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Manipur Tangkhul Naga And Kuki Groups Demand Safety Of Missing People, Block Highways In Protest
The Tangkhul Naga delegation from Ukhrul's Sinakeithei village, 45 km from the state capital Imphal, told the chief minister that repeated armed attacks in and around their village have terrorised residents
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'Death Threats, Vandalism By Kuki Insurgents': Naga Body Files Police Case In Manipur
A village authority of the Naga tribes in Manipur has filed a police case alleging death threats and vandalism by insurgents of the Kuki National Front (KNF) in their village in Kangpokpi district, 45 km from the state capital Imphal.
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Naga Body Blocks Manipur Highways, Asks Centre To Stop Border Fencing
The United Naga Council that represents the Naga tribes of Manipur has launched what it calls a "trade embargo" in protest against the Centre's decision to end the free movement regime (FMR) and build a fence along the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border.
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UK Auction House Withdraws 'Naga Skull' Sale After Nagaland's Protest
A UK auction house has withdrawn a 'Naga Human Skull' from its lots for a live online sale on Wednesday following outcry in India over the issue.
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Manipur's Kukis Hold Rallies For Separate Administration, Reports Of Skirmishes And Arson
Members of the Kuki tribes held rallies and protests in parts of Manipur today, demanding a separate administration carved out of the ethnic violence-hit state bordering Myanmar.
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BJP Ally, Nagaland Students' Body To Hold Protests Against Controversial Act AFSPA
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.
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2 Die In Police Firing After Protests Over RSS Leader's Remarks In Assam
There's tension in hill district of Dima Hasao in Assam after two people were killed in police firing during a violent demonstration to protest the reported inclusion of the district as part of Greater Nagaland. The district has seen protests over the last few days after a media report quoted an RSS functionary as saying that the draft of the Naga ...
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Manipur Groups To Meet PM Modi Over Naga Peace Accord
Eight members of civil society organisations in Manipur which have spearheaded protests against redrawing the state's boundary, will today meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposed Naga peace accord, whose content has not been made public yet
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130-Day Manipur Blockade Ends Ahead Of Chief Minister Biren Singh's Big Test
An economic blockade in Manipur led by the United Naga Council, which had crippled the state's supply lines for over 130 days, has been lifted - a day ahead of Chief Minister Biren Singh's crucial floor test to prove his majority in the Manipur assembly today.
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Shurhozelie Liezietsu Set To Be Nagaland's New Chief Minister
Naga People's Front leader Shurhozelie Liezietsu was on Monday elected the new legislature party leader of the ruling Democratic Alliance to be the new Nagaland Chief Minister.
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Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang Resigns, Neiphiu Rio Frontrunner For The Post
Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang resigned today against the backdrop of widespread protests in the state triggered by the government decision to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in urban local bodies.
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In Tamil Nadu Replay, 40 MLAs Whisked Out Of Nagaland Amid Standoff
As the crisis in Tamil Nadu made ripples nationally, culminating into Saturday's trust vote, in the country's eastern reaches, another political drama with similar twists seems to be catching speed. In Nagaland, where angry tribal protesters have locked down government offices in an indefinite shutdown demanding Chief Minister TR Zeliang's resignat...
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To End Nagaland Impasse, Legislators To Urge Chief Minister To Step Down
The two week-long stand-off between the protesters from the Naga tribal group and Chief Minister TR Zeliang might been soon resolved since the ruling Naga People's Front's (NPF) legislature party has elected NFP president Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu as its leader and have urged Mr Zeliang to step aside for the new chief minister.
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Nagaland Violence: Chief Minister TR Zeliang Says 'No Strong Reason' To Quit: 10 Points
Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang today rejected demands for his resignation from protesters, saying that there was "no strong reason" for him to step down. Thousands of people have staged violent protests in capital Kohima and other cities demanding that Mr Zeliang and his entire cabinet step down, after two young Naga tribal men were killed in p...
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Army Called In After Day-Long Protests, Arson In Kohima: 10 Facts
Kohima calmed down late on Thursday night after the Army was called in. Five columns, or 375 soldiers, were deployed across the city, which had witnessed arson and vandalism since afternoon as the protests escalated against Nagaland Chief Minister's refusal to postpone the municipal elections, in which seats were reserved for women. Sources said it...
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Manipur Tangkhul Naga And Kuki Groups Demand Safety Of Missing People, Block Highways In Protest
The Tangkhul Naga delegation from Ukhrul's Sinakeithei village, 45 km from the state capital Imphal, told the chief minister that repeated armed attacks in and around their village have terrorised residents
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'Death Threats, Vandalism By Kuki Insurgents': Naga Body Files Police Case In Manipur
A village authority of the Naga tribes in Manipur has filed a police case alleging death threats and vandalism by insurgents of the Kuki National Front (KNF) in their village in Kangpokpi district, 45 km from the state capital Imphal.
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Naga Body Blocks Manipur Highways, Asks Centre To Stop Border Fencing
The United Naga Council that represents the Naga tribes of Manipur has launched what it calls a "trade embargo" in protest against the Centre's decision to end the free movement regime (FMR) and build a fence along the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border.
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UK Auction House Withdraws 'Naga Skull' Sale After Nagaland's Protest
A UK auction house has withdrawn a 'Naga Human Skull' from its lots for a live online sale on Wednesday following outcry in India over the issue.
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Manipur's Kukis Hold Rallies For Separate Administration, Reports Of Skirmishes And Arson
Members of the Kuki tribes held rallies and protests in parts of Manipur today, demanding a separate administration carved out of the ethnic violence-hit state bordering Myanmar.
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BJP Ally, Nagaland Students' Body To Hold Protests Against Controversial Act AFSPA
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.
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2 Die In Police Firing After Protests Over RSS Leader's Remarks In Assam
There's tension in hill district of Dima Hasao in Assam after two people were killed in police firing during a violent demonstration to protest the reported inclusion of the district as part of Greater Nagaland. The district has seen protests over the last few days after a media report quoted an RSS functionary as saying that the draft of the Naga ...
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Manipur Groups To Meet PM Modi Over Naga Peace Accord
Eight members of civil society organisations in Manipur which have spearheaded protests against redrawing the state's boundary, will today meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposed Naga peace accord, whose content has not been made public yet
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130-Day Manipur Blockade Ends Ahead Of Chief Minister Biren Singh's Big Test
An economic blockade in Manipur led by the United Naga Council, which had crippled the state's supply lines for over 130 days, has been lifted - a day ahead of Chief Minister Biren Singh's crucial floor test to prove his majority in the Manipur assembly today.
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Shurhozelie Liezietsu Set To Be Nagaland's New Chief Minister
Naga People's Front leader Shurhozelie Liezietsu was on Monday elected the new legislature party leader of the ruling Democratic Alliance to be the new Nagaland Chief Minister.
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Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang Resigns, Neiphiu Rio Frontrunner For The Post
Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang resigned today against the backdrop of widespread protests in the state triggered by the government decision to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in urban local bodies.
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In Tamil Nadu Replay, 40 MLAs Whisked Out Of Nagaland Amid Standoff
As the crisis in Tamil Nadu made ripples nationally, culminating into Saturday's trust vote, in the country's eastern reaches, another political drama with similar twists seems to be catching speed. In Nagaland, where angry tribal protesters have locked down government offices in an indefinite shutdown demanding Chief Minister TR Zeliang's resignat...
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To End Nagaland Impasse, Legislators To Urge Chief Minister To Step Down
The two week-long stand-off between the protesters from the Naga tribal group and Chief Minister TR Zeliang might been soon resolved since the ruling Naga People's Front's (NPF) legislature party has elected NFP president Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu as its leader and have urged Mr Zeliang to step aside for the new chief minister.
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Nagaland Violence: Chief Minister TR Zeliang Says 'No Strong Reason' To Quit: 10 Points
Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang today rejected demands for his resignation from protesters, saying that there was "no strong reason" for him to step down. Thousands of people have staged violent protests in capital Kohima and other cities demanding that Mr Zeliang and his entire cabinet step down, after two young Naga tribal men were killed in p...
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Army Called In After Day-Long Protests, Arson In Kohima: 10 Facts
Kohima calmed down late on Thursday night after the Army was called in. Five columns, or 375 soldiers, were deployed across the city, which had witnessed arson and vandalism since afternoon as the protests escalated against Nagaland Chief Minister's refusal to postpone the municipal elections, in which seats were reserved for women. Sources said it...
