AFSPA

 AGENCY New Delhi: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is mandatory if the Army has to be deployed in Jammu and Kashmir or any other state for internal security, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. "Mine is not the Ministry…
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Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said it was due to his demand for revocation of AFSPA that fake encounters and killings like Machil and Nowgam were taken "a lot more seriously" even as he asserted to continue his fight…
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STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Two days after former Union home minister P Chidambaram termed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act as an "Obnoxious Law", senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Sunday said the law needs to be revoked from Jammu…
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STATE TIMES NEWS Ganderbal: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused both his coalition partner Congress and opposition Peoples' Democratic Party of not supporting him in his endeavour to get controversial Armed…
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Srinagar: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, General (retired) VK Singh, on Saturday took a jibe at senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's comment on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying the latter did not even…
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State times news SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday lashed out at People's Democratic Party (PDP) for "playing petty politics" over revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying the issue became…
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