Shutdown hits normal life in Manipur
August 30th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 30 (IANS) Normal life in Manipur came to a standstill Thursday during an 18-hour shutdown called by the joint action committee demanding the release of a businessman abducted ... Read more...
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Four militants held in Tripura
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 23 (IANS) Four militants from the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) have been arrested in Tripura, police said Thursday.The guerrillas were held Wednesday ... Read more...
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Forces kill four militants in pre-dawn Assam raid
June 23rd, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) A joint team of police and army killed four militants at a remote village in Assam's Dima Hasao district in the wee hours of Saturday.Dima Hasao ... Read more...
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Manipur’s ‘Great Uprising’ to come alive on screen
June 20th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) The bloody protest in Manipur that resulted in the infamous June 18 massacre in 2001, also known as the Great June Uprising, will soon come ... Read more...
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Chidambaram says ‘minimal’ Maoists in Arunachal (Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 12 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said there was a minimal presence of Maoists in Arunachal Pradesh.But he asked the state government to keep the pressure ... Read more...
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All northeast militants have a nexus with Maoists: Gogoi
May 11th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday said that Maoists operating in the state are hand-in-gloves with other militant outfits in the northeast region."The statement of the ... Read more...
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MP seeks to protect Manipur’s territorial integrity
April 28th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, April 28 (IANS) Lok Sabha member from Manipur Dr. Thokchom Meinya has introduced a private member's bill which seeks to protect and preserve the territorial integrity of Manipur for ... Read more...
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Naga women’s body agitates in Manipur
February 9th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Feb 9 (IANS) The Naga Women's Union (NWU), Manipur, Thursday held a "public curfew" programme in all the four Naga dominated districts of Manipur demanding unconditional release of a ... Read more...
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Naga rebel group calls 36 hour shutdown
January 24th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Kohima, Jan 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) has called for a 36 hours state-wide shutdown in the state starting 6 a.m. Jan 25 to protest ... Read more...
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NSCN status sparks row in India’s northeast
November 18th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 18 (IANS) Governments of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh have urged New Delhi to clarify plans to offer a 'supra-state body' to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland ... Read more...
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India gives list of terror camps to Bangladesh
September 30th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has given a list of terrorist camps operational in Bangladesh to its counterpart, the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), asking them to ... Read more...
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Indian agencies deny ULFA leader injured in Myanmar
September 10th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 10 (IANS) Media reports that elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Baruah was injured in a military offensive by the Myanmarese junta ... Read more...
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Rebel group asks Assam-based groups to leave Meghalaya
August 15th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 15 (IANS) The A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, Monday told the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of ... Read more...
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ULFA holds peace talks, says meeting positive
August 5th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Holding its first round of peace talks with the central government, the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Friday sought a definite timeframe for ... Read more...
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Naga separatists, government ‘narrow down’ differences
July 18th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Negotiators of the central government and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), the dominant separatist group in the northeastern state, ... Read more...
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Rebel Naga group ousts its chief
June 8th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dimapur (Nagaland), June 8 (IANS) One of northeast India's influential and oldest tribal separatist group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has split with the group's chief expelled from the ... Read more...
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Shun hostility, come for talks, Chidambaram urges separatists
May 17th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) Reiterating his appeal to the separatist outfits in India's northeast to come to the negotiation table after abjuring violence, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday ... Read more...
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Militants now target state departments and officials in Manipur
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 22 (ANI): After targeting employees in the banking and hospitality sectors, militants in Manipur are now targeted various state departments and officials.Recently, suspected cadres of the proscribed NSCN (IM) ... Read more...
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Seven policemen killed in militant attack in Manipur
April 15th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, April 15 (IANS) Seven policemen were killed and six injured Friday in an ambush by militants in Manipur, an officer said.A police spokesperson said a group of heavily armed ... Read more...
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Meghalaya to probe police-rebel nexus
April 15th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 15 (IANS) Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R Lyngdoh Friday said the government will investigate the alleged nexus between the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and some police personnel."It ... Read more...
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Top NSCN (K) militant killed in Nagaland
March 19th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, Mar 19 (ANI): J. Khonwang Thomas alias Chipu Menon, a "Brigadier" in the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang or NSCN (K), was killed in Nagaland's Mon District, according to Arunachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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NSCN (IM) leaders positive about Naga solution
March 12th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Mar 12 (ANI): National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isac-Muivah faction) leaders are positive about bringing the six decade old Naga issue to an end through a dialogue with the centre.NSCN ... Read more...
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Peace talks with North East rebel leaders ‘good’: Pillai
March 6th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Mar.6 (ANI): Union Home Secretary GK Pillai has described the progress of the ongoing peace talks between the Government and the rebel outfits in the North East such as the ... Read more...
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Centre’s initiative for peace working in Northeast
March 1st, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 1 (ANI): If we follow a chronological order of events, the past 18 months have been good for the Northeast with regard to improvement in the security situation, especially in ... Read more...
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Naga leaders agree for ‘mutually acceptable’ settlement with Centre
January 24th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) Isak Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah have agreed to work out a 'mutually acceptable' settlement with the Central Government ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel chief surrenders
December 17th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 17 (IANS) Dimrim N. Sangma, the chairman of Liberation A'chik Elite Force (LAEF), a separatist group operating in Meghalaya, has surrendered along with arms and ammunition, police said Friday.Four of ... Read more...
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‘Regional Coordination Mechanism’ among north eastern states has become operational: Govt.
December 16th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.16 (ANI): The Government on Thursday said the Regional Coordination Mechanism to facilitate 24x7 sharing and follow-up of information among the north eastern states has become operational.The Home Ministry release ... Read more...
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Meghalaya deploys special anti-insurgency police team
December 4th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 3 (IANS) A 53-member Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team has been deployed in Meghalaya to conduct anti-insurgency operations, Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh said Friday."The SWAT team is being ... Read more...
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Bodo leader ready for unconditional talks
November 26th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 26 (IANS) The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) is ready for unconditional peace talks with New Delhi and even keep the demand for sovereignty or independence out of the ... Read more...
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Arms, ammunition seized from Shillong school
October 31st, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 31 (IANS) A huge cache of arms and ammunition of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was recovered from the Shillong Higher Secondary School in this Meghalaya capital, ... Read more...
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Operation launched to nab fugitive Meghalaya militants
September 27th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 27 (IANS) Two top commanders of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya are on the run after security forces raided their headquarters, and efforts are on to nab ... Read more...
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Rival factions of Nagaland end hostilities
September 21st, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kohima, Sep.21 (ANI): Top leaders of the three rival factions operating in Nagaland have agreed to forget the differences and hostility amongst them.The leaders belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland ... Read more...
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ULFA cadre in Myanmar disillusioned: surrendered rebel
September 14th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 14 (IANS) A sense of disillusionment coupled with an acute funds crunch has been choking cadres of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in bases inside Myanmar, forcing ... Read more...
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Rogue Meghalaya cop dismissed
September 4th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 4 (IANS) Champion R. Sangma, a Meghalaya police officer-turned-militant who floated the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), has been sacked, an official said Saturday.
"The government has terminated Champion's service. He ... Read more...
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Assam, Arunachal work to resolve border row
August 27th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IANS) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Friday decided to dismantle bunkers set up by their police forces on either side of the border between them as a confidence building measure ... Read more...
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