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AFSPA should be withdrawn immediately from Nagaland: Brinda Karat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Senior Leader and Politburo member Brinda Karat hit out at the Centre for setting up a panel to look into the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Nagaland and said the law should be withdr
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Extend jurisdiction of panel reviewing withdrawal of AFSPA from Nagaland t
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], December 26 (ANI): Soon after the announcement of the formation of a committee on withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday demanded extension of the panel's jurisdiction to that of entire
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Panel formed to look into AFSPA withdrawal in Nagaland: Neiphiu Rio govt a
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 26 (ANI): A committee will be constituted, which will have to submit its report within 45 days on withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Disturbed Area Act from Nagaland, informed the state government.
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Can't say if Human Right violation is taking place due to AFSPA, NHRC Chai
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 18 (ANI): Can't say if any human rights violation is taking place because of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), said National Human Rights Commission chairperson Justice Arun Mishra.
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Nagaland ambush: TMC delegation to meet Amit Shah
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): A delegation of eight Trinamool Congress MPs will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday to hand over a memorandum seeking compensation to families of those who died in an anti-insurgency incident that went off script in Nagaland, and asking Gove
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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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