Politics / Manipur

KOHIMA, Dec 17 ? Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has re-introduced the Naga Integration Bill in the Nagaland Assembly Session Tuesday for resolution. The Naga Integration Bill had been passed thrice by this same Assembly in the past. And the current one, if passed, will be the fourth one.

Moving for resolution of the integration of the Naga contiguous areas on the opening day of the Nagaland Assembly Session, the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland Government, Chief Minister informed the House that the ?aspirations? of the Naga people for the ?integration of the Naga areas adjoining the State...

Kohima, Dec. 16: The Nagaland government today introduced a resolution in the Assembly on integration of Naga areas contiguous to the state. The timing of the resolution is significant. The resolution, tabled by chief minister Neiphiu Rio, iterated ?its earlier stand and urged the Centre to bring together the Naga people living in the state of Nagaland and the contiguous areas by integrating them under one administrative unit?.

Three resolutions were pas-sed by the Assembly earlier, too, on December 12, 1964, August 28, 1970 and September 16, 1994.

Though the adoption of this resolution may...

Imphal, Dec. 12: Manipur today paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of nupi lal (women?s war), with the state government calling on women?s organisations to continue the struggle. But this time it would be for restoring peace in the state and ensuring all-round development. The state function was held at the Nupi Lal Memorial Complex, with commerce and industries minister Th. Devendra Singh and arts and culture minister M. Nara Singh on the dais.

A play based on the women?s uprising against British colonial rule was staged to mark the occasion. The first nupi lal took place in 1904 against the...

Imphal, December 10: A new political party, named Humanist Party of India, New Manipur State Council has been formed during a meeting held at Sangeet Natya Mahavidyalaya, Takhellambam Leikai today. The Humanist Party of India is a registered political party and has its base at Mumbai. The meeting attended by around 50 persons was presided by retired IAS officer Ch Ibohal. Office bearers were elected during the meeting today. Y Biren has been elected as the general secretary and U Himat as the organizing secretary of the newly formed party. Other office bearers of the party are Vaithingkhui...

GUWAHATI, Dec 10 ? Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today asserted the Nagas living in the North East have consensus among themselves on the question of their integration and it was upto the neighbouring states to reach at a settlement reports PTI. ?As far as Nagas are concerned they are at a consensus for unification of Naga inhabited territories but if the neighbouring states have problems that had to be settled?, Rio told reporters after inaugurating the North East People?s Forum (NEPF) headquarter office here.

Asked to comment on the reported obstacle in yesterday?s peace talks between...

Imphal, December 09: Stating it will no longer engage in a verbal duel with the KYKL, the UNLF today said that it will leave the matter to the people to judge. In a statement issued to the press today, UNLF said that it would be tough to make the KYKL realize the stand of the UNLF. Tearing into the statement of KYKL released and published in the State dailies earlier, the UNLF said that it (KYKL) still refuses to see the difference between the NSCN (IM) and the Naga people and added that the KYKL still does not know that UNLF's aspiration is for all the people of the region to live together as...

IMPHAL, Dec 9 ? Expressing concern over the large influx of Hindi speaking people to the State following the whiplash against them in neighbouring Assam and quit notices served by NNC in Nagaland, the proscribed Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) has drawn the attention of the people to the danger and urged all to stop further influx and take up appropriate steps to deport those who recently came to Manipur.

The outfit in a statement issued here stated that ever since Biharis started attacking train passengers from the North-east region in Bihar,, the Biharis have been asked to vacate Assam. Over...

Imphal, December 08: Expressing serious concern over the large influx of Hindi-speaking to the State following the whiplash against them in neighboring Assam and quit notices served by the NNC in Nagaland, the proscribed KYKL has today drawn the attention of the people to the danger posed by the large influx of people from the Hindi heartland and urged all to stop further influx and take up appropriate steps to deport those who recently came to the State. In a statement issued to the press today, the outfit said that ever since Biharis started attacking train passengers from the North East...

Imphal, December 08: In a recent political development, the DRPP has joined the Democratic People's Alliance after parting from the Secular People's Front. This was formally announced in a press conference held at the Manipur Press Club this afternoon. The press conference was attended by leaders of the DPA besides DRPP leaders. The leader of opposition RK Dorendra Singh, MPP leader O Joy Singh, BJP leader M Bhorot, FPM leaderL Ibomcha, Nilachandra MLA, Dr L Chandramani were among DPA leaders who addressed the press conference welcoming the DRPP into the DPA fold. RK Anand, DRPP's spokesman...

Imphal, December 04: The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup in a press statement today contradicted the UNLF's statement issued in the local dailies on December 2. The Statement made a specific reference to the members of KYKL who left the organization and joined the UNLF including the killing of L Anand Sharma by KYKL. The statement mentioned that L Anand was given capital punishment by KYKL according to its law not to send any message to UNLF. It further charged that UNLF was concerned for its prestige while it does not recognize others to exist with self esteem. The statement also stated that KYKL had...