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Afspa withdrawn from Assam's west Karbi Anglong districtAfspa gives immunity to the armed forces. In Assam, these special powers for search and seizure were announced in 1990. In April this year,...21 Oct, 2022, 12.00 AM IST- 'Disturbed area' application in Nagaland, Arunachal to continue for 6 more monthsThe Armed Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warran...30 Sep, 2022, 10.13 PM IST
- Govt declares entire Nagaland 'disturbed area', extends AFSPA for 6 monthsThe notification was issued by the additional secretary in the Home Ministry, Piyush Goyal, who has been named the member secretary in the ...30 Dec, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
- Nagaland Legislative Assembly seeks AFSPA's removalThe tenth session of the Thirteenth Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) was held on Monday at the NLA Secretariat, Kohima. After 14 civilia...21 Dec, 2021, 07.01 AM IST
- Enough of tweaking, review AFSPAThese questions won't be asked with any seriousness because AFSPA allows them to be brushed under the carpet. Which is why instead of engag...07 Dec, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
- Modi lying when he says Congress will remove immunity of armed forces: ChidambaramChidambaram sought to know whether Modi supports "enforced disappearance, sexual violence and torture", the allegations which are common in...06 Apr, 2019, 05.09 PM IST
- P Chidambaram tries to corner Arun Jaitley on AFSPAChidambaram also alleged that there is a "flip flop gang" in the ruling BJP.04 Apr, 2019, 07.13 PM IST
- File encounter death FIRs even in AFSPA areas: Supreme Court"The Indian Army has to, in given circumstances, take quick decisions which cannot be dissected later on like an ordinary murder appeal."28 Apr, 2017, 10.22 AM IST
- 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...13 Apr, 2017, 08.41 AM IST
- Supreme Court blows apart military's AFSPA immunity shield"The law is very clear that if an offence is committed even by Army personnel, there is no concept of absolute immunity from trial by the c...09 Jul, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
- 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...24 Mar, 2015, 08.28 PM IST
- AAP's Prashant Bhushan bats for lifting of AFSPA in J&KAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan today batted for the lifting of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kash...05 Jan, 2014, 11.46 PM IST
- Modification in AFSPA should be looked at: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar AbdullahOmar said that incidents in the Valley had lent credence to arguments for and against its revocation.08 Jul, 2013, 01.55 PM IST
- AFSPA is not to protect acts of crime: Omar Abdullah"AFSPA is for legitimate protection and not for protection of the acts of crime. And that is something we have always maintained," Omar tol...07 Feb, 2012, 04.50 PM IST
- AFSPA: Omar Abdullah ready to amend RPC to give legal protection to ArmyOmar Abdullah has said his government is ready to give legal protection to the Army by amending the Ranbir Penal Code and making it on par ...24 Nov, 2011, 12.21 PM IST
- Repeal Armed Forces Special Powers ActIndia's democracy has no place for this brutal law that's been in place for 53 years.04 Nov, 2011, 07.31 AM IST
- Soldiers need legal protection, says IAF chiefAFSPA gives army officers legal immunity for their actions. There can be no prosecution, suit or any other legal proceeding against any off...14 Sep, 2010, 02.18 PM IST
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