Nepal group takes up missing Naga leader’s cause Kathmandu

October 3 (Agencies): Nepal’s biggest organisation of indigenous peoples has taken up the cause of a rebel leader from India’s Nagaland state who reportedly went missing last week after arriving at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport from Bangkok. ‘We were alerted by an organisation in the Philippines, the Asian Indigenous People’s Pact, that Ningkhan Shimray, head of the foreign affairs of Read more

Top NSCN (IM) leader ‘disappears’ from Nepal

Dimapur, October 2 (MExN): The Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights today said one Anthony Shing, “head of foreign affairs” of the NSCN (IM), has ‘disappeared’. The note said Shing, alias Ningkhan Shimray, 49 years old, ‘disappeared’ on September 27, around 6:00 PM from Tribhuvan Airport, Kathmandu in Nepal. A letter addressed to the Indian and Nepal government from the Read more

UNC asserts demand for ‘alternative arrangement’

September 27 : The United Naga Council and the Committee for Alternative Arrangement today reiterated their demand for an alternative administrative arrangement for Nagas in Manipur. The UNC said the demand is “to help us avoid a violent conflagration that the Nagas in Manipur are faced with at this juncture.” The demand was reiterated to the Prime Minister of India Read more

Open letter to the Naga people from America

September 23: Expressing their joy over the September 18 historic meeting of the top leaders of Naga political groups and the agreement that was signed, four prominent Baptist leaders from America saluted the leaders along with members of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation who they stated had “worked so tirelessly and courageously to orchestrate these discussions”. Pointing out that the Read more

Manipur: Separate admin for hill districts demanded

Dimapur, September 22 (MExN): A separate administrative unit for five districts in Manipur is demanded for by “hill tribal people” for reasons that the rights of the hills’ people have been suppressed by the Meiteis for a very long time. This oppression will not be tolerated any longer as ‘enough is enough’ said a letter addressed to the Prime Minister Read more

KIO Wants Hong Kong Status

By BA KAUNG Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Some of Burma’s armed ethnic groups are seeking the support of the Chinese government in a bid to gain self-autonomy in their regions, a leading think tank disclosed on Tuesday. The International Crisis Group (ICG) said that the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has had “basic discussions” with Beijing over the contours of a Read more

State govt welcomes summit

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (EMN): The State Cabinet, in its meeting held at Kohima on Tuesday, September 21, has welcomed the signing of the commitment of the September Summit by the top leaders of the Naga Nationalist groups – NSCN-IM, NSCN-K and the NNC. ‘The commitment of the leaders of the Naga Nationalist groups to reconcile, based on the historical and Read more

Church, Naga Org. welcomes reconciliation move

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (EMN): The NBCC, Naga Hoho and various other organisations have welcomed the September 18 Summit of the top leaders of the NSCN/GPRN, GPRN/NSCN and NNC/FGN. Ascribing all glory to our Lord Jesus Christ who made the meeting possible despite many hurdles, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council congratulated the Forum for Nagaland Reconciliation (FNR) and the highest level Read more

Top Naga leaders vow to reconcile

PTI Kohima, Sep 19: Top leaders of three Naga underground organisa-tions have met for the first time and vowed to work to-wards ending hostilities among themselves and con-solidating understanding. NSCN (IM) general secr-etary Th Muivah, NSCN (K) general secretary N Kitovi Zhimomi and NNC/FGN pr-esident S Singnya held a me- eting organised by Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) at Dimapur Read more