Archive for November, 2007

Appeal to NSCN (IM): Open Letter

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Sir,
Towards the declaration made by the Joint Council of Kilonsers and Steering Committee of GPRN NSCN (IM) on 28th September 2007 declaring Alemtemshi IAS, APC and Principal Secretary as anti-people and anti-Naga National, I wish to share my opinion and appeal to concern authority of Hon’ble (IM) collective leadership in the matter.
As everybody is aware […]

Khing leads Rengmas in celebrating Ngada fest:Chizokho Vero

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Khing leads Rengmas in celebrating Ngada fest
Chizokho Vero
Tseminyu, November 27: The Rengma community has celebrated its most important festival- Ngada here today with much pomp and traditional gaiety. The celebrants from different corners took part in the Pvu (Morung King Post) Pulling Ceremony and later converged at Tseminyu village ground for the celebration.
Speaking on the […]

Unity Group disowns Lim

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Dimapur, Nov 27: Confusion continues to reign among the general public following the Friday Niuland declaration.
In an interview with a Nagaland based newspaper yesterday, the leaders who had taken the November 23 initiative, while calling themselves as ‘Unification Team” said, “ When we say NSCN, we mean Nagaland […]

‘Ceasefire in all Naga inhabited areas’

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Sumi Hoho to support unification drive
Dimapur, November 27:  An appeal has been made to all to restrain and cease-fire in all Naga inhabited areas during the process of unification, stated a joint meeting of the Sumi Hoho and its frontal organizations held today, which came out with a three-point resolution, informed HS Rotokha, president Sumi […]

NSCN IM refutes accusations

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Dimapur, November 26 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has clarified to the allegation made by the NSCN (K) and stated that the reaction of the Khaplang group in putting the blame on the NSCN (IM) for the ambush on Goa Governor SC Jamir was nothing surprising and that rather it had come on expected line. “But […]

Confusion over Unity pact persists

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Dimapur, Nov 25: Guessing games, rumours and wild speculations are doing the round in Dimapur after the November 23 Niuland (near Dimapur) episode where some leaders from both the warring NSCN factions had issued a “Joint Unity Declaration” between the two factions.
What has added to the confusion is Azheto Chophy, the Kilo-kilonser (Home Minister) of […]

Withdraw Armed Forces Act: Naga Hoho

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

KOHIMA, NOV24 (AGENCIES) : Naga Hoho, an apex body of Naga tribal people and a few NGOs, has urged the Union Government to immediately withdraw the Armed Forces Special Power Act that empowers security personnel involved in counter-insurgency operations to arrest any person and search his or her premises without warrant.

Sumi unity not at the cost of Nagas: Isak

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

DIMAPUR, NOV 26: Breaking the silence in the wake of sensitive issue doing the rounds in Nagaland, NSCN-IM Yaruiwo Isak Swu in a statement made it clear that, unity of Sumi cannot be achieved at the expense of discriminating other tribes.

Unity among Sumis is essential, however other tribes cannot be discriminated because of […]

NISC: REJOINDER TO ULFA

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Naga International Support Center,
NISC www.nagalim.nl
A human rights organization
Amsterdam, 26th Nov,07: The answer to the suggestive question of ULFA ‘Why does the Naga International Support Centre’s criticism exactly mirrors the anti-ULFA propaganda of the Unified Command structure? is: It does not; in addition unequivocally NISC states:
If it is true the ULFA does not engage in bombing […]

IM meet discusses ‘unity deal’

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Newmai News Network
Dimapur, Nov 24: Following the November 23 deve- lopment at Hovishe village in Niuland, 35 kilometres from Dimapur, where some kilonsers (ministers) from both the NSCN factions made a joint declaration for unity, “an extremely serious” discussion was car- ried out by the top NSCN-IM leaders at Camp Hebron, off Dimapur today participated […]