naga insurgents

In a tragic turn of events in Kamjong district, Manipur, four members of the Eastern Flank faction of NSCN (IM) were reportedly killed in what appears to be a case of fratricide. The cadre, responsible for overseeing border activities, were ambushed while on duty.

The National Investigation Agency on Friday arrested a 27-year-old Naga insurgent from a lodge here for the attack on Assam Rifles per sonnel in Kohi ma in March this year. This is the third ar rest in connec tion with the firing on Assam Rifles personnel at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima.One person was killed and three others were wounded.

Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a key leader of Naga insurgent outfit NSCN(K) in south Delhi's Lodhi Road area, where he had come to meet an associate.

NEW DELHI: In a bid to embarrass the government and prove the involvement of the naga insurgents in the political crisis of Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress Party on Tuesday released to the press copies of two letters: One written by Arunachal Chief Minister Mukut Mithi to the Prime Minister and another by party President Sonia Gandhi to the Deputy PM L K Advani.

The unilateral abrogation of ceasefire by dominant Naga insurgent group NSCN-K "has caused pain and concern" to the people of Nagaland and the state and the central governments, home minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

The Centre has extended the ceasefire agreement signed with three Naga insurgent groups for one more year. In a statement, the Union Home Ministry said the agreements are with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-NK (NSCN-NK), National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Reformation (NSCN-R) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland K-Khango (NSCN K-Khango).

Acting on a tip off, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), in association with the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Bengaluru on Friday, have arrested a 27 year old Naga insurgent in connection with an attack on a contingent of Assam Rifles in Kohima during March this year.

Resolution of the Naga insurgency seems critically poised as a high-level delegation led by Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio on Monday set a deadline for the Centre to find a permanent solution to the 60-year-old struggle.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday did not utter a single word on Naga insurgency and the ongoing peace talks during his speech in Kohima.

AFSPA was applied to then undivided Assam and Manipur in 1958 to contain naga insurgents (Nagaland was a hill district in Assam then) and in 1972 by an amendment, the law was extended to all the seven states after their creation.

Serious differences have cropped up within the ranks of the newly-formed Naga insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Reformation), which broke away from NSCN (K) in March.

A Thai national wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for supplying arms to Naga insurgent groups has been arrested by Bangkok police.

The NSCN (IM) has taken strong exception to the summons being served to its leaders by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Myanmar on Wednesday expressed its commitment to deepening security and defence engagement with India, weeks after Indian troops carried out a surgical strike in that country to hunt down naga insurgents.

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a five-year ban on Naga insurgent group NSCN (Khaplang), more than three months after its men killed 18 Army personnel in an ambush in Chandel, Manipur.

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said if physical integration of contiguous Naga-inhabited territories is not possible, there should at least be emotional integration to resolve the Naga insurgency.

The ceasefire agreement is between the central government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Reformation) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Neokpao- Khitovi).

Lt Gen (Retired) SC Sardeshpande passed away in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He was 88. SC Sardeshpande, who hailed from Munavalli in Savadatti taluk of Belagavi district, studied at KE Board’s High School and Karnatak College in Dharwad.

Former deputy National Security Advisor RN Ravi, who is also the Centre's interlocutor for the ongoing peace talks with various Naga insurgent groups, on Thursday took charge as the governor of Nagaland.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday complained to the Prime Minister about minister of state for home Swami Chinmayanand and alleged that the political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh was brought about by a group of naga insurgents.

A screening of the film, followed by a panel discussion of the report takes place at NCPA's Little Theatre at 6 pm on Saturday.

The Kuki National Organization (KNO), an umbrella body of 16 Kuki outfits, has threatened to resume armed struggle and secede from Manipur if the Centre did not begin talks with them before November 22.

Sixty four years ago Jawaharlal Nehru had made a frantic effort to clear the corridors of government offices of chaprasis.

NEW DELHI: The visit of leaders of major Naga insurgent group NSCN (I-M), who were expected here this weekend for crucial peace talks with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has been postponed by about ten days.

"There should be no apprehension or worry for anyone. Territorial integrity of no state will be affected," Union home minister Rajnath Singh told reporters.

The Army's Eastern Command said on Wednesday that it inflicted heavy casualties on the insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland in an operation earlier in the day on the India-Myanmar border.

The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government has stepped up measures to check the prevailing extortion and forcible collection of money by various Naga underground groups.