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Manipur Urges Centre To Review Re-Imposition Of Special Powers Act AFSPA
The Manipur government has requested the Centre to review and withdraw AFSPA from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state, an official said on Saturday.
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AFSPA Imposed In New Areas Of Manipur Amid Fresh Violence
The Centre has reimposed a law to protect security forces in hostile areas AFSPA in several new locations in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.
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AFSPA Extended In Manipur By 6 Months
The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.
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Remove State Forces From Hills, Re-Impose AFSPA: Key Kuki-Zo Group To Centre
The powerful Kuki-Zo group in violence-hit Manipur has urged the Centre to remove state police forces from hills and reimpose the stringent Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, in valley areas.
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In Manipur, 24-Hour Shutdown, 1 More Killed, And AFSPA Looms Large
There is tension in parts of Manipur again after recent incidents of violence. Chief Minister N Biren Singh has also warned troublemakers that they would be responsible if the Centre decides to reimpose the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
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"If AFSPA Is Reimposed...": Manipur Chief Minister's Warning Amid Violence
Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said he is "highly upset" with the ongoing violence in Manipur and elements who engage in it will be held responsible for any stringent government action, including reimposition of the AFSPA.
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Controversial Law AFSPA Extended In Manipur Hills, Not In Valley
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended by another six months in Manipur on Wednesday, barring 19 police stations falling under the Imphal valley and an area that shares its boundary with neighbouring Assam.
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Manipur Tribals Protest Killing, Demand AFSPA Be Reimposed In Parts Of State
Manipur violence: Protests have erupted in the areas dominated by the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur, particularly in the Kangpokpi district, after the brutal killing of three people in Thowai village in Ukhrul district on Friday.
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Difficult To Operate In Violence-Hit Manipur Areas Without AFSPA: Officials
Security forces in ethnic violence-hit Manipur are finding it difficult to operate in 19 police stations that were denotified as 'disturbed areas' under AFSPA and have been pressing for the presence of a magistrate while performing their duties as a
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Assam Chief Minister Thanks PM Modi For Reducing Northeast AFSPA Areas
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for further reducing areas under AFSPA, 1958, in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.
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Irom Sharmila Welcomes Centre's AFSPA Move, But Wants Complete Withdrawal
Rights activist Irom Sharmila welcomed the Centre's decision to reduce areas under the Act's purview in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, but maintained that the "draconian, colonial law" should be rolled back completely.
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Northeast Areas Under Controversial Law AFSPA Reduced, Says Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah today said that areas covered under the controversial law Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur will be reduced after decades.
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Amid Criticism, BJP Clarifies Stand On Repeal Of AFSPA From Manipur
Mr Singh, who has been holding at least a dozen poll-related meetings a day for a month across the state, also added that there is all-around support for the BJP and they are expecting a two-thirds majority in the state.
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In Manipur Elections, BJP's Tightrope Walk On Controversial Law AFSPA
Home Minister Amit Shah was in the northeast for the first time since last December's Nagaland firing incident and the violence that follow, which left 14 dead in Nagaland.
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Amit Shah's Peace Pitch In Manipur Dodges Controversial Law AFSPA
The simmering tension over the controversial military law AFSPA did not feature in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's campaign on Wednesday for elections starting next week in Manipur, as he promised to hold peace talks with the state's Kuki militant gr
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Manipur Urges Centre To Review Re-Imposition Of Special Powers Act AFSPA
The Manipur government has requested the Centre to review and withdraw AFSPA from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state, an official said on Saturday.
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AFSPA Imposed In New Areas Of Manipur Amid Fresh Violence
The Centre has reimposed a law to protect security forces in hostile areas AFSPA in several new locations in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.
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AFSPA Extended In Manipur By 6 Months
The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.
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Remove State Forces From Hills, Re-Impose AFSPA: Key Kuki-Zo Group To Centre
The powerful Kuki-Zo group in violence-hit Manipur has urged the Centre to remove state police forces from hills and reimpose the stringent Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, in valley areas.
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In Manipur, 24-Hour Shutdown, 1 More Killed, And AFSPA Looms Large
There is tension in parts of Manipur again after recent incidents of violence. Chief Minister N Biren Singh has also warned troublemakers that they would be responsible if the Centre decides to reimpose the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
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"If AFSPA Is Reimposed...": Manipur Chief Minister's Warning Amid Violence
Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said he is "highly upset" with the ongoing violence in Manipur and elements who engage in it will be held responsible for any stringent government action, including reimposition of the AFSPA.
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Controversial Law AFSPA Extended In Manipur Hills, Not In Valley
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended by another six months in Manipur on Wednesday, barring 19 police stations falling under the Imphal valley and an area that shares its boundary with neighbouring Assam.
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Manipur Tribals Protest Killing, Demand AFSPA Be Reimposed In Parts Of State
Manipur violence: Protests have erupted in the areas dominated by the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur, particularly in the Kangpokpi district, after the brutal killing of three people in Thowai village in Ukhrul district on Friday.
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Difficult To Operate In Violence-Hit Manipur Areas Without AFSPA: Officials
Security forces in ethnic violence-hit Manipur are finding it difficult to operate in 19 police stations that were denotified as 'disturbed areas' under AFSPA and have been pressing for the presence of a magistrate while performing their duties as a
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Assam Chief Minister Thanks PM Modi For Reducing Northeast AFSPA Areas
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for further reducing areas under AFSPA, 1958, in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.
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Irom Sharmila Welcomes Centre's AFSPA Move, But Wants Complete Withdrawal
Rights activist Irom Sharmila welcomed the Centre's decision to reduce areas under the Act's purview in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, but maintained that the "draconian, colonial law" should be rolled back completely.
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Northeast Areas Under Controversial Law AFSPA Reduced, Says Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah today said that areas covered under the controversial law Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur will be reduced after decades.
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Amid Criticism, BJP Clarifies Stand On Repeal Of AFSPA From Manipur
Mr Singh, who has been holding at least a dozen poll-related meetings a day for a month across the state, also added that there is all-around support for the BJP and they are expecting a two-thirds majority in the state.
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In Manipur Elections, BJP's Tightrope Walk On Controversial Law AFSPA
Home Minister Amit Shah was in the northeast for the first time since last December's Nagaland firing incident and the violence that follow, which left 14 dead in Nagaland.
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Amit Shah's Peace Pitch In Manipur Dodges Controversial Law AFSPA
The simmering tension over the controversial military law AFSPA did not feature in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's campaign on Wednesday for elections starting next week in Manipur, as he promised to hold peace talks with the state's Kuki militant gr
