Unfriendly Assam Rifles put roadblock on journalists

Morung Express News Dimapur | April 24 Troops of the 29 Assam Rifles have become an eyesore to media persons travelling the 40km road stretch to Hebron Camp to cover the stand-offs between the Naga group and AR and other events in the recent months. The belligerent attitude of the 29 AR even towards the media seems to belie the Read more

NSCN (IM), AR stand-off diffused

Morung Express Indian security personnel from the Assam Rifles inspect their arms and ammunition during the handing over of the seized arms at Monglumukh Villages, outskirt of Dimapur, India’s north eastern state of Nagaland on Tuesday, April 24. Five arms belonging to the Assam Rifles were seized by the Naga outfit on April 19 when a group of Indian paramilitary Read more

Naga Mothers hectic parleys to break impasse

DIMAPUR, APRIL 23 (MExN): The Naga Mothers’ Association  (NMA) today called on the Inspector General, Assam Rifles  at Kohima to impress upon his office the serious concern of the mothers on the building up of armed forces around the designated camps of the NSCN IM, including their Headquarters at Hebron. The NMA demanded that the security forces be withdrawn at Read more

NSCN (IM) alerts the Nagas for any eventuality

Newmai News Network Dimapur | April 23 The NSCN-IM has alerted the Nagas today that they should get prepared for any eventuality as the stand off between the Naga outfit and the Assam Rifles has dragged on to the fifth day today. The NSCN-IM also lambasted the Naga People’s Front (NPF) led government of Nagaland for not rising up to Read more

Ao Senden flays

Ao Senden has termed the April 19 action of the Assam Rifles as “provocative” also expressed strong condemnation over alleged violation of cease-fire ground rules (CFGR). Senden president Dr. Sangyu Yaden and general secretary Tsupong Longchar accused Major Sukanta “a Meitei officer from Manipur” of having a “hidden political design”. The signatories alleged that Maj. Sukanta forced the five jawans Read more

AR rebuttal on alleged torture of NSCN (IM) cadre

IMPHAL, Apr 23 : Refuting report which appeared in this paper’s edition of April 23, the PIB (DW) has today clarified that the Assam Rifles did not violate human rights regarding the arrest of an NSCN (IM) cadre. In a statement, the PIB (DW) said that based on specific information, a column of 19 AR along with police personnel of Read more

NSCN (IM)-CFMG Chairman meet; no breakthrough

Ceasefire review committee of the NSCN (I-M) today met with chairman of the ceasefire monitoring group (CFMG), Maj Gen (retd) N George to break the impasse between the Assam Rifles and NSCN (I-M) over the April 19 incident near Hebron Camp. The meeting remained inconclusive as the CFMG chairman left the meeting after an hour to reportedly consult with Ministry Read more

Press Release

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF NAGALIM Ministry of Information & Publicity Press Release 23th April 2012 ASSAM RIFLES INTENSION INTO NSCN CHQs Whatever have been and will be said or written about the 19th April, 2012 incident at Hebron, the Council Headquarters of NSCN , it was actually an outrageous trespass of the Notorious  Assam Rifles to the NSCN Read more

AR-IM stand off still on, status quo continues

 TNL apprises PM on ground rules Both sides bandy truce pact alibi, IM exhorts Nagas IMPHAL, Apr 23 : The stalemate continues with both the Assam Rifles and the NSCN (IM) holding each other responsible of violating the ceasefire ground rules. While the Naga outfit has accused the Assam Rifles of wilfully trespassing on the Camp Hebron on April 19, Read more