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January 3
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A NNC cadre is killed by the rival
NSCN-IM militants
during an internecine clash at Kigutouma village in Kohima District.
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January 4
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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).
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January 7
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Six Assam Rifles personnel, including
an officer identified as Captain S. Momo, are abducted by the
NSCN-IM militants near Pfutsero in Phek District.
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| 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.
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January 11
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A trooper of the
India Reserve Battalion (IRB) is wounded when unidentified militants
open fire on troops at High School Junction area in Kohima.
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| January 12 |
Dimapur District Police arrested
a Naga National Council cadre, Asheto Sema, for extorting money
from commercial vehicles and establishments in Dimapur.
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| 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.
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| January 19 |
Assam Rifles personnel arrested two
NSCN-IM cadres, who were involved in extortion, from Pfutsero
town in Phek District.
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| January 20 |
Dimapur District Police arrested
a gang of four extortionists, including self-styled 'finance secretary'
of the PULF.
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January 27
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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’.
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January 31
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The NSCN-IM ‘general secretary’
Thuingaleng Muivah on the occasion of the 30th 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.
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February 3
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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.
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February 5
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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.
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February 7
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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.
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February 9
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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."
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February 11
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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.
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February 15
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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.
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February 17
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The NSCN-K declared that there
cannot be any solution to the Naga issue until sovereignty is
achieved.
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February 26
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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.
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February 27
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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."
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February 28
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The NSCN-IM
‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah reiterated that they would
not accept anything less than sovereignty.
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March 2
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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.
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March 3
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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.
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March 12
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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.
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March 15
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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.
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