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Welcome Centre’s decision, but AFSPA should be repealed: Irom Sharmila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…
- Sports
Jharkhand scores 880 runs against Nagaland, fourth-highest in Ranji Trophy
Kolkata: Jharkhand batters dominated the Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal match against Nagaland to register the fourth-highest team total in the tournament’s history here at the Eden Gardens on Monday. Jharkhand batters amassed a…
- 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…
- India
AFSPA extended in Nagaland for 6 months, declared ‘disturbed area’
New Delhi: Days after forming a committee to review the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, the Centre on Thursday extended it in the entire state till June 30 next…
- India
Nagaland killings: SIT questions Army personnel, locals
New Delhi: The special investigation team probing killing of locals in Nagaland grilled 14 Indian Army personnel and a few locals, sources said on Wednesday. The SIT, comprising of local police and Army…
- India
Nagaland firing: Congress demands Amit Shah’s resignation
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre over the Nagaland firing incident earlier this month, the Congress on Sunday demanded Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation, compensation to the victims and an independent…
- India
AFSPA should be withdrawn immediately from Nagaland: Brinda Karat
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Senior Leader and Politburo member Brinda Karat hit out at the Centre for setting up a panel to look into the withdrawal of the…
- India
Nagaland government forms panel to look into repeal of AFSPA
Hyderabad: After meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah this afternoon, Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio announced the formation of a panel to investigate the repeal of the problematic Armed Forces (special…
- Featured News
Naga peace talks, AFSPA: Is the ball finally in the court of the PM?
Things have perhaps started falling in their places. Have they? Close on the heels of Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla taking up with Myanmar’s military rulers on the now infamous Churachandpur ambush…
- India
Nagaland Assembly urges Centre to repeal AFSPA to facilitate ongoing peace talks
Kohima: The Nagaland Assembly, in its day-long special session, unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 from the entire northeast, and specifically from Nagaland,…
- India
Nagaland: Protests against civilian killings spread across state
Protests against the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district, in a case of alleged mistaken identity by the army, have spread across the state. The eastern part of Nagaland has…
- India
Online petition demands removal of AFSPA over Nagaland killings
Hyderabad: An online petition signed by over 93 thousand individuals is demanding the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The petition is addressed to the Prime Minister of India,…
- India
Civilian killings by army in Nagaland spark debate on AFSPA
At least 13 civilians were killed by the armed forces in Nagaland’s Mon district in a case of mistaken identity sparking demands of the repeal of the decade-old Armed Forces Special Powers…
- Opinions
Nagaland tragedy invokes larger security and political issues
Arun Joshi By Arun Joshi Larger issues are involved in the killing of 13 civilians in Nagaland by the armed force last Saturday. Home Minister Amit Shah has regretted the incident and…
- India
Nagaland calls off Hornbill Festival over civilian killing
Kohima: 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…
