Month: November 2011

Drawing attention to, what it described “highly provocative and irresponsible public statements” purportedly made by leaders of Imphal-based civil societies and political parties, targeting the Nagas, the United Naga Council (UNC) Wednesday said it has become “necessary” to issue a public statement for general awareness and understanding of the situation. In a press statement released today by its publicity wing, Read more

Imphal, Nov 22 : A large number of Naga people staged a rally at Chandel district headquarters demanding an alternative administrative arrangement for the community after severing all ties with the State Government. The rally comes at a time when top leaders of the United Naga Council (UNC) are camping at Delhi to put forward the alternative arrangement case before Read more

Morung Express Dimapur, November 22 : Members of the ‘Kyong region’ of NSCN (Isak-Muivah) have demanded that the 41st Assam Rifles return arms and ammunition seized allegedly from the faction’s cadres during raids in Wokha. A note stating the demand, from the group’s ‘Kyong Region GPRN’, no name appended, was received here today. The Kyong region members of the faction have Read more

Dimapur, Nov 21:  NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu has left Dimapur for New Delhi today for participating in the next round of talks with the government of India. Isak Chisi Swu was here for sometime. According to the NSCN-IM sources, a crucial talk is likely to begin from this week end in New Delhi between the outfit and the government Read more

Imphal, November 21: Cutting across political affiliation, various political parties have cautioned the governments both at the state and the centre over the controversy centering around the ‘Supra-state body’ proposal of the government of India to the NSCN (IM). Talking to Hueiyen Lanpao, Secretary of CPI Manipur State Council Dr M Nara said that he does not feel that the report Read more

NEW DELHI, Nov 21: Meeting several Ministry officials, delegates of the United Naga Council (UNC) are camping in Delhi to call on the Union Home Minister to pursue their agenda of an alternative arrangement for the Nagas of Manipur. Speaking to The Sangai Express, UNC president L Adani stated that the pressure for an “alternative arrangement” is not a movement Read more

Rongmei Council(Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) in a release issued by its present Thuankubi Pamei has asserted that there was “no apex body of Zeliangrong to fit the name”  in response to the assertion of the Zeliangrong Baudi(Assam,Manipur and Nagaland) that the latter was the apex body of all Zeliangrongs spread across three states. Pamei said the Zeliangrong apex body is Read more

IMPHAL, Nov 20 : If the report about the proposed Supra State body for Nagas was baseless, the Government of India should take up befitting action against the Seven Sisters Post for publishing the highly sensitive but misleading report, demanded the All Manipur Student Guardians’ Association. Speaking to media persons today, president of the organisation RR Chothe  demanded that the Read more

Guwahati, November 20 (IANS): The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has suffered a vertical split with the hardline faction led by its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah Sunday forming a new central committee by dropping the eight top rebel leaders now engaged in peace talks with New Delhi. “We have decided to have a new central committee comprising of 16 Read more