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Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Arunachal Pradesh for six months
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made the announcement through a notification and pointed that "Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Namsai, Mahadevpur and Chowkham police stations in Namsai district of Arunachal Pr
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AFSPA withdrawn from Dibrugarh, three Assam districts remain under it
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been withdrawn from Assam's Dibrugarh district, as per a government order. However, AFSPA will remain in effect for an additional six months in the Tinsukia, Charaideo, and Sivasagar districts due to ongoing security concerns.
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Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Central government on Sunday announced the extension of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months following a review of the law and order situation in these regions.
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AFSPA removed from Assam's Dibrugarh, now applicable in three other distri
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the Union Home Ministry has removed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the Dibrugarh district of the state.
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Centre imposes AFSPA in certain parts of Manipur to address volatile secur
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in six Police Stations of five districts of Manipur with immediate effect up till March 31, 2025 to address well-coordinated operation by the security forces in the ethnic violent-hit state to maintai
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AFSPA extended in parts of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for six more months
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which allows areas to be labelled as "disturbed" for the ease of security operations, has been extended in eight districts of Nagaland, three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, and several other regions for an additional six months, following a review o
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AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam for six months
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
FSPA (Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act) extended in four districts of Assam - Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo and Sivasagar - for a further period of 6 months with effect from April 1, 2024.
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"We are part of INDIA bloc, no question of uniting and reuniting": Omar Ab
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Further, speaking on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), Omar said that Home Minister Amit Shah has not announced its removal but just said he will consider it.
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"Why didn't they think of AFSPA before," says media advisor to PDP chief M
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The media advisor to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti questioned the timing of the BJP's decision to remove AFSPA, stating that despite the BJP's substantial presence in both the UT and at the Centre for the past five years, they hadn't considered repealing AFSPA earlier.
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Centre extends AFSPA in 3 districts, 3 police stations of Arunachal Prades
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, in three districts and the areas falling under the jurisdictions of three police stations in another district of Arunachal Pradesh for a period of six months, declaring them as 'disturbed are
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Centre extends AFSPA in 8 districts, 21 police stations of Nagaland for 6
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The Central government has extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in eight districts and 21 police stations in five districts of Nagaland declaring them as 'disturbed area' for a period of six months with effect April 1 this year, unless withdrawn earlier.
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"If situation in Kashmir has improved, why is AFSPA not being revoked?" as
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah hit out at the BJP and asked that if the situation in Kashmir has improved as claimed by the central government then why Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is not being revoked from Jammu and Kashmir.
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