AGARTALA, AUG 23:Naga peace talks will begin soon and the problem can be solved through dialogue only, Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna (P.B) Acharya said Saturday. “Only through talks, the Naga problem can be resolved. The NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to resolve the long pending problems,” Acharya, who holds additional charge of Tripura Governor, told Read more
NEW DELHI, AUG 23:Indian telecom operators and broadcasters have raised concern over the latest satellite Asiasat-8 launched recently by China which has been designed to keep the border areas of the country away from signals being beamed by these operators and broadcasters. The operators and the broadcasters point out that the Chinese satellite is not only the most powerful launched Read more
GUWAHATI, August 23 (TNN): A UN body, which works on crime against women, has appealed for the withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the northeast states, lending strength to the cause of human rights crusader Irom Sharmila, who was arrested yet again on Friday. The UN report, which was presented in Geneva, suggested that violence against Read more
Rajat Pandit, TNN | Aug 22, 2014 NEW DELHI: After basing its most potent Sukhoi-30MKI fighters at Tezpur and Chabua, India has now begun deploying six Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) squadrons in the northeast to deter Chinese jets, helicopters and drones against any misadventure in the region. Defence ministry sources on Thursday said IAF has started getting deliveries of the six Akash Read more
Shillong Aug 21:Security forces Thursday busted a makeshift camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in the Garo Hills region in western part of Meghalaya, killing a top rebel commander of the outfit in a fierce gun battle, police said. The gunbattle broke out at Songma Enggok area in East Read more
Hebron 14 Aug, 2014:NSCN (I-M) ato kilonser Thuingaleng Muivah said that the government of India and NSCN (I-M) was deciding on a “meeting point” during the ongoing peace talks when the then interlocutor R.S. Pandey left and the UPA government was replaced by Narendra Modi led government. Addressing the gathering during the ‘68th Independence Day’ celebration in Hebron, Muivah said Read more
Tahamzam Aug 10: The United Naga Council has stated that the Naga people in the state of Manipur will not associate in observing Independence Day organized by the district administrations under the aegis of the Government of Manipur (GoM). “To take forward the demand, after the completion of the 10 days ban on construction works on all National Projects at 6 am of August Read more
Kohima, August 10: Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) for the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC), KV Pusa has called upon the Government of India to expedite the ongoing Naga Peace Process between the GoI and the NSCN (IM). KV Pusa, while welcoming the Government of India’s move to appoint RN Ravi as the new interlocutor for the peace Read more
Kohima, August: Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) for the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC), KV Pusa has called upon the Government of India to expedite the ongoing Naga Peace Process between the GoI and the NSCN (IM). KV Pusa, while welcoming the Government of India’s move to appoint RN Ravi as the new interlocutor for the peace talks, Read more