More than 50 years of Shan Struggle

Friday, 18 March 2011 13:15 Jai Wan Mai (News Analysis) – Twenty armed groups are now operating in Shan State, 53 years after the Shan started an armed resistance movement against the Burmese regime. A SSA soldier stands guard duty at Loi Tai Leng training camp. (Photo: Jai Wan Mai) The reasons behind the Shan uprising were essentially the same Read more

NSCN/GPRN refutes allegation, clarify

NSCN/GPRN refutes allegation, clarify Dimapur, March 17: The NSCN/GPRN today refuted the allegations that its cadres were responsible for mortar shelling and burning of houses and the killing of women and children by its cadres. It further stated that it was “truly committed to the unity and reconciliation of the Naga groups and will continue to work for the fulfillment Read more

Affront to Zeliangrongs by Indian security forces: Boudi

Affront to Zeliangrongs by Indian security forces: Boudi Imphal | March 17 : Zeliangrong Boudi, Manipur, has accused the Indian security forces stationed in Zeliangrong areas and other parts of the State of Manipur of alleged affront to Zeliangrong custom and tradition and to the Constitution of India. The Zeliangrong Boudi said today the highhandedness of the security forces operating Read more

“Seize and fire” slur cast on Assam Rifles by Zeliangrong Baudi

“Seize and fire” slur cast on Assam Rifles by Zeliangrong Baudi Accusing the Assam Rifles of attempting at derailing the almost-one-decade-and-half-old Indo-Naga ceasefire agreement, Zeliangrong Baudi, Manipur, has today disgorge a cathartic avowal that the Central troopers have departed from the general understanding of the term “ceasefire” by letting loose a pedantic “seize first then fire.” The fury of the Read more

‘Friends of the hills people’ slogan shaken and stirred

‘Friends of the hills people’ slogan shaken and stirred’ Imphal, Mar 15: Continuing to cast slur on Assam Rifles for allegedly attempting to debilitate Indo-Naga ceasefire, All Zeliangrong Students’ Union has today termed the arrest of NSCN-IM cadre by AR as “unwarranted”, “highhanded” and “bestial”. George Gonmei, joint secretary of finance of NSCN/GPRN was arrested by AR posted at Tamenglong Read more

NSCN/GPRN denounces rhetoric of joint statement

NSCN/GPRN denounces rhetoric of joint statement Dimapur, March 11: The NSCN/GPRN today denounced the “rhetorics of the joint statement” of the GPRN/NSCN and FGN leaders Khaplang and Shingnya issued on March 8. Their statement are “stabbing at the back of the Naga reconciliation process” for which Joint working groups (JWG) met on the same day and issued a statement of Read more

Arunachal condemns NSCN (K) directives

Itanagar, March 8 (PTI): Setting aside their political differences, several parties in Arunachal Pradesh today condemned the reported move of the NSCN (K) in issuing ‘’directives’’ to elected representatives of Tirap and Changlang districts to withdraw support to the state government. The outfit in a notice issued by its chief S S Khaplang, set a March 10 deadline for the Read more

Reconciliation back on track

Reconciliation back on track DIMAPUR, MARCH 8 : After a considerable time during which some amount of tension and friction had been witnessed among the signatories to the Covenant of Reconciliation (COR), the Naga reconciliation process appear to be back on track at least for now with the Joint Working Group having a crucial meeting today in the presence of Read more

Zeliangrong Region NSCN/GPRN denounces ZUF

Zeliangrong Region NSCN/GPRN denounces ZUF There is time to war and time to peace, time to tear and time to stitch up, time to separate and time to gather, time to hate and time to love. There is time and season for everything. And it is the time when people of entire Nagas in which Zeliangrong is one of it Read more