Morung Express News Dimapur | April 24 Troops of the 29 Assam Rifles have become an eyesore to media persons travelling the 40km road stretch to Hebron Camp to cover the stand-offs between the Naga group and AR and other events in the recent months. The belligerent attitude of the 29 AR even towards the [...]

Morung Express Indian security personnel from the Assam Rifles inspect their arms and ammunition during the handing over of the seized arms at Monglumukh Villages, outskirt of Dimapur, India’s north eastern state of Nagaland on Tuesday, April 24. Five arms belonging to the Assam Rifles were seized by the Naga outfit on April 19 when [...]

DIMAPUR, APRIL 23 (MExN): The Naga Mothers’ Association  (NMA) today called on the Inspector General, Assam Rifles  at Kohima to impress upon his office the serious concern of the mothers on the building up of armed forces around the designated camps of the NSCN IM, including their Headquarters at Hebron. The NMA demanded that the [...]

Newmai News Network Dimapur | April 23 The NSCN-IM has alerted the Nagas today that they should get prepared for any eventuality as the stand off between the Naga outfit and the Assam Rifles has dragged on to the fifth day today. The NSCN-IM also lambasted the Naga People’s Front (NPF) led government of Nagaland [...]

Ao Senden has termed the April 19 action of the Assam Rifles as “provocative” also expressed strong condemnation over alleged violation of cease-fire ground rules (CFGR). Senden president Dr. Sangyu Yaden and general secretary Tsupong Longchar accused Major Sukanta “a Meitei officer from Manipur” of having a “hidden political design”. The signatories alleged that Maj. [...]

IMPHAL, Apr 23 : Refuting report which appeared in this paper’s edition of April 23, the PIB (DW) has today clarified that the Assam Rifles did not violate human rights regarding the arrest of an NSCN (IM) cadre. In a statement, the PIB (DW) said that based on specific information, a column of 19 AR [...]

Ceasefire review committee of the NSCN (I-M) today met with chairman of the ceasefire monitoring group (CFMG), Maj Gen (retd) N George to break the impasse between the Assam Rifles and NSCN (I-M) over the April 19 incident near Hebron Camp. The meeting remained inconclusive as the CFMG chairman left the meeting after an hour [...]

 TNL apprises PM on ground rules Both sides bandy truce pact alibi, IM exhorts Nagas IMPHAL, Apr 23 : The stalemate continues with both the Assam Rifles and the NSCN (IM) holding each other responsible of violating the ceasefire ground rules. While the Naga outfit has accused the Assam Rifles of wilfully trespassing on the [...]

 Rio plea for right choice Kohima, April 17: The 15-year talks between the Centre and the NSCN (Isak-Muivah) appears to be heading for a deadlock with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveying his government’s inability to accept the outfit’s core demands. The Centre has ruled out sovereignty and integration of contiguous Naga areas to hammer out a [...]

Following the tension that arose between NSCN (I-M) and Assam Rifles (AR) over the latter’s breach of cease-fire ground rules (CFGR) Thursday last and with AR setting up check posts around NSCN (I-M) designated camps, there were reports that the monitoring of vehicular passage and frisking by AR have affected the supply of essential items [...]