MPHAL, Aug 13 : The United Naga Council (UNC) has resolved to enforce a 96 hour total bandh which was deferred earlier, this time effective from the midnight of August 20 and also to launch various forms of protests thereafter, informed a press release. On receiving assurance of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GoI) that the demand Read more

Shillong, August  14 (NNN): The Special Weapons and Tactics team of the Meghalaya Police force, reacting on specific information deployed in North Garo Hills district, gunned down the Commander-in-Chief and one hardcore militant cadres of United Achik National Front (UANF) in an encounter, here on Tuesday. According to sources, the incident happened around 1:30 pm today, when a movement of Read more

Cutting across party lines, all 60 MLAs from Nagaland petitioned the prime minister last week for an early resolution of the Naga issue. Led by chief minister Neiphiu Rio, the legislators even offered their resignation in favour of a consensus interim government to facilitate a permanent peace plan acceptable to all stakeholders. Festering for six decades, the Naga insurgency has Read more

KOHIMA: Kohima town MLA Nicky Kire on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a recent meeting with Naga legislators, had said he wanted all parties in the state, including NGOs and the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), to find a solution to the Naga political issue. Talking to the media on the sidelines of his visit to ‘D’ Block Read more

ohima, Aug. 13: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) today assured the people of Nagaland that it would work out an acceptable and honourable solution with the Centre for the vexed Naga imbroglio. On the eve of the 66th Naga Independence Day, NSCN (I-M) chairman Isak Chishi Swu said his organisation was earnestly committed to the peace process with Read more

Cosmos Sangma, Tura (Aug 8): In a dramatic announcement to the ongoing militancy in Garo Hills, the banned Garo militant group GNLA has expressed its willingness to give up their armed struggle provided the Indian government accepts its demands for creation of a  separate Garo state within the Indian constitution. The political secretary of the militant group, Bikdot Nikjang Marak, Read more

Nagaland legislators meet  Manmohan, others From CK Nayak  NEW DELHI: In what could be a historic move, the Centre is likely to announce some surprise peace announcements for Nagaland this Independence Day. Indications in this regard have come up following a meeting between all the 60 legislators from the hill state and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, wherein Read more

Kohima: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee(NPCC) chief S. Imtisungit Jamir has said that the people wanted an ‘early settlement’ of the Naga political issue. State legislators would press the Union government to find a solution at the earliest, he said. He was speaking at a gathering at the celebration of Tsungremong festival with Chairmen and Gaon Burhas from all the colonies Read more