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Congress playing into the hands of anti-national, separatist forces: Yogi AdityanathAddressing a rally here in support of the BJP candidate for Nainital, Ajay Bhatt, Yogi described Uttarakhand as the land of brave soldiers,...
Nobody can dilute AFSPA, BJP will be rock solid in support of forces: Amit ShahAddressing a rally in Udhampur, Shah said, "The Congress and its leaders should feel ashamed of what they have announced in their manifesto...
SC to hear plea of Army personnel challenging prosecution in AFSPA areasA bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar considered the submissions of lawyer Aishwarya Bhati that the Army ...
AFSPA: Parrikar calls act mandatory if army is to operate in Kashmir or any other stateAFSPA is mandatory if the Army has to be deployed in J&K or any other state for internal security, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sa...
Government re-examining demand for a milder AFSPA in J&K and northeastThe discussions have particularly focused on Sections 4 and 7 of the AFSPA, which accord far-reaching powers and legal safeguards to the se...
Forces in AFSPA areas must get immunity, government tells Supreme CourtThe AFSPA, enforced in disturbed areas of some north-eastern states and Jammu and Kashmir, provides immunity to Army men from inquiry by po...
AFSPA: No change in Army stand, strictly against its dilutionAFSPA, which was enacted by Parliament in 1958 to tackle insurgency in the northeast, has been described by civil rights activists as a dra...
Amit Shah talks to RSS over government formation in Jammu and KashmirBJP today intensified its efforts for govt-formation in J&K with party President Amit Shah rushing to RSS headquarters to pacify Sangh lead...
Jammu and Kashmir netas debate, but Army sticks to its guns on AFSPACivil rights activists as well as political parties like PDP and National Conference have long been demanding revocation of the "draconian"...
J&K: Mufti, Lone criticize Omar for AFSPA fiasco"He must know that governments don't function through rhetoric and verbal acrobatics, but call for tangible action," Mufti said.
AFSPA should be phased out in time-bound manner: National Conference partyRuling NC party said AFSPA had lost its relevance in J&K and should be phased out in a time-bound manner.
- Very difficult to move forward on amending AFSPA: FM P Chidambaram
Chidambaram said any question about opposition to amend the Act to make it "more humanitarian" should be posed to the Army.
- Army Chief General Bikram Singh against any dilution of AFSPA
Army Chief today opposed any dilution of the AFSPA in J&K, saying any decision to revoke it should be taken only after getting inputs from ...
- I share activist Irom Sharmila's disappointment: P Chidambaram
Chidambaram has said that he shared the disappointment of Irom Sharmila, who has been fasting for the last 10 years demanding the repeal of...
- I am trying to revisit AFSPA: Chidambaram
A fresh attempt is being made to build consensus within the Government to amend the controversial AFSPA, Chidambaram indicated.
- Army General reiterates stand on special powers of forces
The Army has reiterated its opposition to any dilution of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Air Chief Marshal P V Naik defends AFSPA
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, on Tuesday defended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and ...
AFSPA dilution: Not enough backing at the meetEven PDP, which wants the Act to go, refused to support its main political rival’s stance, insisting that it was just a ‘charade’ to get it...
- AFSPA dilution in Jammu & Kashmir postponed
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) put off plans to partially revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), following fresh viol...
- No dilution in AFSPA for Jammu & Kashmir
The Congress core committee, which met here on Friday, could not script a political message for trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir, as defence ...