New Delhi/Kohima/Itanagar, March 28 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in certain districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six mo
Kohima, January 16 (MExN): The Global Naga Forum (GNF), in a memorandum submitted to Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi, on January 15, has urged the Congress leader to support resumption and completion of the p
Kohima, November 7 (MExN): A delegation from the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) led by its President, Medovi Rhi called on the Governor of Nagaland, La Ganesan on November 7. During the meeting, the NSF
Guwahati, October 1 (IANS) The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been extended in four Assam districts for six months, with effect from Sunday, police said.At a programme to mark Assam Police Day, D
Imphal, September 27 (IANS) In view of the prevailing situation in strife-torn iManipur, the state government on Wednesday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the entire state, exclu
Kohima/Itanagar, September 27 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA) in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months begin
Jammu, June 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be removed in J&K after permanent peace returns here.
He was addressing a securit
Dimapur (Nagaland), February 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the BJP-led NDA government's top priority is Nagaland's peace, progress and prosperity.
Addressing his first el
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Dimapur | July 20
The Supreme Court on July 19 has stayed further proceedings in the Suo Moto first information report (FIR) registered against the personnel of 21 Para (SF), Unit
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Dimapur | April 4
While the Government of India (GoI) may have made concessions to partially withdraw the contentious AFSPA in Nagaland, calls for total withdrawa
DIMAPUR, APRIL 4 (MExN): The Naga Mothers Association (NMA) and the Golbal Naga Forum (GNF) have demanded repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from all Naga areas.
The Naga Mothers Ass
Reiterates demands for booking security forces, tabling of SIT report in public domain
Mon, April 3 (MExN): The Konyak Union today stated that it is not attending a ‘Consultative meeting on Armed F
Says will undertake a series of democratic agitations
Dimapur, April 2 (MExN): Even as the central government announced the reduction of disturbed areas under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Na
New Delhi, April 1 (PTI): The AFSPA, under which a geographical location is declared as disturbed area to facilitate operations of the armed forces, will now be applicable fully only in 31 districts and partial
• Fully withdrawn from Tuensang, Shamator and Tseminyu
• Partial withdrawal in Kohima, Wokha, Mokokchung and Longleng
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Dimapur | March 31
The controversial Arm
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Dimapur | March 31
The Nagaland state government has called for a ‘Consultative meeting on Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA)’ on April 4. The state Home Departmen
New Delhi/Guwahati, March 31 (PTI): In a major outreach to the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced reduction of the disturbed areas under the contentious AFSPA in Assam, Nagaland and
New Delhi, March 31 (PTI): In a major outreach to the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced reduction of the disturbed areas imposed under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)
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Dimapur | February 23
Clearing the air on the deadline for report submission of the MHA Committee constituted to review the application of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) i
New Delhi, January 14 (PTI): Amidst a shadow cast by recent terror strikes, Manipur, the 'jewel of the Northeast' is headed for elections to its 60-member state assembly, with the Congress attempting to