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The Centre has declared three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and areas falling under two police stations in another district "disturbed" under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for six more months.

Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Arunachal Pradesh, are declared as disturbed area under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.

The death of Cherishterfield Thangkhiew in Shillong in an 'encounter' and the so-called 'zero tolerance' policy once again raise troubling questions about state killings.

3 Arunachal districts, 4 police stations bordering Assam notified as disturbed areas ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 14:35 IST New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts and four police stations -- Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district, Roing police station in Lower Dibang Valley district, Sunpura police station in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh -- bordering ...

Centre extends AFSPA in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh The decision was taken following a review of the law and order situation in the three districts and the four police station areas concerned, a home ministry official said. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh besides four police station areas in three other districts bordering Assam by another six months, and declare...

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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu.   Two other troubled districts – Changlang and Longding – also need to be included in tourist circuit so that they develop on a par with other parts of the northeastern State, the Chief Minister said. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday assured legislators that the State government would urge the Centre for early clearance of the proposed tourism circuit in troubled Tirap district. Responding to a query by senior Congress MLA Wanglin Lowangdon...

Assam Government Extends AFSPA in State for Another 6 Months The AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then. Representative image. Photo: Reuters Security25/Feb/2021 Guwahati: The Assam government on Wednesday extended the existing ‘disturbed area’ status of the state for another six months from February 27 under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). “As per powers conferred under section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ac...

Ahead of Assam assembly elections, AFSPA extended for six months in state The AFSPA allows the Army and other paramilitary forces to conduct raids, and arrest anyone anywhere without prior notice or arrest warrant. Share Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 11:31 AM IST The Assam government on Wednesday extended the existing ‘disturbed area’ status of the state for another six months from February 27 under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) with the state assembly elections is close at hand. I...

Read more about Ahead of polls, Assam government extends AFSPA for another six months on Business Standard. The Assam government on Wednesdayextended the existing disturbed area status of the state for another six months from February 27 under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).