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AFSPA to be withdrawn from Nagaland? Panel formed to examine possibility - The announcement comes amid growing demand to lift AFSPA from the northeastern state.

A meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah has given nod to the formation of a panel to look into the withdrawal of AFSPA from Nagaland, a statement from the Nagaland government said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 23 chaired a meeting on the current situation in Nagaland and it was decided that a committee will be instituted to look into the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA in the state, Nagaland government said in a statement on Sunday, news agency ANI reported.

Close on the heels of Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla taking up with Myanmar’s military rulers on the now infamous Churachandpur ambush in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a crucial...

Centre is likely to partially remove AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) from the state of Nagaland and other specific northeastern states. The decision came after Home Minister Amit Shah met the...

Close on the heels of Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla taking up with Myanmar's military rulers on the now infamous Churachandpur ambush in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a crucial late night meeting with Chief Ministers of Assam and Nagaland Himanta Biswa Sarma and Neiphiu Rio, respectively. Home Minister Shah is likely to brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi on

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday said for the last 20 years the state government has been recommending that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) be removed...

The Nagaland Assembly, in its day-long special session, unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 from the entire northeast

When most parties of the northeast, including BJP's allies, are strongly demanding the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) be repealed from the entire region, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the law would continue to be enforced in his state.

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday said for the last 20 years the state government has been recommending that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) be removed and Nagaland taken off the list of areas declared "disturbed areas."