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"AFSPA Needed To Fight Terrorists, Can Be Revoked When...": Anurag Thakur
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Entire Nagaland Declared "Disturbed" For 6 More Months Under AFSPA
The entire state of Nagaland has been declared a "disturbed area" for six more months, till December-end, under the controversial AFSPA which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without prior notice.
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After "Murderer" Remark, Centre Wants Top Court Judge Off Manipur Case
The centre today asked a Supreme Court bench to recuse itself from hearing the Manipur encounter cases on the grounds that one of the judges had termed certain members of the security forces as "murderers", thereby vitiating the proceedings. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on the behalf of the accused, said the remark had affected the mor...
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In AFSPA, Government Considering Crucial Change: Sources
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
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
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
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
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
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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"AFSPA Needed To Fight Terrorists, Can Be Revoked When...": Anurag Thakur
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Entire Nagaland Declared "Disturbed" For 6 More Months Under AFSPA
The entire state of Nagaland has been declared a "disturbed area" for six more months, till December-end, under the controversial AFSPA which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without prior notice.
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After "Murderer" Remark, Centre Wants Top Court Judge Off Manipur Case
The centre today asked a Supreme Court bench to recuse itself from hearing the Manipur encounter cases on the grounds that one of the judges had termed certain members of the security forces as "murderers", thereby vitiating the proceedings. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on the behalf of the accused, said the remark had affected the mor...
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In AFSPA, Government Considering Crucial Change: Sources
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
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
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
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
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
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.
