An MHA notification says AFSPA has been extended in eight districts - Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Mon, Kiphire, Noklak, Phek, and Peren  and 21 police station areas in five other districts &n

Morung Express NewsDimapur | September 17  The Supreme Court on Tuesday has reportedly closed criminal proceedings against personnel of the 21 Para (SF), a unit of the Indian Army, allegedly involved

Wokha, May 14 (MExN): The Lotha Students' Union (LSU) on Tuesday issued directive to its each constituent unit to ensure that their members refrain from “any collaboration with the Indian Armed Forces" within

Phek, May 13 (MExN):  The Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) has directed all its affiliated and subordinate units to extend "non-cooperation and abstain from any association with the Indian Armed Forces o

•    Denounces continued militarization, human rights violations•    Urges UN to pressure Indian government to repeal AFSPAKOHIMA, MARCH 30 (MExN): The Global Naga Fo

New Delhi/Kohima/Itanagar, March 28 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in certain districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six mo

Kohima, January 16 (MExN): The Global Naga Forum (GNF), in a memorandum submitted to Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi, on January 15, has urged the Congress leader to support resumption and completion of the p

Kohima, November 7 (MExN): A delegation from the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) led by its President, Medovi Rhi called on the Governor of Nagaland, La Ganesan on November 7. During the meeting, the NSF

Guwahati, October 1 (IANS) The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been extended in four Assam districts for six months, with effect from Sunday, police said.At a programme to mark Assam Police Day, D

Imphal, September 27 (IANS) In view of the prevailing situation in strife-torn iManipur, the state government on Wednesday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the entire state, exclu

Kohima/Itanagar, September 27 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA) in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months begin

Jammu, June 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be removed in J&K after permanent peace returns here. He was addressing a securit

Dimapur (Nagaland), February 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the BJP-led NDA government's top priority is Nagaland's peace, progress and prosperity. Addressing his first el

Morung Express News Dimapur | July 20  The Supreme Court on July 19 has stayed further proceedings in the Suo Moto first information report (FIR) registered against the personnel of 21 Para (SF), Unit

Morung Express News Dimapur | April 4     While the Government of India (GoI) may have made concessions to partially withdraw the contentious AFSPA in Nagaland, calls for total withdrawa

DIMAPUR, APRIL 4 (MExN): The Naga Mothers Association (NMA) and the Golbal Naga Forum (GNF) have demanded repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from all Naga areas.  The Naga Mothers Ass

Reiterates demands for booking security forces, tabling of SIT report in public domain Mon, April 3 (MExN): The Konyak Union today stated that it is not attending a ‘Consultative meeting on Armed F

Says will undertake a series of democratic agitations Dimapur, April 2 (MExN): Even as the central government announced the reduction of disturbed areas under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Na

New Delhi, April 1 (PTI): The AFSPA, under which a geographical location is declared as disturbed area to facilitate operations of the armed forces, will now be applicable fully only in 31 districts and partial

• Fully withdrawn from Tuensang, Shamator and Tseminyu • Partial withdrawal in Kohima, Wokha, Mokokchung and Longleng   Morung Express News Dimapur | March 31 The controversial Arm