Politics / Nagaland

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...

BANGKOK, Dec 9 ? After three rounds of talks with the Centre?s pointman K Padmanabaiah here, Naga rebel group NSCN(IM) today said that ?integration of Naga areas? is a non-negotiable issue even as the two sides agreed in to meet in New Delhi in the near future to ?maintain the pace? of negotiations, reports PTI.

In a joint statement issued at the end of the parleys which began on Saturday, they said they held ?serious discussions on all substantive issues?. ?Both parties are pleased with the progress that was made on a number of important issues,? said the statement signed by T Muivah, NSCN...

BANGKOK, Dec 8 ? The second round of talks between NSCN (IM) leaders and the Indian Government ended inconclusively today with the two sides deciding to meet again tomorrow. ?There was no breakthrough in today?s talks between NSCN (IM) chief negotiator T Muivah and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee?s special envoy K Padmanabaiah, Naga sources told PTI.

The current obstacle in the progress of peace talks between the two sides is the reported remark by Vajpayee during his recent visit to Kohima on the integration of Naga areas. T Muivah, who is the General Secretary of NSCN-IM, has said that...

BANGKOK, Dec 7? Picqued at Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee?s reported remark that integration of Naga areas in the North-east was not possible because of lack of consensus among all parties, NSCN (IM) has said peace talks with the Centre cannot be continued unless the government clarifies its stand on the issue, reports PTI. ?We took the remarks very seriously. Unless they are clarified the talks between the two sides can?t be carried on further. He has shut the door against us,? NSCN (IM) general secretary Thuinagaleng Muivah told PTI after two rounds of talks with Centre?s interlocutor K...

Imphal, December 06: Piqued at Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?s reported remark that integration of Naga areas in the North-east was not possible because of lack of consensus among all parties, NSCN(IM) today said peace talks with the Centre cannot be continued unless the Government clarifies its stand on the issue. "We took the remarks very seriously. Unless they are clarified the talks between the two sides can?t be carried on further. He has shut the door against us," NSCN(IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah told PTI after two rounds of talks with Centre?s interlocutor K...

Guwahati, June 12: The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government will complete 100 days in office tomorrow, but dissent within the coalition continues to simmer.

As the government prepares a grand celebration in the state capital Kohima, some senior ministers appear peeved over being marginalised.

They are reportedly contemplating a written complaint to the Central leadership about chief minister Neiphiu Rio?s style of functioning.

A BJP minister from the state today said the largest constituent of the ruling coalition ? the Nagaland People?s Front (npf) ? was undermining the interest...

DIMAPUR, June 4 ? The war of words between the ruling Democratic Alliance government in Nagaland and the Opposition Congress party has hit the headlines of the local media in the State. After an untiring innings involving the state Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on the ruling side and former Chief Minister SC Jamir and the leader of Opposition I Imkong on the other side, now the ?bouncer? has come from the secretary general of the Nagaland People?s Front, the major constituent of the ruling DAN.

The NPF, refuting the recent statements of the leader of opposition, said that the ?Congressman?s...

GUWAHATI, June 4 ? Though peace talks between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah faction) are going on since 1997, it would take some more time before any agreement can be arrived at highly placed security sources said. Sources said that the public opinion in favour of peace in Nagaland is the biggest gain of the peace talks as different Naga social organisations and people in general are in favour of peace. The NSCN (I-M) has submitted a list of demands before the Government of India and discussions are now on those issues. But an acceptable...

June 2: In a significant departure from the annual and biennial talks between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) the parleys will now be held ?almost monthly?. The next round of parleys is scheduled for Bangkok in the last week of June.

Confirming that the talks will be held more often from now on, deputy kilonser V. Horam said the issue of integration of contiguous Naga areas will figure prominently in the next rounds of talks.

On his return to New Delhi, the Centre?s interlocutor K. Padmanabhaiah also said the Naga leaders in Bangkok had expressed their...

DIMAPUR, May 29 ? The NSCN(IM) has threatened to go in for a referendum on its demand for the integration of Naga-inhabited areas of the North East if the Centre continues to be ?indecisive on the issue. The 2-daylong parley between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM at the Thai capital, Bangkok might not have yielded results much to the expectations of the outfit, but it has once again raised the issues of integration of Naga-inhabited areas of the Northeast. According to NSCN-IM sources, ?the talks have been informal?, but it is learnt that both sides took up certain issues, although...