Insurgency / Nagaland

NEW DELHI, April 30 ? Close on the heels of the Government of India extending the duration of the ceasefire with NSCN (Khaplang) faction by another year, the Centre had alerted Nagaland Government to take action against the outfit for circulating a notice against the minority community. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, ID Swami said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that NSCN(K) faction?s four point notice was brought to the notice of the State Government for further appropriate action.

The Minister said the Khaplang faction had on January 16 circulated a four-point guideline...

KOHIMA, April 27? The following is the chronology of events which led to extension of cease-fire between the Centre and NSCN (K) for another year with effect from April 28, reports PTI.


? Rejecting the 1975 Shillong Accord, S S Khaplang, Issac Swu, Th. Muivah and others defect from NNC (FGN) and form National Socialist Council of Nagaland in 1980.


? Split in NSCN in 1988.


? With the split, factional feuds start throwing law and order out of gear in Nagaland prompting the government to invoke the Disturbed Area Act and Armed Forces (Special Power) Act.


? Armed confrontation becomes order of...

NEW DELHI, April 26 ? The ceasefire between Government of India and NSCN (Khaplang) faction has been extended for another year, Union Home Minister, L K Advani announced this in the Lok Sabha here today. There have been discussions between the representatives of government of India and the NSCN (K). Both sides satisfied with the progress made so far in implementing the ceasefire. Both sides have, therefore, agreed to extend the ceasefire by a period of one year with effect from April 28, Sri Advani said in a brief statement. The Union Minister did not clarify whether the government proposed...

CHANGLANG, (Arunachal), April 26 ? A week?s merriment of song, dance, food and wine began here yesterday, as part of the Moh Mol festivities of the Tangsa community of the Changlang district. However, this year?s festivities have been marred by the growing influence of the IM faction of the NSCN. Everyone here knows that after the cadres of the NSCN(IM) infiltrated into this district, life has not been the same for the general population here. Changling district has a Tangsa population of about 40,000. The Tangsas are a part of the greater Naga society, while the Tangsas themselves comprise of...

KOHIMA, April 20 ?The NSCN (I-M) has rubbished a report published in a section of the press that the outfit?s top brass might contest the next Assembly elections in Nagaland, reports PTI. Reacting to the reports published in a Delhi-based daily, NSCN (I-M) Information and Publicity wing on Friday termed it as ?blatant lies?. The newspaper reportedly said that NSCN(I-M) chairman Issac Swu and general secretary Th Muivah might join electoral politics before the next Assembly elections in Nagaland due in February next year.

NEW DELHI, April 20 ? Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir on Friday met Home Minister LK Advani here and is understood to have held detailed discussions on the Naga peace process, reports PTI. The Home Minister also reviewed the law-and-order situation in the State, besides discussing issues concerning the Naga peace process, Home Ministry sources said. The process has been going on at a smooth pace with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee meeting the two top leaders of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Issak-Muivah) at Osaka, Japan last December. However, the State Government has been...

NEW DELHI, April 17 ? Alarm bells have been sounded in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) following reports from the region about militant outfits in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura joining hands. Briefing the members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Union Home Secretary, Kamal Pande said that the MHA was perturbed over reports that an understanding and nexus was emerging among the militant outfits active in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. This was partly on account of the compulsion of these outfits for alternative sanctuaries and camps and partly on...

Kohima, April 12: The Nagaland government said it would not invoke the recently passed the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 into Nagaland. "It is up to us whether to use it (POTA) and also we have sufficient laws like Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 to deal with any unlawful activities including insurgency in the state", Nagaland Planning Minister S Imtisungeet Jamir told this writer on Saturday. "Moreover it is not appropriate to use the Act (POTA) in Nagaland as the two factions of the NSCN are currently having ceasefire with the Government of India". The Government of India...

GUWAHATI, April 11 ? The Government of India is going to hold talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland faction led by SS Khaplang (NSCN-K), soon as the process is in advanced stage. Talking to The Assam Tribune here this afternoon, the Chief Minister of Nagaland SC Jamir informed that Government of India would hold talks with all Naga groups including NSCN-K and Naga National Council (NNC) in the interest of finding a permanent solution to Naga insurgency problem. He said, ?process of holding talks between Government of India and the NSCN-K was in advanced stage.?

The NSCN-K has...

ITANAGAR, March 26 ? The residents of a village, located about 14 km from insurgencey-affected Changlang district headquarters, fled in panic recently after a fierce battle broke out between two factions of the NSCN, reports PTI. Top police officials told PTI here that the village, Sachin, located atop a hill, turned into a battlefield as rival followers of the Issac Muivah and Khaplang factions of the NSCN fought a bloody battle for close to four hours in the wee hours of Monday with AK-47 and 56 rifles, 7.62 SLR, America-made M-21 and hand grenades. A team of senior police officials...