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Meghalaya CM welcomes Centre's decision on AFSPA, says it sends out positi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months 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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Assam Rajya Sabha election 2022: Counting of votes to commence shortly
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Hours after the Congress lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) citing a violation of rules by the BJP legislators during voting for the Rajya Sabha elections in Assam on Thursday, the counting for the same is going to begi
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AFSPA will be completely withdrawn in Assam by midnight today, except 9 di
Updated : 3 years, 12 months 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(ANI): Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be completely withdrawn from complete lower, central and north Assam from midnight today except in nine districts and one subdivision.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 : 3 years, 12 months 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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Tripura CM lauds Centre's decision to withdraw AFSPA, thanks Prime Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 31 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister, Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday lauded the Centre's decision to reduce disturbed areas in Assam under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades.
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Assam CM welcomes Centre's decision to withdraw AFSPA, says 60 pc of state
Updated : 3 years, 12 months 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 : 3 years, 12 months 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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HM Amit Shah announces AFSPA relaxations in Nagaland, Assam, Manipur
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): In a major move aimed to address the demands of the political parties and the people at large, the Centre has decided to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, which had been in force for decades
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Assam signs 8 petroleum mining lease with OIL
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 30 (ANI): The Assam government on Tuesday signed eight Petroleum mining lease blocks with Oil India Ltd. (OIL).
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Assam, Meghalaya agreed to permanent settlement of boundary disputes in si
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday informed that Assam and Meghalaya have agreed to permanent settlement of the inter-State boundary in connection of six areas of difference out of a total of twelve areas between the two states.
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Assam: Forest officials rescue Hoolock gibbon in Kamrup
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], March 30 (ANI): An injured Hoolock Gibbon was rescued by the forest officials of Kamrup West Division, on Tuesday, from the Kothalguri area in Kamrup
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3 held for possessing heroin worth Rs 5 crore in Assam's Karbi Anglong dis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karbi Anglong (Assam) [India], March 30 (ANI): Three people on Tuesday were arrested for allegedly possessing heroin worth Rs 5 crore in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said.
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