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ULFA faction signs pact with Centre, Assam govt; agrees to vacate all occu
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and a 29-member delegation of the ULFA's pro-talks delegation, including 16 ULFA members and 13 from civil society.
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More police stations or jurisdictions will be taken off if situation impro
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in parts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months.
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AFSPA extended in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland for another six mon
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in parts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months.
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Assam Cabinet recommends Centre to withdraw Disturbed Areas Act, AFSPA fro
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Assam Cabinet has made a recommendation to the Centre to withdraw the Disturbed Areas Act and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the entire state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
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Assam CM meets Amit Shah to discuss roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFS
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi to discuss the roadmap for the complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Assam.
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“Assam Police must examine how Indian Army can be freed after AFSPA”: CM S
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As Assam is aiming to make the state free from the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday asked state police to examine the mechanism of how Indian Army personnel can be freed up after withdrawal of AFSPA.
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"By the year end, we want to see Assam free from Armed Forces Special Powe
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday reiterated his aim of making Assam free from the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and said that the state government is working towards it.
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"Aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by end of 2023": CM Him
Updated : 2 years, 9 months 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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Prompt response of Army, Assam Rifles averted large-scale violence in Mani
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the sources, Army and Assam Rifles became the first responders to the request by the state government in maintaining law and order. Despite being deployed outside the municipal limits of Imphal town due to the non-applicability of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), mul
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Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Nagaland, Arunachal for 6 months
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Union Home Ministry on Friday extended "disturbed area" status under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in parts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for 6 months.
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Neiphiu Rio launches Project Sahyog of state police on occasion of Nagalan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On the occasion of the 60th Nagaland Statehood Day celebrations, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday launched Project Sahyog of the State Police at Nagaland Civil Secretariat Plaza, Kohima.
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80 pc reduction in insurgency-related incidents in Northeast India since 2
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
North East India has witnessed a reduction of 80 per cent insurgency-related incidents since 2014 when the Narendra Modi government came to power at the centre, as per MHA.
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