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Manipur govt urges centre to withdraw AFSPA

The Manipur government has formally requested the Centre to reconsider and withdraw the reimposition of the Armed Forces Act from areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state. This development follows the recent notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs on November 14, 2024, reimposing AFSPA in the regions of Sekmai, Lamsang, Lamlai, Moirang, Leimakhong, and Jiribam …

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1 month, 1 week ago

AFSPA Reimposed in 6 Districts of Strife-Hit Manipur

Deccan Chronicle

Guwahati: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday reimposed the Armed Forces Act in six police station areas across five districts of trouble-torn Manipur, including violence-hit Jiribam, in view of the escalating violence. In a notification issued by the MHA, the ‘Disturbed Areas’ status – which was in place for all of Manipur except 19 police stations in the state’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Armed forces special powers act imposed in 5 Manipur districts

Deccan Chronicle

Amid escalating violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Home Affairs reimposed the Armed Forces Act on Thursday, extending the "Disturbed Areas" status to six police station areas across five districts, including Jiribam, a hotspot of violence. Previously, AFSPA had been suspended in 19 police stations in the relatively stable Meitei-dominated valley, but recent violence prompted this extension. AFSPA grants armed …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur Violence: Only 30% Looted Weapons Recovered, Forces to Start Massive Combing Ops

News 18

Security forces in strife-torn Manipur have planned a massive combing operation across districts to recover weapons and ammunition missing since riots broke out in the state. The Manipur government has said security forces will undertake a “strong and comprehensive search operation” all over the state after 15 days to recover weapons and those associated with any illegal weapons will be …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur govt declares entire state a ‘disturbed area’, AFSPA extended for 6 months

Op India

On Wednesday, the Manipur government announced that AFSPA will remain in force for another six months in view of the present law and order situation in the state. According to the latest government notification, the entire state has been declared a ‘disturbed area’ under AFSPA. Manipur govt extends AFSPA in hill areas of state for 6 months beginning Oct 1; …

Students State Area Areas Meitei Manipur Afspa

1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur violence news: AFSPA imposed 6 months, Meitei dominated areas excluded

Live Mint

Manipur has again been placed under the stringent Armed Forces Act, starting 1 October. The move comes even as protests over the killing of two missing Meitei teenagers, who were allegedly killed by suspected Kuki militants, continued to rock Manipur. With the extension of AFSPA, the Army and Assam Rifles cannot operate inside the areas under the 19 police stations …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for another six months

The Hindu

The Ministry of Home Affairs extended the Armed Forces Act in parts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, beginning October 1. The Act gives unbridled power to the armed forces and the Central Armed Police Forces deployed in “disturbed areas” to kill anyone acting in contravention of law, arrest and search any premises without a warrant and …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Time is ripe to lift AFSPA from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

Firstpost

ULFA neither possesses the firepower which characterised its ‘revolutionary’ innards at one point in time, nor does it have the support of the people of Assam It is the irony of the times that the same people who protested, had undertaken “fasts” and had demonised the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles with die-hard determination are now demanding the re-imposition …

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1 year, 7 months ago

AFSPA likely to be lifted completely from Assam by year end, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated on May 22 that Armed Forces Special Powers Act was likely to be lifted completely from the State by the year end as the law and order situation had improved considerably. Mr. Sarma also said retired Army personnel would be appointed as Additional Superintendents of Police to impart training to the police force …

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1 year, 8 months ago

After 2022, AFSPA further reduced in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland due to improved security situation: Amit Shah

The Hindu

Home Minister Amit Shah on March 25 said that the Centre had decided to “reduce the Disturbed Areas” under the Armed Forces Act in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur due to the “significant improvement in the security situation in Northeast India”. A day previously, the AFSPA was removed from the jurisdiction of three police stations in the Wokha and Zunheboto districts …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Centre Extends AFSPA in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for 6 Months

News 18

The Central government on Friday extended for another six months the application of the “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces Act — known as AFSPA — in 12 districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, and certain parts of five other districts of the two northeastern states to facilitate the armed forces to continue the anti-insurgency operations. The notification issued by …

Districts Afspa Nagaland

2 years, 2 months ago

Centre Extends AFSPA in Several Districts of Nagaland & Arunachal for 6 More Months

News 18

The central government has announced that it would extend the Armed Forces Act or AFSPA for six months in in 12 districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, and some areas of five other districts of the two northeastern states to facilitate the armed forces to continue the anti-insurgency operations, reports IANS. The AFSPA extension would be implemented in districts including …

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2 years, 8 months ago

AFSPA now applicable fully only in 31 districts, partially in 12 districts of four Northeast states

Firstpost

The Armed Forces Act, 1958, was completely withdrawn in Meghalaya in 2018, Tripura in 2015 and Mizoram in the 1980s. In two separate notifications issued late on Thursday, the Union Home Ministry said Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Mon, Kiphire, Noklak, Phek, Peren and Zunheboto districts in Nagaland and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of police stations of Khuzama, Kohima North, …

Northeast Districts District Area Force Manipur Afspa

2 years, 8 months ago

Disturbed areas under AFSPA to be reduced in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, says Amit Shah

Firstpost

The home minister said the decision was a result of the improved security situation and fast-tracked development due to the ‘consistent efforts’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi The government of India on Thursday decided to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, announced Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Centre reduces disturbed areas under AFSPA in 3 north east states

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The central government has decided to reduce the disturbed areas under the ambit of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades, Union home minister Amit Shah announced on Thursday. “The reduction in areas under AFSPA has come as a result of the improved security situation and fast-tracked development due to consistent efforts …

Shah Afspa North East

2 years, 11 months ago

Armed Forces Special Powers Act – Fighting or Fueling Insurgencies?

The Diplomat

On December 4, Indian Army personnel shot and killed six coal miners at Oting village in the northeastern state of Nagaland’s Mon district. Indeed, demands for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 are gathering momentum not just in Nagaland but across the restive Northeast. The AFSPA is legislation that grants armed forces personnel in “disturbed areas” “certain …

Northeast Indian State Act Manipur Armed Afspa

2 years, 11 months ago

'Positive' Development on AFSPA in Assam, Nagaland Soon, CM Himanta Says Amid Pushback from States

News 18

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Saturday said “some positive development” could be expected during the year with regard to Armed Forces Act in the state where militancy is on the wane. Sarma, a senior BJP leader of the North East, said “certain positive development” regarding the Act will take place soon in neighbouring Nagaland, where too it is in …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Panel to look into AFSPA withdrawal from Nagaland

The Hindu

Days after a botched ambush by an elite armed forces unit killed 13 civilians at Oting in Nagaland’s Mon district, a decision has been taken to constitute a committee to study the possibility of withdrawing the Armed Forces Act from the State. The other members will be Inspector General of Assam Rifles and a representative of the Central Reserve Police …

State Shah Nagaland

3 years ago

Between the law and the lawless: Civilian killings in Nagaland provoke outrage, calls to revoke AFSPA intensify

The Hindu

SOLDIERS OF 21 PARA OF the Indian Army are trained to handle lethal strike weapons and carry out specialised operations. Then suddenly, the security forces started firing indiscriminately killing some villagers and injuring a few of them.” Condemning the “barbaric cowardice act” and “atrocities towards the innocent civilians and youngsters” by the Indian armed forces, Oting Citizen has dared the …

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3 years ago

Explained | Which States in the N.E. are under AFSPA?

The Hindu

The story so far: The killing of 14 civilians in a botched military operation in Nagaland has led to fresh calls for repealing The Armed Forces Act, a stringent law that allows the armed forces to use maximum force in an area declared as ‘disturbed’. Under this law, an area can be declared a ‘disturbed area’, bringing into play the …

Meghalaya State Act Area Force Special Manipur

3 years ago

Nagaland Firing Incident: TMC Submits Memorandum to Amit Shah Over AFSPA 'Misuse'

News 18

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging his statement in Parliament over the Nagaland firing incident has "failed to raise alarm over the blatant misuse of AFSPA" and stressed that law cannot be used to "murder" citizens. In his statement in Parliament on Monday, Shah expressed regret over the Nagaland firing incident …

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3 years ago

Killing of civilians in Nagaland: What is AFSPA and why is it so controversial?

India Today

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act is back in controversy after Indian Army’s para commandos shot 14 civilians in Nagaland's Mon district. The AFSPA grants the armed forces extraordinary powers and legal immunity to bring back order in areas designated as "disturbed" by the government. Read | Civilian killing in Nagaland: Case of mistaken identity, says Home Minister Amit Shah …

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3 years ago

Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink

Live Mint

Peace talks between India’s government and insurgent groups in Nagaland have long been tentative at best, but our progress of the past half decade or more was put at threat by lives lost in a shocking turn of events over the weekend. Reports suggest that a false tip-off on rebel movement in Mon district of Nagaland led our Army to …

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3 years ago

Nagaland killings underline AFSPA pitfalls

The Hindu

The killing of civilians in a botched ambush by the armed forces in Nagaland’s Mon district on Saturday and its violent fallout have put the spotlight on the Armed Forces Act of 1958. The death of 15 people — six of them coal miners “mistaken” as extremists — and a soldier over 24 hours of madness also threatens to cast …

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Manipur govt urges centre to withdraw AFSPA

AFSPA Reimposed in 6 Districts of Strife-Hit Manipur

Armed forces special powers act imposed in 5 Manipur districts

Manipur Violence: Only 30% Looted Weapons Recovered, Forces to Start Massive Combing Ops

Manipur govt declares entire state a ‘disturbed area’, AFSPA extended for 6 months

Manipur violence news: AFSPA imposed 6 months, Meitei dominated areas excluded

Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for another six months

Time is ripe to lift AFSPA from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

AFSPA likely to be lifted completely from Assam by year end, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

After 2022, AFSPA further reduced in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland due to improved security situation: Amit Shah

Centre Extends AFSPA in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for 6 Months

Centre Extends AFSPA in Several Districts of Nagaland & Arunachal for 6 More Months

AFSPA now applicable fully only in 31 districts, partially in 12 districts of four Northeast states

Disturbed areas under AFSPA to be reduced in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, says Amit Shah

Centre reduces disturbed areas under AFSPA in 3 north east states

Armed Forces Special Powers Act – Fighting or Fueling Insurgencies?

'Positive' Development on AFSPA in Assam, Nagaland Soon, CM Himanta Says Amid Pushback from States

Panel to look into AFSPA withdrawal from Nagaland

Between the law and the lawless: Civilian killings in Nagaland provoke outrage, calls to revoke AFSPA intensify

Explained | Which States in the N.E. are under AFSPA?

Nagaland Firing Incident: TMC Submits Memorandum to Amit Shah Over AFSPA 'Misuse'

Killing of civilians in Nagaland: What is AFSPA and why is it so controversial?

Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink

Nagaland killings underline AFSPA pitfalls