Daily Excelsior, 1 May 2008

WASHINGTON, Apr 30: India was among the countries worst affected by terror with militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and in the Northeast, strikes by Naxalites and attacks elsewhere in the country taking a toll of more than 2,300 lives in 2007, the US State Department said. The State Department, in its annual report on terrorism, said terrorist activities along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir are on the decline but Pakistan-based militant outfits like the Lashkar-e-Toiba and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in the Valley ...

Daily Excelsior, 1 May 2008

WASHINGTON, Apr 30: India was among the countries worst affected by terror with militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and in the Northeast, strikes by Naxalites and attacks elsewhere in the country taking a toll of more than 2,300 lives in 2007, the US State Department said. The State Department, in its annual report on terrorism, said terrorist activities along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir are on the decline but Pakistan-based militant outfits like the Lashkar-e-Toiba and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in the Valley ...

Times of India, 30 April 2008

GIRIDIH: Maoists blasted the newly-constructed 12-room Jharkhand Bhawan at Madhuban, a pilgrimage centre for Jains on Parasnath Hills of Giridih district, on Monday. The building of the Jharkhand government's tourism department was badly damaged, though no one was injured. For, prior to the operation, the Maoists had asked some construction workers sleeping there to move out of the building ...

Asian Age, 30 April 2008

New Delhi, April 29: Even as Maoists have emerged victorious in Nepal, and India has promised all cooperation, one of their frontal organisations continues to be on the list of banned outfits, prepared by the ministry of home affairs. According to the official website of the home ministry, Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj (ABNES) stands at the end of the list of 34 organisation enlisted as "banned organisations" on the MHA website. The number one banned organisation is the United Liberation Front of Assam, followed by National Democratic Front of Bodoland, besides other international terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen etc ...

Hindu, 23 April 2008

Kohima: Three Naga underground activists were killed in an exchange of fire between rivals NSCN (I-M) and NSCN (Unification) at 7th mile area in the outskirts of Dimapur on Tuesday. The police said one cadre each of the NSCN (I-M) and the NSCN (U) were dead while the identity of another cadre was unknown ...

Dawn, 1 May 2008

KOHAT, April 30: The local Taliban retook control of Darra Adamkhel after talks between the administration and tribal elders to guarantee safety of the Indus Highway were deadlocked. The militants continued their activities in the area despite the presence of security forces. A military pick-up carrying two personnel of army's engineering corps was captured by militants on Monday ...

Daily News, 1 May 2008

Soon after military offensives commenced northwest of Giant Tank, Mannar, troops engaged in an effective assault on the LTTE's 18-Base in Veppankulam and Kallikulam areas and brought the entire area under their control. At least 40 Tigers perished in the offensive on the 18-Base, the Media Centre for National Security said. Six soldiers who sustained injuries in the operation were airlifted to hospitals ...