Nagaland makes industry out of its music
August 28th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, Aug 27 (IANS) Nagaland is known as a hub of musical talent. There are songs of love, there are even songs of war here. The rich musical tradition of ... 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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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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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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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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Arundhati Roy does not deserve to be arrested (Comment)
October 30th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
Nothing will please the Booker prize winning author Arundhati Roy more than being charged with sedition for advocating "azadi" or freedom for Kashmir. Ever since she won the prize in ... Read more...
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Of reconciliation and roadblocks in Nagaland (News Analysis)
March 23rd, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Dimapur (Nagaland), March 23 (IANS) Peace and reconciliation are the buzzwords in insurgency-roiled Nagaland, with two warring separatist groups advocating the need for patching up and working ... Read more...
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Nagas take part in rally to support peace talks
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Senapati (Manipur), Mar 3 (ANI): Nagas took part in a rally in Manipur to support the peace talks in New Delhi, thereby demanding an early solution to the pending Naga issue.Holding ... Read more...
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Govt. wishes “an honourable negotiated settlement” from talks with NSCN (IM) team
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 2 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that it is his earnest desire that the talks being held with the visiting team of the National ... Read more...
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Government of India not in favour of ‘Greater Nagaland’
March 2nd, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Rebel Naga leaders, who met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to discuss the issue of sovereignty were disappointed when the Centre gave its nod to ... Read more...
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Naga leaders meet Manmohan Singh seek sovereignty of ‘Greater Nagaland’
March 2nd, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Rebel Naga leaders, who are seeking sovereignty for a 'Greater Nagaland' met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday.As per reports the issue of sovereignty was ... Read more...
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Sovereignty on mind, Nagas optimistic about talks
February 28th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Leaders of a frontline Naga separatist group Sunday said they were optimistic about the renewed peace talks with the government to begin Tuesday but would not ... Read more...
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Rebel Naga leaders in Delhi for talks
February 28th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The banned National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) - Isak Muivah faction chairman Isak Chisi Swu along with its General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah have arrived here ... Read more...
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Naga rebel leaders arriving in Delhi on Sunday
February 27th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): The banned National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) - Isak Muivah faction chairman Isak Chisi Swu along with its general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah will arrive here ... Read more...
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New interlocutor for talks with NSCN (IM)
February 11th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The government Thursday appointed former petroleum secretary R.S. Pandey as its new interlocutor to facilitate dialogue with the major insurgent outfit, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland ... Read more...
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NSCN talks in April, new interlocutor to be appointed (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The deadlocked peace talks between New Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) will resume in April after nearly a year, ... Read more...
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New Delhi to hold talks with NSCN-IM in April
February 9th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) The deadlocked peace talks between New Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) will resume in April after ... Read more...
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NSCN (K) willing to hold talks with the central government
June 3rd, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): Shedding a decade long inhibition and reservation not to hold talks with the Government of India, National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) or NSCN (K) has expressed ... Read more...
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For peace in Nagaland, dialogue among Nagas must succeed (Commentary)
August 8th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjoy Hazarika
For months, the fragile peace in the Naga Hills has been shattered by internecine conflict. This is ironical because the ceasefires between the government of India and its armed forces, ... Read more...
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NSCN (IM) inching towards accepting Indian constitution: Fernandes
July 13th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
Bhiwadi (Rajasthan), July 13 (IANS) The dominant Naga separatist group has met senior government functionaries at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and is "inching towards accepting the Indian constitution", ... Read more...
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Muivah doesn’t rule out “one to one” interaction with NSCN-Khaplang
June 5th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Adding another dramatic twist to factional clashes, confrontation and reconciliation in Ngaland, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isac-Muivah) General Secretary, Thuingaleng Muivah has ... Read more...
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Government holds talks with Naga rebels
May 28th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Another round of talks between the central government and the rebel National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isaac-Muivah) took place here Wednesday as representatives of both sides carried ... Read more...
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New NSCN faction confuses Naga insurgent politics
May 22nd, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by admin
Kohima, May 22 (IANS) The peace process in Nagaland has received a setback with news of a new insurgent faction emerging barely six months after a split in the frontline group headed ... Read more...
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NSCN(K) taunts NSCN (IM), says Swu and Muivah are fooling the Nagas
November 14th, 2007 - 8:18 am ICT by admin
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Naga cease-fire is in crisis, says Muivah
November 14th, 2007 - 3:02 am ICT by admin
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