Topic: AFSPA
17 years since their naked protest against Army, ‘Mothers of Manipur’ say fight not over yet
On 15 July 2004, 12 Manipur women disrobed in front of the Assam Rifles HQ in Imphal to protest against the killing of Manorama Thangjam who was also allegedly raped.
Modi govt extends AFSPA in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh in view of insurgent activity
According to a Ministry of Home Affairs notification Thursday, Tirap, Changlang, Longding and four police stations bordering Assam were declared 'disturbed' areas under AFSPA.
MHA declares Nagaland ‘disturbed area’, extends AFSPA by 6 months
The decision was taken as killings, loot and extortion have been going on in various parts of the state, which necessitate the presence of security forces, an official said.
Lost brothers, bhot jolokia, paan — how local stories shaped Assam-Nagaland border politics
In ‘Living with Oil and Coal’, Dolly Kikon explores how the nineteenth-century discovery of oil in the eastern Himalayan foothills impacted life in the Northeast region.
Bodies of Rajouri youth killed in controversial Shopian encounter exhumed
Senior J&K Police officers said the bodies are being transported to Rajouri where they will be buried.
AFSPA extended for 6 months in 3 districts, 4 police stations in Arunachal Pradesh
The districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts and four police stations — Namsai, Mahadevpur, Roing, Sunpura — were declared as 'disturbed areas' under AFSPA.
Home Ministry extends AFSPA in Nagaland for 6 months, declares entire state ‘disturbed’
The AFSPA has been in force in Nagaland for decades, and was not withdrawn even though a framework agreement was signed on 3 August 2015 by Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM and the government interlocutor R.N. Ravi.
Centre now has power to declare any area in J&K, Ladakh as ‘disturbed’ under AFSPA
With Jammu & Kashmir now officially broken into 2 union territories, the power to declare an area disturbed under AFSPA has moved from district magistrates to the home ministry.
AFSPA extended for 6 months in Assam, effective from 28 August
The government reviewed the law and order situation in Assam and ordered the extension of the act, which allows security forces to arrest anyone without prior notice.
BJP swept votes of armed forces because Congress scored a self-goal in its manifesto
BJP mopped up postal votes, mostly cast by military personnel, as Congress promise to review AFSPA in aftermath of Pulwama & Balakot appears to have backfired.
Parag Agrawal of Twitter signals Brahmin clout at IIT ending. Kota is now Baniya phenomenon
Baniyas, with their financial might, have breached the sanctum sanctorum of IITs. Money is playing a bigger role than birth in a certain caste. Change is welcome.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.