Itanagar, June 30 (IANS) Two militants belonging to the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction surrendered in Arunachal Pradesh following sustained efforts by the armed forces to promote peace and stability in the region, officials said on Tuesday.A defence spokesman said that, continuing their initiatives to restore normalcy, two insurgents of the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction voluntarily laid down arms before the Assam Rifles and the Arunachal Pradesh Police in the Kheti area of Tirap district in southeast…
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Imphal, June 11 (IANS) The National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) on Thursday urged the Centre to take urgent and decisive action against Kuki militant groups operating in Manipur, alleging that these outfits continue to engage in violent activities across the state. The NSCN-IM’s demand came a day after the recovery of six mutilated bodies from a forested area near Kharam Vaiphei village, a predominantly Kuki-Zo tribal settlement in the Saitu-Gamphazol sub-division …
Imphal, June 5 (IANS) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, on Friday separately met the Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and apprised them of the prevailing security situation in the state as well as in the Northeastern region, Lok Bhavan officials said. A Lok Bhavan official said that the CRPF Director General, accompanied by senior officers, called on the Governor at Lok Bhavan in Imphal. During the meeting, t…
Imphal, June 5 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, on Friday asserted that the deliberate targeting of unarmed civilians is completely unacceptable and that the government will not spare those responsible for such barbaric acts.Condemning the killing of three people, including a woman, by unidentified armed assailants at the tribal-inhabited Loibol Khullen village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday, the Chief Minister directed the state police and central security age…
Imphal, May 18 (IANS) The Kuki-Zo Council, an apex body of the Kuki-Zo tribal community in Manipur, sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the ongoing ethnic crisis and ensure protection, security, and a political solution to the issues faced by the community.Kuki-Zo Council Chairman Henlianthang Thanglet and General Secretary Thangzamang, in a jointly signed memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister, reiterated their eight-point charter of demands, including a polit…
Kohima, May 26 (IANS) The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) on Saturday alleged that security forces in Manipur, while posing as neutral peacekeepers, were protecting Kuki militants and providing them logistical support by land and air to target Naga villages. Addressing a gathering at Hebron Camp, the main headquarters of the NSCN-IM in Nagaland, during the commemoration of the 75th Naga Plebiscite Day, NSCN-IM Chairman Qhehezu Tuccu alleged that securit…
Imphal, April 19 (IANS) A day after the killing of two persons, including a retired Indian Army personnel, a tense situation continued in Manipur’s Ukhrul district for the second consecutive day on Sunday, even as security forces pressed on with combing operations to apprehend the militants involved. A police official said that an FIR has been registered at Litan police station against the suspected Kuki militants in connection with the ambush on civilian private and passenger vehicles at Roudei…
Imphal, March 30 (IANS) Tensions prevailed in Manipur’s Ukhrul and Kamjong districts on Monday as several Naga organisations demanded a thorough and transparent inquiry into the killing of four cadres belonging to a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM).In a suspected fratricidal clash, four cadres of the NSCN-IM-Eastern Flank faction were allegedly gunned down by a rival faction at Hongbei village in Kamjong district on Saturday, triggering unrest there as well as in ne…
Itanagar, Feb 20 (IANS) Security forces in Arunachal Pradesh foiled a major terror incident by arresting an NSCN-IM militant and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition during a joint operation in the border district of Longding, officials said on Friday. A police official in Itanagar said the operation was carried out by a joint team of the Assam Rifles, Special Task Force and Longding police.Acting on specific inputs, the forces conducted the operation on Friday and successfully thwarted a m…
New Delhi/Kohima, Feb 6 (IANS) The Centre is likely to appoint a Minister of State for Home Affairs to spearhead the next phase of the Naga peace talks, with senior officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) expected to actively engage in advancing the dialogue process, officials said on Friday. A senior Nagaland government official said that Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio led a high-level official delegation to New Delhi earlier this week and held separate meetings with Defence Minister Rajna…