AFSPA

Imphal— In a major setback for insurgent groups active in Manipur, an operation by the Indian Army in collaboration with the state police resulted in the detention of 11 rebels belonging to several militant groups in three districts on…

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been withdrawn from Dibrugarh district, reducing its enforcement to only three districts in the state.…

GG News Bureau Jammu, 29th August. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti announced on Wednesday that she will not participate in the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. She expressed doubts about her…

*Paromita Das Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that improved law and order, as well as peace treaties with militant groups, led to the partial withdrawal of AFSPA in Assam, and that he is confident it will be repealed in its…

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 1st April. The Government of India extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) on Friday in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh including Tirap, Changlang, and Longding from April 1 to September 30…

GG News Bureau Guwahati, 31st March. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the AFSPA (Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act) will be withdrawn from 60 percent areas of Assam from midnight today. The Assam Chief…

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 31st March. In a significant step, the Government of India has decided to reduce disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after so long.…