Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandIn another notification, MHA said AFSPA was extended in eight districts - Dimapur, Niuland, Chumukedima, Mon, Kiphire, Noklak, Phek and Per...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
AFSPA extended in four districts of AssamAssam government extended AFSPA in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar till Sep 30, 2024, due to improved law and order, except for o...
29 Mar, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
MHA extends AFSPA for 6 month in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland districts; effective from April 1The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which grants sweeping powers to security forces in "disturbed" areas, has been extended for ...
28 Mar, 2024, 06.32 PM IST
Assam, Army wanted full removal of AFSPA; 'cautious' Centre kept it: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the state government and the Army wanted a complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Sp...
09 Oct, 2023, 08.53 PM IST
Union Min Sarbananda Sonowal welcomes relaxation of AFSPA in Nagaland, Assam, and ManipurSonowal said that further relaxation of AFSPA in many areas of Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur is another welcome step by the Modi government....
26 Mar, 2023, 10.28 PM 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
AFSPA likely to be extended in Arunachal PradeshOfficials said while incidents of violence have come down, insurgents groups are still active in various parts of the Northeast.
30 Mar, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Manipur Congress lambasts BJP for skipping Afspa in manifesto“The government has retrospectively imposed Afspa in the state,” Jairam Ramesh, Congress party’s senior election observer for Manipur, said...
19 Feb, 2022, 08.59 AM IST
Debate on AFSPA to be over and good news is expected by March: Himanta Biswa SarmaTalking to mediapersons on Tuesday he said, "You see AFSPA is technically linked to army and army is not operating in large part of Assam. ...
04 Jan, 2022, 08.04 PM IST
There will be rationalization of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA): Himanta Biswa SarmaTalking to media persons on Saturday in Guwahati he said, “ASFPA, finally Assam will see some rationalization of AFSPA during 2022.because ...
01 Jan, 2022, 11.28 PM IST
Nagaland House session soon to pass AFSPA repeal motionA House resolution is meant to convey the sense of the MLAs, or feelings of the people of the state, they represent. However, it has no leg...
10 Dec, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
Time for Centre to revoke AFSPA, says Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio"We have been asking the government to repeal Afspa from the entire country. This is a draconian law. There are so many acts to deal with i...
07 Dec, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Assam declared disturbed area for six months beyond August 31, 2017Assam government insisted on continuation of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in entire Assam for the time being and accordingly took the ...
14 Jul, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
Assam likely to opt for continuation of AFSPA for some more time: OfficialIn Assam, where AFSPA was first clamped in 1990 when insurgency was at its peak, the situation isn’t favourable enough to lift AFSPA, the s...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
Centre, state government expected to agree on extending AFSPA belt in Arunachal PradeshThe Union Home Ministry is now willing to raise the AFSPA belt in these nine districts from 20 to 30 kilometers only.
17 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Arunachal Pradesh to ask Centre to review AFSPA extensionArunachal will ask the Centre to review and reconsider the decision to extend AFSPA to all districts of the state bordering with Assam.
16 Apr, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
AFSPA cover in Assam extended for six monthsThe Centre has extended the cover of controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Assam and border areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Meg...
06 Nov, 2013, 08.26 PM IST