Army

Union Home Minister Amit Shah likely to visit Arunachal Pradesh from tomorrow

During the two-day visit from May 21 to May 22 to Arunachal Pradesh, Shah likely to review security and development, and interact with Army,

Besides, the Army probe, the Nagaland government too had set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident.

The CM in January this year, had promised “some positive development” on AFSPA, when it is up for review in February end

Once completed, it will be a lifeline as it will provide all weather connectivity to Tawang.

14 civilians including women, children and a critically ill heart-patient were rescued by the army team, a statement said.

Earlier, the Keithelmanbi Battalion of Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with Manipur Police apprehended an insurgent of KNF(P)

The team will submit its final report once it gets details from the Central Forensics Science Laboratory (CFSL)

The organisers requested the participants not to indulge in any form of violence or destroy public property during the two-day march.

Assam CM Sarma said that the Centre’s decision to constitute a committee to review AFSPA in Nagaland within 45 days has been a positive move.

AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and is extended every six months since then after a review by the state government