Kolkata: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday he would continue to press for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act "which is a very important issue". "This is a very important issue for Jammu and Kashmir and that is why I am pressing for it. I will continue to press for it," Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of the Kolkata Literary Meet that coincided...
07:57 PM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Army has been severely criticised by the Supreme Court for not deciding if it wants to take action against its officers involved in the Pathribal encounter case. The apex court on Monday issued a notice to the Defence Secretary and the Home Secretary in the March 25, 2000 encounter at Pathribal in South Kashmir in which seven people were gunned down for allegedly being Lashker-e-Toiba terrorists....
04:39 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Akhnoor: Terming the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) as a matter of national security, an Army commander said on Sunday although the Army and the Government have their own takes on the issue, solutions are likely to emerge after discussions at the top level. "Let me clarify that AFSPA is a matter of national security. We have our own stand while the Government has its own take (on the...
10:09 AM, Jan 16, 2012
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had raked up the AFSPA issue to divert attention from the death of a ruling National Conference worker in police custody last year. "Omar took up the issue of AFSPA to divert attention from custodial killing of Mohammad Yousuf Shah," she said. The NC worker died on September 30 last year in police custody...
05:56 PM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: Amid reports that the Army is opposed to withdrawal of controversial AFSPA from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General VK Singh on Thursday said the issue is under the purview of the Home Ministry. He said the Army has already given its inputs on the issue. "This (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) is within the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs. They are debating...
11:38 AM, Oct 27, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian Army is against removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir, saying that there is no let-up in infiltration bids. According to sources, Army has taken up AFSPA issue with Cabinet Secretary, claiming that there is no let up in infiltration from across the border. Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain said, "Deliberations on this subject are still going on. We will decide in...
07:10 PM, Oct 23, 2011
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"Why don't you cover Irom Sharmila's decade-old fast with the same intensity as you did Anna Hazare's 13-day fast?" asked Binalakshmi Nepram, the founder of ...
12:02 AM, Sep 09, 2011
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare's 13-day fast might have attracted thousands and captured the imagination of an entire nation, but in sharp and dismaying contrast is the iconic struggle of Irom Sharmila in Manipur. She has been on a fast for over a decade, without food and water. Her brother said that the indifference by the government, politicians, civil society, even media and the people is shameful. For ten...
09:58 AM, Aug 29, 2011
New Delhi: Irom Sharmila Chanu and Anna Hazare have one thing in common " the ability to fast indefinitely for what they perceive is right. But the similarities end there. She has been on a political fast for 11 years but her silent resilience moves you when you realize the sheer magnitude of what she is single-handedly trying to achieve. Far from the glare of studio lights of television channels...
06:40 PM, Apr 20, 2011
Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha that the Centre was keen on resuming talks with Hurriyat leaders. ...
02:56 PM, Aug 06, 2010
Armed forces need the law in J&K, Northeast: Defence Minister. ...
11:34 AM, Dec 18, 2009
Separatists hound people for money, security forces harass them for 'collusion'. ...
12:02 AM, Sep 06, 2009
Security forces kill people with impunity in fake encounters. ...
11:36 PM, Sep 05, 2009
The Armed Forces Special Forces Act raises a storm again. ...
01:36 AM, Aug 21, 2009
New Delhi: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila was re-arrested today and produced before a chief judicial magistrate in Imphal. Manipur's 'Iron Lady' was released from yet another year of detention on Saturday. Irom Sharmila had begun her protest against the Malom massacre of 2000 in which 10 civilians were gunned down by security forces. Sharmila has been on a fast-unto-death for eight years, demanding repeal of the controversial Armed Forces...
06:18 PM, Mar 09, 2009
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