unearthed 285 APMs, one Arul bomb and four APM fuses from Mahilankulam, Muruthankulam, Piramanalankulam, Periyathampanai, Kannadi, Mallawarayankaddaiadappan, Parasankulam, Periyapandivirichchan Muruthamadhu, Nedunkandal, Adampan and Mulliyavalai in the North.
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August - 16 
Troops recovered seven APMs from Kiran area in the Batticaloa District.
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Troops recovered seven APMs from Kiran area in the Batticaloa District.
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August - 17 
A cadre belonging to General Secretary faction of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Naorem Bisheshor (28), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Khongjom bazaar area on August 17, reports Imphal Free Pr
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A cadre belonging to General Secretary faction of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Naorem Bisheshor (28), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Khongjom bazaar area on August 17, reports Imphal Free Press. He was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit and was involved in extortion of money from the general public of Khongjom bazar area.
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August - 17 
A PREPAK sympathizer, Mutum Ranjan Singh alias Sony alias Khaba (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Sekmai area. He disclosed that he had extorted money from the contractors and handed over to one Pakpa, a PREPAK sympathizer, f
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A PREPAK sympathizer, Mutum Ranjan Singh alias Sony alias Khaba (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Sekmai area. He disclosed that he had extorted money from the contractors and handed over to one Pakpa, a PREPAK sympathizer, for the outfit’s funds.
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August - 17 
An automatic rifle magazine along with butt and other ‘controlled items’ were recovered by the Imphal West District Police during search operations in Government offices/institutions in Moirangkhom area.
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An automatic rifle magazine along with butt and other ‘controlled items’ were recovered by the Imphal West District Police during search operations in Government offices/institutions in Moirangkhom area.
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August - 17 
Anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) ‘chairman’, Ranjan Daimary, was remanded to judicial custody by the Guwahati Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court on August 17. Daimary was asked to be
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Anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) ‘chairman’, Ranjan Daimary, was remanded to judicial custody by the Guwahati Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court on August 17. Daimary was asked to be produced in the court again on September nine for further orders.
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August - 17 
Arunachal Pradesh Police claimed to have arrested one of the seven abductors of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) official from Maharashtra, Vilas Bardekar. Birmal Basumatari (24) was arrested at Tezpur in Sonitpur District, reports Shillong Times. Bir
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Arunachal Pradesh Police claimed to have arrested one of the seven abductors of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) official from Maharashtra, Vilas Bardekar. Birmal Basumatari (24) was arrested at Tezpur in Sonitpur District, reports Shillong Times. Birmal Basumatari confessed that he along with six other Bodo militants had abducted the senior IFS official when he entered the forest in West Kameng District to study butterfly species, Police said on August 17.
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August - 17 
Ashok Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Bihar, received an extortion demand of INR 5 million from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Police said on August 17. The Maoists called Singh on
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Ashok Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Bihar, received an extortion demand of INR 5 million from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Police said on August 17. The Maoists called Singh on his cell phone few days ago and demanded the amount for the protection of his relatives who have been executing a road project between Karza to Warsaliganj in Muzaffarpur District. The INR 55 million road project was part of the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) power plant in the District.
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August - 17 
Assistant Sessions Court in Tambaram in Chennai on August 17 convicted six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) sympathizers and sentenced them to one year imprisonment in a case registered against them by the Indian Q Branch Police in 2007, repor
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Assistant Sessions Court in Tambaram in Chennai on August 17 convicted six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) sympathizers and sentenced them to one year imprisonment in a case registered against them by the Indian Q Branch Police in 2007, reports Times of India. The report said that the Q Branch personnel had arrested five LTTE sympathizers, Hambianna, Senjames, Jayakumar, Pushpadanraj, Bominathan and Reticular, for trying to smuggle out a boat to Sri Lanka for the alleged use of the LTTE. The Q Branch officials had alleged that the accused connived and purchased a boat from the south of Tamil Nadu and were trying to smuggle it to Sri Lanka from Ramnad.
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August - 17 
Black Widow (BW) has threatened a 24-hour fast from 6 am of August 20 in support of the release of its jailed leaders and cadres. In a memorandum sent to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the outfit resented that though its ‘commander-in-chief’ Nira
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Black Widow (BW) has threatened a 24-hour fast from 6 am of August 20 in support of the release of its jailed leaders and cadres. In a memorandum sent to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the outfit resented that though its ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai led the surrender of the outfit’s leaders and 415 cadres on October 2, 2009, he was arrested on July 1, 2010. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) made the arrest and he has been sent to the jail custody. The militant outfit has regarded this incident as a great injustice to it and this act of the Government has hampered the peace process in the Dima Hasao (erstwhile North Cachar Hills) District.
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August - 17 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead contractor D. Pal in Ghatshila in East Singhbhum District on August 17 suspecting him a Police informer, Jharkhand Police said.
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead contractor D. Pal in Ghatshila in East Singhbhum District on August 17 suspecting him a Police informer, Jharkhand Police said.
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August - 17 
Maoists blew up a school building with explosives and detonators in Ziyan village in East Singhbhum District. The Maoists left a pamphlet saying the school building was being used by security personnel.
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Maoists blew up a school building with explosives and detonators in Ziyan village in East Singhbhum District. The Maoists left a pamphlet saying the school building was being used by security personnel.
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August - 17 
Normal life resumed for a day in most parts of Kashmir valley following relaxation in curfew. However, one person, who had been injured during protests last week, succumbed to injuries while at least 20 others were injured in fresh clashes between pr
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Normal life resumed for a day in most parts of Kashmir valley following relaxation in curfew. However, one person, who had been injured during protests last week, succumbed to injuries while at least 20 others were injured in fresh clashes between protestors and SFs. Most parts of the Valley witnessed normalcy as Government relaxed curfew after the Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani suspended its protest programmes for a day.
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August - 17 
Pakistani Army on August 17 opened fire on three Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishnaghati sector in Poonch District, Army sources said, Times of India reports. According to the sources, Pakistani troops targeted Kranti, Ghoda and
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Pakistani Army on August 17 opened fire on three Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishnaghati sector in Poonch District, Army sources said, Times of India reports. According to the sources, Pakistani troops targeted Kranti, Ghoda and Kirpan posts of the Indian Army along the LoC in Mendhar area, about 230 kilometres north of Jammu at around 12.30am. The heavy firing lasted for more than one hour. Pakistani Army also fired mortars and rockets, the sources said. Pakistani Army had been violating the cease-fire, which had come into effect in November 2003.
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August - 17 
The Central Government on August 17 said that Sikh militant groups from abroad are trying to resurrect militancy in Punjab, reports Times of India. "Available reports suggest that Sikh militant groups especially those based in abroad are continuing t
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The Central Government on August 17 said that Sikh militant groups from abroad are trying to resurrect militancy in Punjab, reports Times of India. "Available reports suggest that Sikh militant groups especially those based in abroad are continuing their efforts to revive militancy in Punjab," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken informed the Lok Sabha (Lower house of the Indian Parliament)
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August - 17 
The Centre’s offer for peace talks, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on August 17 set three preconditions for talks - remove Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, bring in independent mediators and announce a three-month bilateral cease
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The Centre’s offer for peace talks, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on August 17 set three preconditions for talks - remove Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, bring in independent mediators and announce a three-month bilateral ceasefire. Maoist polit bureau member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan said, “We respect Honourable President Pratibha Patil’s appeal asking us to come to negotiating table.” However, Kishan was firm about the three pre-conditions. As for independent mediators, Kishan suggested the names of Swami Agnivesh, activists Medha Patkar, B.D. Sharma and Arundhati Roy, among others.
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August - 17 
The Government on August 17 said it has received reports of armed militants present among protestors in the crowd during the recent spate of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, Daly Excelsior reported. The Government said 45 civilians were killed and 369
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The Government on August 17 said it has received reports of armed militants present among protestors in the crowd during the recent spate of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, Daly Excelsior reported. The Government said 45 civilians were killed and 369 civilians and 1,858 Security Force (SF) personnel injured since the violence began on June 11. "The recent spate of violence from June 11 was triggered by the death of a youth, Tufail Ahmed Mattoo, resident of Saida Kadal, Srinagar, after being hit on the head by a teargas shell lobbed by the Police to disperse a mob of stone pelters at Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar. Each case of death has been followed by more protests, stone pelting and violent attacks," Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) in a written reply. There have been some reports of armed militants among the protestors in the crowd, he added. He also said that as per the information with the Government, there are approximately 371 foreign militants affiliated to foreign organisations in the Valley.
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August - 17 
The Government reiterated that the Maoists must first abjure violence before talks could be held with them on ending their decades-long armed struggle in various parts of the country. "It doesn't really matter what Kishenji says. Nobody is interested
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The Government reiterated that the Maoists must first abjure violence before talks could be held with them on ending their decades-long armed struggle in various parts of the country. "It doesn't really matter what Kishenji says. Nobody is interested in it (a ceasefire)," Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told IANS on the Maoist leader's proposal for a three-month truce ahead of talks between the Government and the CPI-Maoist. "He will say whatever he wants to. We have made our stand clear. They have to abjure violence before we start talking," Pillai said.
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August - 17 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council (NNC) were “aggressively advancing for territorial expansion everywhere” by taking “u
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council (NNC) were “aggressively advancing for territorial expansion everywhere” by taking “undue advantage of the unity and reconciliation”, according to Nagaland Post. Cautioning that such action was a “breach of trust and betrayal” of the covenant of reconciliation, the NSCN-IM said it could no longer tolerate it. The Naga group further warned that in the event of any confrontation between the two sides “anywhere, anytime” the blame should be put on the “aggressors and intruders” and not on it. It said the NSCN-IM was duty bound to defend the issue “against enemies within and without.”
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August - 17 
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Abdul Nasir Madani, was arrested in Kollam in Kerala on August 17 in connection with the 2008 Bangalore blasts case, reports The Hindu. A Karnataka Police team backed by the Kerala Police entered the Anwars
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The People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Abdul Nasir Madani, was arrested in Kollam in Kerala on August 17 in connection with the 2008 Bangalore blasts case, reports The Hindu. A Karnataka Police team backed by the Kerala Police entered the Anwarssery camp of the PDP leader and arrested him. Madani was brought to Bangalore and produced before the First Additional City Metropolitan Magistrate, Venkatesh R. Hulgi, at the latter's residence. He was remanded to Police custody till August 26.
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August - 17 
The pro-talk faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) is contemplating return to the life in jungle, says ‘supremo’ of the outfit Dilip Nunisa, reported Sentinel. He said 1000 plus cadres are now busy practising martial arts, sword fighting in the four
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The pro-talk faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) is contemplating return to the life in jungle, says ‘supremo’ of the outfit Dilip Nunisa, reported Sentinel. He said 1000 plus cadres are now busy practising martial arts, sword fighting in the four designated camps where they were housed for the last seven years. “At many moment we will pull out ourselves from the so-called peace process”, warned Nunisa. He also said, he had no lack of respect for the Centre’s emissary PC Haldar, but the Government itself wanted to stick to the go-slow policy. He said, ‘We want Dimaraji, and to achieve our goal, we are prepared to do whatever we ought to do”.
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August - 17 
The State Government on August 16 issued orders extending ban on the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by another year with effect from August 17 (today). The State Government which reviewed the situation was of the opinion that the Maoist
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The State Government on August 16 issued orders extending ban on the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by another year with effect from August 17 (today). The State Government which reviewed the situation was of the opinion that the Maoists constitute a serious danger and menace to public order, peace and tranquillity in the State. The ban was imposed under the Andhra Pradesh Public Security Act, 1992 and would also be applicable to all the frontal organisations of the Maoists which includes All IndiaRevolutionary Students Federation (AIRSF), Viplava Karmika Samakhya (VIKASA), Singareni Karmika Samakhya (SIKASA), Radical Students Union (RSU), Ryot Coolie Sangham (RCS) and Radical Youth League.
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August - 17 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs convened a meeting at New Delhi on August 20 to discuss the status of Suspension of Operation agreement signed between Kuki outfits and the Governments of India and Manipur.
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs convened a meeting at New Delhi on August 20 to discuss the status of Suspension of Operation agreement signed between Kuki outfits and the Governments of India and Manipur.
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August - 17 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Shivlal, Mayaram and Itwaru Ram, were arrested with guns, detonators and other explosive items from Kanker District on August 17. They belonged to Keshkal dalam (squad) of the M
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Shivlal, Mayaram and Itwaru Ram, were arrested with guns, detonators and other explosive items from Kanker District on August 17. They belonged to Keshkal dalam (squad) of the Maoists in the District.
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Two bullet riddled dead bodies of civilians, identified as Nanak Chand and Javed Ahmed, were recovered from Kousar Nag forest area in the Kulgam District in the morning of August 18, reported Daily Excelsior. The civilians, hailing from village Sukha
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Two bullet riddled dead bodies of civilians, identified as Nanak Chand and Javed Ahmed, were recovered from Kousar Nag forest area in the Kulgam District in the morning of August 18, reported Daily Excelsior. The civilians, hailing from village Sukha in Chasana in Reasi District had gone to Kousar Nag for grazing their cattle where they were shot dead by the militants the night of August 17. Some other shepherds were reported to have seen the dead bodies of the civilians this morning and informed Security Forces (SFs) at their nearby pickets.
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August - 17 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Budhuram Sinku (38) and Ananta Tudu (32), were arrested from Kaliahata village in Keonjhar District on August 17, reports IANS. “They were involved in several crimes, inclu
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Budhuram Sinku (38) and Ananta Tudu (32), were arrested from Kaliahata village in Keonjhar District on August 17, reports IANS. “They were involved in several crimes, including in the burning of houses of innocent villagers in the locality recently,” Superintendent of Police (SP) A.K. Singh said.
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August - 17 
Two suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were shot dead by the Thoubal District Police during an encounter at an isolated hillock of Sarik Konjin village under Waikhong Police Station in the evening of August 17, repor
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Two suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were shot dead by the Thoubal District Police during an encounter at an isolated hillock of Sarik Konjin village under Waikhong Police Station in the evening of August 17, reports Imphal Free Press. While one AK-47 Rifle loaded with one magazine containing some live rounds and one 9-mm pistol loaded with magazine containing some rounds and two high explosive Chinese hand grenades were recovered from possession of the slain militants, four other militants managed to escape from the encounter site.
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August - 17 
10 Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants attacked a mosque and killed two anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters while they were praying in Adezai village on the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 17.
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10 Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants attacked a mosque and killed two anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters while they were praying in Adezai village on the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 17.
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August - 17 
A prayer leader Mufti Furqan (50), son of Babu Ansari, belonging to the Deobandi sect, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was heading home in Marwari Mohalla on his motorcycle near Sabri Masjid on Nishtar Road under Nabi Bux Police Sta
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A prayer leader Mufti Furqan (50), son of Babu Ansari, belonging to the Deobandi sect, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was heading home in Marwari Mohalla on his motorcycle near Sabri Masjid on Nishtar Road under Nabi Bux Police Station in Karachi on August 17, according to Daily Times. “The deceased was the Jamia Masjid Siddiqui Peshimam (prayer leader) and was returning home after offering the Fajr (morning) prayer when motorcyclists opened fire on him and escaped,” Police Officials said. “He sustained four bullets, two each in his chest and abdomen and died shortly after he was brought to the Civil Hospital Karachi,” Police Officials added. Tension prevailed in various parts of the city as this targeted killing on August 17 brought the death toll to five within 24 hours. Since August 16 night, gunmen riding motorcycles have killed at least five people in separate incidents in the city including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nawaz Ranjha, his security guard Jahangir Hussain, son of a prominent Shia leader Khadim Hussain and Najamul Hassan belonging to the Ahmadiyya Community.
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August - 17 
An hour later, about 100 militants from the same outfit attacked on a Police Post in Sarbanda village, on the western edge of Peshawar, leading to a 40-minute encounter but no injuries were reported. The two sides exchanged fire for about an hour bef
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An hour later, about 100 militants from the same outfit attacked on a Police Post in Sarbanda village, on the western edge of Peshawar, leading to a 40-minute encounter but no injuries were reported. The two sides exchanged fire for about an hour before the militants retreated to Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), said Liaquat Ali Khan, the Peshawar Police Chief. “They were Mangal Bagh’s people,” Muhammad Karim Khan, a Senior Police Official said.
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August - 17 
At least 10 persons were injured in a remote-controlled blast in the coastal Pasni Township. Sources said that unidentified persons planted an explosive device in Ward No 6 area of Pasni and detonated it as a school van approached near. The blast cau
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At least 10 persons were injured in a remote-controlled blast in the coastal Pasni Township. Sources said that unidentified persons planted an explosive device in Ward No 6 area of Pasni and detonated it as a school van approached near. The blast caused the van to dash into the nearby residence, bringing the roof of the house down, which injured three people including a woman. Five schoolchildren and two Coast Guards personnel were also injured in the bomb blast.
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August - 17 
Four suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists were arrested by intelligence agency from Fatehjang Road in Islamabad on August 17, according to Dawn. Their arrest also led to the recovery of three Kalashnikovs, six pistols and maps of fiv
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Four suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists were arrested by intelligence agency from Fatehjang Road in Islamabad on August 17, according to Dawn. Their arrest also led to the recovery of three Kalashnikovs, six pistols and maps of five sensitive installations located in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The arrested militants were identified as Mohammad Uzair, Jehangir, Talha and Rustam Ustad. The sources said the suspected terrorists came under surveillance of the intelligence agency when they left North Waziristan for Rawalpindi.
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August - 17 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) said that homegrown terrorists have overtaken the Indian Army as the greatest threat to national security, a finding with potential ramifications for relations between the two rival South Asian nations and for th
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) said that homegrown terrorists have overtaken the Indian Army as the greatest threat to national security, a finding with potential ramifications for relations between the two rival South Asian nations and for the US-led war in Afghanistan, Daily Times quoting Wall Street Journal reported on August 17. A recent internal assessment of security by the ISI determined that for the first time in 63 years it expects a majority of threats to come from terrorists, according to a senior ISI officer. The assessment, a regular review of national security, allocates a two-thirds likelihood of a major threat to the state coming from terrorists rather than from India or elsewhere. It is the first time since the two countries gained independence from Britain in 1947 that India has not been viewed as the top threat. Decades into one of the most bitter neighbourly rivalries in modern history, both countries maintain huge troop deployments along their Himalayan border. “It’s earth shattering. That’s a remarkable change,” said Bruce Hoffman, a counter-terrorism specialist and professor at Georgetown University. “It’s yet another ratcheting up of the Pakistanis’ recognition of not only their own internal problems but cooperation in the war on terrorism.”
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August - 17 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on August 17 is reviewing a draft Post Crisis Need Assessment (PCNA), which prescribes interventions in four strategic areas aimed at curbing militancy in the province and its adjoining tribal region, reports Dawn. T
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on August 17 is reviewing a draft Post Crisis Need Assessment (PCNA), which prescribes interventions in four strategic areas aimed at curbing militancy in the province and its adjoining tribal region, reports Dawn. The PCNA, conducted by Asian Development Bank, European Union, United Nations, World Bank and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, was the first-ever study, looking into the causes of militancy and suggesting remedial steps. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the coordinating agency for PCNA formulation and implementation, had circulated the draft document among all the line departments, which had been advised to come up with their feedback before it was finalised, an official told Dawn. Outlining the major drivers of crisis in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the PCNA argues that ineffective governance structure perpetuates a historical experience of disenfranchisement, alienation, corruption, poverty and under-development to facilitate conditions of lawlessness, insecurity and extremism. “Persistent governance deficits have created a broad political space for militant groups to present themselves as a viable alternative to the state,” says the study.
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August - 17 
The Police arrested two young would-be suicide bombers, with suicide vests around their waists, while they were trying to enter Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 17, according to Dawn. Jahanzeb Khan of Mathra Police Station told D
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The Police arrested two young would-be suicide bombers, with suicide vests around their waists, while they were trying to enter Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 17, according to Dawn. Jahanzeb Khan of Mathra Police Station told Dawn that the two militants, identified as Jangriz and Sameen and residents of Michini area along the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), were arrested.
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August - 17 
The Security Forces (SFs) repulsed an attack by militants after an encounter in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of August 16, according to Dawn. Sources said that militants attack
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The Security Forces (SFs) repulsed an attack by militants after an encounter in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of August 16, according to Dawn. Sources said that militants attacked Dogra checkpost with heavy weapons at midnight. SFs retaliated and compelled the militants to flee in the darkness. The attack could not cause any damage to the post owing to on time response by the SFs, officials said.
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August - 17 
Three militants were killed and several others injured when militants of Mullah Nazir group, a break away faction of Hakeemullah Mehsud led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and TTP clashed in Mantoi area of South Waziristan in the Federally Administ
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Three militants were killed and several others injured when militants of Mullah Nazir group, a break away faction of Hakeemullah Mehsud led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and TTP clashed in Mantoi area of South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of August 17, reports Dawn. According to local people, the clash resulted in the death of two supporters of Hakeemullah and one of Mullah Nazir. Official sources said that a militant, identified as Hafiz of the Hakeemullah group, was wanted by the Nazir group because of his alleged involvement in the killing of seven supporters of Nazir group. This is the first known clash between members of the two rival militant factions of South Waziristan in many years. ‘Commander’ Nazir is often regarded as anti-TTP especially because he had maintained an undeclared truce with the Army during the entire operation against TTP.
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August - 17 
Two persons were shot dead in separate incidents of firing in Quetta and Mastung of Balochistan on August 17, according to Daily Times. Sources said that Haji Azeem, an excise inspector, was on his way home when some unidentified assailants on a moto
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Two persons were shot dead in separate incidents of firing in Quetta and Mastung of Balochistan on August 17, according to Daily Times. Sources said that Haji Azeem, an excise inspector, was on his way home when some unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on him near Qambrani Road in Quetta.
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August - 17 
Unidentified assailants on a motorbike shot dead one Munawar in Mastung Town. He died on the spot while the assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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Unidentified assailants on a motorbike shot dead one Munawar in Mastung Town. He died on the spot while the assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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August - 17 
A bandh (general shut down) called by Federal Democratic National Front (FDNF), a fringe party with two seats in the Parliament, partially affected normal life in various Districts including Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Sindhupalchok, C
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A bandh (general shut down) called by Federal Democratic National Front (FDNF), a fringe party with two seats in the Parliament, partially affected normal life in various Districts including Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Sindhupalchok, Chitwan and Dhankuta on August 17, reports Nepal News. FDNF called the bandh in Districts falling in Tharuhat, Limbuwan, Khumbuwan and Tamsaling areas demanding for a guarantee of the rights of indigenous people and formation of a national consensus.
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August - 17 
The election to the post of Prime Minister (PM) slated for August 18 will be postponed till next week due to the death of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lawmaker Ramkumari Yadav, according to an agreement among the whips of major po
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The election to the post of Prime Minister (PM) slated for August 18 will be postponed till next week due to the death of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lawmaker Ramkumari Yadav, according to an agreement among the whips of major political parties in the Parliament. A meeting of the whips called by Speaker of legislature Parliament Subash Chandra Nemwang at his office in Singha Durbar Parliament) on August 17 agreed to postpone the PM election till next week.
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August - 17 
The senior UCPN-M leader Dev Gurung said that his party is ready to extend its support to Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in the fifth round of election for a PM slated for August 18 if the latter gives up its stance for a
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The senior UCPN-M leader Dev Gurung said that his party is ready to extend its support to Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in the fifth round of election for a PM slated for August 18 if the latter gives up its stance for a “consensus Government”. Addressing a programme held in Kathmandu on August 17, Gurung said that Maoists can support CPN-UML like it had in the first round of election for a PM if it agrees to form a 2/3rd majority Government under its leadership.
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August - 17 
The Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) decided to lodge a request at the Constituent Assembly (CA) for termination of the CA membership of Ram Kumar Sharma, who quit the party a year ago and joined the UCPN-M, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the
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The Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) decided to lodge a request at the Constituent Assembly (CA) for termination of the CA membership of Ram Kumar Sharma, who quit the party a year ago and joined the UCPN-M, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the TMLP central committee decided to request the CA chairman to start process for scrapping the CA membership of Sharma, who was elected from Mahottari-4 of Mahottari District. The party will submit the formal request in this regard on August 17, leaders said.
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August - 17 
Top leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) met caretaker PM Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with some senior CPN-UML leaders on August 17. During the meeting held at PM Nepal's official residence, Baluwatar, the NC leaders complained that the UML's stance on
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Top leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) met caretaker PM Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with some senior CPN-UML leaders on August 17. During the meeting held at PM Nepal's official residence, Baluwatar, the NC leaders complained that the UML's stance on staying neutral in the PM election was prolonging the deadlock, and requested UML's support.
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August - 17 
Five Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, all students of the Rajshahi University, were arrested in the night of August 17 in a case filed against them for assaulting Police during the February 9, 2010, campus violence, reports Daily Star. Officer-in
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Five Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, all students of the Rajshahi University, were arrested in the night of August 17 in a case filed against them for assaulting Police during the February 9, 2010, campus violence, reports Daily Star. Officer-in-charge Abdul Khayer of Matihar Police Station said the arrests were made at Kajlagate area while the ICS cadres were going to Rajshahi city from Natore District to hold a secret meeting.
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August - 17 
The Police in a drive arrested three youths along with arms and bullet at frontier Baluarchar village in Sadar South sub-district of Comilla District on August 17, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were identified as Saddam (22), son of Ibrahim of Sh
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The Police in a drive arrested three youths along with arms and bullet at frontier Baluarchar village in Sadar South sub-district of Comilla District on August 17, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were identified as Saddam (22), son of Ibrahim of Shaharasti sub-district of Chandpur District, Moin Uddin Khan (22), son of Mohiuddin Khan of Lauhajang sub-district of Munshiganj District and Shuvo (22), son of Mustafa Kamal of Talpukurpar area of Comilla District.
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August - 17 
In the meantime, troops in the east recovered 15 APMs and one booby trap during a search operation in Kiran area of Batticaloa District.
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In the meantime, troops in the east recovered 15 APMs and one booby trap during a search operation in Kiran area of Batticaloa District.
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August - 17 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Adampan, Neethipuran, Mankulam, Mulliyawelai and Vellamullivaikkal areas in the North recovered 109 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 16 APM fuses, two electric deton
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Adampan, Neethipuran, Mankulam, Mulliyawelai and Vellamullivaikkal areas in the North recovered 109 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 16 APM fuses, two electric detonators, one 120-mm mortar bomb, 12 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), one RPG weapon, 16 RPG fuses, one RPG body part, five 60-mm mortar bombs, 49 60-mm mortar bomb fuses, 31hand grenades, 383 electric mines, 86 81-mm Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 655 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made mines, 5650 detonators, 1100 pressure mine fuses, two pressure mines, two LTTE flags, one Aril bomb, one mine fuse, 125-m of flexible wire, 30-m detonator cord, 47 LTTE made remote controls, seven IEDs made using 60-mm mortar bombs, two claymore mines, five claymore fuses, one I-com radio communication set, two battery packs, 40 battery chargers, 3134 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one T-56 weapon, 65 artillery shell fuses, three Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMGs) links and one Light Machine Gun (LMG) on August 17. Meanwhile, demining groups unearthed 333 APMs, four anti tank mines, one 60-mm mortar bomb, six anti personnel mine fuses and 17 Unexplored Ordnances (UXOs) from Mahilankulam, Muruthankulam, Piramanalankulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Mallawarayankaddaiadappan, Parasankulam, Nedunkandal and Adampan areas. Further, the Mallavi Police recovered one claymore mine, one electric detonator and 1-m of detonator cord from Aninchiyankulam area.
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August - 17 
The Canadian Government on August17 said that authorities would screen each individual Sri Lankan Tamil migrant who embarked on Canadian shores on August 13 from the Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea, reports Colombo Page. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Ha
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The Canadian Government on August17 said that authorities would screen each individual Sri Lankan Tamil migrant who embarked on Canadian shores on August 13 from the Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea, reports Colombo Page. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that the Federal Government will not hesitate to strengthen Canada's human smuggling laws. According to the Canada Border Services all 380 men and 63 women are detained while the 49 children on board MV Sun Sea are either with their families or in the care of local social services. Public Safety Minister Victor Toews said that each migrant had paid 40,000 to 50,000 Canadian dollars to the ship operators to bring them to Canada from Thailand. He has described the voyage as a human smuggling operation run by the overseas cadres of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE)
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August - 18 
A cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the PREPAK, identified as Konthoujam Kuber Singh (35), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Charangpat village.
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A cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the PREPAK, identified as Konthoujam Kuber Singh (35), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Charangpat village.
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August - 18 
A delegation of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and submitted a memorandum demanding autonomy for the twin Districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao (erstwhile North Cachar Hills), report
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A delegation of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and submitted a memorandum demanding autonomy for the twin Districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao (erstwhile North Cachar Hills), reports Sentinel. The KLNLF is now on ceasefire with the Centre and former Intelligence Bureau Chief P.C. Haldar has been acting as the Centre’s peace interlocutor for the peace process. According to sources, the delegation expressed their unhappiness about the functioning of Centre’s interlocutor P.C. Haldar. They also raised the demand for a separate State.
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A former cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF-MC) was shot dead in Phaiton village under Jiribam Police Station in Tousem Sub-division of Tamenglong District on August 18, reports Imphal Free Press. He was identified
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A former cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF-MC) was shot dead in Phaiton village under Jiribam Police Station in Tousem Sub-division of Tamenglong District on August 18, reports Imphal Free Press. He was identified as Tolen Singson (44). He was abducted by two unidentified militants from his house on August 18. The source further mentioned that the dead body of Tolen Singson was recovered by the local public from a river bank in Phaiton Part II village in the early morning of August 19.
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August - 18 
A joint team of the Army and Police recovered two rocket launchers and three chargers from a namghar (place of worship) at Dekhibangha village under Baganpara Police outpost in Baksa District on August 18, reports Telegraph. They recovered the weapon
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A joint team of the Army and Police recovered two rocket launchers and three chargers from a namghar (place of worship) at Dekhibangha village under Baganpara Police outpost in Baksa District on August 18, reports Telegraph. They recovered the weapons from inside the namghar. The launchers and chargers, wrapped in polythene bags, were buried in the recovery site. “The police are suspecting Ulfa as the area is a stronghold of the outfit,” said a Police officer in Baksa. Two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen, Prahlad Barman (30) and Dimbeswar Barman (32), were arrested from the incident site.
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August - 18 
A Policeman was killed and two others were injured in a militant attack on the residence of Sopore Member of Legislative Assembly Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie at Dangerpora in Sopore town of Baramulla District late in the night of August 18 by opening indi
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A Policeman was killed and two others were injured in a militant attack on the residence of Sopore Member of Legislative Assembly Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie at Dangerpora in Sopore town of Baramulla District late in the night of August 18 by opening indiscriminate firing on the guard post, official sources said. Three Policemen were injured in the attack but one of them later succumbed to wounds. The MLA was not at home when the attack took place but his family members were present and escaped unhurt, sources said. This is second attack on the residence of a politician in Sopore area as three Policemen were killed in a similar attack on the house of Mohammad Abdullah of Democratic Party Nationalist on August 10.
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August - 18 
According to these contractors, the surrendered HNLC has formed its own association of contractors particularly for NEHU construction works. All registered contractors seeking work in NEHU have been advised to seek membership of the association or th
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According to these contractors, the surrendered HNLC has formed its own association of contractors particularly for NEHU construction works. All registered contractors seeking work in NEHU have been advised to seek membership of the association or they would not be allowed to participate in the tendering process. "We are required to pay a commission ranging from two to five per cent of the total value of the project to the surrendered HNLC association for each and every contract allotted to us," a contractor said. The report adds that the surrendered militants take full charge during the submission of tenders. They are at the gate to scan all tenderers and oversee the entire tender process. Contractors are actually short listed and selected by these former militants. Sources have also informed that most of the parking bays under the Meghalaya Urban Development Agency (MUDA), too, are controlled by the surrendered HNLC cadres.
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August - 18 
Among the 28 Pakistani nationals repatriated to their country via the Attari-Wagah border on August 19 were two persons who had served time in Indian jails for doing their bit to aid the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 to Kandahar in
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Among the 28 Pakistani nationals repatriated to their country via the Attari-Wagah border on August 19 were two persons who had served time in Indian jails for doing their bit to aid the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 to Kandahar in Afghanistan, according to Indian Express. Haji Iqbal Ahmad and Mohammad Asif were in jail for eight years in Maharashtra for aiding a bank robbery in Mumbai to generate funds for the hijacking of IC-814. “Whatever we did, we have been punished for it. I am happy that I have been finally released and can go home,” said Iqbal Ahmad, adding that his years in Indian jails were “memorable”. He said his jail term had ended long ago but he could not go home because Pakistani authorities had not completed verification formalities. They were escorted to the border by Maharashtra Police Constables. They had completed their jail terms in February 2008. “Since then, we had been living at the Borivli police station,” said Iqbal Ahmad.
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August - 18 
Around 35 persons entered Assam through No.1 Charaipung area in the Sivasagar District and set ablaze some huts of the labourers of a small tea garden in the night of August 18. Subsequently, another group of 50 persons entered Assam through Assinbas
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Around 35 persons entered Assam through No.1 Charaipung area in the Sivasagar District and set ablaze some huts of the labourers of a small tea garden in the night of August 18. Subsequently, another group of 50 persons entered Assam through Assinbasti in same the Charaipung area and set ablaze the house of a small tea grower.
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August - 18 
Centre’s interlocutor P.C. Haldar had a meeting with Black Widow (BW) ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai in Guwahati on August 18, but the meeting failed to yield any positive result, according to Sentinel. Niranjan Hojai, Partha Warisa and Samir
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Centre’s interlocutor P.C. Haldar had a meeting with Black Widow (BW) ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai in Guwahati on August 18, but the meeting failed to yield any positive result, according to Sentinel. Niranjan Hojai, Partha Warisa and Samir Ahmed have been on a fast-unto-death agitation at Guwahati Central Jail from August 20, 416 cadres of the outfit have been on a 24-hour hunger strike at their designated camp at Haflong in Dima Hasao District (erstwhile North Cachar Hills District)
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August - 18 
Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on August 18 ruled out immediate revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), but said "it can be amended to make it humane", reported Times of India. "There is no possibility of revoking the Act right
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Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on August 18 ruled out immediate revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), but said "it can be amended to make it humane", reported Times of India. "There is no possibility of revoking the Act right now," adding, the Government was identifying areas, where the militancy has been contained to revoke the Act in a phased manner. "The amended Act will help in rebuilding the trust among the young generation," said the CM.
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August - 18 
Eight cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested following a gun battle between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) at Kolsidanga forest in Salboni in West Midnapore District on August 18. SFs claimed that the Maoist
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Eight cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested following a gun battle between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) at Kolsidanga forest in Salboni in West Midnapore District on August 18. SFs claimed that the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) secretary Asit Mahato and spokesman Manoj Mahato had been hiding there, but managed to escape. Two 12 bore guns with eight rounds of cartridges, seven landmines, 60 kilograms of explosives, five rounds of cartridges of locally-made guns and detonators were recovered from the area.
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August - 18 
Employees of the Manipur Tribal Development Corporation on August 18 demonstrated in protest against the assault and abduction of staff of the corporation by cadres of a militant group on August 17. Two militants of the said group assaulted three off
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Employees of the Manipur Tribal Development Corporation on August 18 demonstrated in protest against the assault and abduction of staff of the corporation by cadres of a militant group on August 17. Two militants of the said group assaulted three officials before taking away three other staff including the executive engineer, official reports said.
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August - 18 
Even as curfew was imposed in most parts of Kashmir Valley to prevent the proposed march of Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the law and order situation in the Valley remained by and large peaceful.
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Even as curfew was imposed in most parts of Kashmir Valley to prevent the proposed march of Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the law and order situation in the Valley remained by and large peaceful.
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August - 18 
Impact of resumption of an economic blockade along the existing highways of the State including National Highway-39 and 53 by the United Naga Council (UNC) and All Naga Students Association Manipur (ANSAM) from August 4 has started affecting normal l
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Impact of resumption of an economic blockade along the existing highways of the State including National Highway-39 and 53 by the United Naga Council (UNC) and All Naga Students Association Manipur (ANSAM) from August 4 has started affecting normal life in the State, reports Imphal Free Press. Truckers along the National Highway-53 from Jiribam proceeded towards Imphal without any escorts, as a result of which the truckers carrying essential commodities from go downs in Jiribam faced attacks from unidentified persons on the way to Imphal on August 18.
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August - 18 
Kuki National Organisation (KNO) on August 18 inaugurated its Camp Salem, one among the four designated camps approved and funded for the umbrella organization of the Kuki armed groups in the vicinity of Mongbung village in Sangaingaikot area in Chur
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Kuki National Organisation (KNO) on August 18 inaugurated its Camp Salem, one among the four designated camps approved and funded for the umbrella organization of the Kuki armed groups in the vicinity of Mongbung village in Sangaingaikot area in Churachandpur District.
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August - 18 
Quoting official sources reports that Pakistan's move to send 47 questions to India seeking additional information on Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and his activities during his multiple visits to the country between 2006 and
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Quoting official sources reports that Pakistan's move to send 47 questions to India seeking additional information on Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and his activities during his multiple visits to the country between 2006 and 2009 was nothing but "delaying tactics" to act against perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case. India would soon respond to the questions. Responding to the dossiers given by India seeking action against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and his accomplices for their involvement in the Mumbai attacks, Islamabad last week sent the questions related to Headley's nine trips to India between 2006 and 2009. An official said, "The questionnaire is nothing but delaying tactics of Pakistan as we have already given all inputs about Headley. Besides, many answers to their questions are available on websites as FBI and Chicago legal department uploaded a lot of information about him." The questions asked by Pakistan include whether Indian security agencies had information about Headley's visits to India, was he was under surveillance then, how did Headley pay his hotel bills and what kind of transport did he use for travel within India.
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August - 18 
SFs arrested one Over Ground Worker of militants, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, from Dehrai area in Doda District.
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SFs arrested one Over Ground Worker of militants, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, from Dehrai area in Doda District.
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August - 18 
SFs recovered cache of explosives and ammunition from Khabbr area in Reasi District. The recoveries included one Remote Control IED, one kilogram of RDX, 211 rounds ammunition AK, 61 rounds ammunition (PIKA belted), one small Binocular and miscellane
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SFs recovered cache of explosives and ammunition from Khabbr area in Reasi District. The recoveries included one Remote Control IED, one kilogram of RDX, 211 rounds ammunition AK, 61 rounds ammunition (PIKA belted), one small Binocular and miscellaneous items.
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August - 18 
Some unidentified gunmen suspected to be supporters of the blockade set ablaze two goods laden trucks from Jiribam on the same day in between Noneh and Tupul village under Noneh Police Station in Tamenglong District. Suspected supporters of the block
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Some unidentified gunmen suspected to be supporters of the blockade set ablaze two goods laden trucks from Jiribam on the same day in between Noneh and Tupul village under Noneh Police Station in Tamenglong District. Suspected supporters of the blockade also damaged several windscreens of the trucks proceeding from Mao gate at Maram and Senapati on August 19 resulting in injuries to two truck drivers and one handyman.
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August - 18 
Surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres are slowly taking charge over some crucial business interests in Meghalaya. Sources said the surrendered cadres are also getting the bulk of contract works in North-Eastern Hill Unive
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Surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres are slowly taking charge over some crucial business interests in Meghalaya. Sources said the surrendered cadres are also getting the bulk of contract works in North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU). The unemployed youths in the State allege that the Government is tilted towards the surrendered militants instead of encouraging educated youths for productive growth. Sources said that whenever any tenders are floated by NEHU the officers of the construction wing direct the youths to meet and seek permission from Julius Dorphang, the former self-styled HNLC ‘chairman’ and his associates. Incidentally Dorphang is also a seasoned businessman now. Some registered contractors of NEHU on request of anonymity said, "Surrendered HNLC cadres are the bosses in NEHU and they are the ones who control the tendering process now."
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August - 18 
The CM advocated devolution of power to grass root level to address the voices of discrimination from all the three regions of the State, reports Daily Excelsior. He said, "There is no hard and fast rule regarding amendment to the autonomy document a
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The CM advocated devolution of power to grass root level to address the voices of discrimination from all the three regions of the State, reports Daily Excelsior. He said, "There is no hard and fast rule regarding amendment to the autonomy document already submitted to the Centre. The autonomy is the starting point for the main solution to the Kashmir problem. We are in the favour of devolution of powers to grass root level so that the voices of discrimination from all the regions are addressed. There is a need to empower and provide equitable development to the people of all the regions of the State so that no region feels deprived of others."
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August - 18 
The pro-talks group of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) said the outfit’s jailed leaders have asked the group to “go slow” on its peace initiative and wait for the leaders to join them, according to Telegraph. “This was the reason we have s
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The pro-talks group of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) said the outfit’s jailed leaders have asked the group to “go slow” on its peace initiative and wait for the leaders to join them, according to Telegraph. “This was the reason we have stopped our activities to take forward the peace process,” leader of the pro-talk group, Mrinal Hazarika, said on August 18. He, however, said that this “go slow” on the peace process would not mean that the pro-talks group would wait forever for the leadership to join them.
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August - 18 
Two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, a senior leader of the outfit and his wife were arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials from a house in Kurseong of Darjeeling District in West Bengal on August 18, according to Sangai Expr
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Two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, a senior leader of the outfit and his wife were arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials from a house in Kurseong of Darjeeling District in West Bengal on August 18, according to Sangai Express. An NIA official identified the arrested cadres as Manjer Singh and his wife Meera Tamang. Manjer. Manjer Singh was reportedly entrusted to spread the outfit’s base in North Bengal, after a senior KYKL leader, Ningthoujam Tomba alias Koireng, was arrested by the District Police from Matigara on March 14. Koireng was in charge of the ‘finance wing’ of the outfit. During his interrogation, the Police came to know how the KYKL had started establishing links with several international terrorists outfit in Nepal, Burma and Bhutan.
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August - 18 
Two persons were arrested with explosives at Borihat in Mirza near Guwahati on August 18, reports Shillong Times. Police said the youths were held when they were carrying an explosive consignment from Meghalaya. They were identified as Gagan Das and
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Two persons were arrested with explosives at Borihat in Mirza near Guwahati on August 18, reports Shillong Times. Police said the youths were held when they were carrying an explosive consignment from Meghalaya. They were identified as Gagan Das and Tarun Basumatary, both residents of Mirza.
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August - 18 
A doctor allegedly belonging to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) outfit was shot dead near the AO Clinic in Nazimabad area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 18, according to Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Jahanzaib said th
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A doctor allegedly belonging to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) outfit was shot dead near the AO Clinic in Nazimabad area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 18, according to Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Jahanzaib said the deceased Javed, son of Abdul Shakoor, was killed by unidentified assailants on two motorcycles while he was on his way to his private clinic in a Toyota Corolla bearing registration No AHQ-177. Javed was a resident of Gulshan-e-Iqbal and belonged to the Okhai Memon Community. The SHO informed that the deceased doctor was released from the Azizabad Police Station a month ago and was to report there as scheduled, defined by the home department because of his alleged involvement with the HuM.
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August - 18 
City Police arrested two alleged members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) accused of being involved in over 10 targeted killings in the city, including the assassination of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) legislator Raza Haider in the Jama Masjid in Naz
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City Police arrested two alleged members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) accused of being involved in over 10 targeted killings in the city, including the assassination of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) legislator Raza Haider in the Jama Masjid in Nazimabad on August 2. Both the militants were arrested from Sector 11 (½) of Orangi Town under Iqbal Market Police Station. The Police also claimed to have recovered 100 kilograms of RDX explosives with weapons and ammunitions. Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak disclosed the arrests of the suspects Mohammad Wasim alias Baroodi and Abdullah alias Taimur alias Darzi at a press conference at the Central Police Office (CPO). At least 100 kilogrammes of RDX, two RPG rockets, 30-meter detonating cord, five detonators with electrical wire, and a Kalashnikov, a TT pistol, a 9mm pistol with loaded magazines and a motorcycle were recovered from their possession, the IGP said. Five other militants, Hafiz Qasim Rasheed alias Javed, Ayaz, Abid, Adnan alias Talha and Ikhlaq managed to escape during the encounter under the cover of fire, IGP added.
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August - 18 
Sardar Nadir Jan Gichki of the royal family of Mekran and maternal uncle of Sardar Akhtar Mengal, president of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a mosque in Tump of Balochistan in the evening of Au
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Sardar Nadir Jan Gichki of the royal family of Mekran and maternal uncle of Sardar Akhtar Mengal, president of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a mosque in Tump of Balochistan in the evening of August 18, according to Daily Times. His son, late Hassan Gichki, had been tortured to death under judicial custody by Government functionaries in 2006. Sardar Akhtar Mengal accused the Government of killing Hassan Gichki for political reasons. Nadir was in his late 70s. He was the Sardar (head) of Tump, which covers a major part of the Iranian Balochistan.
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August - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspected militants during a raid conducted at the seminary of Sahibzada Mohammad Umar in Ash Khel area of Khyber Agency on August 18. The arrested militants included Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Taqi, sons of Mohamma
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspected militants during a raid conducted at the seminary of Sahibzada Mohammad Umar in Ash Khel area of Khyber Agency on August 18. The arrested militants included Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Taqi, sons of Mohammad Umar, an Afghanistan national Mulana Abdur Rahim and a resident of Bara whose name could not be ascertained.
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August - 18 
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) confirmed on August 18 that the death of its ‘chief’, Muhammad Tahir Farooq, popularly known as Tahir Yuldashev who had been killed in a drone attack in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal
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The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) confirmed on August 18 that the death of its ‘chief’, Muhammad Tahir Farooq, popularly known as Tahir Yuldashev who had been killed in a drone attack in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2009, reports Daily Times. An Urdu pamphlet distributed by ‘Jandula Studio of Harkat-e-Islami Uzbekistan’ said that Tahir’s blood would not “go waste” and his followers would continue to wage jihad (Holy War). Yuldashev was reported to have been killed in a strike by a US drone in Kaniguram town of South Waziristan on August 27, 2009. A website run by the IMU group announced the death of their leader and posted an image of his dead body. The website also displayed two images of Yuldahsev, who was described as “Shaheed Muhammad Tahir”. The site also named Usmon Odil as Yuldashev’s successor. Odil, in his own online address to followers, confirmed that Yuldashev had been killed on August 27, 2009 in a US drone attack. The IMU denied reports of Yuldashev’s death for almost a year, Odil said, because its members “were waging stepped-up battles in Afghanistan and especially in Pakistan against the enemies of Islam,” he said. “This sorrowful event occurred unexpectedly, and the IMU leadership, departing from the norms of sharia for jihad, decided to keep the information secret,” he added.
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August - 18 
In a crackdown on arms suppliers, the Police arrested two persons, identified as, Rajesh Thami, of Dolakha District and Sanu Kaji Baduwal, of Sindhupalchowk District along with explosives from Bhaktapur District on August 18, reports Kantipuronline.
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In a crackdown on arms suppliers, the Police arrested two persons, identified as, Rajesh Thami, of Dolakha District and Sanu Kaji Baduwal, of Sindhupalchowk District along with explosives from Bhaktapur District on August 18, reports Kantipuronline. The Police recovered 29 sets of detonators, 35 sets of gelatin, letter pad belonging to Janatantrik Morcha and donation receipt from them.
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August - 18 
The UCPN-M lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma on August 18 tendered his resignation from the post of Constituent Assembly (CA) member and lawmaker. Sharma, who is also the central committee member of the Maoist party, resigned from the post after his former p
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The UCPN-M lawmaker Ram Kumar Sharma on August 18 tendered his resignation from the post of Constituent Assembly (CA) member and lawmaker. Sharma, who is also the central committee member of the Maoist party, resigned from the post after his former party, Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP), initiated process against him of his CA membership.
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August - 18 
Khulna District, the Police recovered 35 revolver bullets and two magazines on August 18 from residence of a criminal, identified as Mostakur Rahman Zahur alias Zahur Sheikh. According to Police, Zahur Sheikh is a cadre of a militant outfit. He manag
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Khulna District, the Police recovered 35 revolver bullets and two magazines on August 18 from residence of a criminal, identified as Mostakur Rahman Zahur alias Zahur Sheikh. According to Police, Zahur Sheikh is a cadre of a militant outfit. He managed to escape from his South Central Road residence sensing presence of law enforcers, reports our staff correspondent.
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August - 18 
The Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) acting chief Anwar Alam alias Bhagne Shahid, on August 18 confessed his involvement in an attempt to kill professor Humayun Azad in February 2004. Metropolitan Magistrate A.K.M. Emdadul Haque recorded Shahid'
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The Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) acting chief Anwar Alam alias Bhagne Shahid, on August 18 confessed his involvement in an attempt to kill professor Humayun Azad in February 2004. Metropolitan Magistrate A.K.M. Emdadul Haque recorded Shahid's confessional statement and ordered to send him to jail. Mostafizur Rahman, inspector of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and investigation officer (IO) of the case, said Bhagne Shahid revealed another new name involved in the attack. The IO, however, declined to mention the name.
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August - 18 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), on August 18, recovered one rifle, two bullets, one matchet (a broad heavy knife) and an axe in Meherpur District from a place where the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Red Flag faction (PBCP-Red Flag) cadres were hol
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), on August 18, recovered one rifle, two bullets, one matchet (a broad heavy knife) and an axe in Meherpur District from a place where the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Red Flag faction (PBCP-Red Flag) cadres were holding secret meeting, reports Daily Star. Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the operatives managed to escape from the incident site.
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August - 18 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Periyamadu, Kollankulam, Iranamadu and Nallur areas in the North recovered 640 ammunition, one plastic can, ten Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), one gas mask, two T-56 magazines,
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Periyamadu, Kollankulam, Iranamadu and Nallur areas in the North recovered 640 ammunition, one plastic can, ten Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), one gas mask, two T-56 magazines, three claymore mines, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) on August 18. Meanwhile, demining groups unearthed 269 APMs, four anti tank mines, one 122-mm mortar bomb, two 40-mm grenade launchers, one 60-mm mortar bomb, 53 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 13 APM fuses, ten Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) from Mahilankulam, Maruthankulam, Piramanalankulam, Periyathampanai, Kannaddi, Malwarayankaddaiadappan, Periyapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Parasankulam, Nedunkandal and Adampan areas.
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August - 19 
11 militants, including two women cadres, belonging to Manipur-based United National Liberation Front (UNLF), were arrested by the City Police from three different places of Motghoria, Chachal and Hengrabari in Guwahati on August 19, reports Assam Tr
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11 militants, including two women cadres, belonging to Manipur-based United National Liberation Front (UNLF), were arrested by the City Police from three different places of Motghoria, Chachal and Hengrabari in Guwahati on August 19, reports Assam Tribune. The Police also recovered a satellite phone, 20 cell phones, two gypsies, ten laptops, three video cameras and a number of ATM and credit cards. Cash worth over INR 0.25 million was recovered from the possession of the militants.
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August - 19 
A CRPF team arrested eleven Maoists from Bkalsi nanga village and recovered two IEDs, 44 kilograms of explosives, six detonators and 14 metres of wire, reports Hindustan Times. They were later handed over to the Police.
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A CRPF team arrested eleven Maoists from Bkalsi nanga village and recovered two IEDs, 44 kilograms of explosives, six detonators and 14 metres of wire, reports Hindustan Times. They were later handed over to the Police.
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August - 19 
A hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Sudama alias Chand Mahto (22), surrendered before Sampat Meena, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in Ranchi on August 19. At a press conference Sampat Meena said some more M
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A hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Sudama alias Chand Mahto (22), surrendered before Sampat Meena, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in Ranchi on August 19. At a press conference Sampat Meena said some more Maoists are going to surrender. Mahto joined the CPI-Maoists in June 2007 and was deputed as ‘area commander’ of Chandil in 2009. Mahto purportedly revealed some vital information to the Ranchi Police and informed that several others are willing to surrender. He also said that female members are being exploited within the group.
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August - 19 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Kanan Singh (35), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from Moirang Thoya Leikai of Bishnupur District on August 19. He was involved in extortion activities.
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Kanan Singh (35), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from Moirang Thoya Leikai of Bishnupur District on August 19. He was involved in extortion activities.
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August - 19 
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found tucked below a culvert at Radhashyampur in Jhargram on August 19, reports Times of India. The spot is close to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Beltala.
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A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found tucked below a culvert at Radhashyampur in Jhargram on August 19, reports Times of India. The spot is close to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Beltala.
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August - 19 
A truck carrying rations for the Army was hijacked by unidentified militants at Kangpokpi area in Senapati District on August 19.
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A truck carrying rations for the Army was hijacked by unidentified militants at Kangpokpi area in Senapati District on August 19.
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August - 19 
An arms dealer, Biman Bora, was arrested at Joypore Kamar Gaon in Dibrugarh District, according to Sentinel. The Police recovered two pistols and ammunition from his possession. According to sources, he has confessed that he obtained the arms from a
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An arms dealer, Biman Bora, was arrested at Joypore Kamar Gaon in Dibrugarh District, according to Sentinel. The Police recovered two pistols and ammunition from his possession. According to sources, he has confessed that he obtained the arms from a person from Nagaland.
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August - 19 
Another protester, Mudassir Nazir, who was injured in SF’s firing in Sopore town of Baramulla District in the night of August 19.
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Another protester, Mudassir Nazir, who was injured in SF’s firing in Sopore town of Baramulla District in the night of August 19.
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August - 19 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a panchayat bhawan (village level local self Government institution building), school, and an anganwadi (pre-school) centre in Kutrem village of Dantewada District on August 19.
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a panchayat bhawan (village level local self Government institution building), school, and an anganwadi (pre-school) centre in Kutrem village of Dantewada District on August 19. However, there were no reports of casualties, as the buildings were completely vacant when the incident occurred, Police said.
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August - 19 
Asserting that she “sticks to” whatever she had said at the Lalgarh rally on August 19, including her remarks on the death of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Azad, Trinamool Congress Party Chief Mamata Banerjee welcomed the Maoist
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Asserting that she “sticks to” whatever she had said at the Lalgarh rally on August 19, including her remarks on the death of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Azad, Trinamool Congress Party Chief Mamata Banerjee welcomed the Maoist leadership's suggestion for a three-month ceasefire and peace talks, reports The Hindu. Mamata Banerjee had earlier dubbed the encounter killing of Azad as murder.
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August - 19 
Country was put on high alert after intelligence inputs suggested that Pakistan-based militants may strike during the coming festival season. The Centre asked the States of Delhi, Karnataka and Kerala to deploy more forces in sensitive locations.
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Country was put on high alert after intelligence inputs suggested that Pakistan-based militants may strike during the coming festival season. The Centre asked the States of Delhi, Karnataka and Kerala to deploy more forces in sensitive locations.
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August - 19 
Death toll in the ongoing protest reached 57 as an eight-year-old boy, hit by a stray bullet during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and protestors on August 14, succumbed to injuries on August 19, Daily Excelsior reports. Milat Ahmad Dar, who
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Death toll in the ongoing protest reached 57 as an eight-year-old boy, hit by a stray bullet during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and protestors on August 14, succumbed to injuries on August 19, Daily Excelsior reports. Milat Ahmad Dar, who was injured by a stray bullet fired by the SFs at Sarnal in Anantnag District, succumbed to injuries raising the death toll to 58 since June 11. Further, eight persons were injured in SF’s action during the day.
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August - 19 
Fearing Munich Olympics like terror attack in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, swimming legend Dawn Fraser called on athletes to boycott the event but the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) rejected her apprehensions insisting that the Ind
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Fearing Munich Olympics like terror attack in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, swimming legend Dawn Fraser called on athletes to boycott the event but the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) rejected her apprehensions insisting that the Indian capital would be safe and secure, reports Times of India. Winner of eight Olympic medals and holder of several world records, the 73-year-old Fraser said she did not believe in India's security promises. But ACGA Chief Executive Perry Crosswhite downplayed her fears and said the former swimmer is far removed from what is actually happening in Delhi.
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August - 19 
In a joint operation by the Jhargram and Bankura Police, forces arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘squad leader' Haren Mahato of the Madan Mahato group from Tamajuri under Belpahari Police Station. The Police recovered a licensed
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In a joint operation by the Jhargram and Bankura Police, forces arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘squad leader' Haren Mahato of the Madan Mahato group from Tamajuri under Belpahari Police Station. The Police recovered a licensed gun from Mahato, which they claim was snatched from Sanatan Hansda of Phulberia in Jhargram. Mahato also had 10 rounds of cartridges.
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August - 19 
In an another recovery in the District, the force recovered two guns, two tiffin bombs, 50-60 kilograms of explosives, ten detonators, 25 rounds of ammunition and a carton of high intensity crackers from Chota Kalsi Bhanga village.
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In an another recovery in the District, the force recovered two guns, two tiffin bombs, 50-60 kilograms of explosives, ten detonators, 25 rounds of ammunition and a carton of high intensity crackers from Chota Kalsi Bhanga village.
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August - 19 
Inter-State peace meeting was held on August 19 at Bimalapur in which Assam Law Minister Pranab Gogoi and Taku Dabi, Home Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, participated along with other high Police and administrative officers of the two States. The join
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Inter-State peace meeting was held on August 19 at Bimalapur in which Assam Law Minister Pranab Gogoi and Taku Dabi, Home Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, participated along with other high Police and administrative officers of the two States. The joint meeting decided to bring about normalcy and peace in the region by starting joint patrolling by Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Police and constituting peace committees with citizens of both the States. Defying all the decisions of joint peace initiative, the NSCN-IM again created a tense situation which is prevailing since August 13. After the firing, the villagers of the border area started to flee from the area. Sources informed that the NSCN-IM has built bunkers at Naharani, Hachirusa, Kamko, Tanglam and Ashimbasti within Assam border.
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August - 19 
Later on August 19, there was heavy exchange of fire across the boundary between Police in Assam and Naga militants in Arunachal Pradesh. There were no officially confirmed reports of any casualty from either side but local sources said at least two
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Later on August 19, there was heavy exchange of fire across the boundary between Police in Assam and Naga militants in Arunachal Pradesh. There were no officially confirmed reports of any casualty from either side but local sources said at least two Naga militants were injured in the exchange of fire. The Police said the continuous onslaught by goons from Arunachal Pradesh indicated the existence of groups over which the official machinery has little or no control. Meanwhile, Assam Tribune reports that the exchange of fire occurred between the Assam Police and Arunachal Police backed by National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN- IM) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak- Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres in these areas.
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August - 19 
Pakistan Army resorted to heavy firing, including mortars and rockets, directly targeting forward Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) at Nangi Tekri in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District in the morning of August 19, reported Daily Exce
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Pakistan Army resorted to heavy firing, including mortars and rockets, directly targeting forward Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) at Nangi Tekri in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District in the morning of August 19, reported Daily Excelsior. The firing, reportedly aimed at pushing a group of eight foreign militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) into this side, was effectively retaliated by the Indian troops thwarting the infiltration bid. No casualties or major damage was reported on Indian side.
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August - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a hideout of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and recovered a consignment of explosive material and ammunition in the Taryath area of Rajouri District on August 19. The recoveries included two Improvised Explosive Devices
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a hideout of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and recovered a consignment of explosive material and ammunition in the Taryath area of Rajouri District on August 19. The recoveries included two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), one kilogram of RDX, 60 PIKA rounds, 211 AK rounds, two AK magazines and one binocular.
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August - 19 
SFs arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Sajjad Ahmed, from Nawapachi forest area in the Kishtwar District on August 19.
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SFs arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Sajjad Ahmed, from Nawapachi forest area in the Kishtwar District on August 19.
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August - 19 
Sikhs in the Kashmir Valley have received anonymous letters from Islamic militants asking them to either embrace Islam and join the protests against civilian killings or pack up and leave the Valley.
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Sikhs in the Kashmir Valley have received anonymous letters from Islamic militants asking them to either embrace Islam and join the protests against civilian killings or pack up and leave the Valley.
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August - 19 
The CPI-Maoist West Bengal state committee called a 24-hour bandh (general shut down) on August 21 in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia, demanding withdrawal of Security Forces.
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The CPI-Maoist West Bengal state committee called a 24-hour bandh (general shut down) on August 21 in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia, demanding withdrawal of Security Forces.
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August - 19 
The Mizoram Government has received the list of Bru refugees, lodged in six relief camps in North Tripura District, submitted by Bru Displaced People’s Forum, officials said here on August 19.
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The Mizoram Government has received the list of Bru refugees, lodged in six relief camps in North Tripura District, submitted by Bru Displaced People’s Forum, officials said here on August 19.
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August - 19 
The Special Operation Team (SOT) personnel arrested nine cattle smugglers from Pynursla area in East Khasi Hills District in the night of August 19. The Police had also seized 16 cattle heads, INR 265000, one truck, five light vehicles and nine cell
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The Special Operation Team (SOT) personnel arrested nine cattle smugglers from Pynursla area in East Khasi Hills District in the night of August 19. The Police had also seized 16 cattle heads, INR 265000, one truck, five light vehicles and nine cell phones from their possession. Besides having link with the surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres, they are close to certain top politicians including a Cabinet Minister of the State, sources said. "Though the Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh was informed about the serious matter, he did not initiate any action since there was pressure on him from various quarters to overlook the issue," sources claimed.
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August - 19 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sunil Mandal and Sushil Hembram, were arrested by the Police from the Ranibandh area in Bankura District on August 19.
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sunil Mandal and Sushil Hembram, were arrested by the Police from the Ranibandh area in Bankura District on August 19.
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August - 19 
18 persons were injured when a bomb exploded in Bannu Bazaar in Bannu District. Eyewitnesses said that a stranger threw a black plastic bag at Tail Mandi (oil market) which exploded after a moment.
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18 persons were injured when a bomb exploded in Bannu Bazaar in Bannu District. Eyewitnesses said that a stranger threw a black plastic bag at Tail Mandi (oil market) which exploded after a moment.
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August - 19 
A militant was killed and two passers-by were injured during a search operation in Matha Speen Khak area of Katlang tehsil (revenue unit) in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 19, reports Dawn. Sources said that Security Forces (SFs) got
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A militant was killed and two passers-by were injured during a search operation in Matha Speen Khak area of Katlang tehsil (revenue unit) in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 19, reports Dawn. Sources said that Security Forces (SFs) got a tip-off about presence of a militant and launched a joint search operation in the area. The militant was killed when he came out of his house and tried to flee the area. The slain militant was identified as Fazal Qadir, son of Gul Qadir. Two passers-by, identified as Liaquat Ali and his son Junaid, sustained injuries during the operation, sources added. Three hand grenades and a cache of ammunition were recovered from the house of Fazal Qadir.
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August - 19 
According to Daily Times, the Judicial Magistrate of Karachi West on August 19 granted the physical remand for seven days of two alleged cadres of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) accused of 10 target killings. The Investigation Officer (IO) produced the
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According to Daily Times, the Judicial Magistrate of Karachi West on August 19 granted the physical remand for seven days of two alleged cadres of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) accused of 10 target killings. The Investigation Officer (IO) produced the suspects, Mohammad Wasim alias Baroodi and Abdullah alias Taimur alias Darzi before JM Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim under strict security arrangements. The IO submitted an application for the remand of seven days of the alleged accused and stated that the accused men were arrested from Orangi Town in Iqbal Market Police jurisdictions during a raid. He further stated that the Police had recovered a Kalashnikov, a loaded 9mm pistol, a TT pistol and a motorcycle from their possession. The alleged men were involved in targeted killings in the city including the murder of Sindh MPA Raza Haider, the IO claimed and requested the court to grant seven-day physical remand of the accused for interrogation.
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August - 19 
Appealing to the West for immediate help, President Asif Ali Zardari on August 19 expressed the fear that children of flood-affected people and orphans may end up at terrorist training camps, reports Daily Times. “We are giving them everything we’ve
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Appealing to the West for immediate help, President Asif Ali Zardari on August 19 expressed the fear that children of flood-affected people and orphans may end up at terrorist training camps, reports Daily Times. “We are giving them everything we’ve got. There is a possibility that some negative forces would exploit this situation. For example, militants can take orphaned babies and put them in terror training camps,” the President said at a joint press conference with US Senator John Kerry after visiting flood-affected areas of Multan and Jampur. President Zardari urged the international community to help Pakistan in its hour of need so that the affected families could be enabled to stand on their own feet and not to fall prey to terrorist organisations.
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August - 19 
Atleast 11 militants were killed on August 19 in different operations of Security Forces (SFs) in the Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. At least seven militants were killed and seven other
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Atleast 11 militants were killed on August 19 in different operations of Security Forces (SFs) in the Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. At least seven militants were killed and seven others injured when SFs retaliated after an attack on a security check post in the Tapoo area of Orakzai Agency. According to sources, terrorists attacked a security check post and started indiscriminate firing, killing a security official Ejaz and injuring another Asif. The SFs retaliated killing seven militants and injuring seven others.
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August - 19 
Federal Government asked the provinces to initiate action against terrorist organisations, which are operating in the country under the guise of charity, reports Daily Times. The Government asked the respective Home Secretaries of all the provinces t
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Federal Government asked the provinces to initiate action against terrorist organisations, which are operating in the country under the guise of charity, reports Daily Times. The Government asked the respective Home Secretaries of all the provinces to constitute a task force headed by a DIG to identity such elements and initiate action against the charity organisations, which had been banned by the Government. The proscribed organisations or terrorist outfits would not be allowed to operate in the country under the garb of charity, the Government said. Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik chaired a meeting at the Interior Ministry to review the law and order. He told the participants of the meeting that the Government had noticed that all terrorist outfits were likely to involve themselves in charity work in the flood-affected areas.
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August - 19 
SFs bombed the hideouts of militants in Wasti Kurram and Chinarak areas of Kurram Agency killing four militants and injuring 10 others.
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SFs bombed the hideouts of militants in Wasti Kurram and Chinarak areas of Kurram Agency killing four militants and injuring 10 others.
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August - 19 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain warned on August 19 that militants were regrouping in areas around Peshawar and could launch an attack anytime, reports Dawn. The warning came a day before the Provincial Government ho
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain warned on August 19 that militants were regrouping in areas around Peshawar and could launch an attack anytime, reports Dawn. The warning came a day before the Provincial Government hosts a donors’ conference in Islamabad to seek assistance for rehabilitation of the flood-affected people. Representatives of the United Nations, US, European Union, Gulf states, China and lending agencies have been invited to the conference. Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti will brief them on the devastation caused by the floods. Addressing a press conference, Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said: “Militants are reorganising themselves and planning terrorist activities. Therefore, the Federal Government should act immediately against them.” A couple of days ago, he said, about 200 militants from the Khyber Agency clashed with Police and Paramilitary Forces in Serband area near Peshawar. Militants killed two tribal elders in Adezai area in the Frontier Region of Peshawar. Two suspected suicide bombers have been arrested in Mathra area, adjacent to the Mohmand Agency. “Resurgence of militancy in the region can pose a serious threat to the country, if the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government does not get immediate help from the Federal Government and the international community,” Mian Iftikhar said, adding that KP alone could not cope with the natural disaster and combat militancy at the same time.
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August - 19 
Three Frontier Crops (FC) personnel injured when their vehicle hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Turbat in Balochistan. According to sources, a FC convoy coming from Gwadar hit an IED which was planted in Danuk area, some five kilometres
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Three Frontier Crops (FC) personnel injured when their vehicle hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Turbat in Balochistan. According to sources, a FC convoy coming from Gwadar hit an IED which was planted in Danuk area, some five kilometres from Turbat. The blast injured three personnel. However, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) spokesman Sarbaz Baloch taking responsibility of the blast claimed that eight FC personnel were killed in the attack and said it was in retaliation to the killing of Sardar Nadir Gichki, who he said was the father of BLA commander Mir Beberg Baloch.
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August - 19 
Two devotees were injured when a low-intensity device, thought to be a cracker, exploded at Baba Khaki Shah’s shrine near Bagrian Chowk in Green Town area of Lahore on August 19, reports Dawn. Operations Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rao Sardar Ali
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Two devotees were injured when a low-intensity device, thought to be a cracker, exploded at Baba Khaki Shah’s shrine near Bagrian Chowk in Green Town area of Lahore on August 19, reports Dawn. Operations Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rao Sardar Ali said that the blast occurred when a few devotees were present inside the shrine. The injured persons were identified as Yasir (25) and Ryasat (30) of Bagrian.
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August - 19 
Two officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Frontier Corps (FC) respectively were shot dead on the RCD Highway near Mastung, around 50 kilometres from Quetta, on August 19, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, IB Inspector Ab
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Two officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Frontier Corps (FC) respectively were shot dead on the RCD Highway near Mastung, around 50 kilometres from Quetta, on August 19, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, IB Inspector Abdullah and FC official Zahid Hussain were travelling to the FC camp in Mastung when unidentified armed motorcyclists intercepted them and opened indiscriminate firing. As a result, both of the officials died on the spot while the assailants managed to escape.
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August - 19 
Chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Karin Landgren, conferred with leaders of the big three political parties – UCPN-M, NC and CPN-UML - discussing the possible extension of the mission's term, which expires on September 15. Durin
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Chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Karin Landgren, conferred with leaders of the big three political parties – UCPN-M, NC and CPN-UML - discussing the possible extension of the mission's term, which expires on September 15. During the meeting held at Kathmandu, Landgren asked the leaders to support UMNIN’s role in Nepal and accordingly extend the term to accomplish the remaining tasks of the ongoing peace process.
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August - 19 
Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang said lack of unity among political leaders at a crucial time like this had surprised him, reports Himalayan Times. “The party leaders, who had joined hands to fight regression, are not in the
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Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang said lack of unity among political leaders at a crucial time like this had surprised him, reports Himalayan Times. “The party leaders, who had joined hands to fight regression, are not in the same league. I do not understand why,” Nembang said.
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August - 19 
Several District leaders and activists from Kaski District of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) rebelled from the party to join the UCPN-M. Saligram Poudel, a CPN-UML candidate for the Kaski District by-election of the C
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Several District leaders and activists from Kaski District of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) rebelled from the party to join the UCPN-M. Saligram Poudel, a CPN-UML candidate for the Kaski District by-election of the Constituent Assembly (CA), was among the former UML leaders and activists who changed party. The UCPN-M organised a ceremony at the party headquarters in Perisdanda, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, where the new entrants were welcomed into the party.
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August - 19 
The fifth round of Prime Ministerial (PM) voting, which was to take place on August 19, was postponed to August 23, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the legislature-Parliament decided to postpone the election
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The fifth round of Prime Ministerial (PM) voting, which was to take place on August 19, was postponed to August 23, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the legislature-Parliament decided to postpone the election owing to the death of UCPN-M lawmaker Ram Kumari Yadav. The UCPN-M had proposed to defer the parliamentary voting for the Prime Minister as a condolence on the death of its lawmaker. Chief whips of the three major parties were present at the meeting of the committee, among other members.
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August - 19 
The Nepal Congress (NC) Acting President Sushil Koirala ruled out the possibility of working together with the UCPN-M until the latter implements the past agreements concerning the peace and constitution drafting.
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The Nepal Congress (NC) Acting President Sushil Koirala ruled out the possibility of working together with the UCPN-M until the latter implements the past agreements concerning the peace and constitution drafting.
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August - 19 
The UCPN-M vice chairman Mohan Baidya alias Kiran said that his party will take ahead the “agitation of national independence” from a new height. Baidya added the country is currently being operated under the remote control. He remarked that the Maoi
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The UCPN-M vice chairman Mohan Baidya alias Kiran said that his party will take ahead the “agitation of national independence” from a new height. Baidya added the country is currently being operated under the remote control. He remarked that the Maoists’ pro-people revolution won’t be successful without intensifying the agitation for national independence.
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August - 19 
The Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) secretary C.P Gajurel blamed India on August 19, for the current deadlock in Nepal, claiming that India is preventing the Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Madhesh
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The Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) secretary C.P Gajurel blamed India on August 19, for the current deadlock in Nepal, claiming that India is preventing the Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Madheshi parties from declaring their support in the Prime Ministerial (PM) election, reports Nepal News. "India has tied the hands of the CPN-UML and the four Madheshi parties," he said at the Reporters Club in Kathamandu. The UML and the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) will announce their support as soon as India shows 'green flag' to them, he argued.
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August - 19 
Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Central Committee (CC) meeting that was rescheduled for August 19 (today) was deferred. A meeting of Maoist office bearers held at party central office in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, decided to hold the CC m
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Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Central Committee (CC) meeting that was rescheduled for August 19 (today) was deferred. A meeting of Maoist office bearers held at party central office in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, decided to hold the CC meeting on August 23.
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August - 19 
A Dhaka Court issued arrest warrants against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee and party leader Mir Kashem Ali hours after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed two separate cases against them for tax evasi
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A Dhaka Court issued arrest warrants against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee and party leader Mir Kashem Ali hours after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed two separate cases against them for tax evasion. Sayedee was charged for dodging income tax amounting to BDT 5.6 Million for the fiscal years from 2005-2006 to 2009-2010 while Kashem for evading income tax of BDT 1.1 million in the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
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August - 19 
RAB and Police in separate drives seized at least five firearms in five Districts. RAB arrested a criminal on August 19, identified as Farook Sardar with two revolvers and six bullets in Putkhali border area of Benapole District
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RAB and Police in separate drives seized at least five firearms in five Districts. RAB arrested a criminal on August 19, identified as Farook Sardar with two revolvers and six bullets in Putkhali border area of Benapole District
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August - 19 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a close associate of the executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) second-in-command Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, identified as Hemayet Uddin Himu, from Atrai sub-district in Naogaon District, repor
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a close associate of the executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) second-in-command Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, identified as Hemayet Uddin Himu, from Atrai sub-district in Naogaon District, reports Daily Star. Hemayet Uddin Himu is a regional commander of JMB, the RAB sources said. However, at a press conference at RAB-5 headquarters, Himu disclosed that the Government supported the JMB in 2004. Police and Government officials used to accompany Bangla Bhai's armed group when he led operations for murder, torture and extortion in Naogaon, Himu said. He also said Bangla Bhai and his militants used Government vehicles while abducting people and taking them to camps for torture or sending the corpses to hospitals or Police camps.
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August - 19 
Sri Lanka Army reports that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told the Lessons Learnt Commission that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) had used the Jaffna University Medical Faculty to train some its cadres to treat the war wounded. He
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Sri Lanka Army reports that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told the Lessons Learnt Commission that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) had used the Jaffna University Medical Faculty to train some its cadres to treat the war wounded. He said that he had got the opportunity to meet three ‘LTTE doctors’ now undergoing rehabilitation at Senapura rehabilitation centre. According to him, as Sinhala and Muslim medical students had not been willing to join the Jaffna medical faculty due to terrorism, the LTTE had made use of some of those slots to have its cadres trained.
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August - 19 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Neerwely, Maravanpulau, Periyamadu, Navathkulam, Kollankulam, Visuamadu and Kokavil in the North recovered four 81-mm mortar bombs, 955 rounds of T-56 ammunition, two Jonny mi
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Neerwely, Maravanpulau, Periyamadu, Navathkulam, Kollankulam, Visuamadu and Kokavil in the North recovered four 81-mm mortar bombs, 955 rounds of T-56 ammunition, two Jonny mines, four Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) and four hand grenades on August 20. In the meantime, troops also recovered two mobile phones from Nellukkulam Rehabilitation Centre. Meanwhile, demining groups unearthed 292 APMs, one RPG and four Unexploded Ordnances(UXO) from Mahilankulam, Piramanalankulam, Parasankulam, Ilamaruthankulam, Nedunkandal, Adampan and Kilinochchi.
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August - 19 
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has commended Canada for its reception given to the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees arrived in British Columbia's Vancouver Island aboard the Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has commended Canada for its reception given to the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees arrived in British Columbia's Vancouver Island aboard the Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea.
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August - 19 
Troops in the East recovered ten APMs, 25 hand grenades and 46 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during a search operation in Kiran and Samanthiaru areas of Batticaloa District.
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Troops in the East recovered ten APMs, 25 hand grenades and 46 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during a search operation in Kiran and Samanthiaru areas of Batticaloa District.
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August - 20 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Inaocha Sharma alias Imei alias Khangha alias Momo (24), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Naorem Leikai Sopha Leirak. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in 2007 through one Herojit of Sa
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Inaocha Sharma alias Imei alias Khangha alias Momo (24), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Naorem Leikai Sopha Leirak. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in 2007 through one Herojit of Sarmaram and got basic military training at Tanam in Myanmar. He was operating under the ‘command’ of self styled ‘sergeant major’ Prem alias Yaima from Wabagai. He was involved in the Leimaram ambush on Bishnupur District Police under the command of self styled ‘sergeant’ Uttam fighting group.
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August - 20 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) poster appealing people to condemn and raise voice against the killing of civilians in Kashmir was pasted by some unidentified people in Kishtwar town, reported Kashmir Times. An eyewitness said that the poster was pasted on a
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) poster appealing people to condemn and raise voice against the killing of civilians in Kashmir was pasted by some unidentified people in Kishtwar town, reported Kashmir Times. An eyewitness said that the poster was pasted on a wall near Jamia Masjid. Written in Urdu on letter pad of LeT, with proper seal and signature, the people were asked to condemn killing of civilians in Kashmir and raise voice against the act of the SFs. The security agencies immediately removed the poster.
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August - 20 
A top leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Alok alias Ashok, was arrested from a hotel in Birsa area in Ranchi city on August 20. He carried a reward of INR 500, 000 on his head and was a special area committee me
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A top leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Alok alias Ashok, was arrested from a hotel in Birsa area in Ranchi city on August 20. He carried a reward of INR 500, 000 on his head and was a special area committee member of Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Police said.
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August - 20 
A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Leishangthem Nanao Singh alias Surchand alias Maikeilepa (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Tera bazaar area. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in October 2007 through one
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A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Leishangthem Nanao Singh alias Surchand alias Maikeilepa (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Tera bazaar area. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in October 2007 through one self styled ‘sergeant major’ Khomei. He got basic military training at Leitang in Chandel District. He was operating in the ‘organisation section’ of the UNLF in Imphal West under self styled ‘sergeant major’ Robindro. Some incriminating documents relating to UNLF and one two wheeler were recovered from his possession.
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August - 20 
An Indian national on his way to Houston in US to deliver a lecture to the Hindu Congress of America was arrested on August 20 for possessing what has been described by authorities as “Jihadi material.” Vijay Kumar, a documentary filmmaker, was arres
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An Indian national on his way to Houston in US to deliver a lecture to the Hindu Congress of America was arrested on August 20 for possessing what has been described by authorities as “Jihadi material.” Vijay Kumar, a documentary filmmaker, was arrested at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport after officials noticed him behaving oddly in the line for a security check, according to reports. When he was taken aside for secondary screening, Kumar’s baggage was found to contain books on espionage, information on US military weaponry, and numerous publications on Jihad, including the mention of “infidels.” Also, a set of brass knuckles and approximately $10,000 worth of currency were uncovered in his bags.
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August - 20 
Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Gorlosa, ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai and R.H. Khan, a key accused in the INR 10 billion scam in the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council, were produced in a court in Guwahati on August 20 (today). Niranjan Hojai ask
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Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Gorlosa, ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai and R.H. Khan, a key accused in the INR 10 billion scam in the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council, were produced in a court in Guwahati on August 20 (today). Niranjan Hojai asked to launch an indefinite hunger strike from August 20 to demand the immediate release of all jailed leaders and cadres of the outfit, including themselves.
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August - 20 
Combined forces battling the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in seven States are not having much success, Union Home Ministry statistics for 2008, 2009 and the first six months of 2010 show. Combined forces men are running anti-Maoist op
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Combined forces battling the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in seven States are not having much success, Union Home Ministry statistics for 2008, 2009 and the first six months of 2010 show. Combined forces men are running anti-Maoist operations in Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Compared to previous years, the performance of the combined forces has slipped in 2010. In the first six months alone, 209 Security personnel have been felled by Maoists. In 2009, a total of 317 soldiers were killed and 231 were killed in 2008. However, fewer Maoists died at the hands of Security Forces (SFs). Between January and June, just 97 ultras were killed in encounters. A total of 217 Maoists died in 2009 and 199 in 2008. The high number of civilians killed by Maoists in these three years also goes to show how badly the combined forces have done. During the first six months of 2010, the number of civilians killed by ultra-reds stand at 325, whereas 591 and 490 were killed during the whole of 2008 and 2009. Very few Maoists surrendered this year too, which is another cause for worry. In 2008, 400 Maoists gave up arms and expressed their wish to join the mainstream. This number fell to just 150 in 2009 and to 134 between January and June 2010. The only silver lining was that the paramilitary were successful in destroying many Maoist training camps, the home ministry report shows. In 2008, there were 199 training camps. In 2009, Maoists set up 18 more camps, but the forces destroyed many and today, only 97 camps are known to exist.
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August - 20 
Four cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by the Imphal East District Police in separate search operations on August 20. They were identified as Thongam Noren Singh (34), Ningthoujam Millan Singh (39), Lukram Laluto
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Four cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by the Imphal East District Police in separate search operations on August 20. They were identified as Thongam Noren Singh (34), Ningthoujam Millan Singh (39), Lukram Lalutombi alias Ibocho Singh (51) and Moirangthem Ibomcha alias Ramananda alias Yambung Singh (51). One demand letter of the faction address to one L. Chandramani Singh of Thangmeiband Meisnam Leikai Muchi Leirak, demanding INR 5 00000, signed by one Lamyanba Khuman was recovered from the possession of Moiranthem Ibomcha. Ningthoujam Millan Singh, Lukram Lalutombi and Moirangthem Ibomcha confessed that they joined the faction in 2010 through one Joy and they were involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials and traders.
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August - 20 
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has sought a status report on the allegations against surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants interfering into affairs of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong and also
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has sought a status report on the allegations against surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants interfering into affairs of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong and also being involved in cattle smuggling. "We are taking seriously the inputs received about the alleged illegal activities of the SHNLC men. The government is committed to ensuring that lawlessness does not prevail and will not allow anyone to indulge in activities that will go against the interest of the people of the State," Sangma said.
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August - 20 
Police arrested Ramchandra Thakur from a forest adjoining Barkatha and Bagodar area in Hazaribagh District on August 19 reports Samaylive.com. Thakur was the chief of Kishan Krantikari Committee (KKC), a front organisation of the Maoists, Superintend
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Police arrested Ramchandra Thakur from a forest adjoining Barkatha and Bagodar area in Hazaribagh District on August 19 reports Samaylive.com. Thakur was the chief of Kishan Krantikari Committee (KKC), a front organisation of the Maoists, Superintendent of Police (SP) Pankaj Kamboj said. Seven of his supporters who were with Thakur during the arrest were also taken into custody but were later released when they said they would stay away from the KKC, Kamboj said. The arrested Maoist had been campaigning among the villagers to join the KKC, he said, adding the Police seized from him a bag containing the party's mouthpiece ‘Lal Chingari’, some leaflets, posters and other documents. The SP said after interrogating Thakur, the Police got some vital information about the KCC.
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August - 20 
Police in Jharkhand are fighting the well-armed groups of Left Wing Extremists without having adequate number of main strike weapons (e.g. Insas rifles, AK-47 and stein guns), area weapons (e.g. mortars, light machine guns and hand grenade launchers
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Police in Jharkhand are fighting the well-armed groups of Left Wing Extremists without having adequate number of main strike weapons (e.g. Insas rifles, AK-47 and stein guns), area weapons (e.g. mortars, light machine guns and hand grenade launchers) and security equipments like bullet proof jackets and bullet proof helmets. An audit report, released in Ranchi on August 20 by the State's principal accountant general (PAG), revealed that five Naxal [Left Wing Extremist]-affected Districts - Palamu, Ranchi, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Hazaribagh - have shortfalls of main strike weapons ranging between 29 to 64 per cent. While Ranchi, one of the worst hit Districts by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities, has shortfall of 64 per cent, East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum have shortfalls of 42 and 47 percent respectively. In Ranchi District, the total strength of Police manpower is 4,895 whereas only 1,773 main strike weapons and area weapons are available, causing shortfall of 3,122 weapons (64 per cent). Similarly, East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum Districts have shortfall of 969 and 1016 weapons, which constitute 42 and 47 per cent less that the sanctioned strength of Police manpower. Palamu and Hazaribag that always remain in news for Naxal attacks on Police and civilians, have shortfall of 29 and 45 percent weapons, respectively. "Though two units of Jharkhand Armed Police, JAP-one and JAP-five, were found to be over armed by 77 and 81 per cent respectively; the newly formed and centrally-funded India Reserve Battalion (IRB-2), one of the main combat force of the state Police, was found to be under-armed to the extent of 49 per cent," the audit report reads. The IRB-2 has shortfall of 463 such weapons. Similarly, only 12 per cent Police personnel deployed in these Naxal-hit Districts have bulletproof jackets and bullet proof helmets. As per convention, each personnel should have one set of bulletproof jacket and helmets. "The shortfall in strike weapons and their irrational distribution could lead to under-performance and casualties in anti-insurgency operations, especially in Naxal-affected Districts," the PAG, Jharkhand, Rakesh Kumar Verma told Hindustan Times. The State Director General of Police (DGP), Neyaz Ahmad said, "Efforts are underway to purchase more strike weapons and bullet proof jackets for the State's constabulary. We have already placed orders for supply of such gadgets under the Police modernization programme."
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August - 20 
Responding to concerns over the reported threat to Sikhs, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said he had spoken to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has assured him that every effort would be made to provide adequate protection
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Responding to concerns over the reported threat to Sikhs, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said he had spoken to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has assured him that every effort would be made to provide adequate protection to Sikhs in the Valley, according to Daily Excelsior. "We are aware of the so-called threat. There is nothing to fear or nothing to worry," he said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament).
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August - 20 
Security Forces located a landmine weighing 10 kilograms planted on the Mahupada-Jharbeda village road in Sundargarh District and neutralised it with the help of the bomb disposal squad, Police sources said on August 20.
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Security Forces located a landmine weighing 10 kilograms planted on the Mahupada-Jharbeda village road in Sundargarh District and neutralised it with the help of the bomb disposal squad, Police sources said on August 20.
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August - 20 
Security Forces recovered a cache explosives and ammunition at Ganeti in the Gundana area of Doda District on August 20, Kashmir Times reports. The recoveries included 15 detonators, two UBGL rounds and one damaged RPG round.
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Security Forces recovered a cache explosives and ammunition at Ganeti in the Gundana area of Doda District on August 20, Kashmir Times reports. The recoveries included 15 detonators, two UBGL rounds and one damaged RPG round.
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August - 20 
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested three cadres of Manipur-based Military Council faction of the Kengleipak Communist Party (KCP) from Latagtilla in East Khasi Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on August 20, according to Sh
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The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested three cadres of Manipur-based Military Council faction of the Kengleipak Communist Party (KCP) from Latagtilla in East Khasi Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on August 20, according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Laxman Meinom, Mangboi and Ibocha. The BSF arrested Laxman while trying to infiltrate from Bangladesh. Following his confession, BSF in collaboration with Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) arrested two others.
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August - 20 
The members of the Maoists' Ayodhya Hill squad raided the remote villages of Khamar and Jojahatu inside dense forests in Purulia District along the West Bengal-Jharkhand border and looted six licensed firearms including rifles and revolvers belonging
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The members of the Maoists' Ayodhya Hill squad raided the remote villages of Khamar and Jojahatu inside dense forests in Purulia District along the West Bengal-Jharkhand border and looted six licensed firearms including rifles and revolvers belonging to the villagers after beating them up, Purulia Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Yadav said.
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August - 20 
The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres opened fire at a team of Assam Police led by Sivasagar Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhilesh Kumar Singh at Charaipung Bimalapur area within Charaideo sub-division in Sivas
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The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres opened fire at a team of Assam Police led by Sivasagar Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhilesh Kumar Singh at Charaipung Bimalapur area within Charaideo sub-division in Sivasagar District on August 20, reports Assam Tribune. One Assam Police Battalion (APBn) trooper, Nareswar Taran, was injured as he fell from a hillside while two NSCN-IM cadres were reportedly injured in the encounter that followed for half an hour between the Police and a group of around 30-40 NSCN-IM cadres. Seeing the Police personnel moving towards Naharani (No 1 Charaipung), a village of Arunachalis within Assam border, the NSCN-IM cadres opened fire indiscriminately targeting the SP. The SP, however, managed to escape.
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August - 20 
Two more persons died on August 20, taking death toll in the ongoing protest to 59, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said a group of protestors took to streets in Bijbehara town in Anantnag District against the recent killings in Security Fo
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Two more persons died on August 20, taking death toll in the ongoing protest to 59, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said a group of protestors took to streets in Bijbehara town in Anantnag District against the recent killings in Security Forces (SFs) action. "A huge mob attacked Bijbehara Police Station in Anantnag today. Police used tear smoke shells and cane charge to disperse the mob, which did not relent. The miscreants tried to set the police station, court complex and the SDPO office on fire by throwing petrol bombs. The Policemen inside the Police Station had to fire some rubber pellets in self defence," a Police spokesman said, adding one person died in the firing incident was identified as Nazir Ahmad. He said as many as 20 Policemen, including the Station House Officer, were injured in the clashes.
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August - 20 
Two suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel in hilly areas near N. Boljang village under Sapermeina Police Station in Senapati District on August 20, reports Imphal Free Press. While other milita
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Two suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel in hilly areas near N. Boljang village under Sapermeina Police Station in Senapati District on August 20, reports Imphal Free Press. While other militants managed to escape, one AK-56 Rifle along with three magazines and 120 live ammunitions of AK 56 Rifle, one lethod gun with 11 live shells, and one .32 pistol with one magazine containing one live ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
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August - 20 
Two suspected KCP cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel in N. Boljang village in Senapati District on August 20.
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Two suspected KCP cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel in N. Boljang village in Senapati District on August 20.
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August - 20 
Unidentified militants exploded a bomb at the residence of the Managing Director of Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation, Wahengbam Nilamani, at Nongmeibung Chakpram Leikai in Imphal East District on August 20. Two vehicles were damaged i
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Unidentified militants exploded a bomb at the residence of the Managing Director of Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation, Wahengbam Nilamani, at Nongmeibung Chakpram Leikai in Imphal East District on August 20. Two vehicles were damaged in the blast. The sources indicated that the incident might be related with a departmental matter and said that there was a monetary demand on the department imposed by a militant group few months back.
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August - 20 
Unidentified militants exploded a bomb in the residence of a woman, Soibam Anandi (63), a retired accountant of the Manipur Treasury Department, at Chanam Pukhri Mapal Ningthoujam Leikai under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal East District on Augus
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Unidentified militants exploded a bomb in the residence of a woman, Soibam Anandi (63), a retired accountant of the Manipur Treasury Department, at Chanam Pukhri Mapal Ningthoujam Leikai under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal East District on August 20. Subsequently, people in the area demonstrated in protest against the bomb attack.
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August - 20 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has alerted the Assam State Police about Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) establishing links with militants in Assam. The missive issued this week also States that the Maoists, who had a base in North
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has alerted the Assam State Police about Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) establishing links with militants in Assam. The missive issued this week also States that the Maoists, who had a base in North Bengal earlier, are trying to revive it. Besides, they are trying to establish fresh contact with several Naxalite groups that had so far been dormant. The MHA has pointed out that the Maoists are trying to rope in former members of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and use them as conduits. Already, two Maoist "linkmen" have been arrested from Kokrajhar with AK-47. The Maoists are now contacting militants in Assam and also looking for supply of arms, the MHA missive says. Maoist leader Kishanji recently proposed a three-month ceasefire, but senior Police Officers feels this is a ploy to buy time as the Maoists' arms stock is dwindling in Jangalmahal, West Bengal. The communication says the Maoists could try to set up a corridor connecting North Bengal to Assam for supply of arms.
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August - 20 
Authorities have restricted access to hundreds of Internet pages containing “anti-Islamic content”, but have allowed these outfits to operate online without censorship. “Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook give such outfits a forum for
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Authorities have restricted access to hundreds of Internet pages containing “anti-Islamic content”, but have allowed these outfits to operate online without censorship. “Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook give such outfits a forum for carrying forward their agenda,” said Amir Rana, an author and expert on the Taliban and militancy in the country. “They are effective tools for such groups,” he added Groups with Facebook pages include Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD), which is on the UN terror blacklist and linked by India to the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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August - 20 
CID officials on August 20 arrested two men allegedly affiliated with the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and involved in the killing of the MPA Raza Haider, reported Daily Times. The Police recovered two pistols and nine rounds from their poss
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CID officials on August 20 arrested two men allegedly affiliated with the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and involved in the killing of the MPA Raza Haider, reported Daily Times. The Police recovered two pistols and nine rounds from their possession. The investigators said the men admitted they were involved in the killing of the MQM lawmaker along with their accomplices Waseem and Abdullah, who were arrested by the city Police a few days ago.
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August - 20 
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) criticised the Federal Interior Minister’s statement outlawing flood relief operations by banned outfits as well as the Government’s plan to impose tax in the name of flood aid. JI chief Syed Munawwar Hasan said when the nation n
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Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) criticised the Federal Interior Minister’s statement outlawing flood relief operations by banned outfits as well as the Government’s plan to impose tax in the name of flood aid. JI chief Syed Munawwar Hasan said when the nation needed collective efforts to cope with the situation, Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s orders banning banned outfits from relief work would divide the nation. He said the government was primarily responsible for the provision of relief but was found missing and now it was stopping religious parties and their affiliated NGOs from relief activities. He said the media was also not covering relief activities by religious parties. JI leader Ameerul Azim says the Government’s plan to impose tax in the name of flood aid will be strongly opposed as commoners instead of capitalists and landlords will be targeted through the proposed levy. He said the Government must ensure just and fair delivery of funds collected countrywide and overseas as the public was warmly donating for the flood-affected people. Adding to this issue of floods and terrorists Daily Times reported that foreign terrorists could take advantage of the issuance of duplicate and new Computerised National Identity Cards (CNIC) to the millions of flood victims across the country. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Deputy Chairman Tariq Malik said that NADRA had decided to provide duplicate CNICs to flood victims free of cost, keeping in view the destruction and loss of life caused by the floods. Sources said that intelligence agencies had submitted their reports to the authorities concerned that terrorists from various countries, including India, Afghanistan and some Arab countries were carrying out terrorist activities. The reports said that terrorist outfits always tried to use Pakistani identities as covers, and could now take advantage of the flood victims and pose as Pakistanis.
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August - 20 
Militants blew up a Government school in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in the night of August 20. The sources said that a group of militants in pickup vehicles came to Malakdin Khel area and planted explosives on the building of Tamash
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Militants blew up a Government school in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in the night of August 20. The sources said that a group of militants in pickup vehicles came to Malakdin Khel area and planted explosives on the building of Tamash Khan Kallay Government Primary School. They denoted the explosives which destroyed two rooms and boundary wall of the school. The militants managed to flee in the darkness of night.
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August - 20 
On August 20 that Pakistan courts are yet to convict a single person in any of the country’s biggest terrorist attacks of the past three years, a symptom of a dysfunctional legal system that’s hurting the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda at a c
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On August 20 that Pakistan courts are yet to convict a single person in any of the country’s biggest terrorist attacks of the past three years, a symptom of a dysfunctional legal system that’s hurting the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda at a critical time. The Police without basic investigative skills such as the ability to lift fingerprints, and prosecutors who lack training to try terror cases, are some of the main reasons cited. The legal system’s failure to attack terrorism is critical because it robs Pakistan of a chance to enforce a sense of law and order, which militants have set out to destroy. It has “caused a sense of terror and insecurity amongst the members of society”, said Lahore high court chief justice Khawaja Mohammad Sharif. on August 20 that Pakistan courts are yet to convict a single person in any of the country’s biggest terrorist attacks of the past three years, a symptom of a dysfunctional legal system that’s hurting the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda at a critical time. The Police without basic investigative skills such as the ability to lift fingerprints, and prosecutors who lack training to try terror cases, are some of the main reasons cited. The legal system’s failure to attack terrorism is critical because it robs Pakistan of a chance to enforce a sense of law and order, which militants have set out to destroy. It has “caused a sense of terror and insecurity amongst the members of society”, said Lahore high court chief justice Khawaja Mohammad Sharif. Pakistan to clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants amid fears their involvement in flood relief, exploiting anger against the Government, will undermine the fight against outfits like the Taliban, reported Dawn. Islamist charities have moved in swiftly to fill the vacuum left by a Government overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster and struggling to reach millions of people in dire need of shelter, food and clean water. It would not be the first time the Government has announced restrictions against charities tied to militant outfits. Critics say any banned outfits often re-emerge under new names, with authorities uninterested in stopping their operations. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said “the gains we have made against the terrorists are substantial, yet we remain exposed. If we fail it would undermine the hard won gains made by the Government in our difficult and painful war against terrorism...we cannot allow this catastrophe to become an opportunity for the terrorists,” he said at the UN General Assembly.
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August - 20 
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on August 20 said that Islamabad will not allow terrorists to take advantage of humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country, reports Indian Express. Qureshi said we are not going to allow them to take a
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on August 20 said that Islamabad will not allow terrorists to take advantage of humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country, reports Indian Express. Qureshi said we are not going to allow them to take advantage or exploit this natural disaster. He was at the UN General Assembly to attend a special meeting on Pakistan, underlining the need for immediate international assistance. He added, the gains we have made against the terrorists are substantial yet we remain exposed. If we fail it would undermine the hard won gains made by the government in our difficult and painful was against terrorism...we cannot allow this catastrophe to become an opportunity for the terrorists. His comments assume significance in the wake of the international community expressing concern that funds meant for the victims could be diverted to extremist groups.
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August - 20 
The Balochistan National Party (BNP) said on August 20 that target killings, military operations, enforced disappearance of political workers and torture of detained persons would never be able to suppress the Baloch political struggle, reports Dawn.
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The Balochistan National Party (BNP) said on August 20 that target killings, military operations, enforced disappearance of political workers and torture of detained persons would never be able to suppress the Baloch political struggle, reports Dawn. Leaders were speaking at a meeting held to mark the chehlum of Habib Jalib Baloch, secretary-general of the BNP-Mengal who died in an armed attack on July 14, 2010. BNP Information Secretary Agha Hasan Baloch and other leaders paid homage to Mr Jalib for the role he played in the political struggle for the rights of Baloch people. They said that Mr Jalib actively worked for mobilising the Baloch against what they described as plunder of Balochistan’s resources.
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August - 20 
Unidentified assailants killed two Policemen and injured a third one in an attack on a checkpoint near Qureshi chowk in Dera Ismail Khan Town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 20, reports Dawn. Constable Asmatullah died on the spot, while constable Daw
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Unidentified assailants killed two Policemen and injured a third one in an attack on a checkpoint near Qureshi chowk in Dera Ismail Khan Town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 20, reports Dawn. Constable Asmatullah died on the spot, while constable Dawood succumbed to his injuries in a hospital.
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August - 20 
Cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (UCPN-M) student wing All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) vandalised the Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) in Sanothimi of Bhaktapur on August 20, repor
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Cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (UCPN-M) student wing All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) vandalised the Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) in Sanothimi of Bhaktapur on August 20, reports Kantipronline. A group of five ANNISU-R cadres vandalized the Affiliation Department of the HSEB, Police said. ANNISU-R general secretary Himal Sharma claimed that ANNISU-R carried out the vandalism as a warning since the HSEB and the Government remained apathetic towards taking action against the colleges run illegally.
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August - 20 
A close associate of the executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) kingpin Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, identified as Sultan Miah (26) was arrested in a drive by the Police in Mymensingh District on August 20, reports Daily Star. Police sa
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A close associate of the executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) kingpin Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, identified as Sultan Miah (26) was arrested in a drive by the Police in Mymensingh District on August 20, reports Daily Star. Police said he is wanted in two cases. One of the cases was filed under the arms Act with Muktagacha Police Station in 2009. Charge sheets were pressed in both of the cases against Sultan, said duty officer of the Police station Sub-Inspector Ziaul Haque.
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August - 20 
Police arrested a cadre of the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), identified as Jamal Hossain, on August 20 when he was distributing anti-Government leaflets in front of town's Kandirpar Jame Mosque in Comilla District. Jamal is a student of Ibne Taimia School an
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Police arrested a cadre of the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), identified as Jamal Hossain, on August 20 when he was distributing anti-Government leaflets in front of town's Kandirpar Jame Mosque in Comilla District. Jamal is a student of Ibne Taimia School and College in Tamsam bridge area of Comilla town.
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August - 20 
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) arrested three arms peddlers along with arms and ammunition in Puskuni area of Gomostapur sub-district of Chapainawabganj District on August 20, reports Daily star. The arrestees were identified as Hasan (26), of Ajmatpur
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The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) arrested three arms peddlers along with arms and ammunition in Puskuni area of Gomostapur sub-district of Chapainawabganj District on August 20, reports Daily star. The arrestees were identified as Hasan (26), of Ajmatpur area of Shibganj sub-district, Rony (27), of Kansat area and Farooq Hossain (26), of Kajla area of Nachole sub-district. The BDR recovered a foreign made pistol, four rounds of bullet and a magazine from their possession.
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August - 20 
The investigators of the August 21, 2004 grenade attack believe they will find all masterminds of the incident making a departure from the tradition of other grievous crime probes where enquiries are finished with main culprits remaining unknown. "We
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The investigators of the August 21, 2004 grenade attack believe they will find all masterminds of the incident making a departure from the tradition of other grievous crime probes where enquiries are finished with main culprits remaining unknown. "We have identified some of the masterminds of this attack and we are still hopeful that we would be able to find the rest," Abdul Kahar Akand, investigation officer of the attack told. On August 21 2004, grenades were hurled at an Awami League (AL) rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka where 24 were killed and over 200 were injured. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, then opposition leader, was injured and President Zillur Rahman's wife Ivy Rahman was killed.
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August - 21 
A 60-member-strong group of Maoists raided Indraboni village in Jhargram subdivision in the night of August 21, ransacked houses and beat up villagers hours after the latter sought protection from the forces against the Maoists.
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A 60-member-strong group of Maoists raided Indraboni village in Jhargram subdivision in the night of August 21, ransacked houses and beat up villagers hours after the latter sought protection from the forces against the Maoists.
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August - 21 
A cadre belonging to Umar Farooq faction of the PULF, identified as Mohammed Hedayatullah (31), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Yairipok area in Thoubal District on August 21. One motorcycle helmet, driving license, pan card, a diary,
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A cadre belonging to Umar Farooq faction of the PULF, identified as Mohammed Hedayatullah (31), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Yairipok area in Thoubal District on August 21. One motorcycle helmet, driving license, pan card, a diary, wallet containing INR 800, one mobile phone, and two subscriber identity module cards were recovered from his possession.
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August - 21 
A senior cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Musafir Sahani alias Anand alias Alokda alias Manik, was arrested on August 21 by a joint team of the Bihar Police and the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) in
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A senior cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Musafir Sahani alias Anand alias Alokda alias Manik, was arrested on August 21 by a joint team of the Bihar Police and the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) in Kolkata. Musafir Sahani is a member of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh State Committees of the Maoists. The Maoists observed a 24-hour bandh (general shut down) in West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Districts to protest against the Security Operations in the region.
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August - 21 
A suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mani Ram (25), a resident of Gram Keshkutul, Kesar Mandi, was arrested by the State Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a joint operation at Bijapu
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A suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mani Ram (25), a resident of Gram Keshkutul, Kesar Mandi, was arrested by the State Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a joint operation at Bijapur District on August 21. Circle Inspector Ram Avtar Dhruv of Bhairamgarh Police Station said Mani Ram was involved in many criminal activities like kidnapping, murder among others.
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August - 21 
A woman over ground worker of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Khwairakpam Manileima (32), was arrested by a combined force of the Assam Rifles and Bishnupur District Police from Thanga area on August 21. She rev
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A woman over ground worker of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Khwairakpam Manileima (32), was arrested by a combined force of the Assam Rifles and Bishnupur District Police from Thanga area on August 21. She revealed that she was involved in extortion activities and also recruits youth for the Military Council faction of the KCP.
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August - 21 
An UNLF cadre, Surjit Singh (31), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles in and around Tentha Khunjao on August 21. He revealed that he worked for the UNLF under the ‘command’ of one Sapam Mohon Singh of Tent
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An UNLF cadre, Surjit Singh (31), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles in and around Tentha Khunjao on August 21. He revealed that he worked for the UNLF under the ‘command’ of one Sapam Mohon Singh of Tentha Khunjao and he delivered demand letters to Government employees, contractors and traders in Tentha area.
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August - 21 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two villagers from Medpalli, in Bhamragad taluka (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District and set ablaze a Police camp near the village on August 21, reports The Hindu. Deputy Superintend
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two villagers from Medpalli, in Bhamragad taluka (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District and set ablaze a Police camp near the village on August 21, reports The Hindu. Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Chapne said Maoists entered Medpalli and slit the throat of Parshuram Alam (48) and Bajirao Malavi (55) alleging that they were Police informers. "On the way, they spotted the Police camp which is near the village. The camp had been abandoned owing to flood scare and no Police personnel were present when it was burnt," he said.
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants set ablaze two houses of a small tea grower, Dilip Handique of Naharani village in Sivasagar District on August 21, reported Sentinel. Later, a labourer of the tea grower, Manglo
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants set ablaze two houses of a small tea grower, Dilip Handique of Naharani village in Sivasagar District on August 21, reported Sentinel. Later, a labourer of the tea grower, Manglo Guwala, was abducted by NSCN-IM militants on August 22. A local villager, Babu Das, said, “The NSCN-IM slapped extortion notices and demanded tax from Assam villagers, but when we refused to pay, the militants came and started attacking us.”
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August - 21 
Police arrested a close lieutenant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) divisional commander on August 21. Seven subscriber identity module (SIM) cards including five belonging to Aircel were recovered from his possession. Police detected a unique modus op
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Police arrested a close lieutenant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) divisional commander on August 21. Seven subscriber identity module (SIM) cards including five belonging to Aircel were recovered from his possession. Police detected a unique modus operandi adopted by him to manage SIMs for the militants. Attequllah Dar (28), a resident of Behota at Marmat in Doda District used to steal documents of the youths, who had applied for posts in Block Development Office at Marmat and other places, to obtain the SIM cards. Besides arranging SIM cards for the militants, Dar was also providing other logistic support to Javed Qureshi and his sympathizers.
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August - 21 
Protesting over the arrest of Musafir Sahni, the Maoists have given a call for Bihar bandh (general shut down) on August 28, reports Times of India. As reported earlier, Musafir Sahni, was arrested by Vaishali Police in Kolkata on August 21.
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Protesting over the arrest of Musafir Sahni, the Maoists have given a call for Bihar bandh (general shut down) on August 28, reports Times of India. As reported earlier, Musafir Sahni, was arrested by Vaishali Police in Kolkata on August 21.
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August - 21 
State Government announced imposition of curfew in Srinagar District from August 21 (today)-morning till further orders.
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State Government announced imposition of curfew in Srinagar District from August 21 (today)-morning till further orders.
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August - 21 
The Police fired rubber bullets after a mob attacked the Bijbehara Police Station in Anantnag District on August 21, leaving one person dead and another injured.
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The Police fired rubber bullets after a mob attacked the Bijbehara Police Station in Anantnag District on August 21, leaving one person dead and another injured.
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August - 21 
The tri-partite Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact involving the Union Government, State Government and Kuki militant groups, which expired on August 21 (today), was extended by 45 days. The Centre and the State Government put forward a condition tha
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The tri-partite Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact involving the Union Government, State Government and Kuki militant groups, which expired on August 21 (today), was extended by 45 days. The Centre and the State Government put forward a condition that all weapons should be deposited at the designated camps by September 20. The decision to extend the SoO pact was adopted during a joint meeting held at New Delhi on August 20 under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
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August - 21 
Three cadres of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered before Assam Rifles in West District, the Police said on August 21, reports Sentinel. One NLFT cadre, Rajendra Reang, surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Teliamura on August 2
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Three cadres of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered before Assam Rifles in West District, the Police said on August 21, reports Sentinel. One NLFT cadre, Rajendra Reang, surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Teliamura on August 20 and deposited one radio set. Two other cadres of the same outfit - Raju Sangma and Dilip Debbarma- surrendered at Jirania without arms.
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August - 21 
Militants attacked the house of a pro-government tribal elder, Malak Sher Zamin Khan, with hand grenades in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil in Bajaur Agency in the night of August 21. However, no loss of life was reported.
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Militants attacked the house of a pro-government tribal elder, Malak Sher Zamin Khan, with hand grenades in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil in Bajaur Agency in the night of August 21. However, no loss of life was reported.
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August - 21 
Pakistani authorities on August 21 claimed that they have arrested an Indian ‘spy’ in a border village in Punjab province, reports Indian Express. The alleged spy was identified by the Pakistani officials on August 21 as Banu Das Bhattal, claiming th
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Pakistani authorities on August 21 claimed that they have arrested an Indian ‘spy’ in a border village in Punjab province, reports Indian Express. The alleged spy was identified by the Pakistani officials on August 21 as Banu Das Bhattal, claiming that he had been living in Chohrpura village of Kasur District, 60 kilometres from Lahore. The officials said that he had been living in Chohrpura for several days.
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August - 21 
SFs arrested at least 11 militants, a 10-year-old young would-be suicide bomber and three masterminds of suicide bombings among them, during a raid on a hideout in Satin area of Kurram Agency on August 21. Sources said that the boy had been kidnapped
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SFs arrested at least 11 militants, a 10-year-old young would-be suicide bomber and three masterminds of suicide bombings among them, during a raid on a hideout in Satin area of Kurram Agency on August 21. Sources said that the boy had been kidnapped from Karachi, when he was only four-year-old. He was kept and trained by militants in Satin area of Kurram Agency.
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August - 21 
Six militants were killed in US drone missile attack in North Waziristan, locals and official sources said. Sources said that a US drone fired four missiles at two vehicles at Anghar village, some four kilometres of Miranshah, and killed all the six
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Six militants were killed in US drone missile attack in North Waziristan, locals and official sources said. Sources said that a US drone fired four missiles at two vehicles at Anghar village, some four kilometres of Miranshah, and killed all the six militants in the vehicles. The official sources said that it was not known whether the militants were locals or foreigners.
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August - 21 
Six persons died and five others were injured as a vehicle hit an explosive device at Baizai Tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 21. The political authorities said that the deceased are mem
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Six persons died and five others were injured as a vehicle hit an explosive device at Baizai Tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 21. The political authorities said that the deceased are members of the Peace Committee of Khowai Zai area and were going to sub-division office at Baizai.
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August - 21 
The suspected militants killed son of a pro-Government tribal elder and injured two others in an attack on his house in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 21, according to Dawn. Sources said a g
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The suspected militants killed son of a pro-Government tribal elder and injured two others in an attack on his house in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 21, according to Dawn. Sources said a group of over 40 suspected militants attacked the house of pro-government tribal elder and active member of Charmang peace committee Malak Gul Khan with heavy weapons, killing his young son Shahabuddin and injuring two others, Fazal Rehman and Zaffar Khan critically.
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August - 21 
A freedom fighter, Abdul Karim, filed a general diary (GD) with Dhunat Police Station of Bogra District against 21 leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) with an allegation of making a plan to kill Prime Minister Shei
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A freedom fighter, Abdul Karim, filed a general diary (GD) with Dhunat Police Station of Bogra District against 21 leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) with an allegation of making a plan to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and seven others by planting a remote controlled bomb at a rally. Dhunat Police Station Officer-in-charge Yiasin Ali said that Karim filed the GD alleging that 21 BNP-JeI leaders had been planning to kill Hasina, Habibur Rahman, lawmaker of constituency-5 in Bogra District, and six others at a meeting held at the house of Shariatullah on August 18.
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August - 21 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claimed on August 21 that the previous BNP-Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) coalition Government had direct links with the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004. No matter how powerful the culprits might be, they
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claimed on August 21 that the previous BNP-Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) coalition Government had direct links with the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004. No matter how powerful the culprits might be, they would be brought to justice, Hasina said at a rally on the Bangabandhu Avenue commemorating the sixth anniversary of the grenade attack.
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August - 21 August - 22
The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan on August 22 said that the former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the four-party alliance Government held him on trumped-up charges during its tenure. "Investigation no
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The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan on August 22 said that the former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the four-party alliance Government held him on trumped-up charges during its tenure. "Investigation now shows that many of the then top leaders had hand in the August 21 grenade attack," Hannan told the court. "I was taken on remand for 369 days in 22 cases and brutally tortured in last five years,'' he said requesting the Court not to grant any further remand. Hannan pleaded innocent before the court and claimed he was not the chief of HuJI-B, not even a member of the outfit. Bagerhat District Judicial Magistrate Court-2, however, placed him on a two-day demand in a case for bomb attack on Sheikh Helal's public meeting at Mollahat sub-district in 2001.
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August - 21 
The Police arrested three cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir’s (ICS) Chittagong University (CU) unit including its general secretary on August 21 for their alleged involvement in injuring a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist on the campus, rep
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The Police arrested three cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir’s (ICS) Chittagong University (CU) unit including its general secretary on August 21 for their alleged involvement in injuring a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist on the campus, reports Daily Star. The arrestees were CU unit ICS general secretary Nesar Ahmad Niaji, unit president Tofael Ahmad and organising secretary Shahidul Islam Rasel.
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August - 22 
A rickshaw puller was killed in crossfire between Security Forces and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants in Sualkuchi in Kamrup District on August 22, reports Telegraph. Police said two militants had come on a motorcycle to extort mone
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A rickshaw puller was killed in crossfire between Security Forces and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants in Sualkuchi in Kamrup District on August 22, reports Telegraph. Police said two militants had come on a motorcycle to extort money from a businessman at Sualkuchi. A Police team, which had prior information, had laid an ambush in the area. SFs arrested Harakrishna Deka alias Siraj, and recovered a grenade and several extortion notices from his possession, while the other escaped. “We also recovered a pistol following the interrogation of the arrested militant,” the additional Superintendent of Police of Kamrup, H.K. Nath, said.
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August - 22 
A self styled Imphal East District ‘commander’ belonging to Tabungba faction of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Amarjeet Hing Embam Singh (32), and his accomplice, Ngouba Meitei (33), were arrested by a combined force of the A
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A self styled Imphal East District ‘commander’ belonging to Tabungba faction of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Amarjeet Hing Embam Singh (32), and his accomplice, Ngouba Meitei (33), were arrested by a combined force of the Assam rifles and Army on August 22.
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August - 22 
About 10-12 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Nandalal Besra (52), a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and abducted his niece identified as Anima Besra (32), who works with the Inte
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About 10-12 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Nandalal Besra (52), a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and abducted his niece identified as Anima Besra (32), who works with the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) project, from Letham village at Bandwan in Purulia late in the night of August 22. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Purulia, Rajesh Yadav, said the Police searched the adjacent forest area to trace Anima but in vain.
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August - 22 
An Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) trooper, Mohammed Salauddin (30), was found shot dead by unidentified assailants at Kongba Nongthongbam Leikai near a dispensary along the Kongba Keikhu IV road under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East District o
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An Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) trooper, Mohammed Salauddin (30), was found shot dead by unidentified assailants at Kongba Nongthongbam Leikai near a dispensary along the Kongba Keikhu IV road under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East District on August 22. The Police recovered one projectile and an empty case of pistol near the body. The report adds that slain Salaudin was a former cadre of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) who surrendered before the Manipur Government in 2001.
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August - 22 
An United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Gurumayum Botomba Sharma alias Manikanta (28), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok Canteen Leirak. He disclosed that he had joined the outfit on January 11, 2006, through one T
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An United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Gurumayum Botomba Sharma alias Manikanta (28), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok Canteen Leirak. He disclosed that he had joined the outfit on January 11, 2006, through one Tongbram Tiken alias Inao of Sagolmang Salam Leikai and got basic military training at Mithi in Myanmar.
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August - 22 
Assam Minister of Law, Sericulture, Handloom & Textile Pronob Gogoi refuted the allegations that State Government has not taken any effective measure to contain the growing NSCN-IM influence in the along Assam-Arunachal and Assam-Nagaland border regi
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Assam Minister of Law, Sericulture, Handloom & Textile Pronob Gogoi refuted the allegations that State Government has not taken any effective measure to contain the growing NSCN-IM influence in the along Assam-Arunachal and Assam-Nagaland border region. The report adds that suspected NSCN-IM militants often serve extortion notes to the tea growers. There are as many as 120 small tea growers in the region.
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August - 22 
At Chakoora in the Pulwama District, militants killed Ghulam Nabi Wani son in law of one Mohammad Bhat. Wani was an employee of Social Welfare Department.
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At Chakoora in the Pulwama District, militants killed Ghulam Nabi Wani son in law of one Mohammad Bhat. Wani was an employee of Social Welfare Department.
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August - 22 August - 23
Least five cadres a newly floated outfit, Manipur National Liberation Front (MNLF), were arrested by the Bishnupur District Police from Malom Tuliyama Awang Leikai under Nambol Police Station on August 22-23. They were identified as Mathurabastimayum
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Least five cadres a newly floated outfit, Manipur National Liberation Front (MNLF), were arrested by the Bishnupur District Police from Malom Tuliyama Awang Leikai under Nambol Police Station on August 22-23. They were identified as Mathurabastimayum Tarjit Sharma alias Tombapu alias Tomba (42), Kongkham Birkumar Singh alias Bebe (34), Nigthoujam Ranjit Singh (42), Kongjengbam Inaobi alias Basanta (45) and Thoudam Premchandra Singh (38). Huge numbers of demand letters bearing logo of the MNLF signed by one self styled finance secretary Nganthoi Meitei, one vehicle and five cellphones with subscriber identity module cards used in extortion drive were recovered from their possession.
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August - 22 
Militants attacked the residence of Sopore Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Conference leader Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie by opening indiscriminate firing in Baramulla District in the late night of August 22. "During the intervening nigh
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Militants attacked the residence of Sopore Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Conference leader Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie by opening indiscriminate firing in Baramulla District in the late night of August 22. "During the intervening night, militants fired at the residence of MLA Sopore. Police on residential guard of MLA retaliated. No loss of life has been reported in this incident," the spokesman said. This is second attack on the residence of the MLA within a week.
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August - 22 
Militants killed three persons in two separate incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama Districts in the evening of August 22, reported Daily Excelsior. In the Nandimarg area of Kulgam four militants stormed into the house of one Mohammed Hussain Gorsi and ki
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Militants killed three persons in two separate incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama Districts in the evening of August 22, reported Daily Excelsior. In the Nandimarg area of Kulgam four militants stormed into the house of one Mohammed Hussain Gorsi and killed his wife Shakeela (40) and daughter Zareena (19).
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August - 22 
SFs in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on August 22 launched a joint counter-insurgency operation to evict NSCN-IM militants involved in raiding border villages in Sivasagar District, leading to a volatile situation in the past week. The joint operation
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SFs in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on August 22 launched a joint counter-insurgency operation to evict NSCN-IM militants involved in raiding border villages in Sivasagar District, leading to a volatile situation in the past week. The joint operation by the Police forces of the two States came close on the heels of NSCN-IM militants abducting a labourer of an Assam small tea grower, besides torching two of his houses. “We have decided for joint patrolling and sensitize the area to ensure peace and restore calm,” Akhilesh Singh, Sivasagar SP, said. Police and paramilitary troopers on either side of the border have not only started patrolling, but also began selective operations in areas where NSCN-IM militants could have possible bases.
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August - 22 
Shopkeepers of Singjamei Super market demonstrated in protest against a monetary demand of INR 5 00, 000 served by two different militant outfits, according to Sangai Express. The shops, numbering around 60/70, remained close for the 4th day on Augus
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Shopkeepers of Singjamei Super market demonstrated in protest against a monetary demand of INR 5 00, 000 served by two different militant outfits, according to Sangai Express. The shops, numbering around 60/70, remained close for the 4th day on August 22 as they could not afford to pay the ransoms.
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August - 22 
Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants set ablaze two houses at No. 2 Charaipung area of Sivasagar District on August 22, reports Assam Tribune. Twelve militants entered a small tea garden of Khagen Handique and set abla
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Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants set ablaze two houses at No. 2 Charaipung area of Sivasagar District on August 22, reports Assam Tribune. Twelve militants entered a small tea garden of Khagen Handique and set ablaze the houses of two labourers Sunil Muro and Rajesh Mura.
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August - 22 
The economic blockade enforced on Arunachal Pradesh by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) entered the second day on August 22. Both the roads from Nidaigarh in the east of Charaipung in Sivasagar District and from Jaipur in Dibrugarh District to Ar
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The economic blockade enforced on Arunachal Pradesh by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) entered the second day on August 22. Both the roads from Nidaigarh in the east of Charaipung in Sivasagar District and from Jaipur in Dibrugarh District to Arunachal Pradesh have been blocked by AASU and AJYCP activists for an indefinite period.
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August - 22 
The report adds that two Districts of Jorhat and Golaghat, which share their border with Nagaland, including Merapani in Golaghat District, have been identified as a very sensitive zone with frequent incursions and killings taking place. In Jorhat an
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The report adds that two Districts of Jorhat and Golaghat, which share their border with Nagaland, including Merapani in Golaghat District, have been identified as a very sensitive zone with frequent incursions and killings taking place. In Jorhat and the two adjoining Districts reserve forests have been destroyed by almost 60 per cent and occupied by Naga settlements. These border settlements are favoured hideouts by the militants who usually come out in support of the Nagas whenever there is a conflict.
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August - 22 
Two hardcore United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) cadres were arrested by Bakalia Police from Mirdupathar near Bakaliaghat Police Stationin Karbi Anglong District on August 22. According to Police sources, the ceasefire UPDS cadres fled way f
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Two hardcore United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) cadres were arrested by Bakalia Police from Mirdupathar near Bakaliaghat Police Stationin Karbi Anglong District on August 22. According to Police sources, the ceasefire UPDS cadres fled way from Rongcheret designated camp set up under Hamren Subdivision since last two days. They were identified as Mirjeng Engti (20) and Paprap Tisso (20). Two AK-47 rifles, two magazines and 60 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from their possession.
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August - 22 
Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres and over ground worker belonging to the Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by the Army. They were involved in extorting money from local public and through other illegal activities.
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Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres and over ground worker belonging to the Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by the Army. They were involved in extorting money from local public and through other illegal activities.
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August - 22 
Two top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants including a ‘district commander’ surrendered before the Police and Army in Doda District along with arms, ammunition and explosives on August 22. They were identified as Ghulam Mohammad Mengnoo alias Gulla ali
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Two top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants including a ‘district commander’ surrendered before the Police and Army in Doda District along with arms, ammunition and explosives on August 22. They were identified as Ghulam Mohammad Mengnoo alias Gulla alias Abu Rasia and Asif Ahmed Bhat. They handed over one AK-47 rifle, two Chinese Mousers, three AK magazines with 40 rounds, one HE grenade, a pouch and a large quantity of other explosive material and ammunition at the time of surrender before senior officers of the Army and Police. Both of them were ‘A’ category militants, official sources said. Official sources said Gulla Mengnoo was a District commander of the LeT outfit and was operating in Doda District since 2005. Asif Ahmed Bhat was an active militant of the LeT since 2008. He was also involved in militant activities in Doda and Kishtwar Districts.
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August - 22 
A minor girl was killed when SFs opened indiscriminate firing on militants in Jhansi area of Bara.
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A minor girl was killed when SFs opened indiscriminate firing on militants in Jhansi area of Bara.
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August - 22 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government decided to take action against outlawed terrorist outfits involved in collecting donations for the flood affectees by using different names. Sources said that the provincial Government issued directives to all District C
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government decided to take action against outlawed terrorist outfits involved in collecting donations for the flood affectees by using different names. Sources said that the provincial Government issued directives to all District Coordination Officers (DCO) to strictly monitor the activities of banned outfits involved in collecting donations for the flood victims. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government issued the directives after receiving various reports that outlawed terrorist outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and others that had been collecting donations for the flood victims by using different names and by disguising their actual leadership.
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August - 22 
Law enforcement agencies arrested a high profile militant from Hangu who was allegedly involved in the abduction of 35 Police recruits from Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in July 2008. During investigation, the sources s
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Law enforcement agencies arrested a high profile militant from Hangu who was allegedly involved in the abduction of 35 Police recruits from Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in July 2008. During investigation, the sources said, the militant confessed the Police that he had rented a house in Lakhti Banda area. The militant, the sources said, belonged to a group which abducted 47 Government servants, beheaded two others and put 13 personnel of the Frontier Constabulary before firing squad in July 2008. He and his group had also abducted the 35 recruits of Police Training College Hangu, who were crossing Orakzai Agency to reach Peshawar due to closure of the Indus Highway in Darra Adam Khel.
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August - 22 
Militants blew up a Government girl’s primary school in semi-autonomous tribal area of Zarghun Khel in frontier region of Kohat on August 22.
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Militants blew up a Government girl’s primary school in semi-autonomous tribal area of Zarghun Khel in frontier region of Kohat on August 22.
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August - 22 
Nearly a month after worst-ever natural disaster flooded a fifth of the country and hit at least 20 million people, the spectres of social unrest and extremism are stalking the nation, Daily Times reported on August 22. Torrential rains have had a ca
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Nearly a month after worst-ever natural disaster flooded a fifth of the country and hit at least 20 million people, the spectres of social unrest and extremism are stalking the nation, Daily Times reported on August 22. Torrential rains have had a catastrophic impact on the nation, causing economic losses that could see the country default on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan and leaving eight million people dependent on aid for survival. While the world community has now donated almost $500 million, domestic anger is mounting at the Government. Hasan-Askari Rizvi an analyst said that the opposition could cash in on that and in the long-term, militants could benefit. Concerns have been widely raised that in the long-term religious charities, which are exploiting the aid vacuum to provide welfare, could mirror patterns in Lebanon with Hezbollah and in Gaza with Hamas. “People will say religious groups deliver, the state does not, so the power of the mosque and of the madrassa will get stronger,” said Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Qaiser Bengali.
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August - 22 
Suspected militants attacked a Police check post located at Bara Qadeem (old Bara) area at Peshawar-Bara Road near Peshawar killing a civilian and injuring three Policemen on August 21. Head constable Noor Shad, constable Hidayat Shah and community P
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Suspected militants attacked a Police check post located at Bara Qadeem (old Bara) area at Peshawar-Bara Road near Peshawar killing a civilian and injuring three Policemen on August 21. Head constable Noor Shad, constable Hidayat Shah and community Police constable Tamash Khan were injured in the broad day light attack on the checkpost. The dead civilian could not be identified, a police official said. The station house officer of Sarbanda Police Station Fazal Maula Khan said that the attackers, riding three motorcycles and armed with Kalashnikovs, belonged to the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
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August - 22 
Terrorists are regrouping outside Peshawar, the Tribal Areas and the flood-hit areas, and the Federal and Provincial Government should launch an immediate action against them, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on Augu
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Terrorists are regrouping outside Peshawar, the Tribal Areas and the flood-hit areas, and the Federal and Provincial Government should launch an immediate action against them, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on August 22 according to Daily Times. He made these remarks while addressing a press conference. “Terrorists are joining the flood victims. They are posing as flood affectees and regrouping in the flood-hit areas,” the KP information minister said. He informed the media that terrorists had been getting the sympathies of the flood victims by carrying out relief activities outside Peshawar and other areas of the flood-hit province. Iftikhar demanded that the Government should launch an immediate operation against terrorists or they would become a grave danger for the country and the entire world. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister said that terrorists had been trying to create a “parallel system of Governance”. He informed the media that if the Government did not take immediate action against terrorists, the province might have to face dangerous consequences.
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August - 22 
The bomb disposal squad defused two hand grenades, which were found on roadside in Sector I of Phase-II of KDA Town in Kohat District.
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The bomb disposal squad defused two hand grenades, which were found on roadside in Sector I of Phase-II of KDA Town in Kohat District.
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August - 22 
The capture of top Taliban ‘commander’ Abdul Ghani Baradar may have been a bid by Pakistani intelligence to thwart talks between the Taliban and the Afghanistan Government, said The New York Times report on August 22. Baradar was a top military strat
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The capture of top Taliban ‘commander’ Abdul Ghani Baradar may have been a bid by Pakistani intelligence to thwart talks between the Taliban and the Afghanistan Government, said The New York Times report on August 22. Baradar was a top military strategist and trusted aide of the militia's shadowy leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar. He was arrested in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi reportedly in a secret raid by CIA and Pakistani agents, an operation that was described as a huge blow to the outfit. Citing unnamed Pakistani officials, it said Pakistan's intelligence had set out to capture Baradar with the CIA's help as it wanted to end secret peace talks between Baradar and the Afghanistan Government that excluded Pakistan, the Taliban's long time backer. In the weeks after Baradar's capture, Pakistani security officials detained up to 23 Taliban leaders, many of whom had been enjoying Islamabad's protection for years, the report added. These developments resulted in the talks coming to an end. “We picked up Baradar and the others because they were trying to make a deal without us,” the paper quotes a Pakistani security official as saying. “We protect the Taliban. They are dependent on us. We are not going to allow them to make a deal with Karzai and the Indians,” the official said, referring to Hamid Karzai, the Afghanistan President.
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August - 22 
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police left the security of mosques at the disposal of mosque committees exposing the faithful to the risk of terrorism during Ramzan. In early days of Ramzan the Police authorities had deputed Police officials f
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The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police left the security of mosques at the disposal of mosque committees exposing the faithful to the risk of terrorism during Ramzan. In early days of Ramzan the Police authorities had deputed Police officials for security of mosques during all the prayers’ timing, but after some days these personnel started remaining absent from duty except the Traweeh prayers. Now Police have made a practice to also skip this duty. There are 609 mosques and 61 Imambargahs in the federal capital. All police stations were instructed to depute at least one police official outside a mosque to ensure the security, but the Police have failed to implement the security plan. The sources said the Ministry of Interior had sent a report to the Islamabad Capital Territory administration and federal Police that there was a possibility of terror attack at some places in Red Zone.
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August - 22 
The Police arrested two persons, identified as Mohammad Adnan and Shah Jahan alias Munna, for their associations with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) after an alleged encounter in Korangi in Karachi on August 22, reported Daily Tim
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The Police arrested two persons, identified as Mohammad Adnan and Shah Jahan alias Munna, for their associations with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) after an alleged encounter in Korangi in Karachi on August 22, reported Daily Times. Station Investigation Officer (SIO) Anwar Jaffery said that a Police team raided an area near Bagh-e-Korangi on a tip-off and after a brief encounter arrested the accused along with two pistols. He said that the arrested persons received militant training in Waziristan through Jaish-e-Mohammad (JM) and later joined the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and that now they were working for both these organisations. As per the officer, their current commander named Aslam was in Waziristan and he orchestrated the robberies through his men here for funding the Jihadi (holy warrior) elements in South Waziristan.
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August - 22 
The Saddar and Canttantonment Police of Kohat in a joint operation arrested 28 suspects and recovered a cache of weapons from their possession. The search operations were conducted in Jarma, Khwasi Banda, Kharmato, Ghulam Banda, Tappi, Merozai and Dh
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The Saddar and Canttantonment Police of Kohat in a joint operation arrested 28 suspects and recovered a cache of weapons from their possession. The search operations were conducted in Jarma, Khwasi Banda, Kharmato, Ghulam Banda, Tappi, Merozai and Dhodha. The recovered arms and ammunitions included seven kilograms of hashish, two Kalashnikovs, five rifles, three shotguns, 15 pistols and hundreds of cartridges.
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August - 22 
Three militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed during a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Rajgali Kandaw area of Buner District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs got information that some militants w
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Three militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed during a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Rajgali Kandaw area of Buner District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs got information that some militants would use the Rajgali Kandaw route to sneak into Gokand valley from Elum Ghar. They were identified as militant commander Naseeb Zada, a resident of Narbatwal area, and his two accomplices Wazir and Gul Nazar of Dokada area. Three Kalashnikovs with magazines, seven hand grenades and 500 rounds were recovered from the encounter site. Sources said that militant commander Naseeb Zada was carrying a bounty PNR 500,000 on his head while the others two had a head money of PKR 250,000 each. Police sources said that the slain militants were wanted for killing three Policemen of Pir Baba Police Station and three members of Sultnwas Qaumi Lashkar, who were shot dead during the first clash in Rajgalai in April 2010.
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August - 22 
Nepali Congress (NC) decided not to withdraw its PM candidacy. A meeting of the office bearers and central committee members convened in Kathmandu reiterated its stand to go for the PM election unless the UCPN-M comes up with a new alternative for co
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Nepali Congress (NC) decided not to withdraw its PM candidacy. A meeting of the office bearers and central committee members convened in Kathmandu reiterated its stand to go for the PM election unless the UCPN-M comes up with a new alternative for consensus.
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August - 22 
The CPN-UML proposed a four-month timeline to complete the task of integrating and rehabilitating Maoist combatants. It also decided not to vote in any round of PM elections while also calling upon other parties to withdraw their candidacy to start a
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The CPN-UML proposed a four-month timeline to complete the task of integrating and rehabilitating Maoist combatants. It also decided not to vote in any round of PM elections while also calling upon other parties to withdraw their candidacy to start a “new course” for the formation of a national consensus Government.
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August - 22 
The leaders of the major three parties – NC, UCPN- M and CPN-UML – and the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) agreed that they would sit for "serious discussions" to resolve the current political deadlock the nation has been witnessing given tha
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The leaders of the major three parties – NC, UCPN- M and CPN-UML – and the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) agreed that they would sit for "serious discussions" to resolve the current political deadlock the nation has been witnessing given that August 23 PM elections, too, fails as before. Leaders expressed such a commitment to the chairman of Constituent Assembly (CA), Subash Chandra Nemwang, during a meeting held at Nemwang's office at Singh Durbar (Parliament). "The major three parties including Madheshi leaders agreed to end the deadlock through serious discussions agenda-wise among political parties," Maoist vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha told reporters after the meeting.
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August - 22 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, on August 22 remarked that the Prime Minister (PM) could not be picked due to the failure of parliamentary procedure, reports Kantipuronline. He, howeve
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, on August 22 remarked that the Prime Minister (PM) could not be picked due to the failure of parliamentary procedure, reports Kantipuronline. He, however, refuted the accusations that the Maoist is the main hurdle in the process to elect new prime minister. He revealed that his party repeatedly held discussions with the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM)—an alliance of Madhesh-based parties—and expressed hopes that the latter will support his candidacy in August 23 PM election.
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August - 22 
A bomb exploded near the residence of Magura District-1 constituency-l Member of Parliament (MP) Serajul Akbar at Mahila College road in the town on August 22, reports Daily Star. Leader of Magura District unit Awami League (AL) leader Abu Reza Nantu
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A bomb exploded near the residence of Magura District-1 constituency-l Member of Parliament (MP) Serajul Akbar at Mahila College road in the town on August 22, reports Daily Star. Leader of Magura District unit Awami League (AL) leader Abu Reza Nantu was picked up by Police on in connection with the bomb explosion. Party insiders said the bomb exploded at around 11:00pm when some senior leaders of District unit AL were holding a meeting to settle a dispute between Abu Reza and the Serajul Akbar’s nephew Mahbubul Akbar Kallol.
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Biplob, identifying himself as ‘operation commander’ of Janajuddho faction of PBCP (PBCP-Janajudhha), now in charge of Khulna District and Khulna metropolitan city threatened to kill five people in the District including three Upazila Nirbahi Officer
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Biplob, identifying himself as ‘operation commander’ of Janajuddho faction of PBCP (PBCP-Janajudhha), now in charge of Khulna District and Khulna metropolitan city threatened to kill five people in the District including three Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO, Officer in charge of sub-district), on August 22 and 23. All the three UNOs and two others made General Diary entries with Police Stations concerned seeking security of life.
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August - 22 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Penthokosthlane and Kilinochchi areas in the North recovered two hand grenades and five 81-mm mortar bombs on August 22. Meanwhile, demining groups recovered 77 Anti Personnel
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Penthokosthlane and Kilinochchi areas in the North recovered two hand grenades and five 81-mm mortar bombs on August 22. Meanwhile, demining groups recovered 77 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), three Arul bombs, four 60-mm mortar bombs, one hand grenade, three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs) and one 81-mm mortar bomb from Kannadi, Piramanalankulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Iranailuppaikulam, Adampan, Akkarayankulam and Nedunkandal areas.
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August - 22 
Troops also recovered one booby trap in Pulipanchikal area in the East.
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Troops also recovered one booby trap in Pulipanchikal area in the East.
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August - 23 
A group of around 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Sikunu Meleka (35) of Tentulipodar village in Narayanapatna block in Koraput District in the night of August 23, suspecting him to be a Police informer. The
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A group of around 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Sikunu Meleka (35) of Tentulipodar village in Narayanapatna block in Koraput District in the night of August 23, suspecting him to be a Police informer. The Maoists had forcibly abducted around 12 persons from Tentulipodar and neighbouring Dingapai village. Sikunu was killed while all the others were released. In a letter written in Telugu and left at the spot, the Maoists claimed that they had killed him suspecting him to be a Police informer. Meleka was an active supporter of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in the area but had recently detached himself from the violent activities of the CMAS.
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August - 23 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, M. Ibomcha Singh (43), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from area Yambem in Thoubal District on August 23.
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, M. Ibomcha Singh (43), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from area Yambem in Thoubal District on August 23.
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August - 23 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Puyam Inaocha (25), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during another search operation at Kakching bazaar on August 23. One 9-mm pistol with a magazine and a Chines
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Puyam Inaocha (25), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during another search operation at Kakching bazaar on August 23. One 9-mm pistol with a magazine and a Chinese hand grenade were recovered from his possession.
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August - 23 
A large number executives of tea estates in north Assam Districts of Baksa, Sonitpur, and Udalguri are being constantly bothered by callers who identify themselves as members of militant groups, asking for huge sums of money. This has prompted the in
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A large number executives of tea estates in north Assam Districts of Baksa, Sonitpur, and Udalguri are being constantly bothered by callers who identify themselves as members of militant groups, asking for huge sums of money. This has prompted the industry officials to ask the Police for security cover. A tea industry source informed that the callers, who claim to be either members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) or some Adivasi militant groups, often demand money from tea executives posted in north Assam gardens creating a fear psychosis among them.
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August - 23 
A PREPAK cadre, Puyam Inaocha alias Roch (25), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from Kakching Bazar area on August 23. One Chinese hand grenade and one 9-mm pistol along with magazine containing four live ammunitions were recovered from his possessio
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A PREPAK cadre, Puyam Inaocha alias Roch (25), was arrested by the Assam Rifles from Kakching Bazar area on August 23. One Chinese hand grenade and one 9-mm pistol along with magazine containing four live ammunitions were recovered from his possession
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August - 23 
A suspected woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sujatha was arrested in Mangrol town in Surat District on August 23. She hails from Andhra Pradesh but lived in Mumbai till 2002. Reportedly she was in close c
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A suspected woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sujatha was arrested in Mangrol town in Surat District on August 23. She hails from Andhra Pradesh but lived in Mumbai till 2002. Reportedly she was in close contact with top Maoist leaders, and had been a frequent visitor to Gujarat and was entrusted with the responsibility of strengthening the Maoist network in the state, the Police said.
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August - 23 
Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Media Cell of the Police Department was injured when his vehicle came under heavy stone pelting at Fore Shore road while on his way to home late in the evening of August 23. Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj
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Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Media Cell of the Police Department was injured when his vehicle came under heavy stone pelting at Fore Shore road while on his way to home late in the evening of August 23. Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj Pandita was hit in by a stone in the head, reports Daily Excelsior. The spokesman said 28 Police personnel, including Superintendent of Police, Pulwama, and three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in stone pelting incidents in Prichoo, Muran chowk, Rajpora chowk, Tahab and at Pulwama in south Kashmir on August 22.
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August - 23 
Following persistent demands from the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Government has finally initiated steps for augmenting security measures along the international border with China and additional troops are being moved into the borderin
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Following persistent demands from the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Government has finally initiated steps for augmenting security measures along the international border with China and additional troops are being moved into the bordering areas, while, a battalion of the Arunachal Scouts has also been sanctioned.
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August - 23 
Four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) were killed by a suspected anti-Maoist group in Hansadumri village of Bankura District in the night of August 23. The dead bodi
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Four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) were killed by a suspected anti-Maoist group in Hansadumri village of Bankura District in the night of August 23. The dead bodies of Sujit Giri, Sanjit Gorai, Hikim Murmu and Lakshmikanta Soren were found in the morning of August 24 on the Bankura-Jhargram road, 18 kilometres from the local Barikul Police Station. Another cadre, Arun Patra, who was with the group when it was attacked, is missing.
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August - 23 
Life in Kashmir valley remained paralysed for the third consecutive day due to curfew imposed by the authorities in some parts of the summer capital and strike called by Geelani-led faction of Hurriyat. Curfew has been imposed in eight Police Statio
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Life in Kashmir valley remained paralysed for the third consecutive day due to curfew imposed by the authorities in some parts of the summer capital and strike called by Geelani-led faction of Hurriyat. Curfew has been imposed in eight Police Station jurisdictions in the old parts of the city to foil any attempts by the separatist elements to stage violent protests, which often lead to killings and damage to public property. Curfew also remained in force in Bijbehara town of Anantnag District and Trehgam in Kupwara District as a precautionary measure. The Police spokesman said situation across the Valley remained peaceful barring stray incidents of stone pelting at Prichoo in Pulwama District and Sabzi Mandi in Anchar area of the city.
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August - 23 
On August 23, a protester, Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, who was injured in Security Force’s firing at Pattan in Baramulla District on August 14, succumbed to injuries raising the death toll in the street violence since June 11 up to 61.
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On August 23, a protester, Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, who was injured in Security Force’s firing at Pattan in Baramulla District on August 14, succumbed to injuries raising the death toll in the street violence since June 11 up to 61.
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August - 23 
Police arrested a militant, who was involved in an attack on the residence of ruling National Conference party MLA from Sopore, from a hospital in Srinagar on August 23. The militant was arrested from SMHS hospital where he was undergoing treatment f
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Police arrested a militant, who was involved in an attack on the residence of ruling National Conference party MLA from Sopore, from a hospital in Srinagar on August 23. The militant was arrested from SMHS hospital where he was undergoing treatment for bullet injuries sustained in retaliatory action by the cops during attack on the residence of Sopore MLA Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie on the intervening night of August 18 and 19.
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August - 23 
Ramendra Singh alias Guruji, ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered before Inspector General of Police Manoj Mishra in Bokaro District, reports Times of India. He surrendered with a pistol and live cartridges. Ramendra, a resident of Ka
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Ramendra Singh alias Guruji, ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered before Inspector General of Police Manoj Mishra in Bokaro District, reports Times of India. He surrendered with a pistol and live cartridges. Ramendra, a resident of Kaimur in Bihar, faces more than 17 criminal cases. He joined the Maoist organisation in 1986, Manoj Mishra added.
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August - 23 
Surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, James Sylliang, refuted allegations leveled by his former chairman Julius K. Dorphrang that he was behind alleged irregularities in the tender process for the North-Eastern Hill Univer
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Surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, James Sylliang, refuted allegations leveled by his former chairman Julius K. Dorphrang that he was behind alleged irregularities in the tender process for the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) construction work in Shillong. He also demanded an apology from the former HNLC chairman for his "irresponsible remark".
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August - 23 
The Birsa Commando Force (BCF), an Adivasi militant group which is now in truce with the Government, asks for monthly payment of certain amount of money from various tea garden managements in the area by sending demands in black and white. In one suc
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The Birsa Commando Force (BCF), an Adivasi militant group which is now in truce with the Government, asks for monthly payment of certain amount of money from various tea garden managements in the area by sending demands in black and white. In one such letter sent to the management of Maneka Tea Estate in Baksa District the BCF demands payment of a certain amount per month to help the organization to meet expenses as ‘it is not receiving proper assistance from the state government despite being in truce’.
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August - 23 
The combined Security Forces (SFs) raided the hideout of Shashadhar Mahato, a ‘senior leader’ of the Maoists who carries a reward of INR 200,000 on his head, in Gosaibandh village and recovered 14 landmines and 80 kilogrammes of splinters, besides wi
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The combined Security Forces (SFs) raided the hideout of Shashadhar Mahato, a ‘senior leader’ of the Maoists who carries a reward of INR 200,000 on his head, in Gosaibandh village and recovered 14 landmines and 80 kilogrammes of splinters, besides wires, computer gadgets, one cycle and Maoist literature and posters in West Midnapore District on August 23, reports The Hindu. Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Mukesh Kumar told reporters that Mahato and a woman ‘leader’, Suchitra Mahato, used to stay there. The SFs, however, could not trace them.
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August - 23 
Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Badal alias Birsha (25), Laxman Majhi (45), and Babaji alias Karuna (35) were arrested from Daitari mining area in Keonjhar District on August 23. Badal, an ‘area command
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Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Badal alias Birsha (25), Laxman Majhi (45), and Babaji alias Karuna (35) were arrested from Daitari mining area in Keonjhar District on August 23. Badal, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist was involved in at least a dozen crimes including an attack on a Police Station, abduction of a Police officer, and a murder, while the other two were involved in murder cases, District Superintendent of Police (SP) A.K. Singh said.
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August - 23 
United Naga Council (UNC) decided to extend its 20 day economic blockade by another 25 days with immediate effect.
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United Naga Council (UNC) decided to extend its 20 day economic blockade by another 25 days with immediate effect.
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August - 23 
Villagers of Salgi lynched a cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ramgarh District on August 23. TPC cadres had been to the village to collect extortion money. The vi
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Villagers of Salgi lynched a cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ramgarh District on August 23. TPC cadres had been to the village to collect extortion money. The villagers confronted them and killed one of them and drove the rest of them, the Police said.
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August - 23 
26 persons, including a former member of the National Assembly (NA) were killed and 40 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Wana town of South Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at 3 pm (PST) o
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26 persons, including a former member of the National Assembly (NA) were killed and 40 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Wana town of South Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at 3 pm (PST) on August 23, reports Daily Times. Pro-Government cleric Maulana Noor Muhammad was delivering a sermon in the area’s biggest mosque when the attack occurred. “Maulvi Noor Muhammad was among the 26 killed in the suicide attack inside his madrassa adjacent to his mosque,” Wana assistant political agent, Jamal Azmat said. No outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. However, ‘foreign elements’ who were earlier forced out of the area are believed to be behind the attack. Maulana Noor Muhammad was opposed to the presence of Uzbek militants and had provided support to dislodge them. Slain Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Baitullah Mehsud had allowed the “displaced Uzbek militants” to stay in Mehsud areas, which triggered a strong reaction from the tribesmen from the Ahmedzai Wazir areas. The former MNA had also played his role in brokering a peace deal in the past. The cleric was associated with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (Fazlur Rehman fraction).
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August - 23 
A bomb blast at a meeting of tribal elders on August 23 killed seven persons and injured another seven in Khumas village about 10 kilometres east of Parachinar of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. “Seve
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A bomb blast at a meeting of tribal elders on August 23 killed seven persons and injured another seven in Khumas village about 10 kilometres east of Parachinar of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. “Seven people have been killed in a landmine blast,” said area administrator Syed Musaddiq Shah. Another administration official said seven people were injured in the blast, which occurred during a jirga between two tribes. Kurram has for three years been a flashpoint for violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims. More than 4,000 people have died in outbreaks of sectarian violence between the groups since the late 1980s. The Army earlier carried out a months-long operation in the area, pounding militant hideouts with jets and helicopter gunships.
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August - 23 
A Havaldar of Bajaur Levies was killed when dozens of militants attacked security checkpost in Sadiqabad and Bilalabad areas of Bajaur Agency with rockets and mortars. Exchange of fire between the SFs and militants continued for sometime. However, th
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A Havaldar of Bajaur Levies was killed when dozens of militants attacked security checkpost in Sadiqabad and Bilalabad areas of Bajaur Agency with rockets and mortars. Exchange of fire between the SFs and militants continued for sometime. However, the militants managed to escape. The militants also set fire to a Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) vehicle on Nawagai-Khar road. It was the first major attack in the area by militants on security forces in the past two years.
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August - 23 
Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen while condemning the arrests said that the Police were trying to escalate ethnic violence in the city by arresting innocent people. They blamed Superintendent of Police Khurram Waris Shah of being a conspirator in escalati
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Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen while condemning the arrests said that the Police were trying to escalate ethnic violence in the city by arresting innocent people. They blamed Superintendent of Police Khurram Waris Shah of being a conspirator in escalating sectarian and ethnic violence.
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August - 23 
Militants attacked Spina Thana security checkpost in Darra Adamkhel with rockets without causing any damage.
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Militants attacked Spina Thana security checkpost in Darra Adamkhel with rockets without causing any damage.
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August - 23 
Missiles fired from a US drone killed 13 militants and seven civilians in Dandey Darpa Khel area, about five kilometres from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 23, reports Daily
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Missiles fired from a US drone killed 13 militants and seven civilians in Dandey Darpa Khel area, about five kilometres from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 23, reports Daily Times. The officials said the missiles were fired at a terrorist hideout. Most of the terrorists killed were members of the Afghan Taliban. Four women and three children were among the dead, said the officials. “The missiles hit a terrorist compound and a house adjacent to it. We have confirmed reports of 20 dead,” said one of the intelligence officials. Another official said members of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network – one of the most effective militant forces fighting Western troops in Afghanistan – had been using the compound.
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August - 23 
National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Rangin Dadfar Spanta on August 23 urged the United States to re-evaluate its friendship with Pakistan, accusing the country of supporting al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists as it plays a double-game, report
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National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Rangin Dadfar Spanta on August 23 urged the United States to re-evaluate its friendship with Pakistan, accusing the country of supporting al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists as it plays a double-game, reports Daily Times. Writing in Washington Post, Rangin Dadfar Spanta said Pakistani policy has helped maintain a level of violence that is leading to the erosion of Western support for the war. US-led troops are deployed with a mission to fight extremist groups, but the task “has been compounded by another strategic failure: the mistaken embrace of ‘strategic partners’ who have, in fact, been nurturing terrorism”, he wrote. However, commenting on Spanta’s suggestions, Philip J Crowley, assistant US secretary of state for public Affairs, noted that the extremist threat could be effectively dealt with action on both sides of the restive border. “We have encouraged Pakistan to take decisive action to deal with the threat within its borders. We are satisfied with the steps that Pakistan has taken thus far. And obviously, the offensive that Pakistan has started needs to continue,” Crowley added.
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August - 23 
SFs blew up houses of four militant ‘commanders’ in Rashakai area of Khar tehsil during a search operation.
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SFs blew up houses of four militant ‘commanders’ in Rashakai area of Khar tehsil during a search operation.
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August - 23 
The driver and conductor of a tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces were killed after their vehicle was destroyed in a bomb blast in Landikotal of Khyber Agency, reports Daily Times. Another tanker was also damaged in the attack. Noor Khan and Shakeel
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The driver and conductor of a tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces were killed after their vehicle was destroyed in a bomb blast in Landikotal of Khyber Agency, reports Daily Times. Another tanker was also damaged in the attack. Noor Khan and Shakeel Khan were burnt to death when their tanker carrying some 44,000 litres of oil caught fire after the blast. At the time of the attack, the tanker, along with other vehicles, was stuck in a traffic jam at the Landikotal bypass.
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August - 23 
The Khasadar Force [a local tribal force] recovered three abducted persons, identified as Umair Khan, a resident of Rawalpindi, Hamza, a resident of Charsadda and Mir Qadar, a resident of Landi Kotal, during a raid on a house in Bakarabad locality in
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The Khasadar Force [a local tribal force] recovered three abducted persons, identified as Umair Khan, a resident of Rawalpindi, Hamza, a resident of Charsadda and Mir Qadar, a resident of Landi Kotal, during a raid on a house in Bakarabad locality in Jamrud tehsil. However, the abductors managed to escape before the raid.
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August - 23 
Three militants were killed and as many injured when Security Forces (SFs) repulsed an attack on a checkpost in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. Sources said that militants attacked Marjana checkpost with mortars, rockets and other heavy
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Three militants were killed and as many injured when Security Forces (SFs) repulsed an attack on a checkpost in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. Sources said that militants attacked Marjana checkpost with mortars, rockets and other heavy weapons. SFs retaliated and shelled suspected positions of militants from Mahmadghat and Bahidag camps.
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August - 23 
Three volunteers of an anti-Taliban lashkar (tribal militia) were killed and 11 another injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Adezai near Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 23, reports Daily Times. Adezai lashkar chief Dilawar Khan confi
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Three volunteers of an anti-Taliban lashkar (tribal militia) were killed and 11 another injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Adezai near Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 23, reports Daily Times. Adezai lashkar chief Dilawar Khan confirmed the death of three volunteers, saying a vehicle in which the volunteers were travelling was attacked as it was returning from Mattani Bazaar. Khan blamed the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for the attack and said that terrorist activities had been on the rise in the area for the past three months. The slain were identified as Israr, Islam Gul and Tashibullah, while another volunteer, Arsala, sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police sources said that an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the attack.
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August - 23 
Two activists of a religious group were arrested after an alleged encounter on August 23 from Abdullah College roundabout near Paposh Nagar graveyard within the jurisdiction of North Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times. Police cl
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Two activists of a religious group were arrested after an alleged encounter on August 23 from Abdullah College roundabout near Paposh Nagar graveyard within the jurisdiction of North Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times. Police claimed to have recovered two TT pistols and several rounds from their possession. According to the Police, the activists were identified as Syed Hussain Haider Zaidi and Syed Waqar Mustafa Zaidi, both residents of Karachi and affiliated with a religious party. Investigation Officer Jaffer said initial interrogation has revealed that the said accused were involved in arson during sectarian killings in the city while they have also confessed to the murder of Shahzad alias Shadoo in Gulbahar Police station precincts.
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August - 23 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) decided to participate in the sixth round of the PM elections given that the election scheduled for August 23 ends inconclusively. The UML made up its mind to participate in the sixth ro
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) decided to participate in the sixth round of the PM elections given that the election scheduled for August 23 ends inconclusively. The UML made up its mind to participate in the sixth round of elections in order to preclude further indecisiveness.
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August - 23 
The fifth round of Prime Ministerial (PM) elections ended inconclusively on August 23 after both the candidates - Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party
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The fifth round of Prime Ministerial (PM) elections ended inconclusively on August 23 after both the candidates - Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel - failed to secure a majority, reports Kantipuronline. Prachanda garnered 246 votes while Poudel obtained 124 votes in polling. The major voting blocks, the Communist Party of Nepal- United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha (SLMM), abstained from voting for any of the two candidates for the fifth time. Out of the 599 parliament members, the winning candidate had to secure 300 votes. Meanwhile, the sixth round of voting for polls that began a month ago has been scheduled for September 5.
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August - 23 
A team from the International Crimes Tribunal started investigating the war crimes charges against the former ameer (chief) of the JeI Ghulam Azam. The three-member team was led by Matiur Rahman, additional superintendent of Police, along with invest
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A team from the International Crimes Tribunal started investigating the war crimes charges against the former ameer (chief) of the JeI Ghulam Azam. The three-member team was led by Matiur Rahman, additional superintendent of Police, along with investigation officer Shyamol Chowdhury and Probir Bhattacharya.
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August - 23 
Police arrested Shafiqul Islam Nizami (44), Ameer (Chief) of JeI Paikgachha municipality unit under Khulna District on August 23. The Jamaat leader, also acting principal of Paikgachha Alim madrassa (religious school), was shown arrested under Sectio
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Police arrested Shafiqul Islam Nizami (44), Ameer (Chief) of JeI Paikgachha municipality unit under Khulna District on August 23. The Jamaat leader, also acting principal of Paikgachha Alim madrassa (religious school), was shown arrested under Section 54 of Bangladesh Penal Code.
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August - 23 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a raid recovered several firearms, lethal weapons, explosive materials and books and leaflets on jihad in Khetlal sub-district of Dinajpur District. The recovered materials include three pipe guns, 4 daggers, 3 books a
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a raid recovered several firearms, lethal weapons, explosive materials and books and leaflets on jihad in Khetlal sub-district of Dinajpur District. The recovered materials include three pipe guns, 4 daggers, 3 books and 250 leaflets. However, none was arrested in this connection.
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August - 23 
Two Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders on August 23 withdrew from the High Court a writ petition that challenged the first amendment to the constitution and some sections of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 under which the war crimes trial i
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Two Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders on August 23 withdrew from the High Court a writ petition that challenged the first amendment to the constitution and some sections of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 under which the war crimes trial is being held, reports Daily Star. Jamaat assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla jointly filed the writ petition on August 16 seeking HC's directive to stop proceedings of the trial against them under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act.
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August - 23 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Vellamullivaikkal, Puthukkudiyirippu and Kurumunweli areas in the North recovered three Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 19 60-mm mortar bombs, 56 hand gre
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Vellamullivaikkal, Puthukkudiyirippu and Kurumunweli areas in the North recovered three Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 19 60-mm mortar bombs, 56 hand grenades, 10 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), 17 parts of RPG bombs, four 81-mm mortar bombs, one 122-mm artillery shell, one 130-mm artillery shell, 19 claymore mines weighing about 2.5kg each, two Arul bombs, 16 82-mm mortar bombs, three 120-mm artillery shells, 4500 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, two claymore mines weighing about 12.5 kg each, 12 claymore mines weighing about 6kg each, 61 unidentified fuses, 59 electric detonators, three trip flares switches, four welding plants, one electric winch and one elect cutter on August 23. In the meantime, demining groups recovered two hundred and 10 APMs, one Anti Tank Mine and three Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) from Mahilankulam, Kannadi, Piramanalankulam, Mallawarayankaddaiadampan, Periyapandivirichchan, Iranailuppaikulam, Parasankulam And Nedunkandal.
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August - 24 
A 17-year-old member of Maoist leader Bikash’s squad was killed in a gun battle with the Security Forces (SFs) at Bakshibandh forest in West Midnapore District on August 24, reports Times of India. However, Maoist leader Bikash, along with 12 members
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A 17-year-old member of Maoist leader Bikash’s squad was killed in a gun battle with the Security Forces (SFs) at Bakshibandh forest in West Midnapore District on August 24, reports Times of India. However, Maoist leader Bikash, along with 12 members of his squad, managed to escape. Police also recovered a cache of arms - two .303 rifles, one carbine, one SBGL gun and 30 rounds of cartridges. Clothes and medicines lay scattered in the Maoist camp.
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August - 24 
A cadre belonging to Nando faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Mohammed Riyajuddin alias Lebocha (30), was arrested by the Assam Rifles in Lilong area in Thoubal District on August 24.
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A cadre belonging to Nando faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Mohammed Riyajuddin alias Lebocha (30), was arrested by the Assam Rifles in Lilong area in Thoubal District on August 24.
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August - 24 
A cadre belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Nongmaithem Soley Singh (36), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Thangmeiband Lilasingkhongnangkhong cros
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A cadre belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Nongmaithem Soley Singh (36), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Thangmeiband Lilasingkhongnangkhong crossing. He confessed that he joined the outfit in June 2006 through one N. Naobi Singh alias Phillips (36). He was earlier arrested by the Assam Rifles in October 2009. He also disclosed that he had collected a huge amount of money from the general public and handed over to Romita for party fund. One 9-mm pistol with magazine having two live rounds was seized from his possession. Subsequently, two more cadres of the same outfit, including a woman, were arrested from a rented house at Nagamapal Kangjabi Leirak. They were identified as Laishram N. Nongmaithem O. Romita (34) and Heirongbam N. Nongmaithem O. Menao (30).
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August - 24 
A non-local was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in front of the gate of his rented house at Wahengbam Ningol Chaibi of Wahengbam Makha Leikai in Imphal West District on August 24, reports Imphal Free Press. The victim was identified as Mohon
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A non-local was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in front of the gate of his rented house at Wahengbam Ningol Chaibi of Wahengbam Makha Leikai in Imphal West District on August 24, reports Imphal Free Press. The victim was identified as Mohon Sahu (45) of Lewa village under Khagaria District in the State of Bihar. Sources said that he was working in Imphal for about 15 years as a labourer.
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August - 24 
A seven-member armed group of suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants abducted a small tea grower, Bhagwan Swami, from Duarmara Singpho village under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District on August 23. They abducted Swami fro
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A seven-member armed group of suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants abducted a small tea grower, Bhagwan Swami, from Duarmara Singpho village under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District on August 23. They abducted Swami from his residence and took him towards the adjacent Tarani reserve forest on foot. The militants first tried to abduct Swami’s son, Kulendra (22), who managed to escape.
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August - 24 
An unidentified dead body was found lying on the metalled road between Dhenrua and Lalgarh near Bhairabkundu village. Posters close by the body read that the victim had been acting as a spy for "CPM harmads" (goons of ruling CPI-M).
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An unidentified dead body was found lying on the metalled road between Dhenrua and Lalgarh near Bhairabkundu village. Posters close by the body read that the victim had been acting as a spy for "CPM harmads" (goons of ruling CPI-M).
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August - 24 
Around 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a man, identified as Manoranjan Biswas, a former sarpanch (head of village level local self Government institution) and his son, identified as Mohan Biswas, in MV98 vil
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Around 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a man, identified as Manoranjan Biswas, a former sarpanch (head of village level local self Government institution) and his son, identified as Mohan Biswas, in MV98 village under Kalimela Police Station in Malkangiri District in the night of August 24. The Maoists suspected the duo to be Police informers as Manoranjan's daughter is a Police constable posted at Malkangiri town and his younger son is a Police home guard, the Police said.
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August - 24 
Arunachal Pradesh denied any involvement of militants in the ongoing impasse on the inter-State boundary at Simhokho in Tirap District adjacent to Assam’s Sibsagar District, according to Assam Tribune. Terming the entire episode as man made, Arunacha
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Arunachal Pradesh denied any involvement of militants in the ongoing impasse on the inter-State boundary at Simhokho in Tirap District adjacent to Assam’s Sibsagar District, according to Assam Tribune. Terming the entire episode as man made, Arunachal Home Minister Tako Dabi claimed that the issue can be resolved at the lowest level without involving the Government of both the States.
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August - 24 
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain were fired at during their visit to the troubled region bordering Arunachal Pradesh after their convoy was blocked by tree trunks on a dug-up road in Sivas
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Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain were fired at during their visit to the troubled region bordering Arunachal Pradesh after their convoy was blocked by tree trunks on a dug-up road in Sivasagar District on August 24, reports Telegraph. Nobody was injured. An hour before the attack, Sarma warned the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to refrain from its act of arson and intimidation on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border or face the consequences during an interaction with reporters at Charaipung. He also said the Arunachal Pradesh Government would be officially asked to drive away all NSCN-IM militants from Tirap and Changlang Districts.
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August - 24 
Assam Rifles arrested a Naga National Worker (People Safeguard Group) cadre, identified as Yaokhaiek (30) and one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre from Phungcham road junction area in Ukhrul District on August 24. On
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Assam Rifles arrested a Naga National Worker (People Safeguard Group) cadre, identified as Yaokhaiek (30) and one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre from Phungcham road junction area in Ukhrul District on August 24. One locally made pistol, four live ammunitions of 9-mm pistol, one grenade, five magazine, 500 kilograms of marijuana and a vehicle were recovered from their possession.
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August - 24 
Even after the shoot-at-sight order issued by the Government along the Assam-Arunachal border areas in Sivasagar District on August 24, the activities of National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) are going on in five Arunachali-d
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Even after the shoot-at-sight order issued by the Government along the Assam-Arunachal border areas in Sivasagar District on August 24, the activities of National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) are going on in five Arunachali-dominated villages within Assam, reported Assam Tribune. Militants from across the inter-State border (Assam-Arunachal) set ablaze the house of one Putul Tirky at No. 2 Saraipung Salongamara Panikabasti in Sivasagar District on the same day, according to Sentinel. The militants reportedly have built dozens of bunkers in Naharani, Hasirusa, Kamko, Ashinbasti and Tanglungbasti and are guarding them with arms. Meanwhile, the talk between district administration and representatives of 12 organisations under the banner of All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) failed on August 25. The organisations have refused to withdraw the ongoing economic blockade until and unless NSCN cadres leave the area and restoration of peace and tranquillity in the border areas.
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August - 24 
Four top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a ‘zonal commander’ identified as Satyendra Singh alias Shekhar, were overpowered by villagers who later handed them over to Police in the forest area of Nauhatta in Rohta
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Four top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a ‘zonal commander’ identified as Satyendra Singh alias Shekhar, were overpowered by villagers who later handed them over to Police in the forest area of Nauhatta in Rohtas District on August 24. The other Maoists were identified were Shiv, Mohan and Bishun Oraon. One rifle, two guns, hand
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August - 24 
Gunrunner Mahesh Kumar Singh — who was arrested from near Sovabazar Metro station in June 2010 — had reportedly bought at least 2.5 lakh rounds of ammunition from Kolkata for the Maoists in the last three years. Police fear the actual number of bulle
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Gunrunner Mahesh Kumar Singh — who was arrested from near Sovabazar Metro station in June 2010 — had reportedly bought at least 2.5 lakh rounds of ammunition from Kolkata for the Maoists in the last three years. Police fear the actual number of bullets Mahesh passed on to the Maoists in Kolkata could be "many times more".
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August - 24 
In the same District, a hand grenade was hurled by unidentified militants at the residence of Naorem Suratkumar (38), propitiator of the Everest Tile Factory located at Kakching Mayai Leikai under Kakching Police Station in the night of August 24. Th
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In the same District, a hand grenade was hurled by unidentified militants at the residence of Naorem Suratkumar (38), propitiator of the Everest Tile Factory located at Kakching Mayai Leikai under Kakching Police Station in the night of August 24. The Police subsequently defused the explosive.
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August - 24 
Jharkhand Government decided to mobilise special Police forces in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-infested areas where the railway projects were stalled because of the extremists.
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Jharkhand Government decided to mobilise special Police forces in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-infested areas where the railway projects were stalled because of the extremists.
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August - 24 
Karnataka Home Minister V.S Acharya claimed on August 24 that the leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Abdul Nasir Madani had confessed of his direct involvement in the twin explosions outside Chinnaswamy cricket stadium ahead of an Indian
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Karnataka Home Minister V.S Acharya claimed on August 24 that the leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Abdul Nasir Madani had confessed of his direct involvement in the twin explosions outside Chinnaswamy cricket stadium ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Bangalore on April 17, 20009, reports Times of India. “During interrogation, Madani revealed that he was directly involved," the Home Minister said. On April 17, 2009 an hour before the IPL match, two low-intensity explosions were triggered near a packed Chinnaswamy stadium, leaving around 15 persons, including five Security Force personnel, injured.
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August - 24 
Maoist (Bihar and Jharkhand) spokesperson Samar Singh told over phone that they have banned State Legislative Assembly Speaker Udai Narayan Chowdhary from entering his assembly constituency Imamganj of Gaya District. The Maoists have also put the rul
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Maoist (Bihar and Jharkhand) spokesperson Samar Singh told over phone that they have banned State Legislative Assembly Speaker Udai Narayan Chowdhary from entering his assembly constituency Imamganj of Gaya District. The Maoists have also put the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Member of Parliament (MP) from Aurangabad, Sushil Kumar Singh, on their hit-list and threatened to eliminate him. Samar Singh not only directed his ire against political leaders, but also targeted the media persons and accused them of hobnobbing with the administrative machinery.
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August - 24 
Normal life in the valley was crippled again after witnessing a day of normalcy on August 24. Curfew was clamped in 11 Police Station areas of Srinagar and restrictions imposed in Bijbehara (Anantnag District) and Budgam towns in view of protests and
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Normal life in the valley was crippled again after witnessing a day of normalcy on August 24. Curfew was clamped in 11 Police Station areas of Srinagar and restrictions imposed in Bijbehara (Anantnag District) and Budgam towns in view of protests and a strike called by the separatists across the Kashmir Valley, adds PTI.
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August - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) had an encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a forest near Basadera village in Ghatsila of East Singhbhum District on August 24. Two landmines, electric wires were recovered from the in
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Security Forces (SFs) had an encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a forest near Basadera village in Ghatsila of East Singhbhum District on August 24. Two landmines, electric wires were recovered from the incident site after the encounter, the Police said. A combing operation has been launched to flush out the Maoists from the area, Senior Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said. He said details about the encounter were being awaited. The SFs retaliated when Maoists shot at them during a patrol in the village.
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August - 24 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) claimed that the outfit's designated camps are in serious crisis due to non-availability of funds for several months. The ANVC on August 24 submitted a letter to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma through West Gar
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) claimed that the outfit's designated camps are in serious crisis due to non-availability of funds for several months. The ANVC on August 24 submitted a letter to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma through West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Sanjay Goyal to intervene in the matter. "We have not received even a single penny in the last 10 months from the Central Government to maintain our camps…The fund flow was smooth when it was coming directly from the Union Home Ministry," ANVC spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak said.
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August - 24 
The Dimasa People’s Council (DPC), an umbrella organization of the Dimasa civil society organizations, has appealed to both the Government and the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) to work towards the solution of the Dimasa problem, rather than aggravating it.
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The Dimasa People’s Council (DPC), an umbrella organization of the Dimasa civil society organizations, has appealed to both the Government and the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) to work towards the solution of the Dimasa problem, rather than aggravating it. Expressing concern over the “ultimatum given by the DHD” regarding their demand of Dimaraji, the DPC members alleged that the Government, instead of solving the problems, is rather complicating the peace process by its ‘delaying tactics’ which create a confusing situation, which may ultimately instigate the militant outfits on ceasefire to return to violent means. DHD ‘chairman’ Dilip Nunisa said it is unfortunate that the Centre has failed to reciprocate positively despite the militant outfit showing a great deal of enthusiasm and will for peace, added Telegraph.
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August - 24 
The Imphal West District Police arrested two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres, Abojam Kunjo Singh, and Yumnam Premkumar alias Naocha alias Bet Singh (35), respectively from near Shanti Guest Hostel of Thangal Bazar and Sagolband Moirang Leirak w
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The Imphal West District Police arrested two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres, Abojam Kunjo Singh, and Yumnam Premkumar alias Naocha alias Bet Singh (35), respectively from near Shanti Guest Hostel of Thangal Bazar and Sagolband Moirang Leirak water supply scheme area on August 24. One cellular phone was recovered from Kunjo. He was operating under the ‘command’ of Ibomcha of the PLA’s ‘finance section’ and had collected huge amount of money from RIMS, Government schools and Departments and handed over the sum to Ibomcha. Y. Premkumar joined the PLA in 1994 through one Chitaranjan and worked under the ‘command’ of self styled sergeant major Nando of Nambol Phoijing. Apart from recruiting one Hitler of Sagolband in 2007, Premkumar was reportedly involved in extortion of money from private tuition centre, Government Departments and the general public.
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August - 24 
The Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) called for a bandh (general shut down) on August 26 in Jungle Mahal belt comprising West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Districts, to protest the alleged killing of their supporter
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The Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) called for a bandh (general shut down) on August 26 in Jungle Mahal belt comprising West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Districts, to protest the alleged killing of their supporters by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) reports Indian Express. PCPA spokesperson Monoj Mahato said the bandh would be preceded by an Arandhan (no-cooking day) on August 24.
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August - 24 
The situation in the Kashmir Valley was calm with curfew being lifted from all areas on August 24, reported Daily Excelsior. With the lifting of curfew coinciding with the separatist’ decision not to call for a shutdown, shoppers flocked markets and
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The situation in the Kashmir Valley was calm with curfew being lifted from all areas on August 24, reported Daily Excelsior. With the lifting of curfew coinciding with the separatist’ decision not to call for a shutdown, shoppers flocked markets and business establishments reopened in Srinagar and all major towns of the Valley.
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August - 24 
Two linkmen of unspecified militant outfits belonging to Manipur, identified as Babu Patro (22) and Tipo Patro (18), were arrested by the Border Security Force in Meghalaya.
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Two linkmen of unspecified militant outfits belonging to Manipur, identified as Babu Patro (22) and Tipo Patro (18), were arrested by the Border Security Force in Meghalaya.
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August - 24 
ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua described the recent comments of Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan (SJA) spokesman Hiren Gohain on him (Paresh Barua) as harmful to the “national liberation struggle of the indigenous people of Assam.” Gohain said at
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ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua described the recent comments of Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan (SJA) spokesman Hiren Gohain on him (Paresh Barua) as harmful to the “national liberation struggle of the indigenous people of Assam.” Gohain said at a public meeting at Nalbari District recently that Paresh Barua would not be allowed to become the sole authority of Assam. Sentinel adds that Paresh Barua said that he was not opposed to talks but was against any deviation from the outfit’s ideology.
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August - 24 
A Daily Times report on August 24 said that al Qaeda is gradually shifting its base from the unsafe and spy-infested tribal belt of Pakistan – which is under the radars of virtually all intelligence agencies – to more secure, urban areas of the count
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A Daily Times report on August 24 said that al Qaeda is gradually shifting its base from the unsafe and spy-infested tribal belt of Pakistan – which is under the radars of virtually all intelligence agencies – to more secure, urban areas of the country, which according to a Western diplomat, are “immune to drones”. The drones had been so central to the current administration’s strategy that United States President Barack Obama has doubled the frequency of drone attacks in Pakistan, inflicting maximum damage to al Qaeda in the last two years.
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August - 24 
A Head Constable, 50-year-old Izhar Hussain, associated with the CID Police was shot dead near P&T Society in Korangi.
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A Head Constable, 50-year-old Izhar Hussain, associated with the CID Police was shot dead near P&T Society in Korangi.
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August - 24 
A young activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and a Head Constable associated with the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Police were shot dead in separate incidents in Korangi town in Karachi on August 24, reported Dawn. The Police sai
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A young activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and a Head Constable associated with the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Police were shot dead in separate incidents in Korangi town in Karachi on August 24, reported Dawn. The Police said that the 35-year-old MQM activist, Mohammad Yaqoob, was targeted at Ali Akbar Shah Goth in Korangi. He worked as a night watchman in the commercial area of the locality, they added. “Armed assailants in a 1000-CC car fired multiple shots at him and drove away,” said an official at the Ibrahim Hyderi Police station.
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August - 24 
Five NATO oil-supply tankers were blown up at the Pakistani side of Torkham border in Khyber Agency. On the second consecutive day, in a parking lot at the Torkham border, five oil tankers carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan were blown up by
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Five NATO oil-supply tankers were blown up at the Pakistani side of Torkham border in Khyber Agency. On the second consecutive day, in a parking lot at the Torkham border, five oil tankers carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan were blown up by a bomb fixed to one of them. The rest of the tankers caught fire and were burnt totally. No casualties were reported.
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August - 24 
It was reported that Pakistan relieved some helicopters from the fight against the Taliban for use in rescue and relief operations in flooded regions. “The first priority of these helicopters is relief work,” a security official said on condition of
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It was reported that Pakistan relieved some helicopters from the fight against the Taliban for use in rescue and relief operations in flooded regions. “The first priority of these helicopters is relief work,” a security official said on condition of anonymity. He said that the army has redeployed about 60,000 troops for relief efforts. Military officials say they have not withdrawn any of the 140,000 ground troops fighting militants along the border with Afghanistan, rather redeployed some from central Punjab.
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August - 24 
One militant was killed and 29 others arrested during a search operation by Security Forces (SF) in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.
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One militant was killed and 29 others arrested during a search operation by Security Forces (SF) in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.
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August - 24 
President Asif Ali Zardari on August 24 warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) could take advantage of the country’s floods crisis while defending the Government’s handling of the catastrophe, stated Daily Times. Speaking about the potentia
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President Asif Ali Zardari on August 24 warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) could take advantage of the country’s floods crisis while defending the Government’s handling of the catastrophe, stated Daily Times. Speaking about the potential threat to the flooded country, Zardari suggested the TTP may kidnap children dislocated by the flooding and put them in terrorist training camps.
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August - 24 
The militants killed a peace body activist, belonging to Frontier Region of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but released his son on August 24, reports Dawn. Chief of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) Dilawar Khan that Akbar Khan and his son Mu
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The militants killed a peace body activist, belonging to Frontier Region of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but released his son on August 24, reports Dawn. Chief of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) Dilawar Khan that Akbar Khan and his son Munawar were abducted about two weeks ago by militants when they had visited their native Bora village. Dilawar Khan said that militants had demanded ransom for their release but they failed to get the required amount and as a result Akbar Khan was killed.
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August - 24 
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira that the Government is fully geared to deal with the flood crisis and will not allow any banned terrorist outfit to take advantage of the situation.
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The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira that the Government is fully geared to deal with the flood crisis and will not allow any banned terrorist outfit to take advantage of the situation.
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August - 24 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed one Bacha Gul on charges of spying for the Government in the Sagai area of Mohmand tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 24, according to D
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed one Bacha Gul on charges of spying for the Government in the Sagai area of Mohmand tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 24, according to Dawn. The body of Bacha Gul, a resident of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, was found on a road in Sagai. TTP spokesman Ikramullah Mohmand claimed responsibility for the killing saying the man was spying for the Government.
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August - 24 
US asked Pakistan to take "decisive action" against extremism within its territory, even as it expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far, State Department spokesman P. J. Crowley said on August 24, reports Indian Express. "We have encourag
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US asked Pakistan to take "decisive action" against extremism within its territory, even as it expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far, State Department spokesman P. J. Crowley said on August 24, reports Indian Express. "We have encouraged Pakistan to take decisive action to deal with the threat within its borders. We're satisfied with the steps that Pakistan has taken thus far, but obviously, offensive that Pakistan has started needs to continue," P J Crowley added. Responding to allegations by the Afghanistan National Security Advisor that Pakistan continues to mentor terrorist outfits, Crowley said one cannot look at this in isolation and through the lens of a zero-sum calculation. "It is in the United States interest to work with Afghanistan to deal with a threat that is of direct consequence to US, a threat from al-Qaeda. Likewise, it's in our interest to work effectively with Pakistan to deal with that extremist threat that exists within Pakistan's borders," he said. These are not mutually exclusive, and likewise, it'll be important for Afghanistan and Pakistan to have an effective relationship going forward, and with the effective action on both sides of the border, the threat of extremism will be reduced to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries, including the United States, Crowley added further.
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August - 24 
A UCPN-M politburo member and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ‘deputy commander’ Chandra Prakash Khanal on August 24 challenged the Nepal Army chief to give up the post and join the active politics instead of making political comments inappropriately.
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A UCPN-M politburo member and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ‘deputy commander’ Chandra Prakash Khanal on August 24 challenged the Nepal Army chief to give up the post and join the active politics instead of making political comments inappropriately. Reacting to Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Chhatra Man Singh Gurung’s recent statements over the Army integration and the United Nations Mission in Nepal’s (UNMIN) fate in the country he said the former should now take up membership of a political party.
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August - 24 
Gurung started lobbying to stop the extension of the current mandate of UNMIN. The CoAS met leaders of various political parties other than the UCPN-M representing in the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) and asked them not to extend the cur
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Gurung started lobbying to stop the extension of the current mandate of UNMIN. The CoAS met leaders of various political parties other than the UCPN-M representing in the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) and asked them not to extend the current mandate of UNMIN.
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August - 24 
The caretaker PM Madhav Kumar Nepal claimed the draft of consensus prepared by the CPN-UML will lead to a solution to the current stalemate and that the parties should accept the proposal. "Consensus is possible if UCPN-M and NC are ready for discuss
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The caretaker PM Madhav Kumar Nepal claimed the draft of consensus prepared by the CPN-UML will lead to a solution to the current stalemate and that the parties should accept the proposal. "Consensus is possible if UCPN-M and NC are ready for discussion on the UML's proposal," Nepal said while speaking to media persons at the Constituent Assembly premises following the election of the PM which did not produce any result.
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August - 24 
The Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on August 24 formed a high-level team to hold dialogue with the other parties in a bid to build national consensus and break the political crisis that has intensified in the wake of the s
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The Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on August 24 formed a high-level team to hold dialogue with the other parties in a bid to build national consensus and break the political crisis that has intensified in the wake of the standoff in Prime Ministerial Election.
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August - 24 
The leaders of NC agreed to come up with a separate proposal to forge consensus among the political parties to resolve the ongoing election fiasco at the legislature parliament. "We have agreed to prepare a new consensus proposal if the parliament fa
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The leaders of NC agreed to come up with a separate proposal to forge consensus among the political parties to resolve the ongoing election fiasco at the legislature parliament. "We have agreed to prepare a new consensus proposal if the parliament fails to elect new Prime Minister," NC's spokesperson, Arjun Narsingh KC, told reporters after the meeting.
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August - 24 
A leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party-Red Flag faction (PBCP- Red Flag) was killed in a 'shootout' between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and his cohorts in Bagmara sub-district of Rajshahi District on August 24, reports Daily Star. The deceased El
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A leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party-Red Flag faction (PBCP- Red Flag) was killed in a 'shootout' between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and his cohorts in Bagmara sub-district of Rajshahi District on August 24, reports Daily Star. The deceased Elahi Baksh Mithu (40) of Baje Goalkandi village was the ‘regional commander’ of PBCP-Red Flag in Chapainawabganj District. A RAB trooper, Havildar M Abdul Wahab, was also injured in the incident.
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August - 24 
Freedom fighters and local residents in Brahmanbaria District said former JeI chief Ghulam Azam was the chief patron of Razakar (Pro-Pakistanis during the Liberation war), Al-Badar and Al-shams -- the forces collaborated with Pakistani Army during Ba
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Freedom fighters and local residents in Brahmanbaria District said former JeI chief Ghulam Azam was the chief patron of Razakar (Pro-Pakistanis during the Liberation war), Al-Badar and Al-shams -- the forces collaborated with Pakistani Army during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971. They gave the testimony before a three-member inquiry committee of International War Crime Tribunal that passed the second day of investigation on the war crime committed by former JeI chief at different spots in Brahmanbaria.
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August - 24 
The International Crimes Tribunal on August 24 directed the prison authorities to produce detained Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (deputy chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on September 21 in connection with 1971 war crime charges, reports
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The International Crimes Tribunal on August 24 directed the prison authorities to produce detained Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (deputy chief) Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on September 21 in connection with 1971 war crime charges, reports Daily Star. The tribunal also fixed September 21 for holding hearing on the eight applications earlier filed by Sayedee and four other JeI leaders, said Registrar of the Tribunal Shahinur Islam.
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August - 24 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Vavunikulam, Visuamadu, Vellamullivaikkal and Ampalawanpokkeni areas in the North recovered one Anti Personnel Mine (APM), one claymore mine, five Rocket Propeller Grenades (R
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Vavunikulam, Visuamadu, Vellamullivaikkal and Ampalawanpokkeni areas in the North recovered one Anti Personnel Mine (APM), one claymore mine, five Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), 1000 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 42 60-mm mortar bombs, three hand grenades, 23 81-mm Smoke bombs and one 9.9 hp Yamaha Outboard Motor (OBM) on August 24. Meanwhile, demining groups recovered 175 APMs and two Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) from Parasankulam and Nedunkandal areas.
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August - 24 
Troops recovered two mobile phones, two subscriber identity module cards and two phone batteries from a rehabilitation centre in Maruthamadu area.
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Troops recovered two mobile phones, two subscriber identity module cards and two phone batteries from a rehabilitation centre in Maruthamadu area.
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August - 25 
A cadre belonging to KK Nganba faction of the KCP, identified as Gangaram Lakandi, was arrested a by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Kakching Khunou area in Thoubal District on August 25.
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A cadre belonging to KK Nganba faction of the KCP, identified as Gangaram Lakandi, was arrested a by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Kakching Khunou area in Thoubal District on August 25.
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August - 25 
A group of five armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted a villager from Gurari area in Gaya District and killed him on August 25. The Police recovered the body from adjoining Guruwa Police Station area.
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A group of five armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted a villager from Gurari area in Gaya District and killed him on August 25. The Police recovered the body from adjoining Guruwa Police Station area.
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August - 25 
A Naxalite, Sanjiv Sharma, was killed during encounter at Konch in Gaya District and his associate, Shashibhushan Sharma, was later arrested by the Police. Other Maoists who were killed in encounters were Jitendra Kumar in Nawada and Phulen Singh and
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A Naxalite, Sanjiv Sharma, was killed during encounter at Konch in Gaya District and his associate, Shashibhushan Sharma, was later arrested by the Police. Other Maoists who were killed in encounters were Jitendra Kumar in Nawada and Phulen Singh and Uden Singh, both in Jamui District. Those who were arrested include - Baiju Yadav, carrying an unspecified amount of head money, was arrested in Belhar Police Station area of Banka District; Subodh Singh alias Devendra Kumar Singh was arrested in the Patrakarnagar area of Patna in January along with over INR 18 lakh in cash, besides walkie-talkie, 11 detonators, flashguns and mobile phone; ‘area commander’ of Jehanabad jail break Ramesh Yadav was arrested after an encounter with the Police; Musafir Sahni was arrested by Vaishali Police in Kolkata.
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August - 25 
A suspected militant was shot dead by the Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Wangjing Tengtha on August 25, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol and one Chinese made hand-grenade were recovered from the encounter site.
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A suspected militant was shot dead by the Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Wangjing Tengtha on August 25, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol and one Chinese made hand-grenade were recovered from the encounter site.
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August - 25 
According to Times of India, in the first formal response after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan's recent three-month cease-fire offer to the Centre, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 25 rejecte
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According to Times of India, in the first formal response after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan's recent three-month cease-fire offer to the Centre, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 25 rejected any move which lacked commitment on the ground and said the Government had so far not received any "credible response" to its talks offer to the Naxals [Left Wing Extremists] who had to first "abjure violence". Calling upon CPI-Maoist again to "abjure violence and come for talks", Chidambaram said, "I regret to say that there has been no direct and credible response to our offer of talks."
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August - 25 
Additional Director General of Police (ADG, Headquarters) P. K. Thakur claimed that several top cadres of the CPI-Maoist were either killed or arrested during the 30 encounters the Police had with Maoists and criminal in different parts of the State
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Additional Director General of Police (ADG, Headquarters) P. K. Thakur claimed that several top cadres of the CPI-Maoist were either killed or arrested during the 30 encounters the Police had with Maoists and criminal in different parts of the State till July 2010, reports Times of India. Thakur said that, in all, 174 Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists] were arrested in 2010. Apart from bombs, explosives, arms and ammunition, the Police also seized foreign currencies of Iran, Japan, Bangladesh and Nepal in huge quantities from both Maoists and criminals.
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August - 25 
Aditay Swaroop, the cabinet secretary of the State told the media that the Jharkhand Police would purchase bullet-proof jackets and helmets worth INR 70 million.
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Aditay Swaroop, the cabinet secretary of the State told the media that the Jharkhand Police would purchase bullet-proof jackets and helmets worth INR 70 million.
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August - 25 
Assam Rifles arrested a cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Shantham Rome Singh (28), on August 24 and two cadres belonging to General Secretary faction of the PREPAK, ide
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Assam Rifles arrested a cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Shantham Rome Singh (28), on August 24 and two cadres belonging to General Secretary faction of the PREPAK, identified as Maibam Shivananda alias Taj Singh (30) and Loukrakpam Docha alias Nanda Kumar Meitei (31) on August 25 during search operations in Singjamei, Wangkhei Meihoubam Lampak and Wangkhei Thongkhong areas in Imphal East District. While one US carbine with magazine, one 9-mm pistol, one AK-47, one Lethode gun, three magazine of AK-47, 165 live rounds of AK-47 were recovered from Rome, one .32 pistol with magazine and one live rounds and one Chinese grenade were recovered from two other cadres.
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August - 25 
At least four houses were set ablaze by suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) cadres at Charaipung under Charaideo sub-division in Sivasagar District on August 25.
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At least four houses were set ablaze by suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) cadres at Charaipung under Charaideo sub-division in Sivasagar District on August 25.
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August - 25 
Chairman of the Village Chief Association of Sadar Hill and his accomplice, who were abducted from Leimakhong bazaar area in Senapati District on August 25, were assaulted. The victims were identified as one Jangchon (65) and Khaineipao (50). The sou
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Chairman of the Village Chief Association of Sadar Hill and his accomplice, who were abducted from Leimakhong bazaar area in Senapati District on August 25, were assaulted. The victims were identified as one Jangchon (65) and Khaineipao (50). The sources further suspected that the incident could be related to the monetary demand by the suspected Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadres, who are under the Suspension of Operation with the Government. The KRA asked the chief to collect a sum of INR 30,000 from 10 villages of Sadar Hills and hand it over to the group, said the sources adding about INR 23,000 had been handed over to the group and the remaining is yet to be paid.
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August - 25 
Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on August 25 stated that the Centre might re-impose the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) which was relaxed in Imphal Municipality area of seven assembly segments in Imphal West and Imphal East Distric
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Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on August 25 stated that the Centre might re-impose the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) which was relaxed in Imphal Municipality area of seven assembly segments in Imphal West and Imphal East Districts if the present trend of bomb hurling at residential area and the threats and intimidations to general public continue.
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August - 25 
Death toll in the ongoing street violence in Kashmir Valley since June 11 rose to 62 on August 25 as a protester, Umar Qayoom, who was allegedly tortured in Police custody on the intervening night of August 20-21, succumbed to injuries, prompting vio
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Death toll in the ongoing street violence in Kashmir Valley since June 11 rose to 62 on August 25 as a protester, Umar Qayoom, who was allegedly tortured in Police custody on the intervening night of August 20-21, succumbed to injuries, prompting violent protests in his native Soura locality in Srinagar.
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August - 25 
In 2008 and 2009, the Police engaged Maoists and criminals in encounters on 46 and 40 occasions respectively.
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In 2008 and 2009, the Police engaged Maoists and criminals in encounters on 46 and 40 occasions respectively.
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August - 25 
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said that India’s special envoy to Nepal Shyam Saran's Nepal visit was aimed at building consensus among all concerned parties for concluding the peace process and the drafting of the new constitution. In a writt
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Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said that India’s special envoy to Nepal Shyam Saran's Nepal visit was aimed at building consensus among all concerned parties for concluding the peace process and the drafting of the new constitution. In a written reply to a question in India's Lower House of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, Krishna said, "Special Envoy, Shri Shyam Saran visited Nepal from 4 - 6 August, 2010 to meet with a cross section of Nepalese political leaders and to express India’s genuine desire as a neighbour and time-tested friend of Nepal, to see a successful conclusion of the peace process and the drafting of a new Constitution through the building of a consensus among all parties concerned."
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August - 25 
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leader, D.T Lincoln Poumai, defected to the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Dimapur on August 25.
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leader, D.T Lincoln Poumai, defected to the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Dimapur on August 25.
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August - 25 
One People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, identified as Moinuddin Barbhuiya (47), of Bagha Bajar under Dholai Police Station was arrested by the Army in Cachar District on an unspecified date. One 0.22 inch revolver, three rounds of 0.22 mm
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One People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, identified as Moinuddin Barbhuiya (47), of Bagha Bajar under Dholai Police Station was arrested by the Army in Cachar District on an unspecified date. One 0.22 inch revolver, three rounds of 0.22 mm and one 12 bore country-made pistol were recovered from his possession.
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August - 25 
Police on August 25 arrested a close aide of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘district commander’ Qari Zubair in Ramban District. The arrestee, identified as Muzaffar Hussain Shah, was working for the HM for past several months providing them logistic suppor
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Police on August 25 arrested a close aide of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘district commander’ Qari Zubair in Ramban District. The arrestee, identified as Muzaffar Hussain Shah, was working for the HM for past several months providing them logistic support including shelter and eatable items.
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August - 25 
Reacting to the threats by NSCN-IM that it would evict Assamese people living in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh if the economic blockade launched by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) activists in
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Reacting to the threats by NSCN-IM that it would evict Assamese people living in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh if the economic blockade launched by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) activists in the wake of NSCN-IM attacks on the villagers of Charaipung area in Assam continues, the pro-talk faction of ULFA said it would begin an economic blockade against Changlang District by closing the Margherita-Changlang road at Margherita from 5am on August 25 (today) for 72 hours.
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August - 25 
Reacting to the warning of pro-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) group of taking action against Naga people in Assam if the NSCN-IM attacks the people of Assam in the trouble torn Assam- Arunachal Pradesh border, the NSCN-K appealed for the
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Reacting to the warning of pro-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) group of taking action against Naga people in Assam if the NSCN-IM attacks the people of Assam in the trouble torn Assam- Arunachal Pradesh border, the NSCN-K appealed for the restraint.
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August - 25 
The 72-hour road blockade on the Margherita-Changlang Road in Changlang District, which started at 6am on August 25 by the ceasefire group of ULFA, was lifted after a few hours following a discussion between representatives of the Tinsukia District a
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The 72-hour road blockade on the Margherita-Changlang Road in Changlang District, which started at 6am on August 25 by the ceasefire group of ULFA, was lifted after a few hours following a discussion between representatives of the Tinsukia District administration and Margherita sub-divisional administration, reported Telegraph. Jiten Dutta, one of the ceasefire group leaders, said they have temporarily withdrawn the road blockade, but it would be re-imposed if the situation turned violent again.
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August - 25 
The Army detained two suspected cadres of All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AALNA), identified as Pawan Kumar Gor and Motichand Chauhan, from Longsekjan under Bakaliaghat Police Station of Karbi Anglong District on August 24. Two detonators, two
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The Army detained two suspected cadres of All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AALNA), identified as Pawan Kumar Gor and Motichand Chauhan, from Longsekjan under Bakaliaghat Police Station of Karbi Anglong District on August 24. Two detonators, two foot long of safety pines and 1.25 grams of explosive materials were recovered from their possession. Motichand, however, denied having involvement with the AANLA militant outfit.
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August - 25 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) on August 25 warned that "inimical agencies" operating from "international bases" were trying to revive militancy in Punjab by forging an alliance between Khalistani outfits and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Times of
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) on August 25 warned that "inimical agencies" operating from "international bases" were trying to revive militancy in Punjab by forging an alliance between Khalistani outfits and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Times of India. Calling attempts to revive Sikh militancy a worrisome trend, IB Chief Rajiv Mathur said, "There have been clear attempts by inimical agencies abroad to reactivate Sikh terrorist elements, forge nexus between LeT and terrorist groups like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and mobilise their resources for planning terrorist violence in Punjab and elsewhere in the country." Mathur, though, did not name any country or identified any agency, officials tracking the development later said interrogation of those arrested recently in Jalandhar and Amritsar in Punjab clearly hinted at their association with Pakistani intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI.)
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August - 25 
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik, was released in the afternoon of August 25 after three months long detention, reported Kashmir Times. The JKLF leader was arrested on June 18 after his party launched Jail
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The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik, was released in the afternoon of August 25 after three months long detention, reported Kashmir Times. The JKLF leader was arrested on June 18 after his party launched Jail bharo (fill the jail) campaign, and shifted to central jail in Srinagar. After he was released on bail on July 4, Yasin was re-arrested from his Maisuma residence on July 5 by a Police party during a raid. He was shifted to Kothibagh jail.
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August - 25 
The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants fired at the agitators who opposed the entry of Arunachalis into Assam to purchase food items.
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The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants fired at the agitators who opposed the entry of Arunachalis into Assam to purchase food items.
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August - 25 
Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, identified as Bobi alias Safiqur Rehman (21), Nanao alias Ratan (23) and H. Romen Singh (23), were arrested by Assam Rifles in Khongkom bazar area on August 25. They were handed over to the Thoubal Distric
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Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, identified as Bobi alias Safiqur Rehman (21), Nanao alias Ratan (23) and H. Romen Singh (23), were arrested by Assam Rifles in Khongkom bazar area on August 25. They were handed over to the Thoubal District Police.
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August - 25 
Two cadres belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were arrested by the Imphal East District Police in two separate search operations on August 25.
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Two cadres belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were arrested by the Imphal East District Police in two separate search operations on August 25.
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August - 25 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces in Naharkatiya in Tinsukia District on August 25, reports Sentinel. Two pistols were recovered from the bodies of the slain militants.
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces in Naharkatiya in Tinsukia District on August 25, reports Sentinel. Two pistols were recovered from the bodies of the slain militants.
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August - 25 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 25 hoped a starting point would be found in the next few days to help break the vicious cycle of violence in Jammu and Kashmir and re-start the process of dialogue, according to Times of India. "We are con
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 25 hoped a starting point would be found in the next few days to help break the vicious cycle of violence in Jammu and Kashmir and re-start the process of dialogue, according to Times of India. "We are concerned that we have not been able to stop the vicious cycle in which that state is caught. However, it is my hope that, in the next few days, we would be able to find that elusive 'starting point' from where we could reach out to the protestors, reassure them of their rights and dignity, restore peace and order, redeem the promises made, and re-start the process of dialogue that will lead to a solution," he added.
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August - 25 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 25 said that while the year 2009 was a distinct improvement on the year 2008, it is in the 2010 that we have seen a dramatic decline in the number of incidents and in the number of casualties in the Northe
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on August 25 said that while the year 2009 was a distinct improvement on the year 2008, it is in the 2010 that we have seen a dramatic decline in the number of incidents and in the number of casualties in the Northeast, according to Assam Tribune. There have been only 464 incidents until August 15, as against 1,297 and 1,561 for the whole year in 2009 and 2008 respectively. He pointed out: “Only 52 civilians have been killed, as against 264 and 466 respectively, and we have lost only 15 men of the security forces. Nevertheless, I must admit with regret that Manipur and Assam have been affected by long-duration blockades and bandhs and by intermittent violence.” About political dialogue with militant outfits and their ‘core demand of sovereignty’, Chidambaram without taking names, spoke of solutions within the constitution: “I am confident that solutions can be found within the Constitution of India to the demands of various groups for recognition of their identity, history, culture and desire for self-government.” The Union Minister said that it is a matter of great satisfaction that a number of groups are engaged in talks with the Government of India. Among them are National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), pro-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Nunisa faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), Black Widow (BW), United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Kuki National Organization (KNO) and United Peoples Front (UPF), he said. H further added, “We have appointed two Interlocutors: RS Pandey to talk to the NSCN (IM) and PC Haldar to talk to NDFB (PT), DHD (Nunisa), DHD (J), KLNLF, UPDS and ANVC, besides ULFA [United Liberation Front of Asom].” Chidambaram called on the groups – or factions of groups – that have stayed away from talks to give up violence and accept the offer of the Governments to hold talks. “It is my hope that ULFA will also formally come forward to begin talks with the Government of India and the Government of Assam. There is no denying that the success achieved in bringing so many groups to the negotiating table has contributed immensely to the decline of violence in the North-eastern States,” he stated.
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August - 25 
While inaugurating a three-day conference of Directors-General and Inspectors-General of Police in New Delhi on August 25 Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram cautioned the Chiefs of State Police and security and intelligence officials against continui
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While inaugurating a three-day conference of Directors-General and Inspectors-General of Police in New Delhi on August 25 Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram cautioned the Chiefs of State Police and security and intelligence officials against continuing attempts to infiltrate militants into the country as well as the phenomenon of “saffron terrorism, reports The Hindu. “There is no let-up in attempts to radicalise young men and women in India. Besides, there is the recently uncovered phenomenon of saffron terrorism that has been implicated in many bomb blasts of the past." Chidambaram said.
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August - 25 
A bomb blast partially damaged a hotel being used as a cinema hall in Baffa Bazaar of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 25, reports Dawn. Sources said that the bomb, planted at the outer wall of hotel, exploded when a movie was being
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A bomb blast partially damaged a hotel being used as a cinema hall in Baffa Bazaar of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 25, reports Dawn. Sources said that the bomb, planted at the outer wall of hotel, exploded when a movie was being screened.
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August - 25 
A militant was killed and another injured during a clash with anti-Taliban volunteers and SFs in Matani area of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of August 25, reports Dawn. A Police source said that the slain militant was identified as Jaf
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A militant was killed and another injured during a clash with anti-Taliban volunteers and SFs in Matani area of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of August 25, reports Dawn. A Police source said that the slain militant was identified as Jaffar (30) son of Allah Dost, a resident of Afghanistan. The injured militant was identified as Shahid.
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August - 25 
A Pakistani origin suspect and contestant of Canada's version of American Idol were among three people arrested on August 25 as part of a major al Qaeda terror plot to bomb targets within and outside the country, reports Rediff News. Misbahuddin Ahme
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A Pakistani origin suspect and contestant of Canada's version of American Idol were among three people arrested on August 25 as part of a major al Qaeda terror plot to bomb targets within and outside the country, reports Rediff News. Misbahuddin Ahmed, believed to be born in India, and Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, both from Ottawa (Canada), and Pakistani origin Khurram Syed Sher of London were accused of conspiring with three others - James Lara, Rizgar Alizadeh and Zakaria Mamosta - in a terror plot Police traced back to Pakistan, Iran and Dubai. The trio was charged with conspiring to build bombs for attacks in Canada and raise money to fund Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks on Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Khurram Syed Sher is believed to be arrested in southwestern Ontario (Canada) where he recently moved. In 2006, Sher was in Pakistan during the relief efforts after an earthquake in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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August - 25 
A suspected militant was shot dead by SFs in the Bara of Khyber Agency during a search operation after a bomb attack on a security convoy. Sources said that SFs opened firing when Parvaiz Iqbal, a resident of Gujrat of Punjab province, tried to escap
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A suspected militant was shot dead by SFs in the Bara of Khyber Agency during a search operation after a bomb attack on a security convoy. Sources said that SFs opened firing when Parvaiz Iqbal, a resident of Gujrat of Punjab province, tried to escape during the search operation.
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August - 25 
An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) reserved judgment in a case of seizure of three explosive-laden vehicles in 2008. The judgement on trial of accused Intikhab Abbasi and 12 others accused in Adiala Jail will be delivered on August 30.
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An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) reserved judgment in a case of seizure of three explosive-laden vehicles in 2008. The judgement on trial of accused Intikhab Abbasi and 12 others accused in Adiala Jail will be delivered on August 30.
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August - 25 
An official of Bajaur Levies, identified as Rahmanullah, was shot dead by militants at Ghakhi area of Bajaur Agency when he was going home after performing his duty.
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An official of Bajaur Levies, identified as Rahmanullah, was shot dead by militants at Ghakhi area of Bajaur Agency when he was going home after performing his duty.
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August - 25 
As many as 390 suspects, detained on the charge of having links with banned militant outfits, are to be released soon, Daily Times reported on August 25. Officials of the Home Department, Punjab Police and Prisons Department confirmed the “gradual” r
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As many as 390 suspects, detained on the charge of having links with banned militant outfits, are to be released soon, Daily Times reported on August 25. Officials of the Home Department, Punjab Police and Prisons Department confirmed the “gradual” release of detainees in the next few days as not a single case had been registered against anyone of them. According to official figures as many as 390 activists belonging to banned outfits like Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Al-Asar Trust, Jamiatul Furqan and some other banned militant outfits working in previous or new, and fake, names had been detained during the crackdown.
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August - 25 
Militants attacked security posts with heavy weapons in Sadiqabad and Bilalabad areas in Bajaur Agency. Security Forces retaliated and repulsed the attack.
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Militants attacked security posts with heavy weapons in Sadiqabad and Bilalabad areas in Bajaur Agency. Security Forces retaliated and repulsed the attack.
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August - 25 
Ministry of Interior, Punjab Home Department and the Punjab Inspector General have directed the Police and other law enforcement agencies to immediately put security on high alert across the country, particularly in Punjab, to foil the nefarious desi
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Ministry of Interior, Punjab Home Department and the Punjab Inspector General have directed the Police and other law enforcement agencies to immediately put security on high alert across the country, particularly in Punjab, to foil the nefarious designs of these extremists. Intelligence sources said that extremists have assigned the task to their ‘commander’ code name Kharasaan to carry out the attacks.
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August - 25 
Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) leader Mustafa Khusrani was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Surab Bazaar, around 230 kilometres south of Quetta, on August 25.
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Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) leader Mustafa Khusrani was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Surab Bazaar, around 230 kilometres south of Quetta, on August 25.
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August - 25 
Political administration arrested over 50 tribal persons under the collective territorial responsibility act of Frontier Crimes Regulation. The arrests were made in connection with the growing attacks on security posts in Sadiqabad and Bilalabad area
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Political administration arrested over 50 tribal persons under the collective territorial responsibility act of Frontier Crimes Regulation. The arrests were made in connection with the growing attacks on security posts in Sadiqabad and Bilalabad areas of Khar tehsil.
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August - 25 
The Ministry of Interior issued an alert for 10 politicians that they were on terrorists’ hit list, Dawn reported on August 25. The terrorists’ targets included Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Ahsan Iqbal and
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The Ministry of Interior issued an alert for 10 politicians that they were on terrorists’ hit list, Dawn reported on August 25. The terrorists’ targets included Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Ahsan Iqbal and Khurram Dastagir, Minister of State for Communications Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukthrar and a Member of Provincial Assembly from Punjab. The Intelligence Agencies asked the Ministry of Interior to provide security to the 15 people asking them to restrict their movements and public appearance. Sources said terrorists’ plan to target politicians and renowned figures came to light after the arrest of two terrorists from Gujranwala District in Punjab few weeks ago.
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August - 25 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) plans to conduct attacks against foreigners participating in the ongoing flood relief operations in Pakistan.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) plans to conduct attacks against foreigners participating in the ongoing flood relief operations in Pakistan.
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August - 25 
The whistle-blower website, released a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memo analysing the risks of terrorists operating from the United States (US), but the document offered no revelations of Government secrets like the Website’s earlier leaks. It
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The whistle-blower website, released a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memo analysing the risks of terrorists operating from the United States (US), but the document offered no revelations of Government secrets like the Website’s earlier leaks. It said, “Foreign terrorists recruited home-grown US extremists for attacks abroad and are likely to increase the use of this method because so far it has slipped below the radar of the Governments of the US and other countries.”
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August - 25 
Unidentified militants killed the mother and a nine-year-old brother of a khasadar (a local tribal force), Ismail, in Lodin Kor Mirzakhel area of Qandharo tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August
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Unidentified militants killed the mother and a nine-year-old brother of a khasadar (a local tribal force), Ismail, in Lodin Kor Mirzakhel area of Qandharo tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 25, reports Dawn. Ismail himself and a sister sustained injuries in the incident.
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August - 25 
Central members of the UCPN-M are reportedly presenting their opinions on the three separate political documents presented by the top leaders in the ongoing central committee (CC) meeting held at the party Head Quarter in Kathmandu since August 25. T
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Central members of the UCPN-M are reportedly presenting their opinions on the three separate political documents presented by the top leaders in the ongoing central committee (CC) meeting held at the party Head Quarter in Kathmandu since August 25. The members are floating views vis-à-vis on the three separate political documents tabled by Prachanda and vice chairmen Mohan Baidya and Baburam Bhattarai.
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August - 25 
NA accused the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) of conniving with UCPN-M to tarnish the image of the NA and prolong its stay beyond September 15, reports Himalayan Times. “The 60-week roadmap of the UNMIN has helped the Maoists to delay the ar
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NA accused the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) of conniving with UCPN-M to tarnish the image of the NA and prolong its stay beyond September 15, reports Himalayan Times. “The 60-week roadmap of the UNMIN has helped the Maoists to delay the army integration process, and the Maoists seem to be adamant on extending the mandate of the UNMIN at any cost. It has helped weaken the position of NA. The so-called roadmap is nothing but its latent desire to extend its stay in Nepal. This shows the underlying common interests of the Maoists and the UNMIN in Nepali peace process. It proves that the UNMIN’s role has been serving the interests of the UCPN-Maoist,” a confidential paper from NA Headquarter stated.
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August - 25 
Nepal Army (NA) said it will boycott the meeting of Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee (JMCC) scheduled for on August 26. “We have taken this decision after the United Nations (UN) rejected our request not to table the agenda concerning Army re
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Nepal Army (NA) said it will boycott the meeting of Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee (JMCC) scheduled for on August 26. “We have taken this decision after the United Nations (UN) rejected our request not to table the agenda concerning Army recruitment in tomorrow’s meeting,” said NA Spokesman Ramindra Chhetri. Earlier, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had announced that it will register a complaint at the meeting against the recruitment announced by the NA. The Army has argued that its recruitment is in line with the Interim Constitution and the Army Act 2007 and that there is no need to make it an issue of discussion.
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August - 25 
The Central Committee (CC) meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) which was held on August 25 in Kathmandu witnessed a division among the leadership opinions, reports Kantipuronline. According to sources, the vice-chairman of
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The Central Committee (CC) meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) which was held on August 25 in Kathmandu witnessed a division among the leadership opinions, reports Kantipuronline. According to sources, the vice-chairman of UCPN-M Baburam Bhattarai and senior leader Mohan Baidya presented a “counter report” against the political document presented by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda.
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August - 25 
The Central Committee (CC) meeting of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) that had begun on August 12 will finally convene on August 25 (today). A politburo member said vice chairmen Mohan Baidhya alias Kiran and Baburam Bhattarai will
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The Central Committee (CC) meeting of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) that had begun on August 12 will finally convene on August 25 (today). A politburo member said vice chairmen Mohan Baidhya alias Kiran and Baburam Bhattarai will present different written or verbal documents during the CC meeting, countering the chairman’s proposal on some crucial issues.
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August - 25 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police on August 25 arrested Dhaka city unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Rafiqul Islam Khan from his Mirpur residence in Dhaka, reports daily Star. Earlier on August 23, Rafiqul Islam got anticipatory bails in six cases on ch
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police on August 25 arrested Dhaka city unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Rafiqul Islam Khan from his Mirpur residence in Dhaka, reports daily Star. Earlier on August 23, Rafiqul Islam got anticipatory bails in six cases on charges of obstructing Police in discharging their duties and hurting religious sentiment of Muslims.
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August - 25 
In the meantime, de-mining groups unearthed 118 APMs and five Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) from Mahilankulam, Mallawarayankaddaiadampan, Palampiddi and Nedunkandal areas.
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In the meantime, de-mining groups unearthed 118 APMs and five Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) from Mahilankulam, Mallawarayankaddaiadampan, Palampiddi and Nedunkandal areas.
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August - 25 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Gurunagar, Alamkulam, Madhu, Vavunikulam, Kollankulam, Murasumoddai and Visuamadu areas in the North recovered three 81-mm mortar bombs, 83 60-mm mortar bombs, four 60-mm mort
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Gurunagar, Alamkulam, Madhu, Vavunikulam, Kollankulam, Murasumoddai and Visuamadu areas in the North recovered three 81-mm mortar bombs, 83 60-mm mortar bombs, four 60-mm mortar trappings, one 40 mm-mortar bomb, two rounds of Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) noses, four hand grenades, nine Anti-Personnel Mines (APMs), three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one Arul bomb and one unidentified ammunition round on August 25. Meanwhile, troops also recovered two mobile phones, one SIM card, one memory chip and one battery charger kept hidden from the Dharmapuram Rehabilitation Centre.
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August - 26 
A joint search party of the Chhattisgarh Police and Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Manhar and Sukhram, from a forested area in Kanker District on August 26.
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A joint search party of the Chhattisgarh Police and Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Manhar and Sukhram, from a forested area in Kanker District on August 26.
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August - 26 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Ngruw Koningam Mayon alias Paul Mizo alias Kobeng (48), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Deulahland on August 26, reports Imphal Free Press. One election identi
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Ngruw Koningam Mayon alias Paul Mizo alias Kobeng (48), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Deulahland on August 26, reports Imphal Free Press. One election identity card was seized from his possession. He disclosed that he belonged to Chandel District and he joined the NSCN-IM in November 1989 under one self styled chairman of Khurmi Region Dahrin in Chandel and was now at the rank of a ‘deputy kilonser (minister) of the education department’ of the NSCN-IM.
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August - 26 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as self styled Khapur Zaremo Odyuo, was killed by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres during a factional clash at Mekokla village i
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as self styled Khapur Zaremo Odyuo, was killed by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres during a factional clash at Mekokla village in Wokha District on August 26. .
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August - 26 
A NSCN-IM cadre, identified as ‘major’ Ngachonmi Tangkhul, was killed and five others arrested as Security Forces neutralised a militant hideout at Tongma colony in Namsa area of Mon District.
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A NSCN-IM cadre, identified as ‘major’ Ngachonmi Tangkhul, was killed and five others arrested as Security Forces neutralised a militant hideout at Tongma colony in Namsa area of Mon District.
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August - 26 
A railway employee, Dayamoy Mahato (28), was arrested on August 26 along with one Ram Mudi (21) from a house in Indraboni near the Jnaneswari Express derailment site in West Midnapore District in connection with the incident, reports Telegraph. “Daya
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A railway employee, Dayamoy Mahato (28), was arrested on August 26 along with one Ram Mudi (21) from a house in Indraboni near the Jnaneswari Express derailment site in West Midnapore District in connection with the incident, reports Telegraph. “Dayamoy had supplied the timings of Jnaneswari and the goods train. He also gave information on Police movements,” a Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) source said. An officer said Ram was a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) action squad member. “Dayamoy is from Rasua and Ram from Kalajhora, all within 6kms of Rajabandh [the incident site],” said Jhargram Police chief Praveen Tripathi.
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August - 26 
A session’s court in Mumbai has issued transfer warrants against Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, acquitted by the trial court in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Senior Police inspector Ramesh Mahale told The Hindu over telephone that the warr
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A session’s court in Mumbai has issued transfer warrants against Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, acquitted by the trial court in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Senior Police inspector Ramesh Mahale told The Hindu over telephone that the warrants were issued on August 26. The court has directed that they should be produced before it on September 23.The duo is currently in police custody in Uttar Pradesh in connection with cases there.
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August - 26 
A team of pro-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) visited Charaipung of Sivasagar District on August 26. Mrinal Hazarika, leader of pro-talk ULFA criticised the State Government for its failure to protect the geographical boundary of the Stat
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A team of pro-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) visited Charaipung of Sivasagar District on August 26. Mrinal Hazarika, leader of pro-talk ULFA criticised the State Government for its failure to protect the geographical boundary of the State. He asked the Government to handover the border area to them in case the Government can not secure the life and property of the citizens living in border areas.
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August - 26 
According to security agencies, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to strike in a big way in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) towns to take revenge over the arrest of Maoist politburo member Kobad Ghandy (September 21
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According to security agencies, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to strike in a big way in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) towns to take revenge over the arrest of Maoist politburo member Kobad Ghandy (September 21, 2009) and the killing of another politburo member Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad (July 2, 2010), reports Hindustan Times. Senior Police officers said Maoist leaders have made a hit list of 51 Very Important Persons (VIPs) ranging from senior bureaucrats to top political leaders who could be targeted in the days to come. Around 17 of these VIPs are in Delhi. The Delhi Police as well as the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad are now in the look out for Maoist 'sleeper cells' in the Capital and UP. “There has been a lot of Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] movement after Azad's encounter. We have information that they have made a hit list and plan to disrupt the Commonwealth Games,” said an unnamed senior UP Police officer.
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August - 26 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) fired indiscriminately at Pirtand Police Station in Giridih District, blew up a Government building nearby and set ablaze some trucks on the Grand Trunk road on the Dhanbad-Giridih bord
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) fired indiscriminately at Pirtand Police Station in Giridih District, blew up a Government building nearby and set ablaze some trucks on the Grand Trunk road on the Dhanbad-Giridih border in the early morning of August 26 (today) to protest the arrest of their two associates. Police said the Maoists were protesting the arrests of two of their associates, Muktar Ansari alias Jalaad and his associate Dasrath Manjhi from Kendua village in Giridih on August 25. Ansari was carrying head-money INR 200,000 and was wanted in 30 cases.
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August - 26 
Defence Secretary of India Pradeep Kumar will soon visit Colombo to get an idea normalising the defence relationship between India and Sri Lanka with the end of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu. The issue is to be taken up at the f
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Defence Secretary of India Pradeep Kumar will soon visit Colombo to get an idea normalising the defence relationship between India and Sri Lanka with the end of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu. The issue is to be taken up at the first annual defence dialogue between the two countries.
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August - 26 
Denying involvement in the border violence, National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) said it was under ceasefire and involved in peace talks, although they have camps nearby.
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Denying involvement in the border violence, National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) said it was under ceasefire and involved in peace talks, although they have camps nearby.
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August - 26 
Editors’ Forum, Manipur, condemned the act of threatening a reporter of the Lamka Post daily by the ‘finance secretary’ of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF).
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Editors’ Forum, Manipur, condemned the act of threatening a reporter of the Lamka Post daily by the ‘finance secretary’ of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF).
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August - 26 
Just before being killed by Security Forces, Umakanta Mahato, a prime accused in Jnaneswari Express derailment case, along with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) local ‘area commander’ Jayanto alias Sahebram Hembram and about a dozen squad
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Just before being killed by Security Forces, Umakanta Mahato, a prime accused in Jnaneswari Express derailment case, along with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) local ‘area commander’ Jayanto alias Sahebram Hembram and about a dozen squad members, held a 'people's court' at midnight of August 26 at Kalabani village, near Jhargram in West Midnapore District and ‘sentenced’ three supporters of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) to death after branding them Police informers. The victims were identified as Rajib, Gopal and Tapan Mantri.
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August - 26 
Major General Om Prakash, Commander of the Jammu Division of the Indian Army, said on August 26 the Pakistani Army has been violating the ceasefire to assist militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, according to Sify. "The ceasefire violation
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Major General Om Prakash, Commander of the Jammu Division of the Indian Army, said on August 26 the Pakistani Army has been violating the ceasefire to assist militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, according to Sify. "The ceasefire violations are a routine here. They have a motive behind this; through ceasefire violations they try ease infiltration bids in our territory," he added.
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August - 26 
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Mohammed Jamaruddin (57), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from the Electricity power house at Keisampat. A sum of INR 0.49 million and three demand letters
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Mohammed Jamaruddin (57), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from the Electricity power house at Keisampat. A sum of INR 0.49 million and three demand letters were recovered from his possession. Further, he disclosed that the recovered amount had been collected from the Chandel Division Electricity Department at Keisampat.
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August - 26 
Out of the 11 suspected cadres of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) who were arrested at Guwahati Assam on August 18, seven cadres were brought back to Imphal on August 26. The cadres, including a ‘lieutenant colonel’, were brought back by
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Out of the 11 suspected cadres of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) who were arrested at Guwahati Assam on August 18, seven cadres were brought back to Imphal on August 26. The cadres, including a ‘lieutenant colonel’, were brought back by a team of Imphal West District Police.
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August - 26 
Police on August 26 arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Irshad Ahmed, for providing Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards to militant ‘commanders’ of the outfit in Kishtwar District. Police said during investigations of th
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Police on August 26 arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Irshad Ahmed, for providing Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards to militant ‘commanders’ of the outfit in Kishtwar District. Police said during investigations of the case registered at Kishtwar Police Station in connection with recovery of a large number of SIM cards from slain and arrested militants of the LeT, Police carried out raids in Patnazi area and arrested Irshad, instrumental in supplying a SIM card to LeT militant Nazir Ahmed Gorsi alias Saqib, who was arrested few days back.
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August - 26 
Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh on August 26 called for revisiting standard operating procedures and crowd control measures to deal with public agitations with “non-lethal, yet effective and more focussed measures” in Jammu and Kashmir, reported T
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Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh on August 26 called for revisiting standard operating procedures and crowd control measures to deal with public agitations with “non-lethal, yet effective and more focussed measures” in Jammu and Kashmir, reported The Hindu. “Despite the curtailment of militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the public order dimension in the State has become a cause for serious concern,” he added. The Prime Minister asked Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to establish a high-power task force to come out with a set of recommendations over the next two to three months on non-lethal crowd control measures. “We cannot have an approach of ‘one size fits all.' For instance, I understand that instead of a single standard sequence for the use of force, other countries have put in place procedures that vary according to the specific needs in different situations,” the PM said.
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August - 26 
Reacting to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘kilonser (minister)’ V. Horam’s allegation that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) was involved in the killing of ‘major’ Ngachonmi at Tizit in Mon Distr
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Reacting to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘kilonser (minister)’ V. Horam’s allegation that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) was involved in the killing of ‘major’ Ngachonmi at Tizit in Mon District on August 26, the NSCN-K asked him to furnish the names of its cadres who allegedly assisted the Assam Rifles in the operation.
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August - 26 
Shobhan Karak alias Bijoy, a CPI-Maoist squad member of the Goaltore area, surrendered before senior Police officers at West Midnapore District. Indian Express adds that Karak was a resident of Sundarpur near Patharpara village and he surrendered wit
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Shobhan Karak alias Bijoy, a CPI-Maoist squad member of the Goaltore area, surrendered before senior Police officers at West Midnapore District. Indian Express adds that Karak was a resident of Sundarpur near Patharpara village and he surrendered with a single barrel gun and 14 rounds of ammunition. Karak, accused in 13 criminal cases including murder and sedition since 2009, was also associated with the PCPA and the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia.
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August - 26 
The First Additional City Metropolitan Magistrate in Bangalore in Karnataka on August 26 remanded People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Madani to judicial custody till September 7, according to The Hindu. Madani is accused of mastermind
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The First Additional City Metropolitan Magistrate in Bangalore in Karnataka on August 26 remanded People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Madani to judicial custody till September 7, according to The Hindu. Madani is accused of masterminding serial explosions in Bangalore on July 25, 2008 in which two persons were killed and 20 others were injured.
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August - 26 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) changed its earlier pro-talk stance stating that it had no "agenda" to have peace talks with the Government, according to Shillong Times. HNLC's self-styled ‘publicity secretary’ Sainkupar Nongtraw o
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) changed its earlier pro-talk stance stating that it had no "agenda" to have peace talks with the Government, according to Shillong Times. HNLC's self-styled ‘publicity secretary’ Sainkupar Nongtraw on August 27 said, "We will continue with our struggle as long as the government does not address the issues affecting the people….We do not have any agenda to have peace talks either with the police or State Government." The HNLC had earlier expressed its willingness to go for political dialogue with the Government to seek solutions to the "problems faced by the Hynniewtrep people."
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August - 26 
Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres, identified as Nongthonbam Sanjit alias Abung alias Kwaklei Singh (33) and Nongthonbam Nanao Singh (23), were arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabgai Lamkhai bazar area.
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Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres, identified as Nongthonbam Sanjit alias Abung alias Kwaklei Singh (33) and Nongthonbam Nanao Singh (23), were arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabgai Lamkhai bazar area.
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August - 26 
Two protesters were injured as Police fired teargas shells to disperse protestors at several places in Srinagar, where curfew remained in force in seven Police Station areas in view of a strike called by separatists.
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Two protesters were injured as Police fired teargas shells to disperse protestors at several places in Srinagar, where curfew remained in force in seven Police Station areas in view of a strike called by separatists.
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August - 26 
Unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Mohammed Wajiruddin (30), an employee of the Manipur Revenue Department at Lilong in Thoubal District on August 25. However, the bomb failed to explode and was defused by the Assam Rifl
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Unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Mohammed Wajiruddin (30), an employee of the Manipur Revenue Department at Lilong in Thoubal District on August 25. However, the bomb failed to explode and was defused by the Assam Rifles personnel. The report adds that a militant group imposed a monetary demand of INR 100000 a few months back.
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August - 26 
Union Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah asserting that the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including Pakistani occupied Kashmir (PoK), want to be with India, said those who wanted azadi (freedom) were unaware of the consequences of
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Union Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah asserting that the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including Pakistani occupied Kashmir (PoK), want to be with India, said those who wanted azadi (freedom) were unaware of the consequences of this demand. Intervening in a debate in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, he said the State would share the fate of Afghanistan, where the diktat of the Taliban runs now, if it became independent. “Most Kashmiris want to find a solution to the problems within India. We want to find a solution to the problem within India and not in Pakistan, China or in America,'' he stressed, adding, “We want the Jammu and Kashmir of Hari Singh that had acceded to India and included the PoK, some parts of which are now with China. It seemed that India had given up on these areas.”
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August - 26 
Zomi Revolutionary Organization (ZRO) said that this sort of harassment is meted out to the chiefs of Zomi inhabitants merely due to their failure to meet demands which are unbearable. The ZRO further said that Lamkhosei Vaiphei of Munlui village was
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Zomi Revolutionary Organization (ZRO) said that this sort of harassment is meted out to the chiefs of Zomi inhabitants merely due to their failure to meet demands which are unbearable. The ZRO further said that Lamkhosei Vaiphei of Munlui village was harassed and ‘punished’ severely while Paudam Vaiphei of Champhai was abducted and tortured by the KRA cadres on June 15 for similar reasons.
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August - 26 
A bullet-riddled dead body was recovered from Bagh Bana area of Khuzdar, 350 kilometres from Quetta. The victim, identified as Tahir Muhammad, was abducted earlier on an unspecified date from Koshak area of Khuzdar.
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A bullet-riddled dead body was recovered from Bagh Bana area of Khuzdar, 350 kilometres from Quetta. The victim, identified as Tahir Muhammad, was abducted earlier on an unspecified date from Koshak area of Khuzdar.
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August - 26 
A child, Umer, was killed and five others, including two women, were injured in a grenade attack at the residence of one Abdul Karim, a non-Baloch settler, in Panjgur District.
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A child, Umer, was killed and five others, including two women, were injured in a grenade attack at the residence of one Abdul Karim, a non-Baloch settler, in Panjgur District.
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August - 26 
A Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) cabinet was set ablaze in Awaran District, disrupting telecommunication system of the entire District.
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A Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) cabinet was set ablaze in Awaran District, disrupting telecommunication system of the entire District.
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August - 26 
A terrorist group linked to the TTP announced a general amnesty for ‘spies’, collaborators of the US and Pakistan Army, as a gesture of respect for Ramzan (Islamic month off fasting). “We announce a general amnesty for all those spies who have not ye
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A terrorist group linked to the TTP announced a general amnesty for ‘spies’, collaborators of the US and Pakistan Army, as a gesture of respect for Ramzan (Islamic month off fasting). “We announce a general amnesty for all those spies who have not yet taken part in bombings or drone attacks on the Taliban,” a pamphlet from the Ittehad Mujahideen Khurasaan read. According to eyewitnesses, three masked men had been distributing the pamphlets in Urdu while another person had been filming the distribution process. “We guarantee that no harm will be caused to those who stopped spying on the Mujahideen,” the group, responsible for executing some collaborators of the US and Pakistan Army, pledged.
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August - 26 
A US Federal Official, Ross Feinstein, on August 26 said that a Pakistani man from Maine was released from jail 15 weeks after he was arrested on an immigration violation while police were investigating the failed Times Square car bombing, reports Da
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A US Federal Official, Ross Feinstein, on August 26 said that a Pakistani man from Maine was released from jail 15 weeks after he was arrested on an immigration violation while police were investigating the failed Times Square car bombing, reports Daily Times. Ross Feinstein of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement says Mohammad Shafiq Rahman was released from federal custody in Boston after posting USD 10,000 bail. Rahman, a computer programmer from South Portland, and two men from Massachusetts were arrested on immigration violations on May 13 as investigators probed the May 1 car bomb attempt in New York’s Times Square.
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August - 26 
Activists of banned militant outfits are reported to be collecting funds and relief goods for the flood victims with impunity in various areas across the provincial capital, Daily Times reported on August 26. Many camps have been established by thes
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Activists of banned militant outfits are reported to be collecting funds and relief goods for the flood victims with impunity in various areas across the provincial capital, Daily Times reported on August 26. Many camps have been established by these banned outfits across various points in the city. Posters, banners and flags of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have been openly displayed in and around these camps and extremists are seen openly collecting money from citizens. Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation Supervisor of Media Committee, Muhammad Yahya Mujahid, who is also the spokesman for the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD), claimed that relief goods and millions of rupees have been dispatched to Punjab and Sindh’s flood-hit areas
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August - 26 
Militants blew up a girl’s school in Yara Jan Kallay area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. The incident was second of its kind in the same locality in less than a week. Militants had destroyed Tamash Khan Kallay Primary School in Malik
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Militants blew up a girl’s school in Yara Jan Kallay area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. The incident was second of its kind in the same locality in less than a week. Militants had destroyed Tamash Khan Kallay Primary School in Malikdinkhel area on August 21.
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August - 26 
Militants shot dead the son of a former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Haji Farman, and injured three passes-by in Khar Bazaar of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 26, according to Dawn. Sources said
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Militants shot dead the son of a former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Haji Farman, and injured three passes-by in Khar Bazaar of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 26, according to Dawn. Sources said that armed unidentified militants opened indiscriminate firing on 22-year-old son of Haji Farman, a former ‘commander’ of TTP, killing him on the spot. Three passers-by were injured in the attack. Haji Farman, a key TTP ‘commander’ and close aid of Maulana Faqir Mohammad, the chief of TTP Bajaur Agency chapter, surrendered to Security Forces (SF) about one year ago. Since his surrender, several attempts have been made on his life.
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August - 26 
SFs arrested six suspected militants during two separate raids on a seminary and the house of a militant commander in Kakakhel and Qambarkhel areas.
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SFs arrested six suspected militants during two separate raids on a seminary and the house of a militant commander in Kakakhel and Qambarkhel areas.
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August - 26 
The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Rangin Dadfar Spanta urged the United States to sanction Pakistan and refuse visas to Pakistani Generals, Dawn quoting The Washington Post reported on August 26. In an interview to the Washington Post, Ran
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The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Rangin Dadfar Spanta urged the United States to sanction Pakistan and refuse visas to Pakistani Generals, Dawn quoting The Washington Post reported on August 26. In an interview to the Washington Post, Rangin Dadfar Spanta claimed that the central issue in the war against terrorists was their ability to take refuge in Pakistan and not the rampant corruption in Afghanistan. Demanding sanctions against Pakistan, Spanta said, Pakistani generals and others that we know definitely are involved in supporting terrorist activities should be denied US visas. It is my firm belief that we cannot win if we continue business as usual. We’ve lost the reality. We’ve lost the focus.” Spanta stressed that the “central issue is international jihadis” who take refuge in Pakistan and enjoy support and training from Pakistani military and intelligence agencies.
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August - 26 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 26 threatened to launch attacks against foreigners helping in the flood relief efforts, saying their presence was “unacceptable”, reports Daily Times. TTP ‘spokesman’ Azam Tariq claimed the US and other
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 26 threatened to launch attacks against foreigners helping in the flood relief efforts, saying their presence was “unacceptable”, reports Daily Times. TTP ‘spokesman’ Azam Tariq claimed the US and other countries that have pledged support are not really focused on providing aid to flood victims but had other motives he did not specify, adding, “No relief is reaching the affected people, and when the victims are not receiving help, then this horde of foreigners is not acceptable to us at all.” He strongly hinted that the militants could resort to violence, saying, “When we say something is unacceptable to us, one can draw his own conclusion.” The UN, however, said it would not be deterred by violent threats.
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August - 26 
Three NATO oil tankers were attacked in Quetta, Kalat and Mastung areas. According to sources, an oil tanker, carrying fuel for NATO forces was coming from Karachi when unidentified assailants opened fire on it on the Regional Cooperation for Develop
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Three NATO oil tankers were attacked in Quetta, Kalat and Mastung areas. According to sources, an oil tanker, carrying fuel for NATO forces was coming from Karachi when unidentified assailants opened fire on it on the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) Highway near Lak Pass area of Quetta. Another oil tanker came under fire near Mangochar area of Kalat District, 145 kilometres from Quetta. In addition, an oil tanker was attacked near Sor Gaz area of Mastung. However, no casualties were reported in these attacks.
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August - 26 
Two persons, including a woman, were injured in an explosion on Hospital Road of Khuzdar District, 300 kilometres from Quetta.
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Two persons, including a woman, were injured in an explosion on Hospital Road of Khuzdar District, 300 kilometres from Quetta.
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August - 26 
Two prisoners, Muhammad Anwar and Nabi Bakhsh, were shot dead and a Levies trooper injured when unidentified militants stormed a Levies post and held the Levies personnel hostage in Bakhtiarabad, 300 kilometres from Quetta, in Balochistan on August 2
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Two prisoners, Muhammad Anwar and Nabi Bakhsh, were shot dead and a Levies trooper injured when unidentified militants stormed a Levies post and held the Levies personnel hostage in Bakhtiarabad, 300 kilometres from Quetta, in Balochistan on August 26, reported Daily Times. The militants managed to escape after killing.
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August - 26 
Unidentified militants abducted a flour dealer at gunpoint in Qambar Abad area of Bara tehsil. Sources said that the abducted man, Haji Naseer Khan, was a close relative of former Senator Mohammad Shah Afridi.
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Unidentified militants abducted a flour dealer at gunpoint in Qambar Abad area of Bara tehsil. Sources said that the abducted man, Haji Naseer Khan, was a close relative of former Senator Mohammad Shah Afridi.
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August - 26 
According to Kantipuronline, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) Chairman Kamal Thapa claimed that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) is positive about reviving the monarchy. He revealed that UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
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According to Kantipuronline, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) Chairman Kamal Thapa claimed that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) is positive about reviving the monarchy. He revealed that UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda has realised the importance of Monarchy to save the nationality. “The Maoist leaders told me the foreigners’ meddling has increased in the country after the monarchy was sidelined,” said Thapa, during an interaction at Reporter’s Club in Kathmandu. He asserted that the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML are also flexible on the same.
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August - 26 
NC acting president Sushil Koirala said that there is no alternative to the majority system in a democratic process. He made it clear that the NC will not backtrack from the Legislature-Parliament reiterating that the Prime Ministerial (PM) election
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NC acting president Sushil Koirala said that there is no alternative to the majority system in a democratic process. He made it clear that the NC will not backtrack from the Legislature-Parliament reiterating that the Prime Ministerial (PM) election should be settled from the Parliament itself.
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August - 26 
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said Nepal Army (NA) has tried to push the peace process towards further uncertainty by challenging the tenure of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). In a press statement, PLA Chief Nanda Kishore Pun alias Pasa
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People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said Nepal Army (NA) has tried to push the peace process towards further uncertainty by challenging the tenure of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). In a press statement, PLA Chief Nanda Kishore Pun alias Pasang said the Army's lobbying against the term extension of UNMIN and its decision to boycott a meeting of the Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee (JMCC) shows that the Army is not honest in taking the fragile peace process to its logical end.
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August - 26 
Police arrested one Sujit B.K., who has been charged with killing of Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Prachanda Thaiba in Butwal of Rupandehi District on March 26, 2009, from a hotel in Sundhara of Tanahu District, re
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Police arrested one Sujit B.K., who has been charged with killing of Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Prachanda Thaiba in Butwal of Rupandehi District on March 26, 2009, from a hotel in Sundhara of Tanahu District, reports Himalayan Times. Sujit, former Rupandehi District in-charge of YCL, is in most-wanted list of criminals. Rupandehi District Court had issued an arrest warrant against him on charge of first-degree murder.
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August - 26 
The UCPN-M banned its central members from bringing out the political documents presented by party Chairman Prachanda and Vice Chairmen duo Baburam Bhattarai and Mohan Baidya alias Kiran outside the meeting hall. Arrangements were made to allow the p
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The UCPN-M banned its central members from bringing out the political documents presented by party Chairman Prachanda and Vice Chairmen duo Baburam Bhattarai and Mohan Baidya alias Kiran outside the meeting hall. Arrangements were made to allow the party central members to study the political documents at the ongoing Maoist Central Committee (CC).
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August - 26 
Two people, including a cadre of Young Communist League (YCL), were arrested on the charge of illegal possession of weapons in Falewash of Parvat District on August 26, reports Nepal News. According to reports, those arrested were identified as Raja
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Two people, including a cadre of Young Communist League (YCL), were arrested on the charge of illegal possession of weapons in Falewash of Parvat District on August 26, reports Nepal News. According to reports, those arrested were identified as Rajan Budha Magar (24) and Manendra Rokka (22) both from Jelbang Village Development Committee-1 (VDC) of Rolpa District. District Police Office, Parvat, said that a United States (US) made revolver and six rounds of ammunitions among other weapons were found in duo's possession. It also said that investigation showed that Magar was a cadre of YCL’s Awadh Madhesh State Committee.
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August - 26 
A Dhaka court placed Dhaka city unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Rafiqul Islam Khan on a three-day remand on August 26 in a case filed for setting ablaze a private car on June 26 that killed one of its passengers, reports Daily Star. Third Additiona
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A Dhaka court placed Dhaka city unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Rafiqul Islam Khan on a three-day remand on August 26 in a case filed for setting ablaze a private car on June 26 that killed one of its passengers, reports Daily Star. Third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ali Hussain passed the order after Detective Branch (DB) of Police produced Rafiqul before it with a seven-day remand prayer. Rafiqul was also shown arrested in another case filed with Uttara Police Station for making seditious statement.
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August - 26 
Defence Secretary of India Pradeep Kumar will soon visit Colombo to get an idea normalising the defence relationship between India and Sri Lanka with the end of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu. The issue is to be taken up at the f
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Defence Secretary of India Pradeep Kumar will soon visit Colombo to get an idea normalising the defence relationship between India and Sri Lanka with the end of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu. The issue is to be taken up at the first annual defence dialogue between the two countries.
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August - 27 
61 persons, including 56 protesters and five Policemen, were injured in clashes between protestors and Security Forces (SFs) at several places in Srinagar and Shopian District even as the Valley witnessed a day of normalcy after Hurriyat Conference (
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61 persons, including 56 protesters and five Policemen, were injured in clashes between protestors and Security Forces (SFs) at several places in Srinagar and Shopian District even as the Valley witnessed a day of normalcy after Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani suspended its agitation for the day on August 27.
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August - 27 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Longjam Surjit alias Ibungo Singh (30), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from his residence at Singjamei Wangma Bheigyapati Leikai on
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Longjam Surjit alias Ibungo Singh (30), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from his residence at Singjamei Wangma Bheigyapati Leikai on August 27. A demand letter of INR 10, 00,000 addressed to one Laiyonjam Mudhuchandra was recovered from his possession. He further disclosed that he joined the faction in 2010 through one Taba and is presently working under her ‘command’.
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August - 27 
A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shahdeo Munda, surrendered before the office-in-charge of Shyamsunderpur Police Station in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District, on August 27. Munda helped the Po
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A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shahdeo Munda, surrendered before the office-in-charge of Shyamsunderpur Police Station in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District, on August 27. Munda helped the Police to recover three landmines planted by the Maoists in Ghatshila sub-division after his surrender, Jha added.
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August - 27 
A Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, Hazrat Ali (40), was arrested along with three crude bombs by the Border Security Force (BSF) from number 10 riverine village of Dhubri District on August 27.
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A Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, Hazrat Ali (40), was arrested along with three crude bombs by the Border Security Force (BSF) from number 10 riverine village of Dhubri District on August 27.
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