AFSPA
- India
Armed forces want removal of AFSPA from J-K: Rajnath Singh
Guwahati: Days after the Centre reduced the areas under AFSPA in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the armed forces are in favour of the withdrawal of the…
- Opinions
Repeal of AFSPA from North-east states, a bold step but JK poses a question
The announcement by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah of reduction in disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three North-East states of Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur on…
- India
Welcome Centre’s decision, but AFSPA should be repealed: Irom Sharmila
Kolkata: Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who was on a 16-year-long hunger strike demanding repeal of AFSPA, welcomed the Centre’s decision to reduce areas under the Act’s purview in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur…
- India
70-km-long walkathon in Nagaland demanding repeal of AFSPA
Dimapur: Hundreds of Nagas from different walks of life on Monday joined the two-day walkathon from Nagaland’s commercial hub Dimapur to state capital Kohima, a distance of more than 70 km, demanding…