The main purpose of the cease-fire between the Government of India (GOI) and the National Socialist council of Nagalim (NSCN) is to facilitate for a purposeful political dialogue between the two entities to bring an amicable settlement of the decades long conflict between India and the Nagas. The NSCN’s serious concern is towards a sincere and meaningful political dialogue rather Read more
IMPHAL, Apr 15 : Referring to the response of some Imphal based civil organisations to the supposed options that are emerging in the Indo-Naga dialogue process as published on April 9 in the local media, the United Naga Council (UNC) has categorically stated that peaceful parting of ways is the only option. It maintained that it is not against the Read more
The Assam Rifles and ZB battalion of the NSCN (I-M) based at Ghatashi designated camp in Zunheboto district had a tiff over interpretation of the cease fire ground rule after they almost collided with each other near the new Upper Tsuyi bridge, Wednesday afternoon A convoy of the Assam Rifles led by DIG Brig. R Ravi on its way to Read more
NEW DELHI, Mar 30 : Justice delayed is Justice denied stated UN Special Rapporteur Christof Heyns at a media conference at the UN office in New Delhi today. The UN representative who is on a visit to India on a fact finding mission to examine situation of extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions in the country met several high ranking officials Read more
IMPHAL, Mar 29 : UN Special Rapporteur on Extra Judicial Summary or Arbitrary Execution, Prof Chirstof Heyns has said that he is aware of the hardships being faced by the people of the North East and it is the major reason for secessionist movement prevalent in the region. He was speaking at a North East consultation programme held at Brahmaputra Read more
Naga frontal organizations in Manipur have demanded that NSCN-IM leader Anthony Ningkhan Shimray and all the “political prisoners” be released unconditionally by the government of India. On Monday, Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), Naga Women’s Union (NWU) and All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) said in a communiqué: “The government of India has initiated peace negotiations and peace Read more
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS): The banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Monday slammed the central government’s proposed plan to base the Akash and Brahmos missile regiments in Assam and Nagaland and said the move has threatened the existence of the people of Assam and northeast as a whole. “The people of Assam are being ‘sandwiched’ between the Read more
NSCN (I-M) General Secretary and the group’s chief negotiator in the Naga peace talks, Th. Muivah, has said that the time has again come for Nagas to take the “right decision” as done by the founding fathers of the Naga National Council (NNC) in the past. Highlighting the progress of the ongoing “Indo-Naga political talks” on the occasion of the Read more
NEW DELHI, Mar 21: The government has noticed “minimal” presence of Maoists in the northeast region, home minister P Chidambaram told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. “In recent months, we have noticed minimal presence of Maoists in North-East,” he said during Question Hour. So far, no case of Maoists indulging in smuggling of arms from across the border has come to Read more