The Manipur Congress has promised to repeal the Armed Forces Act of 1958 if voted back to power in the State. The grand old party has also vowed to ensure one-third reservation for women in all government jobs and create 50,000 new jobs every year for youth. “The targets set by the party will surely bring Manipur back on the …
The Nagaland Assembly has demanded the repeal of the contentious Armed Forces Act from the State and elsewhere in the northeast and an apology from the “appropriate authority” for the botched Army operation that led to the death of 14 civilians in Mon district’s Oting a fortnight ago. The Assembly condemned the massacre of 13 people by the “21 Para …
The cabinet of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday called off the ongoing Hornbill Festival in protest against the killing of 14 civilians by security forces, state ministers said. The 10-day Hornbill Festival, the state’s largest tourism extravaganza held at Naga Heritage Village in Kisama near the state capital, was scheduled to end on December 10. During an emergency …
Amid outrage over the mistaken killings of 14 civilians in an army operation, the Nagaland government has decided to write to the Centre calling for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has extended solidarity with the people of Nagaland over the recent killing of 14 civilians by security forces and prayed that justice …
