Mizo civil society bodies for immediate deletion of Bru voters

Civil society organizations and students’ bodies in Mizoram have asked the central and state governments to expedite the process of deletion of names of Bru voters living in relief camps in Tripura. The NGO coordination committee said that the Centre and Mizoram government has made at least nine attempts to repatriate the Bru refugees but […]

Amit Shah to meet groups from Assam to discuss Citizenship Bill

Talks between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and different CSOs and pressure groups of the Northeast is set to continue in the national capital. Shah will be meeting groups from Assam in New Delhi at the Assam House on Tuesday evening. As per sources, the meeting will start at 7 pm. Reportedly, the Home Minister […]

Amit Shah to hold meeting on CAB with Chief Ministers of Northeastern tomorrow

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold discussions on CAB on Friday and the day after with Civil Society Organisations. According to reports, Chief Ministers of all Northeastern states will be present. Two meetings have been scheduled on November 29 and 30 in New Delhi. Meanwhile, as per reports civil society groups from Tripura, led […]

18-member delegation of Manipur civil society groups leaves for New Delhi

An 18-member team of Manipur civil society groups under the banner of COCOMI is leaving for New Delhi on Monday for a crucial meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. As per sources, the COCOMI delegation is leaving in two batches. While the first group of 12 members left at 1:30 pm, the remaining 6 […]

Amit Shah to meet Manipur Civil Society leaders over apprehensions surrounding peace talks

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has invited Civil Society leaders from Manipur for an informal discussion on the ongoing situation in the state due to apprehensions surrounding the Naga Peace Talks. As per a release issued by the Chief Minister’s office, Shah will meet the CSO leaders at 10 pm on Monday, November 25. In […]

Manipur: Leaves of police officials cancelled following CSOs threat to intensify agitation

With the Civil Society Organisations in Manipur threatening to launch intensified agitation in the wake of developments surrounding the Naga Peace Talks, the Manipur Police has swung into action. The Imphal West Police has cancelled all leaves of police officials, including women police officials, Village defence force and home guards in order to tackle any […]

Nagaland govt holds consultative meet on RIIN; NPF, Naga Hoho boycott meet

In line with the assurance provided by the Nagaland state government that the local population would be a key party to the implementation of an Assam type NRC exercise in the state, a consultative meeting on the creation of the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) was held between legislators, NGOs, Government officials, Tribal […]

NE People’s Conference held in Manipur; civil society organisations constitute NE forum

An NE Forum for Indigenous People has been constituted, which will work collectively to address issues confronting the region. The forum is an upshot of the NE People’s Conference that was held on Tuesday at City Convention Centre in Imphal by MANPAC for the apex civil society organisations of the region. The forum is also […]

Mizoram: Civil society orgs, student bodies decide to boycott Lok Sabha polls

Unhappy over the special arrangements for the Bru voters made by the Election Commission of India, the NGO Coordination Committee, a conglomerate of civil society organisations and student bodies in Mizoram has decided to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The NGO co-ordination committee has also decided to go on an indefinite strike from April […]