Nagaland Timeline - 2010

January 3	A NNC cadre is killed by the rival NSCN-IM militants during an internecine clash at Kigutouma village in Kohima District.
January 4	The NSCN-IM turns down the peace talk offer from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the ground that it did not come from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
January 7	Six Assam Rifles personnel, including an officer identified as Captain S. Momo, are abducted by the NSCN-IM militants near Pfutsero in Phek District.
January 10	A trader, Jawai, was asked to pay ransom of INR 2, 50,000 at Rengmapani village in Dimapur District. The NSCN-K subsequently alleged that one Chenithung of Morakjo village under Lotha region, who was its former cadre and later defected to the NSCN-IM, was involved in the extortion drive.
January 11	A trooper of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) is wounded when unidentified militants open fire on troops at High School Junction area in Kohima.
January 12	Dimapur District Police arrested a Naga National Council cadre, Asheto Sema, for extorting money from commercial vehicles and establishments in Dimapur.
January 15	Dimapur District Police arrested two Naga National Council cadres from their camp at Sunrise Colony in Burma Camp for extorting money from commercial vehicles and establishments in Dimapur.
January 19	Assam Rifles personnel arrested two NSCN-IM cadres, who were involved in extortion, from Pfutsero town in Phek District.
January 20	Dimapur District Police arrested a gang of four extortionists, including self-styled 'finance secretary' of the PULF.
January 27	The NSCN-IM joined hands with Hurriyat Conference of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Dal Khalsa of Punjab, to put pressure on the Centre for an ‘early solution to the impasse in Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab’.
January 31	The NSCN-IM ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah on the occasion of the 30^th Raising Day of the outfit said the logic of participation of all groups in the talks was antithesis of the current peace process being held at the prime ministerial level with the Centre. Nagaland Home Department said that over 10 militant groups from the Northeast are operating in Dimapur in nexus with the NSCN-IM and NSCN-K. There are also reports of visits of Maoist leaders to Dimapur from other parts of the country. Sources in the Nagaland State security coordination committee said the presence of several militant outfits in Dimapur was posing a serious threat to the business community and leading to rise in the prices of essential commodities.
February 3	General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 3 Corps Lieutenant General N.K. Singh said Dimapur has become a common hunting ground for a large number Northeast militant groups, particularly those operating in Nagaland, Manipur and some from Assam.
February 5	Nagaland Page reports that at least six NSCN cadres were shot dead by three disgruntled cadres of the outfit with automatic rifles in Bangladesh. The NSCN sources confirmed the killing. The incident took place near India-Bangladesh border in Tripura sector.
February 7	The Assam Rifles accused the NSCN-IM of using derogatory language against it for arresting its ‘central administrative officer’ of Chakhesang region in accordance with the laid down Cease Fire Ground Rules.
February 9	The Centre would resume peace talks with the NSCN-IM in April 2010. The Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said, "The next round of talks would be held in April with Muivah accepting the government of India's invitation to come for the talks."
February 11	The Union Government appointed R. S. Pandey as the new interlocutor to facilitate peace talks with the NSCN-IM. A case was registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in January 2010 against top leaders of the NSCN-IM for trying to revive its activities in the Northeast.
February 15	The NSCN-IM reconstituted its 'steering committee' as well as reshuffled and rearranged the 'council of kilonsers (ministers) and tatar hoho (parliament)' with effect from February 9.
February 17	The NSCN-K declared that there cannot be any solution to the Naga issue until sovereignty is achieved.
February 26	The NSCN-K said that the NSCN-IM and Government of India talk is just a meeting but never a political dialogue. The NSCN-K also said that NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah can only take up social issues and problems of Ukhrul District in Manipur but not a Naga issue.
February 27	Three extortionists, who identified themselves as ‘highway commanders’ of Union faction of the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), were arrested by the Police from Dhobinala in Dimapur. Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai reiterated that final settlement to the vexed Naga political issue could only be achieved when the "Government of India holds talks with all the Naga underground groups."
February 28	The NSCN-IM ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah reiterated that they would not accept anything less than sovereignty.
March 2	The NSCN-IM held the first round of talks with the Union Government's newly appointed interlocutor R. S. Pandey in New Delhi and the group submitted a list of 30 demands including sovereignty for Nagaland. The Centre prepared a 29-point counter proposal for the discussions, which included financial sops and greater autonomy. The NSCN-IM leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi.
March 3	The Union Government and the NSCN-IM continued talks for the second day when its demand for sovereignty for Nagaland and its territorial claims over portions of neighbouring States were categorically rejected.
March 12	The NSCN-IM alleged that a combined team of the rival NSCN-K, Assam Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and Nagaland Police ransacked the house of its ‘chaplee (finance) secretary’, Qhehovi Awomi, at Solophe village.
March 15	Assam Tribune quoting security sources reports that the interrogation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders arrested in recent past indicated the game plan of the groups to extend cooperation to militant groups in Northeast.