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Assam Govt Extends Disturbed Area Tag for Six Months from February 27 Ahead of state assembly polls, the Governor of Assam has declared the entire State of Assam as "Disturbed Area" upto 6 months beyond February 27, unless withdrawn earlier. Image for representation   |  24 Feb 2021 1:57 PM GMT Assam: Ahead of state assembly polls, the Governor of Assam has declared the entire State of Assam as "Disturbed Area" upto 6 months beyond February 27, unless withdrawn earlier. In an official statem...

Updated Feb 24, 2021 | 23:47 IST The AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then after a review by the state government. Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Wednesday announced that the entire state has been declared a “disturbed area”. Photo credit: Twitter/@jagdishmukhi&nbsp Guwahati: The existing disturbed area status of Assam was extended for another six months from February 27 under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) A...

Ahead of polls, Assam declared ‘disturbed area’ for 6 months under AFSPA by Governor India Updated: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 0:03 [IST] Guwahati, Feb 24: 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) Act, 1958, the Governor of Assam has declared the entire state of Assam as ...

The Assam government has extended the existing "disturbed area" status of the state for another six months from February 27 under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).

Indian Army battle school in Srinagar trains troops for counter-insurgency ops SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 23, 2021, 04:37 PM IST Share Synopsis The training has been made mandatory for all the troops who get posted to Kashmir valley. They undergo a rigorous training course at the battle school, where they learn skills that are imperative for the local terrain. ANI Related In a bid to combat the real-life operations, the Army has adopted new methods to train soldiers who are deployed in Kashmir ...

Why are Indians so preoccupied with what Nagas eat, whether it is dogs, bats or falcons? Debates about Naga food overlook the perspective that situates it in relation to other aspects of their cultural and political life. Feb 22, 2021 · 11:30 am A woman prepares her stall with containers of fresh water insects and frogs for sale at a food market in Dimapur, Nagaland. | Caisii Mao/AFP All of humanity emerged from a rock on my family’s rice field. This is what I was ta...

Updated: The Army had found "prima facie" evidence that troops had "exceeded" powers. Share Article AAA Encounter site in Amshipora area of Shopian in south Kashmir on July 18, 2020.   | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The Army had found "prima facie" evidence that troops had "exceeded" powers. The Army captain involved in the fake encounter in Kashmirs Shopian district last July and two other civilian accused havent provided any information about the source of weapons planted on the three slain...

Synopsis The case relates to the July 18, 2020 encounter at Amshipura here in which three youths of Rajouri district -- Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar -- were killed and branded as terrorists. Director general of Jammu and Kashmir police Dilbagh Singh addressing a press conference in Srinagar SHOPIAN: An Indian Army Captain, who was involved in the alleged fake encounter in Shopian in July last year in which three youths were killed, had hatched a conspiracy along with two civili...