Insurgency / Nagaland

KOHIMA, Jan 4 — The insecure life, unhealthy conditions, bleak future and continuing factional fighting in underground setups prompted 52 militants to lead a normal life through the centrally funded rehabilitation package. They formally laid down their arms and ammunition before the Nagaland Governor Om Prakash Sharma and accepted the cash incentives from Nagaland Commissioner P Talitemjen Ao for surrendering their arms at a rehabilitation ceremony at Kigwema village, 10 km south of Kohima. The ceremony was organised by the State government under the Centre’s rehabilitation package with...

NEW DELHI, April 30: Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) have formulated a 15-point charter of 'dos and don'ts' to enforce ground rules for ceasefire in the State which came into effect on Saturday, a Home Ministry spokesman said today, reports PTI. Under the accord, NSCN(K) would not undertake offensive operations like ambush, raid, sniping and killings or cause damage to property of the security forces and civilians. The security forces, in turn, would not attack NSCN(K) cadres but would reserve the right to continue operation against all other militant groups...

KOHIMA, April 29: The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) said with the year-long ceasefire agreement reached with the Centre on Saturday, the political settlement to the Naga problem has set in motion, reports PTI. "A political settlement to the protracted Naga problem is under way with the bilateral ceasefire ground rules reached between NSCN-K and the Centre," Ghukato Assumi, the NSCN-K's information and publicity in-charge, said here. Stating that the NSCN-K had the support of the Nagas to settle the vexed problem, Assumi said the outfit would take "extensive public opinion...

KOHIMA, April 28: In a fresh peace initiative in the Northeast, the Centre today announced ceasefire with Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) which will come into effect immediately in Nagaland, reports PTI. "It has been jointly agreed between the Government of India and NSCN(K) to announce a formal ceasefire declaration for a period of one year with effect from April 28, a Union government press release quoting Home Minister L K Advani said. Announcing that the text of "ceasefire ground rules" have been agreed upon between the Centre and NSCN(K), he expressed...

SHILLONG, April 6: In a new strategy to wean away youths from insurgency, the Assam Rifles has organised an excursion for Naga students. The team consisting of 27 Naga students in the age-group of 14 to 19 years and belonging to 16 schools in Ukhrul area of Manipur, were here on a three-day visit to the State capital. The excursion which started on March 31 last will conclude on April 19. The team will be visiting all the states of the Northeastern region except Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. The team is being provided free boarding, lodging and transport facility by the Assam Rifles. Most of...

KOHIMA, April 1: The NSCN(IM) on Friday termed Thursday's security forces raid of the office of its Information and Publicity wing in the town as 'clear violation of ceasefire ground rules,' reports PTI. NSCN(IM) Information and Publicity secretary V Horam said security forces personnel swooped down on the office and took away a computer set, fax machine, tape recorder, three telephone sets, a cordless telephone, some books and printed materials and personnel belongings. He said 'it is a clear violation of the ceasefire ground rules.' Army sources said the security forces raided the office of...

KOHIMA, March 19: The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) on Monday said the suspension of the Special Armed Forces Act by the Centre and the NSCN(IM)'s decision to abstain from 'extortion' will lead to truce in the area, reports UNI. The NBCC, in a release issued by its general secretary Rev Zhau Terhuja, said the people were awaiting an outcome of the ceasefire declaration by the Centre. He lamented that both the security forces and the NSCN(IM) were accusing each other of violation of ground rules. Meanwhile, Nagaland Governor O P Sharma on March 13 said that the people were keen to have...

NEW DELHI, March 5: Firmly opposing the extension of the three-year-long ceasefire between the Centre and the NSCN(IM), Manipur Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam today demanded comprehensive ceasefire with all the outfits in the region to make the peace process "more purposeful", reports PTI. "Why not all the outfits are covered? But if you want to confine your talks with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) alone at any cost it should not be extended to the Naga inhabited territories of Manipur," Koijam told reporters. Dismissing reports which suggested that Koijam and Mahanta's...

IMPHAL, March 4: The 17-day-old People's Front Ministry led Radhabinod Koijam has strongly opposed the proposed extension of the 3-year-old ceasefire between the Centre and the NSCN(IM) to Naga-inhabited areas of the Northeast, particularly Manipur. The Chief Minister, Radhabinod Koijam who is currently in New Delhi for the Chief Minister's conference, in a statement which was made available here, said that Naga outfits have been demanding a Greater Nagaland or Southern Nagaland integrating all Naga-dominated areas of Manipur have strongly opposed the extension of the ceasefire and will, at...

IMPHAL, March 3: The proposed extension of the ceasefire between the NSCN(IM) and the Centre to other contiguous Naga-dominated areas of the Northeast has received a boost after Union home minister L. K. Advani yesterday hinted at getting "a positive response from the Chief Ministers of some states in the region." However, Manipur Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam today opposed any move to extend the ceasefire to the Naga-inhabited areas of the state. In an official statement released from New Delhi, Koijam reportedly mooted the idea of a ceasefire with all the militant outfits of the Northeast...