GNLA chief arrested due to efforts of India, Bangladesh
July 31st, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 31 (IANS) Champion R. Sangma, the rebel chief of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), was arrested due to sustained efforts of India and Bangladesh, Meghalaya Chief Minister ... Read more...
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GNLA chief arrested near Bangladesh border in Meghalaya (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 30 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma was arrested Monday near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, police said.Sangma, whose outfit is fighting ... Read more...
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ULFA and KLO rebels arrested in Meghalaya
January 5th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 4 (IANS) Two separatist rebels of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) were Wednesday arrested from western Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh, a Border ... Read more...
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Indonesian police release 12 alleged separatists
November 26th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesian police have been forced to release twelve alleged separatist rebels just a day after announcing they had made a major breakthrough in the war against the Free ... Read more...
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Security alert in northeast over R-Day boycott
January 23rd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) A massive security alert was sounded across northeast India Sunday after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations Jan 26, officials said."We have placed security ... Read more...
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Tamil groups protest against Sri Lankan delegation’s visit to Coimbatore
December 4th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, Dec.4 (ANI): Tamil groups protested against a Sri Lankan delegation here on Saturday.The delegates, who were in the city to attend the Global India Textile Show, were forced to leave the ... Read more...
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Human rights groups snub ‘flawed’ Sri Lankan war crime panel
October 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Oct 15 (ANI): Three international human rights organisations have reportedly declined to appear before a Sri Lankan inquiry into the end of the country's civil war, saying the procedure is flawed ... Read more...
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60 feared dead in accidental explosion in Sri Lanka (Lead)
September 17th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 17 (DPA) At least 60 people were feared killed when a stock of dynamite exploded Friday inside a police station in eastern Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said.
Major General Udaya ... Read more...
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Fence border with Myanmar: Arunachal home minister
August 10th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, Aug 10 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh has asked the central government to fence the India-Myanmar border to check the movement of separatist rebels from India's northeast who have set up ... Read more...
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Two separatist rebels surrender in Meghalaya
August 1st, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 1 (IANS) Two separatist rebels of the Liberation A'chik Elite Force (LAEF) Sunday surrendered along with a huge cache of ammunition in Meghalaya, police said.
Arjun Momin and Kote Ch ... Read more...
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Two militants arrested in Meghalaya
July 14th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 14 (IANS) Two separatist rebels of the Liberation A'chik Elite Force (LAEF) were arrested in Meghalaya, police said Wednesday.
The rebels, armed with a loaded Italian-made 9 mm pistol, were ... Read more...
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Fonseka faces conspiracy charges in civilian court
July 12th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 12 (DPA) Sri Lanka's former army chief was charged Monday in a civilian court with conspiring against the state with the support of 10 military officers, a court official said.
It ... Read more...
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Manipur insurgents held near India-Bangladesh border
May 5th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 5 (IANS) Indian border guards have detained three separatist rebels, including a woman, of the Manipur-based outlawed People's Liberation Army (PLA) along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, officials said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s ruling party wins parliamentary elections (Lead)
April 21st, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 21 (DPA) Sri Lanka's ruling alliance secured a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, according to official final results announced Wednesday after a re-vote in two districts.
The United People's Freedom ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s ruling party wins big in parliamentary polls
April 21st, 2010 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 21 (DPA) Sri Lanka's ruling alliance secured a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, according to official final results announced Wednesday after a re-vote in two districts.
The United People's Freedom ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s president thanks voters for mandate
April 10th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 10 (DPA) Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also heads the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) which recorded a resounding victory in parliamentary elections, Saturday thanked voters for the ... Read more...
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Ruling party wins parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka (Roundup)
April 9th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 9 (DPA) Sri Lanka's ruling party, led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, won the first parliamentary elections held since last year's end of the country's 26-year civil war, election officials said ... Read more...
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Ruling party wins parliamentary polls in Sri Lanka (Second Lead)
April 9th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 9 (DPA) The ruling party in Sri Lanka, led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, won the first parliamentary elections held since last year's defeat of Tamil separatist rebels and the end ... Read more...
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Marxist party wants Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief released
March 23rd, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 23 (DPA) A Marxist opposition party held a demonstration Tuesday as it escalated its campaign to secure the release of Sri Lanka's former army commander who ended a 26-year conflict ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka ex-army chief loses security, fears for life
January 28th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 28 (DPA) The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential election, former army commander General Sarath Fonseka, expressed fear for his life Thursday after accusing the government of endangering his security.
General ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka polls end with 70 per cent turnout (Third Lead)
January 26th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 26 (DPA) Polling in Sri Lanka's presidential election ended Tuesday with a turnout of more than 70 per cent as heavy security was deployed to prevent violence.
Election observers reported sporadic ... Read more...
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Sri Lankans flock to vote despite blasts, violence (Second Lead)
January 26th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 26 (DPA) Polling in Sri Lanka's presidential election ended Tuesday with a turnout of more than 70 percent despite incidents of violence, explosions in the north and intimidation of voters, ... Read more...
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Northeast ignores rebels’ R-Day boycott call (Second Lead, With Images)
January 26th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IANS) People came out in large numbers across the northeastern states to participate in the Republic Day celebrations Tuesday, rejecting the boycott call by separatist rebels. Several states pledged ... Read more...
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Voter turnout low in northern Sri Lanka after explosions (Lead)
January 26th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 26 (DPA) A series of explosions in northern Sri Lanka ahead of voting in the presidential election lowered turnout in the region, but the rest of the country reported brisk ... Read more...
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Northeast defies rebels’ R-Day boycott call (Lead)
January 26th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IANS) People in the northeastern states of Assam, Tripura and Manipur defied a 17-hour shutdown call by separatist rebels to boycott Republic Day and joined in the celebrations Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Northeast separatists call Republic Day boycott
January 20th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) A massive security alert was sounded across northeast India Wednesday after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations Jan 26, officials said.
"We have placed ... Read more...
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Two killed, 31 escape in jailbreak in Philippines
December 13th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 13 (DPA) Suspected Muslim rebels Sunday attacked a jail in the southern Philippines, freeing 31 prisoners in a pre-dawn raid that left two people dead, officials said.
The escaped detainees included ... Read more...
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Rebels who parked bomb-laden car at Manipur Raj Bhavan arrested
November 27th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 27 (IANS) Three separatist rebels, including a woman, of the outlawed Manipur based Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), who parked a bomb-packed car at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal, were arrested ... Read more...
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Philippine massacre suspect blames Muslim rebels for carnage
November 27th, 2009 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 27 (DPA) A scion of a powerful political family detained for allegedly masterminding a gruesome massacre of 57 civilians in the southern Philippines Friday blamed Muslim separatist rebels for the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka steps up mine clearance
November 6th, 2009 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 5 (DPA) The Sri Lankan government has stepped up clearing mines in former rebel-controlled areas aimed at resettling 159,000 war refugees before the end of January, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama ... Read more...
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No war crimes questions, Sri Lankan general returns from US
November 5th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 5 (DPA) General Sarath Fonseka, who was Sri Lanka's army commander when it defeated Tamil separatist rebels in May, returned home from US Thursday without being questioned by US authorities ... Read more...
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Victims of Sri Lanka violence sue Rajaratnam
October 23rd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 23 (IANS) Victims of the Tamil Tiger militant attacks in Sri Lanka have sued billionaire hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, charged in a $25 million insider trading case, for ... Read more...
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Twelve bombs found aboard Philippine ferry
July 26th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, July 26 (DPA) Twelve homemade bombs were found aboard a passenger ferry in the Philippines just before it left port with more than 300 passengers, the coast guard said Sunday.
The explosives ... Read more...
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Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka
July 3rd, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 3 (DPA) The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year ... Read more...
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Canadian lawmaker to be deported from Sri Lanka
June 10th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 10 (DPA) A Canadian parliamentarian is to be deported from Sri Lanka on the grounds that he was a sympathiser of the Tamil rebel movement, senior government officials said Wednesday.
Bob ... Read more...
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