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
Sat,09 Aug 2014 The Narendra Modi government has decided to appoint Northeast expert and former special director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) RN Ravi, a retired 1976 batch Kerala cadre IPS officer, as chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Centre’s interlocutor for talks with Naga groups, including the National Socialistic Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM). Ravi succeeds Ajit Lal, who Read more
New Delhi Aug 6: Civil society leaders are likely to meet Union minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on August 7 to press for initiating for the early commencing of political dialogue with the United People’s Front (UPF), one of the two umbrella organisations of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo underground groups. A team of civil society leaders arrived here in New Delhi Read more
24 days have passed since the assassination of Mr. Ngalangzar Malue, an Autonomous District Council member of Ukhrul district, and civil society organisations have condemned it. Secondly, 23 days have passed when the Police Commando (MPC) and Indian Reserved Battalion (IRB) raided the Public Liaison Office of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim NSCN-IM) and arrested 8 cadres who were Read more
Oking: 4-8-2014 The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) has taken a very serious view with the statement of Lt. Gen.( Rtd.) NK. Singh, Chairman, Cease fire Monitoring Group (CFMG), Mr Okram Ibobi Singh and Mr Gaikhangam respectively, the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of the present Manipur state, that, there is no cease-fire in Manipur. They have gone Read more
Lawi Weng/The Irrawady July 5 RANGOON — An ethnic Mon women’s rights activist, Khin Khin Kyu, has won the N-Peace Award, given by the multi-country N-Peace Network in recognition of her efforts to advance the rights of ethnic minority women in Burma. The N-Peace Award was given to five women’s rights activists on Friday by the network, which focuses on Read more
Nyein Nyein/The Irrawady July 25:More than 800 ethnic Palaung villagers in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township have fled their homes in recent days to avoid the growing number of clashes between the Burma Army and Palaung rebels, according to a local NGO. De De Poe Jeing, secretary of the Ta’ang Women’s Organization, said more than 800 people had fled Mong Read more
Dimapur, july 25: Reacting to the rejoinder from the NSCN(I-M), CFMG chairman Lt.Gen (Retd) N.K.Singh described it as unfounded, baseless and “unfortunate” that it alleged he was a “tool” of “vested interests”. Singh said he was guided by the mandate to monitor the implementation of the cease fire ground rules (CFGR) in letter and in spirit. He said NSCN and Read more