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We want AFSPA lifted, but with Union’s consent: Manipur CM ahead of polls
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said the people of his state and he himself wants the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), but only after Union government’s consent, as national security is their top priority.
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Missing Arunachal youth: China confirms it has found a boy
China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed that they have found a missing person, even as authorities are trying to confirm whether he is the same youth who went missing...
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Civilian killings: Tribal groups to set up a Genocide Park in Nagaland
A Genocide Park would be set up in Nagaland’s Mon town to remind Nagas of the killing of 13 civilians by India's armed force near Oting village on 4 December.
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“Nagaland firm on repealing AFSPA”: CM Neiphiu Rio
Standing firm on repealing the draconian Armed Forces Special Act (AFSPA), Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio emphasised that they would not budge away from the unanimous resolution adopted in the state assembly on 20 December 2021, which demanded the repeal of AFSPA from the state.
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Nagaland: Hundreds walk 75 km for AFSPA repeal
Demanding the repeal of draconian AFSPA, hundreds of Nagas from different walks of life on Monday joined a two-day walkathon from state’s commercial hub Dimapur to state capital Kohima, a distance of more than 75 kilometers.
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Present details of all police killings since BJP came to power in Assam: Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court on Monday directed the Assam government to present case details of all "alleged" encounter killings since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in May. The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved before it seeking an independent probe into the alleged fake encounters of the Assam Police.
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Nagaland protests Union’s decision to extend AFSPA
Several political groups and civil society collectives of Nagaland spoke against the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs to extend the draconian AFSPA for another six months in the northeast state.
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Congress MP seeks FIR against Assam CM for calling police killing of two Muslims a ‘revenge’
Assam Congress MP Abdul Khaleque on Wednesday has filed a police complaint against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for justifying September’s forced eviction drive in Darrang district, police killing of two Muslims, and making statements against Muslims.
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Union sets up panel to look into AFSPA withdrawal in Nagaland
Union government Sunday instituted a high-level committee chaired by a Secretary-level officer to examine the possibility of withdrawing the draconian AFSPA in Nagaland.
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Shalim Hussain’s ‘I am Miyah’ wins PEN Translates award
Poet and scholar Shalim Hussain on Tuesday won the English PEN’s flagship translation award 2021 for I am Miyah: Poetry and Song by Bengali-Muslims in Assam.
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Nagaland Assembly passes resolution to repeal AFSPA
The Nagaland Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Union government withdraws the draconian AFSPA from the North East, and especially from Nagaland.
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Assam police killed 31 men in 8 months, 14 were Muslims
Since May this year, soon after BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma took over as chief minister of Assam, at least 31 men have been killed while in police custody or in alleged shootouts with the police.
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