Insurgency / Mizoram

AIZAWL, July 2 ? The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) party on Monday observed the 16th anniversary of the signing of peace accord between the Centre and the erstwhile underground MNF on June 30, 1986 as the ?Remna Ni? or Peace Day, reports PTI. Addressing party workers at ?Hnam Run,? the party office here, MNF chief and State Chief Minister Zoramthanga urged the people of Mizoram to jealously protect and maintain the hard-earned peace at all costs. Zoramthanga said that covert peace efforts began as early as 1971 and official peace dialogue began in New Delhi in early 1976 which resulted in...

AIZAWL, June 30 ? A faction of former Mizo National Front (MNF) association on Sunday boycotted ?Remna Ni? or peace day, the 16th anniversary of the signing of accord between the Centre and the erstwhile underground MNF, report PTI. Peace accord MNF Retumees Association (PAMRA) leaders said that they decided to boycott the peace day as a plethora of provisions of the peace accord signed on June 30, 1986 were yet to be implemented by the Centre. They said provisions like establishment of a separate high court, implementation of border trade and payment of compensation and ex-gratia to the...

AIZAWL, June 13 ? Mizoram Government has constituted an inquiry committee headed by Secretary for Relief Rehabilitation to look into allegations of misappropriation on payment of rehabilitation and resettlement to former underground Mizo National Front (MNF) activists, reports PTI. Replying to a query from KL Lianchia of the Mizoram People?s Conference and R Lalzirliana of Congress, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Aichhinga informed the State Assembly today that the committee was enquiring into payment of rehabilitation to all 581 former MNF personnel. Aichhinga said that while State...

AIZAWL, June 8 ? The Mizoram Home Minister Tawnluia said that disagreements on few issues had cropped up during the talks between the State Government and the underground Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) and the date for signing a peace accord could not be fixed, reports PTI. ?The pending issues would be discussed when the two sides resume their talks,? Tawnluia informed the State Assembly. In a written reply to a query by J Lalthangliana of the Mizoram People?s Conference (MPC), Tawnluia said that the date for resumption of talks could not be fixed yet though the two sides had held talks...

AIZAWL, June 3 ? The peace accord MNF Returnees Association, an organisation of former rebels, Friday said they would boycott the Peace Day celebrations on June 30, the anniversary day of the signing of Mizo Accord by representatives of Centre and the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF), in protest against ?continuing harassment of some of their colleagues,? reports PTI. More than 500 underground activists gave themselves up in 1986 after late MNF supremo Laldenga signed an accord with the then Rajiv Gnadhi government at Centre on June 30. Threatening to boycott the Peace Day...

AIZAWL, May 25 ? The fifth round of talks between Mizoram Government and underground Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) held here Thursday were inconclusive with both the parties agreeing to resume the dialogue in late August, reports PTI. State Chief Secretary and leader of the government delegation HV Lalringa told PTI the talks, which began at 11 in the morning and continued up to 4.15 pm, were held in a ?cordial atmosphere?. Wide-ranging issues were discussed during the talks, Lalringa said. However, he refused to divulge the details ?till formal agreement is reached?. The four-member...

AIZAWL, May 17 ? The Mizoram People?s Conference (MPC) youth wing has launched scathing attack against the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) accusing the party leaders of hobnobbing with the underground NSCN (I-M), reports PTI. The allegation, coming in the wake of the State Chief Minister Zoramthanga?s meeting with NSCN leadership in Bangkok, pointed accusing fingers at the State government and the ruling party in signing an agreement with Noida-based Khaibak Enterprise in marketing of ginger from Mizoram. The MPC Youth wing said that the Noida-based firm was owned by close relative of NSCN...

AGARTALA, April 30 ? The Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), an outfit of Mizoram has scaled down their demand for autonomous district council to the regional council to facilitate signing of a peace accord with the Mizoram government. The president of the BNLF Thang Masha in a memorandum to Mizoram government recently said for an early solution of problems through a peace accord it has scaled down the demand to regional council for the Bru community which can be formed in the western part of the Mamit district. Masha has put forward 12 point charter of demands to the State government...

AIZAWL, April 1 ? Three ultras have surrendered in Mizoram while the state police have arrested one activist in different parts of the State, reports PTI. Three militants belonging to the Union Territory Demand Army (UTDA) surrendered to the Saiha district superintendent of Police Aloke Kumar on Wednesday, police said Sunday quoting delayed reports reaching from the interiors. In another incident, the leader of Mizoram Farmers Liberation Force (MFLF) was arrested on Tuesday in the state capital, police said. The three surrendered activists of UTDA, which was allegedly involved in looting of...

AIZAWL, March 14 ? Mizoram government and the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) might soon sign a memorandum of settlement to end the four-year old Bru insurgency in the State and expedite repatriation of Brus from neighbouring Tripura. Government officials, on the condition of anonymity, told PTI recently that the State government had drafted a memorandum of settlement which would be discussed in the fourth round of talks with the BNLF in the later part of this month or early March. They, however, refused to divulge the terms and conditions of the draft agreement. The officials felt that...