Nagaland Civilian Killings: CM Rio attends funeral service, calls for repeal of AFSPA

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today called for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act as he paid rich tributes to the 14 villagers killed in firing by security forces in the state’s Mon district. Terming the act as draconian, Rio said there is no room for such laws in a democratic country […]

Mon Killing Protest : 6 hours shutdown in Naga inhabited areas

Naga Civil Bodies from across the region including the Naga Students Federation and its units across , Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar called for a shutdown in all Naga areas from 6 am to 12 pm today as a mark of solidarity with the 15 civilians killed in Mon firing. Section 144 has been […]

Nagaland: Funeral of 15 civilians killed in Mon to be held today

The funeral services for those killed in the Mon firing incident will be held today in Nagaland’s Mon district. According to sources, the funeral will be held at 10 am. People would gather at the local ground in Mon from where the funeral procession would begin and then the bodies would be taken to the […]

Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio orders probe by high-level SIT after ‘killing of civilians’; ‘Anguished’, tweets, Amit Shah

Situation continues to be tense after 15 killed in firing by security forces in Nagaland’s Mon district. Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives. Taking to twitter, Shah wrote “Anguished over an unfortunate incident in Nagaland’s Oting, Mon. I express my deepest condolences to the […]