Cosmos Sangma, Tura (Aug 8): In a dramatic announcement to the ongoing militancy in Garo Hills, the banned Garo militant group GNLA has expressed its willingness to give up their armed struggle provided the Indian government accepts its demands for creation of a separate Garo state within the Indian constitution. The political secretary of the militant group, Bikdot Nikjang Marak, Read more
Nagaland legislators meet Manmohan, others From CK Nayak NEW DELHI: In what could be a historic move, the Centre is likely to announce some surprise peace announcements for Nagaland this Independence Day. Indications in this regard have come up following a meeting between all the 60 legislators from the hill state and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, wherein Read more
Kohima: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee(NPCC) chief S. Imtisungit Jamir has said that the people wanted an ‘early settlement’ of the Naga political issue. State legislators would press the Union government to find a solution at the earliest, he said. He was speaking at a gathering at the celebration of Tsungremong festival with Chairmen and Gaon Burhas from all the colonies Read more
A source close to the Chief Minister informed Newmai News Network tonight that whatever meeting that was sought with the Central leaders by the Nagaland legislators got over in connection with the Naga political talks. However, it was not clear whether all the 60 MLAs of Nagaland had returned to the state. Cutting across party lines, the 60 MLAs of Read more
Dimapur, August 4 (NNN): The NSCN (IM) said today that the outfit is a ‘people based, issue based’ organisation. “Our focal point is on how our objective and goal is to be concretized based on interdependent relationship between the two entities and shared sovereignty is an option at this given situation,” a senior NSCN (IM) leader stated today. This statement Read more
SANDEEP JOSHI Cutting across party lines, all 60 MLAs of Nagaland called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday and sought an early settlement of the vexed Naga issue. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio even offered to resign to pave the way for a “partyless interim” government and return of peace in the State. “We told the Prime Minister that the Read more
The ongoing peace talks between the NSCN (IM) leadership and the Government of India have reached a “sensitive stage” and efforts are on to iron out a longstanding solution to the over six decades old Naga political problem, observed the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in his last press conference as the Home Minister of India. Soon after the crowded Read more