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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.
india news
Published on Jun 12, 2026 08:06 am IST

AFSPA extended for six more months in 3 districts of Assam

AFSPA extended for six more months in 3 districts of Assam
india news
Published on Sept 27, 2025 08:58 pm IST

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.
india news
Updated on Apr 13, 2025 07:31 pm IST

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)
india news
Published on Mar 31, 2025 06:56 am IST

AFSPA extended in 3 districts in Assam; withdrawn from one: Govt order

AFSPA extended in 3 districts in Assam; withdrawn from one: Govt order
india news
Published on Mar 30, 2025 10:20 pm IST

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.
india news
Updated on Mar 30, 2025 03:38 pm IST

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)
india news
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 06:53 pm IST

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)
india news
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 03:00 am IST

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)
india news
Updated on Nov 17, 2024 11:19 am IST

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)
india news
Updated on Nov 17, 2024 06:18 am IST

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.
india news
Published on Nov 16, 2024 04:02 pm IST

Afspa back in parts of restive Manipur areas

The remains of a truck set ablaze by militants in Jiribam district, Manipur, on Wednesday. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Nov 15, 2024 04:52 am IST

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)
india news
Published on Nov 14, 2024 07:17 pm IST

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)
india news
Updated on Sept 26, 2024 12:17 pm IST

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)
india news
Published on Sept 18, 2024 07:44 am IST

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)
india news
Updated on Sept 17, 2024 12:21 pm IST

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

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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
analysis
Published on Jul 07, 2024 08:15 am IST

AFSPA extended for another 6 months in Manipur

AFSPA has been in effect in Manipur since the early eighties. (Representative Image)
others
Published on Apr 03, 2024 11:01 am IST

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.
india news
Published on Mar 28, 2024 01:55 pm IST

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.
india news
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 01:13 am IST

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

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india news
Updated on Oct 02, 2023 06:38 am IST

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

AFSPA gives armed forces the power to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”
india news
Published on Sept 27, 2023 08:43 pm IST

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
india news
Updated on Sept 27, 2023 04:24 pm IST

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

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
india news
Updated on Sept 09, 2023 06:25 am IST

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

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (File Photo)
india news
Published on Aug 15, 2023 06:18 pm IST

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)
others
Updated on May 23, 2023 10:19 am IST

Defence ministry refuses nod to prosecute 30 armymen over Nagaland killings

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india news
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:37 am IST

Nobody can take inch of land: Shah in Arunachal

Union home minister Amit Shah in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, on Monday. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:18 am IST

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)
india news
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 06:26 am IST

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

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah
india news
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 09:56 pm IST
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