Representatives of six Naga national political groups and the NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah faction) have been camping in Delhi amid indications that the Naga peace agreement could be signed any time. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who was in Delhi last week, told The Hindu that Naga groups had been in Delhi for more than a month to […]
» Read moreNagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang has filed a composite disqualification petition with the Assembly Speaker against 10 MLAs of the NPF. In the petition filed on Friday, Mr. Zeliang said these 10 MLAs should be declared disqualified under paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Tenth Schedule as they absented themselves from the emergency session of the Assembly held on July 19, violating […]
» Read moreNagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang on Friday won the trust vote in the State Assembly, two days after he was reappointed to the post amid high drama. He secured 47 out of the 59 votes in the House which included 36 votes of the NPF, 4 of the BJP and 7 from the Independents, Speaker Imtiwapang said. Former chief […]
» Read moreNagaland Governor P.B. Acharya on July 19 appointed T.R. Zeliang as the Chief Minister. Mr. Zeliang has been asked to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before July 22. Mr. Zeliang will be sworn in at 3 p.m. on July 19, Raj Bhavan sources said. Mr. Zeliang, leader of the rebel Nagaland People’s Front, was […]
» Read moreAn Army officer and three militants were killed and three soldiers and a civilian injured in an operation against a combined group of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in Nagaland on Wednesday. The Army said the civilian, an autorickshaw driver, was killed in the crossfire. Major David Manlum from the […]
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