Nagaland (Insurgency North East): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2001

On January 15, the Union government announced the extension of cease fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) till July 31, 2001. Both the sides, reportedly, agreed on a series of fresh ground rules to create a conducive atmosphere for start of a political dialogue.The term of the previous cease fire had ended on December 31. According to the new ground rules, the two sides agreed not to undertake any offensive action against each other. The other main features of the revised ground rules include notification by the terrorist group listing all its camps to the Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG), getting their camps designated by the CFMG, providing prior intimation of movement of its cadres from one camp to another and preventing extortion. Read less...

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has welcomed the ‘Revised Agreed Ground Rules’ which was finalized on January 13. The outfit, in a press release, on January 22, expressed satisfaction with the clause in the agreement, which proposes to extend the cease-fire beyond the terrotory of Nagaland. Read less...

According to delayed reports, on January 29, one civilian was killed and three including a woman injured in a bomb blast, allegedly by the terrorist outfits, at Longbhayimsen village in Mokokchung district. Read less...