As many as 68 members of six terrorist cadres have surrendered before Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, the news agency ANI reported today. This comes two days after an IANS report said Biren Singh had welcomed talks between leaders of former militant groups with New Delhi's interlocutor. Debendra Sharma, a former director of the Intelligence Bureau, has started talks to settle issues, including the demand for a homeland and rehabilitation, with those who have come overground in the state, Biren Singh said. Singh recently said in an interview with India Today's Kaushik Deka that the time had come to review AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) in the state. (Inputs from agencies)ALSO READIt's time to review AFSPA: Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren SinghKNLF general secretary killed in ManipurALSO WATCHCBI to investigate extra-judicial killings under AFSPA in Manipur

Source: India Today August 14, 2017 10:51 UTC