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June 14, 2026, 05:13 PM - 3 min read
Wani said the PM Narendra Modi-led government should consider withdrawing the AFSPA as the situation in J&K has improved significantly.It has been under AFSPA since July 1990, after it was declared a ‘disturbed area’ by the central government, granting the military extraordinary powers to suppress rising militancy and insurgency.
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June 12, 2026, 03:33 PM - 4 min read
Centre signals AFSPA may be withdrawn from most of Northeast by next year amid peace gains and Assam–Nagaland oil exploration MoU.
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September 27, 2025, 07:16 PM - 2 min read
In Manipur, AFSPA will continue to remain in force across the state, except in 13 police station areas across five districts— Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Kakching.
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April 7, 2025, 08:37 PM - 2 min read
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved by the Centre.
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March 8, 2025, 03:41 PM - 2 min read
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has stated that AFSPA could be revoked in Jammu and Kashmir, but the current security scenario does not allow for its withdrawal in the near future.
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December 10, 2024, 06:42 PM - 3 min read
Hundreds of people took part in a rally in Manipur's capital Imphal on Tuesday to protest against the reimposition of AFSPA and the killings of six people, including three children, in Jiribam district by suspected Kuki militants last month.
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November 14, 2024, 05:40 PM - 3 min read
The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in six police station areas in Manipur, including Jiribam, amidst escalating ethnic violence. This follows recent attacks and abductions in the region.
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October 9, 2024, 10:03 AM - 3 min read
The districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo and Sivasagar will remain "disturbed area" under the AFSPA, notification said.
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September 30, 2024, 07:13 PM - 2 min read
The notification, issued by Home Commissioner N Ashok Kumar on 26 September, stated that the prevailing security scenario made it too early to reassess the state's "Disturbed Area" status.
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August 6, 2024, 06:21 PM - 2 min read
The act gives sweeping powers to the armed forces operating in disturbed areas to search, arrest, and open fire if they deem it necessary, The AFSPA has also been withdrawn from all districts except four in Assam, he said.
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March 29, 2024, 11:01 PM - 2 min read
A notification issued by the MHA specified that AFSPA would remain in force for the next six months in Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Mon, Kiphire, Noklak, Phek, and Peren districts of Nagaland.
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March 29, 2024, 09:55 AM - 2 min read
The state government’s home and political department submitted a proposal to this effect to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, which, after due consideration, decided to maintain the ‘status quo’ regarding ‘disturbed area’ for an additional six-month period, an official said.
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