A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by one Prakash Singh, where it has been petitioned to direct the respondent, the Government of India(GOI) to take appropriate steps to remove the economic blockade by Naga tribes resulting in acute shortage of essential commodities and the sharp escalation in their prices. The Petitioner [...]

Maj Gen (retd) N. George, who was recently appointed as chairman CFMG/CFSB, Tuesday said Government of India (GoI) has decided against allotting anymore designated camps except theNSCN (K) sub-office at Dimapur. Maj Gen (retd) N. George said this while addressing media after a separate meeting with the GPRN/NSCN and NSCN (K) Cease-Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB)   [...]

Beijing, February 25 (PTI): Reacting sharply to Defence Minister AK Antony’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh for its statehood celebrations, China today said India should refrain from taking any action that could “complicate” the border issue. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei has “asked India to work with China to maintain peace and stability in border [...]

 DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 24 (MExN): Nagas in Delhi under the aegis of Naga Peace Facilitation Committee, Delhi (NPFCD) today staged a mass Remonstration Rally peacefully at Jantar Mantar at 2 PM. The mass Remonstration Rally was held in the backdrop of the long drawn out Indo-Naga Political Dialogues of the past more than 14 years. The main [...]

GUWAHATI, FEB 16 (AGENCIES) Former union home secretary G.K. Pillai has revealed the policy towards political solution to the Naga issue that has been going on for several decades would be to rope in the entire Naga society to whatever deal that would be struck. In an interview to The Telegraph G.K Pillai said “all [...]

IMPHAL, January 7 (Agencies): Over the years, disturbances caused by militants during polls, ranging from shootouts to bomb explosions, have become a given in insurgency-hit Manipur. The people of the state, even while fearing for their lives and property, have learnt to live with this and have no option but to wait for the polls to [...]

IMPHAL, Jan 8: Barring the Naga People’s Front (NPF), the United Naga Council (UNC) has asked all parties not to field candidates in the 11 Naga-dominated assembly constituencies of the state for the January 28 assembly elections. The NPF, a Nagaland-based regional party, is contesting the polls for the first time on the issue of [...]

AIZAWL, January 7 (Agencies): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has urged the Mizoram government to resume talks with the Manipur-based insurgent group, Hmar People’s Convention-Democrats (HPC-D), to find peaceful solution to the vexed Hmar problems. The MHA sent a letter to the Mizoram chief secretary Van Hela Pachuau on December 22, 2011 instructing the state [...]

Dimapur, January 5: The Naga Hoho has noted the recent surge in threat and intimidation against civil society leaders. The Naga Hoho referred to the report in the Media about the NSCN-Khaplang “intimidating the life of Mr. Kitoho Rothoka, vice president of Sumi Hoho.” The Naga Hoho in a statement issued through its President Keviletuo Kiewhuo [...]

KOHIMA, DEC 29 Three civilians, one of them a nine-year old child were injured when one among suspected GPRN/NSCN and NSCN(K) opened fire indiscriminately at the rival faction at around 10.30 a.m. Thursday near Stela School junction at Agri/ Electrical Colony. The injured were identified as nine-year old Mulutso, Vimhazol Luho (64), retired  Surveyor, Land [...]

TUENSANG/KIPHIRE, DEC 29  Eastern Nagaland Peoples Organization (ENPO) has resolved not to extend public co-operation to GPRN/NSCN (Khole-Kitovi) for violation of its December 18, 2007; November 13, 2009 and December 23, 2011 resolutions. The decision was made at an emergency meeting of ENPO and Tribal Units on Thursday here in the aftermath of the killing [...]