Naga Bodies

Three influential Naga organisations on Friday sent a 48-hour ultimatum to the Manipur government demanding justice for two Naga men who were reportedly "brutally beaten up", allegedly by the Meitei group Arambai Tenggol in Imphal.

An influential students' body of the Maring tribe in Manipur's border district Tengnoupal has alleged Myanmar nationals living in six Maring Naga villages have outnumbered the locals.

An influential student union of the Naga tribes in Manipur's Senapati district has started what it calls a "non-cooperation movement" over alleged harassment, extortion and threats on a national highway.

Naga civil bodies and organisations in Manipur have asked Home Minister Amit Shah to repatriate illegal Myanmar immigrants to their country, sources said on Saturday.

India's top anti-terror body NIA has said insurgents from Manipur hiding in Myanmar infiltrated the state amid the ethnic violence last year, and trained "impressionable youths" to participate in gunfights.

The top Naga body in Manipur has strongly objected to the Kuki-Zo tribes' demand for a separate administration or arrangement as it includes two districts that the Nagas had opposed when they were created in 2016.

Amid ethnic unrest in the state, the Nagas of Manipur will be holding a massive rally on Wednesday, asking for a resolution of the vexed Naga political issue.

The Nagaland People's Action Committee (NPAC) -- a group comprising Naga civil society organisations, tribal bodies, public leaders and intellectuals of the state -- on Friday called off the statewide bandh (strike).

Naga Peace Talks: Two Naga factions -- NSCN-IM and NNPGs -- have agreed to form a common body to explore ways and move forward towards finding a solution to the imbroglio over the Naga peace talks.

The Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), a member of the all party government in Nagaland and Naga Students' Federation (NSF) will hold democratic agitations till the Centre reconsiders its latest extension of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

The Konyak Union, the apex body of the Konyak Naga Tribe from the Mon district of Nagaland where the incident took place, has sent a memorandum of demands to the government.

The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) and the Eastern Nagaland Students' Federation (ENSF) told a joint press conference that they are forced to take the path of agitation as the state government did not take any step to fulfil an agreement signed in this regard two years ago.

Two influential Naga civil society groups have complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, alleging that he is functioning in an "autocratic" manner and without any regard for what has been achieved in 23 years of peace talks with insurgent group NSCN-IM.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday assured that there will not be a final agreement on the vexed Naga problem in the northeast without the consent of the people of Manipur, a sposkesman for Manipur's civil society bodies said.

Political parties of Manipur today met the full bench of Election Commission (EC) in Imphal and urged it to ensure free and fair elections in the state which will be held in two phases early next month.

Three influential Naga organisations on Friday sent a 48-hour ultimatum to the Manipur government demanding justice for two Naga men who were reportedly "brutally beaten up", allegedly by the Meitei group Arambai Tenggol in Imphal.

An influential students' body of the Maring tribe in Manipur's border district Tengnoupal has alleged Myanmar nationals living in six Maring Naga villages have outnumbered the locals.

An influential student union of the Naga tribes in Manipur's Senapati district has started what it calls a "non-cooperation movement" over alleged harassment, extortion and threats on a national highway.

Naga civil bodies and organisations in Manipur have asked Home Minister Amit Shah to repatriate illegal Myanmar immigrants to their country, sources said on Saturday.

India's top anti-terror body NIA has said insurgents from Manipur hiding in Myanmar infiltrated the state amid the ethnic violence last year, and trained "impressionable youths" to participate in gunfights.

The top Naga body in Manipur has strongly objected to the Kuki-Zo tribes' demand for a separate administration or arrangement as it includes two districts that the Nagas had opposed when they were created in 2016.

Amid ethnic unrest in the state, the Nagas of Manipur will be holding a massive rally on Wednesday, asking for a resolution of the vexed Naga political issue.

The Nagaland People's Action Committee (NPAC) -- a group comprising Naga civil society organisations, tribal bodies, public leaders and intellectuals of the state -- on Friday called off the statewide bandh (strike).

Naga Peace Talks: Two Naga factions -- NSCN-IM and NNPGs -- have agreed to form a common body to explore ways and move forward towards finding a solution to the imbroglio over the Naga peace talks.

The Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), a member of the all party government in Nagaland and Naga Students' Federation (NSF) will hold democratic agitations till the Centre reconsiders its latest extension of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

The Konyak Union, the apex body of the Konyak Naga Tribe from the Mon district of Nagaland where the incident took place, has sent a memorandum of demands to the government.

The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) and the Eastern Nagaland Students' Federation (ENSF) told a joint press conference that they are forced to take the path of agitation as the state government did not take any step to fulfil an agreement signed in this regard two years ago.

Two influential Naga civil society groups have complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, alleging that he is functioning in an "autocratic" manner and without any regard for what has been achieved in 23 years of peace talks with insurgent group NSCN-IM.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday assured that there will not be a final agreement on the vexed Naga problem in the northeast without the consent of the people of Manipur, a sposkesman for Manipur's civil society bodies said.

Political parties of Manipur today met the full bench of Election Commission (EC) in Imphal and urged it to ensure free and fair elections in the state which will be held in two phases early next month.