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Other headlines: Areas under AFSPA in Nagaland, Manipur and Assam to be reduced, and wearing masks not compulsory in Maharashtra and Delhi.

AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior warrant.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for reducing the overall impact of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in most areas of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for taking a bold step of reducing the disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, and said that it was a long-due demand of the people of the Northeast.

Manipur CM Biren said the state would invite Irom Sharmila to honour her for her selfless struggle for the repeal of AFSPA.

Home Minister Amit Shah today said that areas covered under the controversial law Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur will be reduced after decades.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday welcomed the Centres decision to reduce the disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur and said that it shows that peace has returned to the Northeast.

Twenty-three districts of Assam and 15 police stations jurisdictions in Manipur and Nagaland each will no longer be under the law’s purview from April 1.

The MHA has said the decision does not imply that the AFSPA has been completely withdrawn from the three states.

In a significant decision, the Union Government today reduced the disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades.