Naga Bodies welcome signing of Lenten Agreement SENAPATI, APRIL 4: The United Naga Council has welcomed the Lenten Agreement signed by three Naga Political Groups and acknowledged the “courage and the vision of the Naga leaders in upholding the “Naga Concordant” and taking it forward towards realisation.” A press note from the UNC stated that the “spirit of forgiveness and Read more
In a major step towards Naga reconciliation, three Naga political groups – NSCN/GPRN, GPRN/NSCN and NNC/FGN, have signed an pact and agreed “in principle to form the Naga National Government (NNG)”. The agreement was igned after two days of hectic discussion between leaders of the three groups organized by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR). The agreement was signed by Read more
DIMAPUR, APRIL 7: Former President of the FGN, Scato Swu passed away on April 7 at 11:00am, at his residence in Satakha town. He was 90. Swu had joined the Naga National Movement on March 19, 1956 and held various posts under the Federal Government of Nagaland. He was also the Prime Minister of the Revolutionary Government of Nagaland from Read more
IMPHAL, Apr 6: Kuki UG groups which are under trilateral SoO pact with the Government of India and Government of Manipur have decided to support the Congress candidate in Outer Manipur P/C. UPF and KNO, the two umbrella organisations of several Kuki UG groups, took separate decisions to support the Congress candidate in view of some political parties/candidates campaigning on Read more
TAHAMZAM: “Nagas are not communal and the relentless efforts to malign the articulations of the Nagas for their rights as communal and hate inciting must be countered with adequate response,” UNC has stated in a press release. The press note from the Publicity Wing of the organisation informed that on March 28 at the Congress party rally held at Wangjing, Thoubal, Read more
TAHAMZAM: “Nagas are not communal and the relentless efforts to malign the articulations of the Nagas for their rights as communal and hate inciting must be countered with adequate response,” UNC has stated in a press release. The press note from the Publicity Wing of the organisation informed that on March 28 at the Congress party rally held at Wangjing, Read more
Dimapur, January 31 (MExN): Various Rengma bodies have stated that the Rengmas in Karbi Anglong, Assam are undergoing a systematic process of “dehumanization” through state policies, which have adversely affected their political, physical and cultural footprints in the area. In a memorandum submitted to the Assam Governor on Thursday, the Rengma Naga Peoples’ Council, Assam; Rengma Naga Students’ Union, Assam Read more
The Rengma Naga community held a peace march in Guwahati on January 30, 2014, seeking justice and empowerment With justice in mind, nearly 200 people from the Rengma Naga community of Assam and Nagaland today held a peace march in Guwahati and submitted a memorandum each to the Governor and Chief Minister of Assam. The peace march was carried out Read more
Dhaka, January 30 (IANS): Paresh Barua, leader of the anti-talk faction of the ULFA, is among the 14 people awarded the death sentence by a Bangladesh court Thursday in connection with a 2004 arms smuggling case. A special court in Chittagong handed the death sentence to Barua and 13 others, including Jamaat chief and then industries minister Motiur Rahman Nizami Read more