North-East

  • UNC support base climbs to 8
    Morung Express NewsFebruary 28 | DimapurTWO NEWLY elected Naga independent MLAs to the Manipur Legislative Assembly today vouched their support to the United Naga Council, despite the fact they did not contest
  • Ind. candidate kidnapped; NSCN (IM) claims responsibility
    IMPHAL, FEB 17 (AGENCIES): Suspected Naga militants kidnapped an independent candidate for the ongoing assembly elections in Manipur and destroyed his house and vehicle in Tamenglong district after overpowering
  • ‘Manipur elections and the Naga cause’
    Karaiba ChawangTUNJOY, JANUARY 30: Nagas of Manipur are taking the forthcoming 9th assembly election of Manipur with all seriousness, asserting that it is going to be an historic election with a difference, whi
  • UNC issues deadline to Naga politicians
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | January 11The United Naga Council (UNC) has directed all Naga political leaders and functionaries of political parties to tender their resignations from national and regional politic
  • Poumais demand justice from NSCN (IM)
    Morung Express NewsSenapati | December 30Poumai tribe, in an ultimatum submitted to the Kilo-Kilonser, NSCN-IM on December 16, 2006 has demanded justice on four main issues namely, immediate withdrawal of the b
  • Assam wake-up call for NSCN (IM)
    Guwahati, Dec. 29 (AGENCIES): Assam is planning to do a Manipur to prevent Delhi from fulfilling the NSCN (I-M)’s “Nagalim” dream at the cost of the territorial integrity of other states of the Northeast.
  • Naga Org gives Ibobi Dec 17 dateline to revoke decision
    Dimapur, Dec 7 (MExN): The Naga People’s Organisation (NPO) and the Committee on 2001 Census have given December 17 to the O Ibobi Singh Government in Manipur as the last date for revoking the cabinet decisio
  • India and Naga rebels talk peace but rivals threaten war
    IMPHAL, India, Dec 6 (Reuters): Leaders of a powerful separatist group in India’s northeast will hold a new round of talks with government negotiators in Amsterdam on Monday with threats of violence from a ri
  • UNC fumes over Naga Hoho assault
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | December 1The physical assault on Naga Hoho Vice-President K.Keviletou by two gunmen in Kohima on Monday night has irked the United Naga Council (UNC). UNC chief KS Paul Leo while ta
  • Naga party decides to join Manipur poll fray
    DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (MExN): In view of the incapability of running a people’s government and failure to address the insurgency problems in the right direction particularly Naga issue and its corrupt practices, th
  • Oscar reiterates commitment to Naga talks
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | September 13Union minister, Oscar Fernandes said in Imphal today that all efforts would be made to sort out substantive issues involved in the ongoing peace talk with the NSCN (IM) d
  • NSCN-K bans students body, clarifies cadres action
    Newmai News NetworkImphal/August 16The NSCN-K, Zeliangrong Region has banned two student organisations namely; Liangmai Naga Katimai Ruangdi, LNKR (Liangmai Students Union) and the Rongmei Students Organisation
  • ‘Centre will not intervene in NBSE affiliation case’
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | August 10Manipur Education Minister, L Nandakumar Singh today said that the Union HRD Minister, Arjun Singh promised a ministerial delegation led by him that the Union Human Resource
  • Kukis negate Nagas claim on districts
    Imphal, August 9: Asserting that the movement for affiliation of private schools located in Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong and Chandel districts to Nagaland Board of Secondary Education being undertaken by ANSAM
  • Naga MLAs of Manipur ink support for NBSE affiliation
    Dimapur, AUGust 7 (MExN): Five Naga MLAs belonging to the Manipur Legislative Assembly have written to the Prime Minister requesting for early intervention to give effect to the affiliation of all the private s
  • ‘Don’t interfere in NBSE affiliation’
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | July 25The United Naga Council (UNC), the Naga Women Union Manipur (NWUM), the Naga People Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) and All Naga Student Association Manipur (ANSAM) urged th
  • Naga students ‘win’ textbook battle
    New Delhi/Imphal, July 23: The Naga students in Manipur have “won” this round of their battle for a separate school syllabus. Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has assured a delegation t
  • Ibobi warns of legal action against burning of text books
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | July 12Manipur Chief Minister, O. Ibobi Singh today warned that legal action would be taken against those behind the campaign for burning of school text books and affiliation of scho
  • ‘Don’t poke your nose into Dzukho valley’ Manipur politicians told
    Dimapur July 12 (MExN): The Poumai Hoho has issued a clarification on the issue of disputed villages between Tungjoy Village and Khezakheno, stating that the said area is an ancestral land of the Nagas. The Hoh
  • Remove artificial state boundaries: UNC
    Newmai News NetworkKohima | July 11The United Naga Council (UNC) said that the Nagas are today scattered and placed in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland within India and Burma and it