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KOHIMA, June 13 – The NSCN(K) has said that the Naga Hoho and other NGOs had been making efforts to foster peace between the two NSCNs since 1997, but without success, reports NEPS. Surprisingly, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had reposed his trust on the Hoho and other NGOs and was using them as a “vehicle of peace”, a serious miscalculation that led to derailment of the ongoing peace process, Kughalu Mulatonu, kilonser (minister) of the NSCN(K) told NEPS over phone on Friday on his return from Delhi.

“Rio must understand that Indo-Naga political settlement cannot be brought about with...

DHARMANAGAR (North Tripura), June 13 – The leaders of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) are keen to hold peace talks with the Government of Tripura if the latter sends out positive signals in this direction. The extremist group is also willing to drop some of its demands if the government shows a favourable attitude in this regard. The news of the outfit’s talks offer were published in Chaba, a journal of the Tripura People’s Democratic Front which is closely associated with the ATTF.

It may be mentioned that the leaders of ATTF had recently prepared a 20-point charter of demands and handed...

Aizawl, June 13: Mizoram Opposition leader and PCC chief Lalthanhawla has accused chief minister Zoramthanga of being responsible for the presence of Manipur militants in the state. Lalthanhawla, who toured Zoramthanga’s constituency, Champhai, last week, said the Zomi Revolutionary Organisation (ZRO) and members of its armed wing were present in the state, especially in Champhai constituency bordering Manipur, because they enjoyed the support of the chief minister.

During his tour, the Opposition leader alleged that the MNF owed the ZRO money for “services rendered”, which the ZRO was...

Imphal, June 12: Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh is reportedly in a precarious situation following intense lobbying by junior Ministers to retain them in the SPF Council of Minister when the down sizing policy comes into effect. The junior Ministers are informed to have exerted tremendous pressure upon the CM to offer them the opportunity of Ministerships by placing the senior ones as advisors even though sources revealed of the senior Cabinet Ministers expressing strong opposition to the junior's gesture. At the same time both the ruling and opposition MLAs have held meeting to demand for hike...

Imphal, June 12: Denial by a top brass of Army of any plan towards launching a Bhutan-type militant flush out operations in neighboring Bangladesh and Myanmar has virtually put a full stop to speculations that Indian army was preparing for a joint strike against militants holed up in these neighboring countries. Chief of the Army' s Eastern Command Lt Gen JS Mukherjee who was in Nagaland on his two-day visit said that such operation depends on the policy of the Government as well as participation of the countries concerned. Bhutan type militant flush out operation depends on the mutual policy...