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The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday issued a notification enlisting the disturbed areas in Nagaland where Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) will continue to remain imposed for another six months.

In a major move aimed to address the demands of the political parties and the people at large, the Centre has decided to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forc

The police caught him and his close associate just days after the arrest of five suspected militants, including a Bangladeshi national, from Barpeta district

Lieutenant General RP Kalita, GOC-in-C Eastern Command, on Wednesday met Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio

A proposed sand plant off of Clouse Hill in Tracy City has residents concerned. The large tract of land being cleared lies between several residential developments in Monteagle. The ongoing

Chief Minister of Manipur N Biren Singh submits his nomination papersImphal: Chief Minister N Biren Singh of Manipur today submitted his papers to opp

The BJP government in Manipur will work towards creating a "conducive" law and order atmosphere in the state so that it can push the centre to remove AFSPA if it wins another term, Chief Minster N Biren Singh told NDTV.

Tribune News Service New Delhi, December 30 Days after the Centre constituted a panel to review the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) amid growing clamour for its withdrawal following the de

The controversial law AFSPA that gives sweeping powers to security forces has been extended for another six months in Nagaland, where the army is conducting a court of inquiry into an ambush that went horribly wrong on December 4.

The Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA), gives immense powers to the security forces to operate freely anywhere that has been declared a "disturbed area.