If we don’t take all three factions into account, no kind of agreement is going to succeed -Shambhu Singh Even as the government of India has resolved to invite all three NSCN factions— NSCN (I-M), NSCN (K) and GPRN/NSCN, the recent statement made by the NSCN (I-M) expressing dismay over the GPRN/NSCN’s willingness to start [...]

Dimapur, May 14 (MExN): The United Naga Council of Manipur (UNC) has issued a statement today directing all Naga peoples and their organizations in the Naga areas in Manipur state not to “entertain” any Manipur government leader and even apparatuses and figures of governance. The UNC issued the statement notifications in reiteration of the organization’s [...]

 Gautam Debroy, New Delhi (May 14): The visit of an eight-member European Union (EU) delegation to Nagaland has brought both the Ministry of External and Home Affairs (MEA) in confrontation with each other. Taking a strong note of the three-day-long visit, the MHA on Monday shot off a letter t o the MEA claiming it was [...]

Dimapur, May 14: The NSCN group led by Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu has accused the Khole-Kitovi led NSCN of attempting to sabotage the former’s 14 year-long peace process. The NSCN-IM decided to refrain from the Thailand reconciliation meet of the Nagas. On Monday, the NSCN-IM’s highest decision making body known as Steering Committee [...]

IMPHAL, May 14 : In pursuance of the July 1, 2010 declaration of the Naga People’s Convention, the United Naga Council (UNC) has reiterated that no frontal organisations, tribe organi-sations, range and village level organisations and individuals should entertain/associate with the nominated/elected/uncontested MDCs who defied the Naga people’s call through the UNC not to participate [...]

Government of India is toying with the idea of engaging all three Naga underground factions for peace talks. Confirming this, the Joint Secretary (North East), Ministry of Home Affairs Shambhu Singh told the Vision Communications that “eventually all three factions of the NSCN would be invited for peace talks before any final settlement is reached.” [...]

DIMAPUR, MAY 11 (MExN): A meeting of the Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) held on Friday, May 11 ended on a not so convincing note, it appears. The focus of the meeting, it was learned, was on the cease fire ground rules and the NSCN IM’s argument over the right to conduct armed patrols. The [...]

Morung Express DIMAPUR, MAY 10 : While seriously deliberating over the fifteen years long Indo-Naga ceasefire vis-à-vis political dialogue between the NSCN (IM) and Government of India, a Naga Hoho consultative meeting with Tribe Hohos has felt it as necessity for early Indo-Naga political settlement within 2012. In this regard, the consultative meeting unanimously decided [...]

DIMAPUR, MAY 9  In the aftermath of the April 19 incident near Hebron involving the 29 Assam Rifles and NSCN (I-M), both, though not having the best of relationships, appear to be at loggerheads again when on Wednesday, 32 AR reportedly surrounded around 40 NSCN (I-M) cadres stationed at Kejanglwa village under Jalukie sub-division. It [...]

Mao, May 6 : Braving the blazing May sun, hundreds of Nagas today paid rich tribute to the souls of two students of the community who were killed in police firing during a protest rally on this day two years back here in Senapati district about 100 kms from Imphal. Deceased Neli Chakho and Dikho [...]

Imphal, May 6: The Kuki-Naga feud over Chawangkining land dispute in Senapati district emerged again with the Naga People’s Organisation (NPO) urging the state government of Manipur and the district administration to intervene if any untoward incident is to be prevented. On the other hand, the Kuki Inpi, Sadar Hills claimed that it was first [...]