Nagaland Civilian Deaths

The army has agreed to give access to Nagaland's Special Investigation Team, or SIT, to record the statements of soldiers who were involved in an ambush that went horribly wrong on December 4, which claimed the lives of 14 civilians.

The centre needs to review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) and its implementation, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chief said today in view of the recent killing of civilians by armed forces in Nagaland.

Furious protests over the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland's remote Mon district earlier this month - during and after an Army counter-insurgency op that went horrifically wrong - have now spread to state capital Kohima.

The protests in Nagaland against the Armed forces over last week's killing of 14 civilians in a botched operation are now spreading across the state. Massive protest rallies seeking justice for those killed are taking place in the entire eastern part

A week after the tragic death of 14 young people in Nagaland's Mon District during a botched operation by the special forces of the Army, a top tribal body in the region has announced a "total non-cooperation movement" against the armed forces.

In massive protests in Nagland's Mon district today, furious residents have demanded an apology from Home Minister Amit Shah for his "false" and "fabricated" statement in Parliament over the killing of 14 civilians last weekend.

Nationalist People's Party, the BJP's ally in Meghalaya, on Thursday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah twisted facts when he said army para-commandos fired and killed six civilians in Nagaland after the vehicle carrying them tried to flee.

The cabinet of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday decided to call off the ongoing Hornbill Festival in protest against the killing of 14 civilians by security forces, official sources said.

Two days after 14 civilians were killed in a horrifically botched op by the Army's elite 21 Para Special Forces, gut-wrenching visuals have emerged of grief-stricken families burying their loved ones in a mass grave.

AFSPA - Armed Forces (Special Powers) Protection Act - does not mean security forces "can go around killing anybody", retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur told NDTV Monday, amid outrage over the deaths of 14 civilians in Nagaland.

Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament today that the Centre regrets the death of 14 civilians in a counter-insurgency operation of the army in Nagaland on Saturday that went horribly wrong.

The Opposition in Assam today demanded the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act (AFSPA) which has gained renewed momentum following the death of 14 civilians in firing by security forces in a botched anti-insurgency operation in Nagaland.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today told Parliament the centre regretted the deaths of 14 civilians in Nagaland after a botched Army op. Mr Shah read out statements in both Houses as opposition MPs shouted objections and demanded repeal of AFSPA.

The Nagaland police have taken a suo moto FIR against 21 Para special forces of Indian Army in connection with a counter-insurgency operation that led to the deaths of 14innocent villagers. An Army jawan also lost his life when the situation quickly

A counter-insurgency operation being conducted by an elite unit of the Indian Army's Para Special Forces in Nagaland went horribly wrong on Saturday, leading to the deaths of 14 innocent villagers, who were wrongly believed to be militants.

The army has agreed to give access to Nagaland's Special Investigation Team, or SIT, to record the statements of soldiers who were involved in an ambush that went horribly wrong on December 4, which claimed the lives of 14 civilians.

The centre needs to review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) and its implementation, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chief said today in view of the recent killing of civilians by armed forces in Nagaland.

Furious protests over the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland's remote Mon district earlier this month - during and after an Army counter-insurgency op that went horrifically wrong - have now spread to state capital Kohima.

The protests in Nagaland against the Armed forces over last week's killing of 14 civilians in a botched operation are now spreading across the state. Massive protest rallies seeking justice for those killed are taking place in the entire eastern part

A week after the tragic death of 14 young people in Nagaland's Mon District during a botched operation by the special forces of the Army, a top tribal body in the region has announced a "total non-cooperation movement" against the armed forces.

In massive protests in Nagland's Mon district today, furious residents have demanded an apology from Home Minister Amit Shah for his "false" and "fabricated" statement in Parliament over the killing of 14 civilians last weekend.

Nationalist People's Party, the BJP's ally in Meghalaya, on Thursday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah twisted facts when he said army para-commandos fired and killed six civilians in Nagaland after the vehicle carrying them tried to flee.

The cabinet of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday decided to call off the ongoing Hornbill Festival in protest against the killing of 14 civilians by security forces, official sources said.

Two days after 14 civilians were killed in a horrifically botched op by the Army's elite 21 Para Special Forces, gut-wrenching visuals have emerged of grief-stricken families burying their loved ones in a mass grave.

AFSPA - Armed Forces (Special Powers) Protection Act - does not mean security forces "can go around killing anybody", retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur told NDTV Monday, amid outrage over the deaths of 14 civilians in Nagaland.

Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament today that the Centre regrets the death of 14 civilians in a counter-insurgency operation of the army in Nagaland on Saturday that went horribly wrong.

The Opposition in Assam today demanded the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act (AFSPA) which has gained renewed momentum following the death of 14 civilians in firing by security forces in a botched anti-insurgency operation in Nagaland.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today told Parliament the centre regretted the deaths of 14 civilians in Nagaland after a botched Army op. Mr Shah read out statements in both Houses as opposition MPs shouted objections and demanded repeal of AFSPA.

The Nagaland police have taken a suo moto FIR against 21 Para special forces of Indian Army in connection with a counter-insurgency operation that led to the deaths of 14innocent villagers. An Army jawan also lost his life when the situation quickly

A counter-insurgency operation being conducted by an elite unit of the Indian Army's Para Special Forces in Nagaland went horribly wrong on Saturday, leading to the deaths of 14 innocent villagers, who were wrongly believed to be militants.