Afspa
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Amit Shah says govt will remove AFSPA from entire Northeast barring one or two states next year
India | June 11, 2026 23:54 ISTAmit Shah said that since PM Narendra Modi took charge, he kept his focus on the Northeast and became the prime minister with the highest number of visits to the region.
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Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh
India | September 26, 2025 21:38 ISTThe AFSPA gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers to search, arrest and open fire if they deem it necessary.
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AFSPA extended in several districts of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh | Check details
India | March 30, 2025 16:13 ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for six months in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, effective April 1, 2025. The government cites security concerns as the reason for the extension, with periodic reviews planned.
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AFSPA removed from this district of Assam, to be developed as state's second capital
Assam | March 28, 2025 8:56 ISTAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that AFSPA will now be in force in Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Charaideo districts. The AFSPA empowers security forces to arrest a person without a warrant, enter or search premises without a warrant, and perform other actions.
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Manipur’s Imphal witnesses protests against AFSPA, killings of women, children
Manipur | December 10, 2024 18:47 ISTPeople gathered in hundreds in Imphal to protest against the killings of six people including three children in Jirbham district last month.
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Manipur Violence: Protesters burn MLAs' houses as violence flares up in Imphal over killings
News | November 17, 2024 15:24 ISTShocking visuals emerged from Imphal, where enraged protesters vandalised and set ablaze MLAs' houses and their vehicles. Watch to know more!
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Manipur govt urges centre to withdraw AFSPA
Manipur | November 17, 2024 9:51 ISTThe Manipur government has requested the Centre to withdraw the reimposition of AFSPA from six police stations, citing public interest and a push for peace and normalization in the state.
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Curfew imposed, internet suspended in 7 Manipur districts amid protests over kidnapping, killings
Manipur | November 16, 2024 20:09 ISTManipur faces escalating violence after six bodies were discovered in Jiribam, prompting curfews, internet suspensions, and state security measures. Protests over the kidnapping and killing of six individuals have led to property destruction, MLA house raids, and increased tensions.
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Centre declares parts of Manipur as ‘disturbed areas’ under AFSPA | List of affected regions
Manipur | November 14, 2024 16:32 ISTThe Union Government has declared areas in Manipur as “Disturbed Areas” under AFSPA amid ongoing unrest. Find out which police station jurisdictions are affected and what the AFSPA designation entails for local security measures.
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AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam amidst concerns over Bangladesh disturbances
Arunachal Pradesh | October 08, 2024 22:56 ISTThe AFSPA has been extended for six months in four districts of Assam due to disturbances in Bangladesh, despite ongoing calls for its repeal amid concerns over human rights violations.
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Manipur government extends AFSPA for another six months amid ethnic violence
Manipur | September 30, 2024 18:41 ISTEthnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities since May last year in Manipur left more than 200 dead and thousands homeless.
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AFSPA extended in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh for 6 months
Arunachal Pradesh | September 26, 2024 11:11 ISTThe AFSPA gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers to search, arrest and to open fire if they deem it necessary for the "maintenance of public order".
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Centre extends AFSPA in eights districts of Nagaland for six months | Know why
Explainers | March 28, 2024 15:12 ISTIn a notification, the MHA extended the AFSPA in eight districts of Nagaland and some police stations of other five districts for another six months. The government had extended the AFSPA in September last year.
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Centre extends AFSPA in several districts of Nagaland for another six months
India | March 28, 2024 8:07 ISTThe Centre has announced eight districts and 21 police stations across five additional districts of Nagaland as 'disturbed areas'.
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Centre to consider revoking AFSPA, plans to pull back troops from Jammu and Kashmir: Amit Shah
India | March 27, 2024 9:43 ISTHome Minister Amit Shah said in the last five years, not a single fake encounter has taken place in Jammu-Kashmir. Rather the FIRs have been lodged against the people involved in fake encounters, he added.
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AFSPA extended in 4 districts of Assam, withdrawn from 4 others
India | October 01, 2023 13:12 ISTThe Assam government had last extended the 'disturbed area' notification under the AFSPA for another six months with effect from April 1 in these eight districts.
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AFSPA extended in violence-hit Manipur for 6 months from October 1
India | September 27, 2023 16:21 ISTManipur unrest: An approval was sought to declare the entire Manipur as 'Disturbed Area' for a period of six months with effect from October 1, 2023. The state in the recent days again witnessed unrest following photos of the bodies of the two missing youths went viral on social media.
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Government extends AFSPA in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland for another six months from Oct 1
India | September 27, 2023 8:20 ISTThe government has issued two separate notifications, the decisions have been taken after a review of the law-and-order situation in both states.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma discusses complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam with Amit Shah
India | September 04, 2023 16:03 ISTThe controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 gives armed forces personnel, operating in disturbed areas, sweeping powers to search, arrest and open fire if they deem it necessary for "the maintenance of public order".
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Aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by end of 2023: Himanta Biswa Sarma
India | May 22, 2023 22:11 ISTWe are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in ex-military personnel to train our police force, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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