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Nagaland ambush: TMC delegation to meet Amit Shah in Parliament tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): A delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on Wednesday at 3:45 pm over Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) issue in the wake of anti-insurgency operation that went awry in Mon district of
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Nagaland government urges Centre to repeal AFSPA from North East
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 7 (ANI): Amid outrage over the killings of 14 civilians in a botched up army operation against insurgents, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio said that the state government has decided to write to the Centre appealing for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Pow
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Meghalaya MP moves adjournment motion notice in LS over demand to repeal A
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): National People's Party (NPP) MP Agatha Sangma on Tuesday moved an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the demand to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
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Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma bats for AFSPA's removal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], December 6 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, on Monday demanded the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the northeast.
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CM Neiphiu Rio demands removal of AFSPA from Nagaland after firing inciden
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mon (Nagaland) [India], December 6 (ANI): Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, on Monday demanded the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the state stating that the law has tarnished the image of the country.
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Govt extends AFSPA in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, lifts restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of two police stations bordering Assam by another six months and declared them as a disturbed area in vie
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Centre declares Nagaland as 'disturbed area' for another 6 months
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Government of India on Wednesday further extended the operation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for six more months while declaring the state as a "disturbed area".
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3 Arunachal districts, 4 police stations bordering Assam notified as 'dist
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts and four police stations -- Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district, Roing police station in Lower Dibang Valley district, Sunpura police station in Lohi
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MHA declares Nagaland as 'disturbed area' for another 6 months
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday further extended the operation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for six more months while declaring the state as "disturbed area", according to a government notification.
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Powers vested under AFSPA exceeded during Amshipora operation: PRO Defence
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 18 (ANI): The inquiry ordered by the Army authorites into Operation Amshipora has concluded, said PRO Defence, Srinagar adding that during the operation, powers vested under the AFSPA 1990 were exceeded.
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Army apprises envoys on AFSPA, Pak backed infiltration, deradicalisation o
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is not absolute and the Army is bound by legal scrutiny, the 25-member delegation of foreign envoys on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir was told on Thursday.
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Centre extends AFSPA in Nagaland for 6 months
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The Central government on Monday extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for six more months.
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