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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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Duty of all parties, govts to keep Nagaland peaceful, not deliver statemen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): After the Nagaland firing incident, Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Tuesday said that it is the duty of all political parties and governments to keep Nagaland peaceful and not deliver statements that would disrupt peace in the state.
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Tharoor slams Centre, says there was need for discussion on Nagaland ambus
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday slammed the Centre over the Nagaland ambush issue and said that there should have been a discussion in the House but Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister had walked out without taking questions.
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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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Congress slams Centre over Nagaland ambush, says 'committed mistake'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Slamming the central government over ambush in Nagaland resulting in death of civilians, senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the incident was a result of the Centre's mistake.
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Why is North-East reporting such incidents: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised concerns over the recent incidents in the North-East, and questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement in Lok Sabha directing all agencies to ensure that "no such unfortunate incident recurs in futu
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Nagaland ambush: Candlelight vigil held at Tizit village in Mon district
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mon (Nagaland) [India], December 6 (ANI): Locals held a candlelight vigil at Tizit village on Monday over the killing of civilians by security forces in an anti-insurgency operation in the Mon district of Nagaland.
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Nagaland ambush: NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance, sends notice to Centre, s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took suo-motu cognizance of media reports on the Nagaland ambush.
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Nagaland ambush: Human rights, student groups from the state hold candleli
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Various human rights and student groups from Nagaland held a candlelight vigil at Nagaland House in Delhi on Monday over the killing of civilians by security forces in an anti-insurgency operation in the Mon district of Nagaland.
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Nagaland ambush claims 15 lives, MHA directs security forces to ensure no
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): As the Nagaland ambush resulted in the killing of 15 people, including one security personnel, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed all agencies to ensure that "no such unfortunate incident recurs in future while undertaking operations again
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Nagaland ambush: SIT asked to submit report in one month, says Amit Shah i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday termed the civilian killing by security forces in Nagaland a "case of mistaken identity" and informed that a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed with direction to submit its report on the unfortunate in
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Nagaland firing: Deputy CM Patton, senior officials visit Mon town to revi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 6 (ANI): Two days after an Army unit in Nagaland mistook a group of villagers for insurgents and opened fire, killing 13 civilians in the security operation at an India-Myanmar border district of Mon in the Oting village, Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Yan
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