Expressing “deep shock and anguish” over Thursday’s incident at Tizit, wherein an NSCN (I-M) activist “Maj” Ngachonmi Tangkhul was gunned down by the paramilitary forces, the DAN constituted Political Affairs Committee (PAC) has condemned the AR’s actions saying it was a “direct violation” of the mutually agreed upon ceasefire ground rules. PAC chairman, Dr. T. M. Lotha in a statement Read more
August 27: The government of Assam has land and border disputes with almost all the North Eastern states such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram and these issues reflect the fact that the tribal were driven away from their lands by Assam, a former senior Nagaland minister said. Since India became independent in 1947, in the name of insurgency Read more
DIMAPUR | AUGUST 27: The fate of the 13-year ceasefire between the Government of India and NSCN (I-M) seems to hang on a thin line following Thursday’s incident at Namsa in Mon district where a ‘Major’ of the NSCN (I-M) was allegedly gunned down by security forces. Ceasefire Monitoring Cell (CFMC) convenor ‘Maj Gen’ Phungthing Shimrang alleged that some agencies Read more