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The Union Home Ministry has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for another six months, effective October 1, across most parts of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. The extension follows a review of the law and order situation, though 13 police station jurisdictions in Manipur's Imphal Valley remain exempt from the "disturbed area" notification.

There is an all-pervading sense of helplessness amid the failure of the administration to check the growing violence in Manipur

The meeting, which was held late on Monday and attended by 27 MLAs, resolved that the case be handed over to the NIA immediately

Centre reimposed Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in six police station areas, including violence-hit Jiribam

Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar will remain 'disturbed area' under AFSPA, states government notification

AFSPA gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers to search, arrest and to open fire if they deem it necessary

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 A day after AFSPA was extended in most parts of Manipur, rights activist Irom Sharmila said the "oppressive law" was not a solution

Assam government will recommend to the Centre for the complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 or AFSPA from the state from October 1

Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government will take necessary steps to withdraw AFSPA from the entire state by the end of this year

The Central government has extended for another six more months the application of the "disturbed area" under AFSPA

Hyderabad: The Union Government recently partially withdrawn the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from parts of three Northeast states— Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. Currently, AFSPA remains in force in parts of these three states as well as in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Read more about the law that has […]

The Centre’s decision to reduce the number of areas under the much-despised Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur is a welcome development as reflects a pragmatic approach to special laws and a willingness to revoke them when the ground situation shows improvement. The improvement in the security situation and the […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday declared the entire Nagaland as a “disturbed area” for six more months with effect from December 30 under the AFSPA while terming the state’s condition “disturbed and dangerous”. The move came days after the Union government constituted a high-level committee to examine the possibility of the withdrawal of the […]

Hyderabad: A military operation that went awfully awry has now brought the powers exercised by security forces under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) back in focus. What happened? In the evening hours of December 4, a group of soldiers said to be the 21 Para Regiment misjudged some civilians as militants who belonged […]