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AFSPA withdrawn from Dibrugarh, three Assam districts remain under it
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been withdrawn from Assam's Dibrugarh district, as per a government order. However, AFSPA will remain in effect for an additional six months in the Tinsukia, Charaideo, and Sivasagar districts due to ongoing security concerns.
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Assam CM discusses roadmap for complete AFSPA withdrawal with Amit Shah
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In the course of the meeting that lasted for 30 minutes, Chief Minister Sarma and Union Home Minister Shah discussed threadbare the roadmap for the complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam, as per an Assam government release.
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Assam to ‘withdraw’ AFSPA by 2023 end: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking in his Independence Day speech at celebrations that were held at the Khanapara Playground in Guwahati , the chief mister said that the AFSPA is in place in eight districts of the state now after his government came to power.
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"Aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by end of 2023": CM Him
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As a part of the sequel undertaken to bring about police modernization in Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday attended the first-ever conference of the commandants at the Police Training Centre in Dergaon.
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Shows peace has returned to Northeast: Sonowal welcomes Centre's decision
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday welcomed the Centre's decision to reduce the disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur and said that it shows that peace has returned to the
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Centre removes AFSPA from 23 Assam districts, areas in Nagaland, Manipur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Central Government on Thursday decided to reduce the disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades.
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Assam: Ruling BJP, Opposition welcome Centre's decision on AFSPA
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), March 31 (ANI): Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition in Assam have welcomed the Central Government's decision of reducing the overall impact of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in most areas of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.
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Meghalaya CM welcomes Centre's decision on AFSPA, says it sends out positi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], March 31 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for reducing the overall impact of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in most areas of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.
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AFSPA will be completely withdrawn in Assam by midnight today, except 9 di
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be completely withdrawn from complete lower, central and north Assam from midnight today except in nine districts and one subdivision.
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Kiren Rijiju lauds Center's AFSPA decision, says era of peace arrived in N
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday termed the Centre's move to reduce disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur a "historic decision" and said that this shows that the era of peac
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Assam CM welcomes Centre's decision to withdraw AFSPA, says 60 pc of state
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to reduce disturbed areas in Assam under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) saying that around 60 per cent of state's area will now be free from AFSPA's purview.
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Centre to reduce disturbed areas under AFSPA from Nagaland, Assam, Manipur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that the Central government has decided to reduce disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades.
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