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Will remove AFSPA from most of Northeast in 2027: Union minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the signing of the MoU between the governments of India, Nagaland, and Assam, in New Delhi.

Published 32 days ago

AFSPA extended for six more months in 3 districts of Assam

AFSPA extended for six more months in 3 districts of Assam

Published 289 days ago

BJP MP calls for AFSPA in 4 West Bengal districts: 'What happened in Syria…’

BSF personnel at the violence-hit site, after violence erupted on Apr 11 during a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act, in Murshidabad on Sunday.

Updated 456 days ago

Afspa to stay in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal

AFSPA, often criticised as a draconian law, gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers to search, arrest and open fire if they deem it necessary. (PTI PHOTO)

Published 470 days ago

AFSPA extended in 3 districts in Assam; withdrawn from one: Govt order

AFSPA extended in 3 districts in Assam; withdrawn from one: Govt order

Published 470 days ago

AFSPA extended to entire Manipur, except 13 police station areas: MHA

Security personnel during a search operation and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts, in Manipur.

Updated 470 days ago

AFSPA removed from Dibrugarh district in Assam, announces Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses a press conference after the cabinet meeting at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati. (ANI FILE PHOTO)

Updated 473 days ago

As crisis continues, Meitei body rejects NDA resolution

Members of various civil society organisations take out a rally to protest against the reimposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur, in Imphal, Tuesday. (PTI)

Updated 601 days ago

Revoke AFSPA: Manipur's appeal as violence flares up, mob targets ministers

Women from Lamlai village and Chalou village stage a sit-in protest in Imphal East against the violence and tension in the state after the kidnapping of 6 individuals. (ANI Photo)

Updated 603 days ago

Curfew reimposed in Imphal valley, no internet in 7 Manipur districts

Protesters set a vehicle on fire at the residence of S Kunjakesor. (HT Photo)

Updated 604 days ago

MHA directs security forces to take necessary steps to restore peace in Manipur

The MHA said strict action would be taken against anyone who tries to indulge in violent or disruptive acts.

Published 604 days ago

Afspa back in parts of restive Manipur areas

The remains of a truck set ablaze by militants in Jiribam district, Manipur, on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated 606 days ago

Evening briefing: AFSPA extended to 6 more Manipur police stations

AFSPA is an act of the Parliament of India that grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain public order in disturbed areas (Representative Phiti)

Published 606 days ago

AFSPA extended in 8 districts of Nagaland; 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh

An area or district is notified as a disturbed area under the AFSPA to facilitate the operations of the armed forces. (Representative file photo)

Updated 655 days ago

SC shuts criminal case against 30 armymen in civilian killings in Nagaland

People protest against killing of 13 tribals in Mon district in December 2021. (PTI)

Published 664 days ago

2021 botched Nagaland operation: SC closes proceedings against army personnel

A demonstration in Nagaland’s Mon against the killings of civilians in 2021. (PTI/File)

Updated 664 days ago

Behind the lingering spectre of the President’s Rule in Manipur

FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stand guard in front of their armoured vehicle outside a polling station during a rerun voting at 11 polling stations, in Imphal, Manipur, India, April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Published 737 days ago

AFSPA extended for another 6 months in Manipur

AFSPA has been in effect in Manipur since the early eighties. (Representative Image)

Published 831 days ago

Centre extends AFSPA in eight districts of Nagaland for six months

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 from April 1 this year, unless withdrawn earlier.

Published 837 days ago

Amit Shah says Centre will consider revoking AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir

Union minister Amit Shah said that the government is planning to pull back troops from the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Updated 839 days ago

In Assam, Afspa withdrawn in 4 districts, extended in four others

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Updated 1016 days ago

AFSPA to continue in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland for another 6 months

AFSPA gives armed forces the power to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”

Published 1020 days ago

Manipur govt declares entire state ‘disturbed area’ under AFSPA amid unrest

A woman protester blocks a road during 48-hour general strike in Imphal on September 19, 2023

Updated 1020 days ago

Withdraw AFSPA, disturbed areas from Assam: State cabinet to Centre

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Updated 1039 days ago

Assam govt aims to ‘completely withdraw’ AFSPA from state by 2023 end

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (File Photo)

Published 1063 days ago

AFSPA could be removed from Assam by end of 2023: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The CM made this remark while addressing the meeting with commandants of battalions of the Assam Police. (Himanta Biswa Sarma | Twitter)

Updated 1148 days ago

Defence ministry refuses nod to prosecute 30 armymen over Nagaland killings

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Updated 1187 days ago

Nobody can take inch of land: Shah in Arunachal

Union home minister Amit Shah in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, on Monday. (PTI)

Updated 1190 days ago

Centre reduces number of places under AFSPA in the northeast

Lifting Afspa in many areas is welcome, but the provisions of Afspa as an emergency law that empowers the Army — the nation’s instrument of last resort — must continue to remain on the statute books given the increasingly violent and uncertain times that the subcontinent is likely to face in the coming years. (AP)

Updated 1206 days ago

Centre decides reducing more ‘disturbed areas’ in northeast region: Amit Shah

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah

Updated 1206 days ago

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