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The Ministry of Home Affairs recently extended the act that empowers the armed forces to maintain public order in "disturbed areas," in some parts of the northeast f...

Reiterating PM @narendramodis resolve of a Drug-Free India, today will chair a meeting with the CMs & DGs of all North-eastern states to review issues related to drug trafficking, the Home Minister further said.

The Naga people look forward with hope for a peaceful resolution to the Indo-Naga political issue. However, with AFSPA in place, there cannot be a true spirit of peace and tranquility, stated the Naga Hoho.

Calling AFSPA unconstitutional, the NSF has stated that Nagaland is a beautiful state contrary to "what it is being made look like through impugned order".

The Central government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh including Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts from Saturday (October 1, 2022) to March 30 next year, according to a notification issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

The Central government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh including Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts from Saturday (October 1, 2022) to March 30 next year.

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been extended in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and nine districts of Nagaland for six months. The AFSPA empowers security forces to arrest a person and search premises without a warrant.

The act empowers security forces to arrest a person without a warrant and enter or search premises without a warrant along with some other actions

The law authorises the armed forces to use whatever means deemed required to maintain public order.

Youth Forum for Protections of Human Rights urged the governor to initiate a thorough investigation in Puiluan bomb plot.