Zeliangrong Baudi not apex body of Zeliangrong: Rongmei Council

Rongmei Council(Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) in a release issued by its present Thuankubi Pamei has asserted that there was “no apex body of Zeliangrong to fit the name”  in response to the assertion of the Zeliangrong Baudi(Assam,Manipur and Nagaland) that the latter was the apex body of all Zeliangrongs spread across three states. Pamei said the Zeliangrong apex body is Read more

Guardians demand action against Seven Sisters Post

IMPHAL, Nov 20 : If the report about the proposed Supra State body for Nagas was baseless, the Government of India should take up befitting action against the Seven Sisters Post for publishing the highly sensitive but misleading report, demanded the All Manipur Student Guardians’ Association. Speaking to media persons today, president of the organisation RR Chothe  demanded that the Read more

ULFA splits into talk and anti-talk factions

Guwahati, November 20 (IANS): The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has suffered a vertical split with the hardline faction led by its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah Sunday forming a new central committee by dropping the eight top rebel leaders now engaged in peace talks with New Delhi. “We have decided to have a new central committee comprising of 16 Read more

Seven Sisters Post, stands by ‘Supra State Body’ story

Imphal, November 20: Rejecting outrightly the denial of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram over ‘Supra-state body’ proposal to NSCN (IM) in place of the demand for Greater Nagalim, Editor of Seven Sisters Post Subir Bhaumik has categorically observed that ‘it is Mr Chidambaram and not us who is not telling the truth’. In a statement, Bhaumik reiterated,”We are in possession of Read more

Gogoi rubbishes reports of mulling Naga councils in Assam

GUWAHATI, NOV 20 (AGENCIES) Chief minister Tarun Gogoi brushed aside reports of Centre contemplating to give additional powers to Nagaland to have control over the state’s territory as “baseless” and said the reports might be a propaganda by NSCN (I-M). “I have talked to the government of India and there is no basis to these reports of Nagaland getting a Read more

No move to grant Greater Nagalim: Government

Vishwa Mohan, NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday informed Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh that there was no move to grant a ‘supra state body’ status to Nagas settled across the north-east and the negotiators, who have been talking to the NSCN (I-M), had never promised the outfit any such arrangement that may have severe inter-state ramifications. The ‘clarification’ comes in response Read more

NSCN (I-M) leaders should clarify on ‘Supra-state’

Cease Fire Supervisory Board under the chairmanship of Maj. Gen (retd)  Jacob Eppen Kochekkan held its 47th meeting with representatives of the GPRN/NSCN, government of India and government of Nagaland Saturday at Rhododendron hall, Chumukedima Police complex. After coming out of the meeting, CFSB supervisor GPRN/NSCN   C. Singson described the meeting as “very positive” where few agendas were discussed. Asked Read more

Aung San Suu Kyi steps up

Exactly one year after her release from nearly two decades of house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi seems be on the threshold of a new role in Myanmar, still in opposition to the military-backed civilian regime, but no more standing outside the political system that it has set up. Earlier this month, the government changed the rule that required political Read more

NSCN/GPRN CAO reacts to ZB’s statement; gives 15 days to clarify

NSCN/GPRN Zeilad Zeliangrong Region has strongly reacted to calling its central administrative officer a “self style” CAO by Zeliangrong Baudi. In a signed rejoinder to the press statement by the Baudi, CAO Zeilad Zeliangrong Region Saturday termed this act as a “challenge to the NSCN/GPRN.” Emphasizing that all cadres of NSCN/GPRN are not “self style national workers”, the CAO has Read more