Ignore Manipur govt’s governance – UNC reiterates

Dimapur, May 14 (MExN): The United Naga Council of Manipur (UNC) has issued a statement today directing all Naga peoples and their organizations in the Naga areas in Manipur state not to “entertain” any Manipur government leader and even apparatuses and figures of governance. The UNC issued the statement notifications in reiteration of the organization’s July 1, 2010 declaration of Read more

MHA, MEA lock horns over EU envoys’ visit to Nagaland

 Gautam Debroy, New Delhi (May 14): The visit of an eight-member European Union (EU) delegation to Nagaland has brought both the Ministry of External and Home Affairs (MEA) in confrontation with each other. Taking a strong note of the three-day-long visit, the MHA on Monday shot off a letter t o the MEA claiming it was not informed of the EU Read more

NSCN (I-M) to abstain from May 21 FNR meet

Dimapur, May 14: The NSCN group led by Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu has accused the Khole-Kitovi led NSCN of attempting to sabotage the former’s 14 year-long peace process. The NSCN-IM decided to refrain from the Thailand reconciliation meet of the Nagas. On Monday, the NSCN-IM’s highest decision making body known as Steering Committee had a serious meeting in Read more

UNC reiterates anti-MDCs stand

IMPHAL, May 14 : In pursuance of the July 1, 2010 declaration of the Naga People’s Convention, the United Naga Council (UNC) has reiterated that no frontal organisations, tribe organi-sations, range and village level organisations and individuals should entertain/associate with the nominated/elected/uncontested MDCs who defied the Naga people’s call through the UNC not to participate in the ‘imposed ADC election’ Read more

‘All 3 NSCN groups to be engaged in peace talks’

Government of India is toying with the idea of engaging all three Naga underground factions for peace talks. Confirming this, the Joint Secretary (North East), Ministry of Home Affairs Shambhu Singh told the Vision Communications that “eventually all three factions of the NSCN would be invited for peace talks before any final settlement is reached.” The NSCN (IM) is holding Read more

CFMG meeting discuss on right of patrolling by NSCN-IM

DIMAPUR, MAY 11 (MExN): A meeting of the Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) held on Friday, May 11 ended on a not so convincing note, it appears. The focus of the meeting, it was learned, was on the cease fire ground rules and the NSCN IM’s argument over the right to conduct armed patrols. The Morung Express on Friday evening Read more

Naga Hoho-Tribe Hohos for settlement within 2012

Morung Express DIMAPUR, MAY 10 : While seriously deliberating over the fifteen years long Indo-Naga ceasefire vis-à-vis political dialogue between the NSCN (IM) and Government of India, a Naga Hoho consultative meeting with Tribe Hohos has felt it as necessity for early Indo-Naga political settlement within 2012. In this regard, the consultative meeting unanimously decided to send a Naga Hoho Read more

Another standoff between Assam Rifles-NSCN (I-M)

DIMAPUR, MAY 9  In the aftermath of the April 19 incident near Hebron involving the 29 Assam Rifles and NSCN (I-M), both, though not having the best of relationships, appear to be at loggerheads again when on Wednesday, 32 AR reportedly surrounded around 40 NSCN (I-M) cadres stationed at Kejanglwa village under Jalukie sub-division. It may be recalled that on Read more