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Rare meet of NSCN leaders near possible Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

Dimapur, September 18, 2010: Possibility of NSCN-IM leaders Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu meeting rivals such as SS Khaplang, N.Kitovi Zhimomi and others is nearing the reality with the NSCN-K softening its earlier stand of skipping the meet to be hosted by Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR).

The NSCN-K (GPRN/NSCN) had said that its leaders would not attend the proposed meeting of all the Naga underground leaders to be held in Nagaland within this month.

This stand of the NSCN-K to reconsider its earlier stand of not participating in the meet comes a day after Thuingaleng Muivah, soon after landing at Dimapur airport, said that he had come to attend the Naga reconciliation meeting at the 'highest level'.

Mention may be made that under the aegis of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) several meetings involving NSCN-IM, NSCN-K and FGN/NNC had been organised both in Nagaland and in Thailand.

However, in all these occasions, neither Th.Muivah and Swu nor SS Khaplang had particpated.

Thuingaleng Muivah also had said on Thursday that the NSCN-IM would never accept the Constitution of India but would continue to strive for the Naga sovereignty.

Meanwhile, a press note from NSCN-K said that its 'ato kilonser' (Prime Minister) N.Kitovi Zhimomi will attend the reconciliation meet if at all the outfit has to participate in the programme.

The relationship between the two rival NSCN factions has worsened following the recent violent incidents involving both the groups.
Naga blockade of Manipur resumes Iboyaima Laithangbam The Hindu
The United Naga Council has said the blockade would continue till the demands relating to the Naga issues were conceded
The United Naga Council, (UNC), a frontal organisation of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah group), imposed an indefinite blockade against Manipur from Saturday morning. This follows the expiry of the 113-day blockade spread over three phases.
In a press release, the UNC said the blockade would continue till the demands relating to the Naga issues were conceded. It said the Autonomous District Council elections in the hill districts were held against the “wishes” of the tribals. The ADCs would not be allowed to function in the “Naga areas.”
Other demands include the institution of a judicial inquiry into the May 6 firing in which two tribal students were killed at Mao Gate and withdrawal of the state forces from the “Naga areas.”
Sources said the government was not thinking in terms of instituting a judicial inquiry into the firing since a magisterial inquiry had already been ordered.
Nagaland govt orders probe into police action in Assam PTI IBN live
Kohima, Sept 19 (PTI) Taking serious note of the recent action by Nagaland police on agitating students in Golaghat district of Assam, Nagaland government today instituted an enquiry and appealed to the All Assam Students� Union (AASU) to reconsider its proposed agitation over the issue. The enquiry would be headed by principal secretary (home), C J Ponraj, state Home Minister, Imkong Imchen said. The minister also urged the AASU to reconsider its proposed agitation against Nagaland on the incident. "As neighbours, sometimes irritants happen but things have to be addressed in the spirit of cooperation as well as forgive and forget," Imkong said. Nearly 20 students were injured, some seriously,on NH 39 near Rangajan Tinali under Golaghat district when a group of Nagaland police arrived and caned them on September 15. The students were protesting against criminal activities in the border area.
Five armed militants arrested in Guwahati Hindustan Times
Guwahati, At least five militants, including three women, belonging to the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested in Guwahati on Sunday, the police said. The militants were arrested near the railway station when they were coming to the city from Dimapur town of Nagaland.
The police recovered arms and ammunition including three pistols, three grenades, 99 rounds of bullet, 4 magazines and six mobile handsets from the possession of the arrested NDFB cadres.
“We have intelligence inputs about NDFB militants coming to the city from Nagaland. The outfits use their women cadres in transporting arms and ammunitions,” said P. Saloi, superintendent of police, Guwahati.
Three other women NDFB militants were arrested at Jakhalabandha in Nagaon district. The women, who were coming from Dimapur in Nagaland, were carrying six Chinese pistols, the police said.
In August, three NDFB women cadres were arrested from a Dimapur-bound bus at Tezpur. Police recovered cash worth Rs 20 lakh and some letters of top NDFB leaders from their possession.
The arrested women cadres confessed to the police that their mission was to handover the money to arms dealers in Dimapur, a well-known hub of arms smugglers.
With the help of militants, arms smugglers supply ammunition to various militant outfits in the northeast.
Nagaland Police says media reports ‘concocted, one sided’
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Dimapur, September 19 (MExN): The Office of the Director General of Police Nagaland today issued a rejoinder to the volley of news report appearing in the media about the alleged assault by Nagaland police on agitating students on NH 39 under Golaghat district. IGP (HQR) ST Sangtam who is also the PRO has termed the media reports as “concocted and one sided”. Instead the PRO pointed out that in spite of all the “insults heaped upon them the police personnel in the convoy did not retaliate but firmly opened a passage for the vehicles to pass through”. Explaining in detail about what happened on that day, the PRO informed that as the police convoy proceeded to break through the blocked road, the students, apparently suspecting that the police party would use force, fled from the scene. “As result they fled from the scene, some of the protestors’ pelted stones at the convoy as a result of which the windshield of vehicle no NL-11-1463 (Mini Bus) was broken and one of the UTP escort personnel was hit above the right eyebrow. On reaching Dimapur, he was evacuated to Zion Hospital, Dimapur. He is now reportedly out of danger”, stated the PRO.
The Nagaland Police statement claimed that while the IR Coy of NAP with six vehicles under the command of an Assistant Commandant was being held up by the 100-150 student protestors, the convoys of BSF and CRPF which were proceeding from Dimapur towards Golaghat side, were allowed to go. The Assistant Commandant tried his level best to persuade the protestors on the road to allow the Nagaland convoy to pass through as they had already allowed the BSF and CRPF convoys to pass through. The PRO also stated that the protestors were informed of the nature of duty for which the convoy was proceeding i.e. security duty for the Vice President of India.
The protestors were also reminded of the exemptions on police, CPFs, Army, Press and Medical personnel from the purview of different bandh in other agitations.
After about 45 minutes, it was informed that a UTP escort party proceeding to Dimapur also reached the spot. The escort commander on seeing the “unattended agitation” contacted the OC of the Golaghat Police Station and apprised him of the position, according to the PRO. The OC reportedly informed the party that he would be arriving. However even after a lapse of over one and a half hour, neither the OC nor ant other local police turned up, the PRO stated. By then one Gypsy vehicle carrying a BSF Deputy Commandant also reached the spot and was allowed to pass through by the agitators.
Meanwhile, according to the PRO the students instead of relenting to the request of officers and men started shouting against the Nagaland Police with the slogan of “Nagaland Police Mordabad”. On seeing the situation turning into an anti Nagaland police agitation the Commander of the party tool the decision to leave the area in order to avoid further unwanted situation that may develop out of the unreasonable attitude of the agitators.
The PRO also informed that the convoy was detained for over two hours and in spite of passing the information about the road blockage on the NH 39 to the OC PS Golaghat, the local police did not turn up even after one and a half hours. The PRO also stated that it had been confirmed from the SP Golaghat that the AASU local unit with local public had suddenly resorted to road blockade at Murphilonni Tini Ali NH 39 and had stopped plying of traffic without any prior intimation to the District administration at 11 am on September 15, 2010.

Nagaland Police observation

1. Students took out the agitation without the permission of the Golaghat District Administration
2. The students blocked the NH 39
3. The Nagaland Police were on bonafide government duty
4. The Nagaland Police were detained for over 2 hours
5. The students (agitators) discriminated against the Nagaland Police by allowing the BSF and CRPF convoys to cross the barricade and detained the Nagaland Police
6. The Golaghat Police never turned up at the place of occurrence for at least two hours even though blockade was held on National Highway
7. Nagaland Police neither resorted to firing in the air nor rifle butted the students.



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