3 civilians injured in Kohima factional clash

KOHIMA, DEC 29 Three civilians, one of them a nine-year old child were injured when one among suspected GPRN/NSCN and NSCN(K) opened fire indiscriminately at the rival faction at around 10.30 a.m. Thursday near Stela School junction at Agri/ Electrical Colony. The injured were identified as nine-year old Mulutso, Vimhazol Luho (64), retired  Surveyor, Land Record & Survey and of Read more

Eastern Nagaland Peoples Organization resolves not to cooperate with GPRN/NSCN

TUENSANG/KIPHIRE, DEC 29  Eastern Nagaland Peoples Organization (ENPO) has resolved not to extend public co-operation to GPRN/NSCN (Khole-Kitovi) for violation of its December 18, 2007; November 13, 2009 and December 23, 2011 resolutions. The decision was made at an emergency meeting of ENPO and Tribal Units on Thursday here in the aftermath of the killing of late Tsilongse Sangtam of Read more

NSCN/GPRN slams Khole

IMPHAL, Dec 22: Reacting to reported outbursts of Gen (Retd) Khole Konyak against Chairman SS Khaplang, NSCN/GPRN spokesperson P Tikhak observed that being an illiterate, Khole might not be aware of what is appearing in the media every day. Describing the media reports as ‘all construed and bereft of facts’, the spokesperson referred to Khole as an old man in Read more

NSCN (IM) camp destroyed in Tirap district

Khonsa, December19 (ANI): A major training camp of the NSCN(IM)  was unearthed and destroyed at Longbo village, camouflaged deep inside jungle in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, a sensitive area bordering China and Myanmar. Security forces destroyed the training camp on Saturday night, giving a major blow to the insurgent outfit just before the Chirstmas and the New Year. Intelligence officials Read more

NSCN/GPRN ‘opposed to Designated Camp’

DIMAPUR, DECEMBER 19 (MExN): The Government of the People’s Republic of Nagalim (NSCN/GPRN) has stated that it was totally opposed to the establishment of NSCN-K Designated camp at Padumpukhuri/Purana Bazar area, Dimapur, Nagaland while pointing out that the “entire exercise is initiated to jeopardize the current peace process between the government of India and the NSCN”. This was stated in a Read more

UNC makes public statement on Manipur government recommendation

The United Naga Council (UNC) is issuing this public statement in response to the reported recommendation of the communal Government of Manipur (GoM) to the Government of India (GoI) for banning of the UNC. Through use of brute dominant force and legitimately established sanctions engineered by the communal GoM over the years, it has become  impossible for the Nagas to Read more

Roadmap for NE

Morung Express The visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to Imphal, Manipur has only raised more questions about New Delhi’s intent to address not just the Naga political issue but similar problems across the Northeast region. The unfortunate thing is that when you are in Manipur, be sensitive to Meitei sentiment and when in Read more

UNC ban call affects rail-line works State asks Centre to ban UNC

IMPHAL, Dec 16: While action, if any, from the Central Government is still being awaited on the Government of Manipur’s insistence that the United Naga Council (UNC) be declared as unlawful organisation, the latter’s call for boycott of all rail-line project work for two months from today has reportedly crippled the national project, particularly in Tamenglong district section of the Read more

KIA Calls for Political Dialogue

By SAI ZOM HSENG Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Leaders of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) met on Tuesday with a Burmese government delegation in the Chinese border town of Ruili, Yunnan Province, and demanded that the parties begin a political dialogue with the goal of reaching a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Kachin State. The meeting was attended Read more