Militants
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200 militants trying to infiltrate, may attack schools during Obama visit: Army official
India | Jan 15, 2015, 02:59 PM ISTNagrota (J&K): Army today said there were inputs about possibility of attacks by Pakistan-based terror outfits on "soft targets" such as schools, religious places, military convoys and civilian areas in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of
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Pak continues to support militants in J&K: Army Chief
India | Jan 15, 2015, 01:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: The persistent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir showed that Pakistan continued to support militants, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh said today."We have to maintain the peaceful atmosphere in Jammu and Kashmir, attained
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Militant holed up in house; encounter on with security forces
India | Jan 14, 2015, 11:47 AM ISTSrinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and a militant holed up in a house in Sopore area of north Kashmir Baramulla district, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chanakhan
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Boko Haram destroys at least 16 towns, villages in Nigeria
World | Jan 09, 2015, 03:58 PM ISTKano (Nigeria): Boko Haram, a militant Islamist movement based in Nigeria, destroyed at least 16 towns and villages after capturing a key military base in Northeast Nigeria today, according to officials.Musa Bukar, head of the
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Two NDFB militants arrested in Assam along with arms
India | Jan 08, 2015, 03:49 PM ISTKajalgaon (Assam): Two militants of NDFB-Songbijit faction, which had massacred over 70 people in lower Assam districts in December, and another person who had provided shelter to one of them was arrested and arms were
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BSF foils infiltration bid in Kathua, 5th this week
India | Jan 07, 2015, 12:47 PM ISTJammu: BSF has foiled yet another bid by Pakistan-based militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of firing from across the border and thick fog in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Explosives recovered from militants in Assam
India | Jan 07, 2015, 11:07 AM ISTGuwahati: A huge quantity of explosives were recovered from two NDFB-Songbijit militants and two arms dealers with weapons were arrested in lower Assam's Kokrajhar district on Tuesday, a police official said.Eight kg explosives were recovered
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Pak airstrikes kill 23 militants in North Waziristan
World | Dec 27, 2014, 07:51 AM ISTPeshawar: At least 23 militants were killed when Pakistani fighter jets today pounded terrorist hideouts in the restive North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border.Military fighter jets targeted militant hideouts in Dattakhel area, killing
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Over 7000 people, including pregnant women, displaced by Assam violence
India | Dec 26, 2014, 12:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Shocking stories of how Bodo militants went on a ruthless killing spree in BTAD areas of Assam are now coming out in open.The people who survived or were able to escape are still
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Deal with acts of terror with firm hand: President on Assam attacks
India | Dec 25, 2014, 06:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday strongly condemned attack by militants in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts of Assam and said such acts of terror and violence must be put down with a "firm hand".In
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Father of pilot captured by IS pleads for release
World | Dec 25, 2014, 06:20 PM ISTAmman,Jordan: The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son's release.Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, speaking to reporters in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday, also urged the
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Rajnath Singh talks tough on tackling NDFB
National | Dec 25, 2014, 01:36 PM ISTGuwahati/Sonitpur: Taking tough, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today declared that strong action will be taken against NDFB(S), which massacred over 70 people in Assam on Tuesday, asserting that the Centre has “zero tolerance” policy for
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Pakistani forces kill 28 militants
World | Dec 20, 2014, 01:57 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistani forces have killed 28 militants in the restive north-western tribal region, intensifying the campaign against them after the Peshawar school massacre that left 148 people dead, mostly students.A security official today said that
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Pakistan executes 2 militants after lifting ban on death penalty
World | Dec 19, 2014, 10:41 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistani authorities tonight executed two men convicted for attacks on the army headquarters and former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, days after Pakistan lifted its moratorium on the death penalty.The two are among 17 terrorists
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Pak gets assurance from Kabul on action against militants: Army
World | Dec 18, 2014, 12:43 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said it has got assurance from Afghanistan and ISAF leadership that they will take action against militants hiding in border areas and believed to be involved in the Peshawar school massacre.Army Chief
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Pakistan Army Chief vows to eliminate all terrorists
World | Dec 17, 2014, 07:16 AM ISTIslamabad: Following the Pakistani Taliban's attack on a school in Peshawar in which scores of people, mostly children, died, Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday vowed to continue the fight against the militants
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Assam government spent Rs.9 cr on militants during ceasfire
India | Dec 15, 2014, 05:03 PM ISTGuwahati:The Assam government Monday revealed that it has spent over Rs.9 crore this year on settlement camp for cadres of the militant outfits who had entered into ceasefire agreements with the state and central governments.Assam's
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India asks Pak to stop aiding terror, offers help
India | Dec 06, 2014, 10:37 AM ISTRajouri: India yesterday today hit out at Pakistan over the multiple terror attacks in Kashmir Valley, asking it to stop these activities directed against this country and said it was ready to help if it
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6 militants,8 Army men and 3 cops killed in Kashmir encounter
India | Dec 05, 2014, 03:53 PM ISTSrinagar: 6 militants,8 Army men and 3 cops of Jammu and Kashmir Police have been killed after a fierce gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and the army in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir
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Five militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir gunfight
India | Dec 03, 2014, 08:58 AM ISTSrinagar: Five militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight between a group of militants and the army in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, authorities said Wednesday."Two more terrorists have been killed in Nowgam infiltration