NSCN/GPRN Kyong region decries AR raids

Morung Express Dimapur, November 22 : Members of the ‘Kyong region’ of NSCN (Isak-Muivah) have demanded that the 41st Assam Rifles return arms and ammunition seized allegedly from the faction’s cadres during raids in Wokha. A note stating the demand, from the group’s ‘Kyong Region GPRN’, no name appended, was received here today. The Kyong region members of the faction have Read more

NSCN-IM Chairman for next round of talks

Dimapur, Nov 21:  NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu has left Dimapur for New Delhi today for participating in the next round of talks with the government of India. Isak Chisi Swu was here for sometime. According to the NSCN-IM sources, a crucial talk is likely to begin from this week end in New Delhi between the outfit and the government Read more

‘Supra-state body’ offer denied with coming election in mind’

Imphal, November 21: Cutting across political affiliation, various political parties have cautioned the governments both at the state and the centre over the controversy centering around the ‘Supra-state body’ proposal of the government of India to the NSCN (IM). Talking to Hueiyen Lanpao, Secretary of CPI Manipur State Council Dr M Nara said that he does not feel that the report Read more

UNC team knocks at Delhi door for alternative arrangement

NEW DELHI, Nov 21: Meeting several Ministry officials, delegates of the United Naga Council (UNC) are camping in Delhi to call on the Union Home Minister to pursue their agenda of an alternative arrangement for the Nagas of Manipur. Speaking to The Sangai Express, UNC president L Adani stated that the pressure for an “alternative arrangement” is not a movement Read more

Zeliangrong Baudi not apex body of Zeliangrong: Rongmei Council

Rongmei Council(Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) in a release issued by its present Thuankubi Pamei has asserted that there was “no apex body of Zeliangrong to fit the name”  in response to the assertion of the Zeliangrong Baudi(Assam,Manipur and Nagaland) that the latter was the apex body of all Zeliangrongs spread across three states. Pamei said the Zeliangrong apex body is Read more

Guardians demand action against Seven Sisters Post

IMPHAL, Nov 20 : If the report about the proposed Supra State body for Nagas was baseless, the Government of India should take up befitting action against the Seven Sisters Post for publishing the highly sensitive but misleading report, demanded the All Manipur Student Guardians’ Association. Speaking to media persons today, president of the organisation RR Chothe  demanded that the Read more

ULFA splits into talk and anti-talk factions

Guwahati, November 20 (IANS): The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has suffered a vertical split with the hardline faction led by its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah Sunday forming a new central committee by dropping the eight top rebel leaders now engaged in peace talks with New Delhi. “We have decided to have a new central committee comprising of 16 Read more

Seven Sisters Post, stands by ‘Supra State Body’ story

Imphal, November 20: Rejecting outrightly the denial of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram over ‘Supra-state body’ proposal to NSCN (IM) in place of the demand for Greater Nagalim, Editor of Seven Sisters Post Subir Bhaumik has categorically observed that ‘it is Mr Chidambaram and not us who is not telling the truth’. In a statement, Bhaumik reiterated,”We are in possession of Read more

Gogoi rubbishes reports of mulling Naga councils in Assam

GUWAHATI, NOV 20 (AGENCIES) Chief minister Tarun Gogoi brushed aside reports of Centre contemplating to give additional powers to Nagaland to have control over the state’s territory as “baseless” and said the reports might be a propaganda by NSCN (I-M). “I have talked to the government of India and there is no basis to these reports of Nagaland getting a Read more