Mizoram CM urges NLFT to hold talks with Govt

AGARTALA, April 6: After his effort to initiate peace process in Nagaland, now Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has taken steps to bring outlawed militant organisation National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) to path of peace. The Mizoram Chief Minister on Thursday told a group of visiting reporters from Tripura that he had held preliminary talks with the NLFT leadership in an attempt to bring them to negotiation table. "Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has requested me to take some initiative for peace talks with NLFT", said the militant leader turned Chief Minister. "I had meetings...

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AR move to wean away Naga youths from militancy

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...

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NDFB camps facing food shortage

GUWAHATI, April 5: As part of the army's drive to prevent ration supply from reaching militants, militant outfits in Assam are facing an acute shortage of food in their camps along the Bhutan border. Defence sources said that in desperation, the NDFB militants had contacted a middleman of Chamrang village to procure food supply. In a major operation, Army troops of the Red Horns Division operating in Darrang district, also exposed a nexus between the NDFB and villagers along the international border. Army apprehended the middlemen Bir Bahadur Niwar last week and recovered Rs 13,400, including...

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EC allots symbols to ASDC factions

GUWAHATI, April 6: The Election Commission of India has given ad hoc recognition and allotted symbols to the two factions of the erstwhile Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) in order to enable the groups to participate in the forthcoming Assembly polls. Sources informed that the faction led by Holiram Terang as the president, has been given interim recognition as ASDC (United) and allotted the symbol of 'baby doll'. The other faction led by Chandra Kanta Terang as the president has been given interim recognition as ASDC (Progressive) and allotted the symbol of 'bucket'. Earlier, the...

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Seat sharing talks on; AGP, BJP narrow down differences

NEW DELHI, April 6: The dialogue between the AGP and the BJP continued for the second day today, with both sides claiming to have narrowed down their differences over the seat sharing arrangements. Amidst a feeling of bonhomie, the two sides here this evening, got down to the fourth round of negotiation to hammer out the crucial seat adjustment agreement. The third round that got under way last evening and continued till 4 in the morning today, saw the AGP and BJP negotiators adjusting bulk of the Assembly seats, leaving the only the contentious ones aside, according to a BJP source. If...

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The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments. This site has over 6,000 news items that are of value to academics, researchers and journalists.

Subir Ghosh