North-East

  • Rio’s Senapati visit stirs a hornet’s nest
    DIMAPUR, MAY 31 (MExN): The visit of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to neighbouring Senapati district has sparked a wide-scale controversy. Two political parties from Nagaland- the NPF and the BJP unit- an
  • ‘Naga aspiration for integration is happening’
    Newmai News NetworkImphal, May 31: Reacting to the condemnation of the Manipur State Assembly resolutions, fourteen Naga based social organisations under the aegis of the United Naga Council (UNC), in its gener
  • Manipur Assembly gets an earful
    DIMAPUR, MAY 30 (MExN): The Manipur Assembly has come under attack for condemning the entry of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to Senapati District on May 25 last, while on his way to Khezhakeno Village und
  • Manipur Assembly condemns Rio for ‘clandestine visit’
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | May 29The Manipur Legislative Assembly today condemned the entry of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to Senapati district of Manipur without informing the State government and als
  • Ibobi raises barrier in Naga unification move
    Newmai News NetworkImphal | May 23Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh today said neither the Nagaland government nor the Centre will accept any ‘hill house tax’ collected from Manipur. The chief minister w
  • NSCN-K criticizes proposed Peace Rally
    UNC all set to hold rally fully supported by ANSAM; Treat all Naga factions with equal yardstick says NSCN-KNewmai News NetworkImphal, May 11:  Even as the United Naga Council (UNC) is all set to hold rall
  • Karbi Anglong land owners told to verify documents
    Morung Express NewsFebruary 8DIMAPUR: The UPDS Commanding Officer of Karbianglong area, Longki Rongpi has issued a statement to all the concerned landowners who have acquired land in the Karbi – Anglong areas
  • ‘NSCN (IM) writing to engineers for favours’
    Imphal, Jan 27 (NNN): The information and publicity secretary of the NSCN-K, Zeliangrong Region today stated that NSCN-IM deputy kilonser (minister) for Chaplee (finance) K Kaping had written a letter to the Ma
  • Zeliangs appeal Naga groups on violence
    Newmai News NetworkJanuary 21Imphal: Unhappy with the violence incidents, the Zeliangrong Union of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (ZU-AMN) today reiterated its earlier appeal to Naga underground organizations to a
  • Unification before solution, UNC tells PM
    Dimapur Dec 23 (MExN): The United Naga Council (UNC) in its memorandum to the Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh in Delhi on December 15 has reaffirmed its stand for the conviction that any honorable sol
  • Kashmir type status demanded for Northeast region
    NESO demands Joint Boundary Commission involving all NE StatesDIMAPUR/AIZAWL, DEC 19 (NNN/MExN): In a meeting held in Dimapur that concluded last night, the North East Students Organisation (NESO) resolved to d
  • NSCN (K) Kilonser, two others arrested
    Newmai News NetworkDecember 13IMPHAL: Three cadres of the NSCN (K) including a Kilonser of the outfit were arrested in Imphal during a search operation conducted by a police team in Imphal city last night. Poli
  • ‘Manipur CM gave Rs 1.5 crore to separatists’
    DIMAPUR, DEC 4 (MExN): The Chief of Army Staff Gen J.J Singh has reportedly presented two receipts acknowledging a total amount of Rs 1.5 Crore which had been paid by Manipur’s Congress Chief Minister Okram I
  • Nagas to disobey Manipur Govt
    People’s convention resolve to pay tax directly to Delhi or KohimaNewmai News NetworkSenapati, Nov 4:  The United Naga Council sponsored Naga Peoples Convention today declared the launching of non-co-ope
  • Political parties using clashes for mileage: MP Charenamei
    DIMAPUR OCT 26 (MExN): Mani Charenamei, Lok Sabha MP from outer Manipur, expressing deep concern at the Karbi-Dimasa clashes in Assam has lamented how different political parties were trying to make political g
  • 2 Nagas tortured by Meira Paibis, Manipur Police
    Morung Express NewsDIMAPUR OCT 20:  Two Naga youths from Lumbung village in Chandel District, Manipur were brutally assaulted and tortured by the Meira Paibis, a frontline Meitei women organization, Manipu
  • NSCN (IM) lashes out at Meghalaya Police
    Morung Express NewsOctober 6Dimapur: The NSCN (IM) has lashed out at the Meghalaya Police over what it has termed as ‘heinous crime’ committed upon three of its cadres and two innocent civilians at Mawlynga
  • NSCN (K) launches manhunt
    Newmai News NetworkOctober 6Imphal: The NSCN (K), which has launched a manhunt for members of a newly formed armed group Zeliangrong Revolutionary National Front (ZRNF) claimed to have captured a member of the
  • Suspected NSCN-IM cadres killed
    Shillong, Oct 5 (MExn): Five suspected NSCN (IM) cadres were gunned down this morning by the Special Operation Team (SOT), Meghalaya Police at Mawlyngad village near Sohryngkham, East Khasi Hills district. &nbs
  • NSCN (I-M) reacts to Corporal’s torture
    Morung Express NewsOctober 2Imphal:  The NSCN (I-M) has vented its anger towards Imphal Police commandos. According to a press release issued by D Joy Rudolph, the outfit’s Executive Officer, Khurmi regi