-Scroll.in On Thursday, the Act was extended for another six months in Nagaland. The Assam Rifles men at the Ramva village post were used to being welcomed by the villagers and asked to join Christmas celebrations. This year, too, they went to Ramva bearing Christmas gifts: two new volleyballs and a net. They were shocked when the villagers refused to accept the gifts. Then the Assam Rifles men tried to pose for a...
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Controversial Law AFSPA Extended In Nagaland For 6 Months -Arvind Gunasekar, Ratnadip Choudhury and Vishnu Som
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-The Telegraph A joint media release by CM Neiphiu Rio and two other leaders revealed the decision taken at a meeting that Amit Shah had convened in Delhi on December 23 Guwahati: The Centre will form a five-member committee to look into the possible withdrawal from Nagaland of the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, which gives security forces extraordinary powers to search, arrest and shoot in designated trouble zones. A joint...
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-Hindustan Times The health index released by government think tank Niti Aayog said that Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters. Government think tank Niti Aayog on Monday released the fourth edition of its health index, which ranked states based on overall health performance. Kerala was ranked as the best performer on top, while Uttar Pradesh was the worst. The report was divided...
More »Centre pushes 11 States to step up vaccination; no national curbs
-The Hindu Business Line Experts to decide on jabs for children, booster dose The Centre will wait for the expert view to decide on Covid vaccination for children and booster shots but focus on scaling up the pace of inoculation, with the Health Ministry on Friday impressing on 11 States to ramp up their effort. The States that are a cause of concern are Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh,...
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