The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been withdrawn from Assam's Dibrugarh district, as per a government order.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the Union Home Ministry has removed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the Dibrugarh district of the state.However, the ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that AFSPA will now be in force in Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Charaideo districts. The AFSPA empowers security forces to arrest a person without a warrant, ...

The Assam government has extended the AFSPA for six more months in three districts following improved security due to counter-insurgency efforts. The law was withdrawn from Dibrugarh district as the ...

With its withdrawal from Dibrugarh, the law now remains applicable in only three districts of the state. The decision comes ...

Home and political department secretary Debaprasad Misra, in an order on Sunday, stated that the four districts were kept ...

Act (AFSPA) in three districts for six more months, citing security concerns. While the law is withdrawn from Dibrugarh, ...

The government of Assam believes the 'disturbed area' status under AFSPA need not be extended in Dibrugarh district ...

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been withdrawn from Assam's Dibrugarh district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.

Protestors threw stones while the police used batons at a rally held against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Sunday when ...