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Arunachal Pradesh completed 25 years as a State in India

February 20, 2012 By 1 Comment

Arunachal Pradesh is today celebrating its statehood day. On this day, 20th February 1987, it has become full fledged state. Previously, it was a union territory. It was also known as NEFA ( North East Frontier Agency) and was administered through Ministry of External Affairs by political officers and Governor of Assam, till 1972. In 1972, it became a union territory and was placed under a chief commissioner.

After 3 years, in 1975, it acquired a legislature. And finally, on 20th February 1987 Statehood was conferred on Arunachal Pradesh when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister and it became the 25th State of the Union of India.
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Open Border with Myanmar should be maintained : Nagaland CM

February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Addressing the International Conference on Myanmar at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi jointly organised by Jamia Millia Islamia University and Tampadipa Institute, Yangon on 31 Jan 2012, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has said that open border policy with Myanmar should not be disturbed, as it is working well.

Nagas like to build their houses at the top of the hills and as Indo-Myanmar border was drawn on the basis of water-shed, many Naga villages were cut into two halves by the international boundary,” the Nagaland chief minister said.
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Nagaland may get its own flag: Naga issue nearing a solution

November 17, 2011 By 2 Comments

Sources close to MHA ( Ministry of Home Affairs) in Delhi has disclosed that the peace accord between government of India and NSCN (IM) is likely to be signed soon as both have reached to agreement on many points.
According to news reports, Nagaland would be given a special state status which will have its own flag, Naga nomenclature would be given in administrative posts in Nagaland. NSCN (IM) has been in talks with government of India for more than 10 years now.
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North East Girl assaulted in Delhi

October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A North Eastern girl in Delhi was molested on 16th October 2011, at 10:30PM while she was using a public telephone booth. She belong to Naga community from North Eastern state of Manipur. According to NE Support And Helpline posting, a boy of the same community was also beaten up by some localites who rushed out to help the victim helping the molester escape.

A Naga Student body rushed to Timapur police station and lodged a complaint against the molester. A case is register under FIR 224/2011 and two men who attacked the boy and allowed the molester to fled are detained in police station without any FIR is registered against them until the filing of the report. The man who assaulted the girl is absconding.
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70 days of Manipur Blockade

October 10, 2011 By 2 Comments

The Manipur Blockade ( blocking oh NH 39 and NH 53, lifeline of Manipur) by SHDCC (Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee) has completed 70 days yesterday which started on 31st July 2011, which is the longest blockade in the history of Manipur.

SHDCC is demanding creation of Sadar Hills district while UNC (United Naga Council) is opposing the demand. UNC has also called for counter blockade of NH 150 since August 21.
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Learn AFSPA : A 4 page law for North East India

August 23, 2011 By 1 Comment

Rumour says that The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, shortly known as AFSPA, which was specially enacted at the insistence of J L Nehru, after he was reportedly humiliated by Naga people when they deserted the meeting venue as soon as J L Nehru ( the then Prime Minister of India) stood up to deliver his speech. Stories are abound that Nehru was so angry that he shouted that he would teach a lesson to Nagas and if required, he would deploy as many security forces as the number of trees in Nagaland, but will not bow down to their demand.
So he devised AFSPA as soon as he went back to Delhi. Apart from this rumour, every democratic person in India should learn about AFSPA 1958, so we have copied and pasted from the document available online in Ministry of Home affairs website. Here is the link to the document :
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North East India Problems : A Mainlander’s view

April 25, 2011 By 1 Comment

Fellow bloggers!
My wife is an Angami ( a Naga tribe) from Nagaland and I am a Tamil Brahmin! Over the period of 10 years of courtship with her I have immersed in learning of geo-politics and history of the north east and in my personal opinion north east is facing what I call ‘AFRICANIZATION’ rather ‘Balkanization’ the reason behind this is, during the first decade of independent, India NEFA region ( Assam ) was present which later on after various accords broke down into different states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalay etc. and look at each state now we have hill councils!

The root cause of the North East problem back in the fifties and even in 2011 remains single ie, CARRYING FORWARD OF THE BRITISH POLICY BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT OF LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN NORTH EAST, mainland Indians (with no fault of theirs) fail to understand the historical identity of Nagas, Mizos, Garos, Khasis etc. as the time passed by the lower count of various ethnic populations withdrew the steam from an armed fight against the Indian government adding on to that extortion by various underground groups has reduced the fight for freedom into a mafioso type law and order problem in Nagaland, Manipur and Karbi hill districts.
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United Naga Council will talk to Manipur Government

October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Central Government has been successful in brokering a truce between agitating UNC ( United Naga Council ) and Manipur State Government. UNC has also agreed to talk to Manipur Government and talks between two sides is likely to be held on 16th October 2010.

UNC has been opposing the autonomous district councils (ADCs) in hills of Manipur inhabited by Nagas, they are demanding to repeal the Manipur (Hill area) District Council Act of 2008, which it claims restrains the functioning of the councils. [Read more...]

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