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3 Arunachal districts, 4 police stations bordering Assam notified
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts and four police stations -- Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district, Roing police station in Lower Dibang Valley district, Sunpura police station in Lohi
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MHA declares Nagaland as 'disturbed area' for another 6 months
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday further extended the operation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for six more months while declaring the state as "disturbed area", according to a government notification.
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Powers vested under AFSPA exceeded during Amshipora operation: PRO
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 18 (ANI): The inquiry ordered by the Army authorites into Operation Amshipora has concluded, said PRO Defence, Srinagar adding that during the operation, powers vested under the AFSPA 1990 were exceeded.
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Army apprises envoys on AFSPA, Pak backed infiltration, deradicali
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is not absolute and the Army is bound by legal scrutiny, the 25-member delegation of foreign envoys on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir was told on Thursday.
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Centre extends AFSPA in Nagaland for 6 months
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The Central government on Monday extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for six more months.
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Eastern Army Commander, Arunachal CM, Guv attend security review m
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Anil Chauhan on Tuesday attended a security review meeting with Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier (retd) BD Mishra in Itanagar.
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Centre extends AFSPA in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh for s
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): In view of continuing activities of banned insurgent groups in the Northeast, the central government on Tuesday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and four other police station areas bordering Assam by anothe
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Congress wants to give full freedom to stone pelters, those who su
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], May 8 (ANI): Accusing Congress of backing the 'tukde, tukde gang', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said by promising to revoke sedition law and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the Congress party wants to give full freedom to stone pelters an
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Ground situation needs to change to withdraw AFSPA: Nirmala Sithar
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the operation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be withdrawn only when there is a change in the ground situation in areas where the law is in force.
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AFSPA will not be repealed even if another Gandhi comes after Rahu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi, BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will not be repealed even if another Gandhi comes after him.
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Congress manifesto stands more for Pakistan than for India: PM Mod
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a jibe at Congress for its manifesto, alleging that it seems to be blowing Pakistan's trumpet more than that of India.
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Congress' manifesto made to gather votes of J-K separatists: Ram M
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 6 (ANI): Criticising the manifesto released by the Congress for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday said that Opposition party's manifesto has been made to gather votes of the separati
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