Shillong, May 31: India’s apex human rights panel Thursday said it has no jurisdiction to recommend to the state governments to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), but has asked them to consider review of the controversial legislation.
“The state governments have to take a decision to repeal the act as it is a policy decision. The NHRC has, therefore, never recommended for its repeal,” National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice (retd) KG Balakrishnan told journalists here Wednesday night.
The Tenth Session of the Legislature-Parliament continued, and as many as 06 meetings were convened, during the month of October. The major highlight of the month is as follows: The budget session of the Legislature-Parliament, adjourned previous month and…
The Legislature-Parliament witnessed as many as 08 meetings convened in the reporting period. The Tenth Session continued and fifty-sixth to sixty-third meetings were held during the month of September. The major highlight of the month is as follows: In…
Commenced in early May, the Tenth session of the Legislature-Parliament continued, and 13 meetings altogether were convened, during the month of August. The major highlights of those meetings are as follows: The forty-third to forty-fifth meetings, held on different…
The Legislature-Parliament handled the ongoing business of the Tenth Session in November, 2011. 09 meetings altogether were convened during the month of November. The major highlight of the month is as follows: The deliberations of the seventy-third meeting of…
The Ninth session of the Ninth Parliament which commenced on 22nd May 2011 was prorogued on July 7 after 30 working days. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies abstained from the House throughout the session.…
The Eighth session of the Ninth Parliament which commenced on 25th January 2011 and continued for 33 days concluded on 24th March 2011. On 15th March 2011 after a long gap, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition party,…
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of National Labour Policy to ensure overall welfare and rights of the working class both in industrial and agriculture sectors. The approval was given at a regular meeting of the cabinet held…
NEW DELHI (SANA): A senior United Nations (UN) Rapporteur has called for repeal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Jammu and Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) and Public Safety Act (PSA). “AFSPA allows the state to…