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Irom Chanu Sharmila to Break her Fast 09 August 2016
Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Chanu Sharmila is going to stop her fast in Imphal which she started 16 years back. The main reason she sat on hunger strike was to demand repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.According to...
Keywords: break, Imphal, AFSPA, break
Read MoreAFSPA to be withdrawn in Tripura, due to decline in militancy 28 May 2015
18 years after the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was enforced in Tripura, the state government has decided to withdraw the Act. "In view of the significant taming of terrorism in Tripura, the council of ministers decided to withdraw...
Keywords: Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar
Read MoreFirst stop Pakistan terror then revoke AFSPA 24 March 2015
A surge in militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir will make it tough for the coalition government to initiate the process for revocation of the Armed Forces Specials Powers Act (AFSPA), which has been agreed upon by the two parties...
Keywords: Jammu and Kashmir, PDP, BJP, Jammu and Kashmir
Read MoreMufti J&K CM, PM Modi to attend his swearing-in 27 February 2015
BJP and PDP, which have been in negotiations for nearly two months now, have sorted out all the differences over Article 370, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, resettlement of West Pakistan Refugees and holding of talks with Pakistan and separatist...
Keywords: PDP, PDP, AFSPA, AFSPA
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