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"AFSPA Needed To Fight Terrorists, Can Be Revoked When...": Anurag Thakur
- Wednesday March 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday.
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Centre To Consider Revoking AFSPA, Pull Back Troops From J&K: Amit Shah
- Wednesday March 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Amit Shah's Big Security Update On North East, J&K, Maoist-Hit Areas
- Sunday January 21, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the internal security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the North East and Left Wing Extremism-affected areas have witnessed a significant improvement.
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Waiting For Day When Permanent Peace Will Come In J&K: Rajnath Singh
- Monday June 26, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) had been removed from large parts of the northeast and he was waiting for "permanent peace" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Army Court Gives Life In Jail To Officer In Fake Encounter Case In Kashmir
- Monday March 6, 2023
- India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi
An army court has awarded life imprisonment to an officer involved in a staged encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
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On Removing Controversial Law AFSPA From J&K, Rajnath Singh Says This
- Saturday April 23, 2022
- India News | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Underlining that the Army has a "minimum role" in matters of internal security, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Army only wants the situation to improve in Jammu and Kashmir so that the AFSPA can be removed from the area.
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Don't Feel Any Such Need: Lieutenant Governor On AFSPA Review In J&K
- Monday December 27, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said there is no need to set up a panel to review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the union territory.
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In AFSPA, Government Considering Crucial Change: Sources
- Thursday September 13, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The government is considering a change in one of the most controversial provision of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA that would no longer allow soldiers to use extreme force in disturbed areas. Sources told NDTV that the phrase ''even causing of death'' is being removed from a paragraph that describes when a soldier can open fire in in...
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Top Court To Hear Plea Of Army Men Challenging Prosecution In AFSPA Areas
- Monday August 20, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today said that it will hear on September 4, a plea by over 300 Army personnel challenging registration of FIRs against them for operations in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force.
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Soldiers Challenge "Dilution" Of AFSPA In Top Court, Say No Police Probe
- Tuesday August 14, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A group of over 300 soldiers has approached the Supreme Court, appealing against any dilution of AFSPA -- the law that gives them special powers in insurgency-hit areas. Citing several instances of police cases against army men in Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur, the petition said prosecuting soldiers who are doing their duty by the civilian authorit...
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Do Cops Need Approval To File Case Against Armymen? Top Court To Examine
- Tuesday July 17, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The legal question of whether permission is required to file police cases against Army personnel will be settled by the Supreme Court, which is hearing an appeal by the father of an army officer posted in Jammu and Kashmir. Major Aditya Kumar was leading a convoy that allegedly opened fire on a group of civilians during a stone throwing protest in ...
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Controversial Law That Gives Army Sweeping Powers Removed From Meghalaya
- Monday April 23, 2018
- India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been removed from all areas in Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, people familiar with the matter in the Home Ministry said today.
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Time Has Not Come For Any Rethink On AFSPA: Army Chief
- Sunday January 28, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Time has not come for any rethink on AFSPA or making some of its provisions milder, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said, asserting that the Army has been taking adequate precautions in protecting human rights while operating in disturb areas like Jammu and Kashmir.
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Order To Control Force In Kashmir, Manipur Made Army's Job Tough: Centre To Supreme Court
- Wednesday April 12, 2017
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Insurgents and terrorists in the northeast and Kashmir need to be dealt with strongly and a Supreme Court order curbing the use of "excessive and retaliatory force" is hampering army operations in these areas, the Centre told the top court today. The order, the Centre said in an appeal, should be reconsidered.
- www.ndtv.com
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"AFSPA Needed To Fight Terrorists, Can Be Revoked When...": Anurag Thakur
- Wednesday March 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Centre To Consider Revoking AFSPA, Pull Back Troops From J&K: Amit Shah
- Wednesday March 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah's Big Security Update On North East, J&K, Maoist-Hit Areas
- Sunday January 21, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the internal security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the North East and Left Wing Extremism-affected areas have witnessed a significant improvement.
- www.ndtv.com
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Waiting For Day When Permanent Peace Will Come In J&K: Rajnath Singh
- Monday June 26, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) had been removed from large parts of the northeast and he was waiting for "permanent peace" in Jammu and Kashmir.
- www.ndtv.com
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Army Court Gives Life In Jail To Officer In Fake Encounter Case In Kashmir
- Monday March 6, 2023
- India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi
An army court has awarded life imprisonment to an officer involved in a staged encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
- www.ndtv.com
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On Removing Controversial Law AFSPA From J&K, Rajnath Singh Says This
- Saturday April 23, 2022
- India News | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Underlining that the Army has a "minimum role" in matters of internal security, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Army only wants the situation to improve in Jammu and Kashmir so that the AFSPA can be removed from the area.
- www.ndtv.com
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Don't Feel Any Such Need: Lieutenant Governor On AFSPA Review In J&K
- Monday December 27, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said there is no need to set up a panel to review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the union territory.
- www.ndtv.com
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In AFSPA, Government Considering Crucial Change: Sources
- Thursday September 13, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The government is considering a change in one of the most controversial provision of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA that would no longer allow soldiers to use extreme force in disturbed areas. Sources told NDTV that the phrase ''even causing of death'' is being removed from a paragraph that describes when a soldier can open fire in in...
- www.ndtv.com
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Top Court To Hear Plea Of Army Men Challenging Prosecution In AFSPA Areas
- Monday August 20, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today said that it will hear on September 4, a plea by over 300 Army personnel challenging registration of FIRs against them for operations in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force.
- www.ndtv.com
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Soldiers Challenge "Dilution" Of AFSPA In Top Court, Say No Police Probe
- Tuesday August 14, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A group of over 300 soldiers has approached the Supreme Court, appealing against any dilution of AFSPA -- the law that gives them special powers in insurgency-hit areas. Citing several instances of police cases against army men in Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur, the petition said prosecuting soldiers who are doing their duty by the civilian authorit...
- www.ndtv.com
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Do Cops Need Approval To File Case Against Armymen? Top Court To Examine
- Tuesday July 17, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The legal question of whether permission is required to file police cases against Army personnel will be settled by the Supreme Court, which is hearing an appeal by the father of an army officer posted in Jammu and Kashmir. Major Aditya Kumar was leading a convoy that allegedly opened fire on a group of civilians during a stone throwing protest in ...
- www.ndtv.com
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Controversial Law That Gives Army Sweeping Powers Removed From Meghalaya
- Monday April 23, 2018
- India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been removed from all areas in Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, people familiar with the matter in the Home Ministry said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Time Has Not Come For Any Rethink On AFSPA: Army Chief
- Sunday January 28, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Time has not come for any rethink on AFSPA or making some of its provisions milder, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said, asserting that the Army has been taking adequate precautions in protecting human rights while operating in disturb areas like Jammu and Kashmir.
- www.ndtv.com
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Order To Control Force In Kashmir, Manipur Made Army's Job Tough: Centre To Supreme Court
- Wednesday April 12, 2017
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Insurgents and terrorists in the northeast and Kashmir need to be dealt with strongly and a Supreme Court order curbing the use of "excessive and retaliatory force" is hampering army operations in these areas, the Centre told the top court today. The order, the Centre said in an appeal, should be reconsidered.
- www.ndtv.com