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Thousands participate in DYFI agitation at Kerala - New Kerala
CPI(M) politburo member and LDF Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan inaugurated the agitation before the collectorate here.

US names Al-Mansoorian, ULFA, CPI(Maoist) as terrorist outfits - Rediff

1) Almost all Lashker members are Pakistani from madrasas across Pakistan and Afghan war veterans, the report said.
2) It took note of ULFA's alleged use of extortion to finance military training and weapons purchases. The report said the outfit might have linkages with other ethnic insurgent groups active in neighbouring states, and receives aid from "unknown external sources".
3) With regard to Naxalites, the report said primary Naxalite groups took steps towards consolidation by combining to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist).