Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday said the demand for a separate state by the people of the eastern part of the state is “not wrong”.”Nagas, we speak our mind and it is not wrong for them (Eastern Nagaland people) to say what their thinking and desire is but... The post appeared first on .

Kohima Mar 21 PTI There have been some positive developments regarding solving Nagalands border dispute with Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur while in case of Assam it has been decided to settle the problem outside the court Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said on Monday The border dispute between Nagaland and Assam started when the former was created in 1963 and the matter is now pending in the Supreme Court The Nagaland government has been taking up the border issue with the Union Home Ministry and also both Assam and Manipur We are coming to a good understanding Rio said in the Assembly Speaking on the vote of thanks on the governors address the CM appreciated the concern of the members on the border dispute Things have been taken positively and the government is dealing with the sister states he said As Assam is showing its magnanimity in oil and natural gas exploration in the disputed area and though the border dispute case is in the Supreme Court we had communicated and during our discussion we decided that we must settle the issue outside the court with mutual understanding Rio said Indigenous people on both sides may sit together to resolve the dispute without any third party involvement he said The Nagaland State Act of 1962 had defined its borders according to the 1925 notification when Naga Hills and Tuensang Area were integrated into a new administrative unit and made an autonomous area Nagaland however did not accept the boundary delineation and demanded that the new state should comprise the Naga Hills and all Naga-dominated areas in North Cachar and Nagaon districts which were part of Naga territory created by the British according to an 1866 notification Because of the dispute border clashes flared up several times The chief minister said that it is a matter of concern that a 72-hour bandh was imposed on Manipur-bound vehicles by the Southern Angami Public Organisation SAPO in parts of Kohima district He appealed to the leaders of both the states to come together and resolve the matter SAPO has imposed a bandh on the movement of vehicles carrying goods and passengers to and fro Manipur from 1 AM on Monday to midnight on Wednesday protesting against the non-withdrawal of the Manipur governments armed personnel at Kezoltsa and an issue over the border dispute Rio also informed the House that Nagaland and Assam have also discussed oil and natural gas exploration along the Disputed Area Belt DAB Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has replied positively to his letter on February 7 said Rio He said the CMs of Assam and Nagaland have deliberated on petroleum exploration and sharing of royalty with Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Harjeet Singh Puri in October last year On the Naga political issue Rio said the legislators and political parties have made efforts to have consultations with tribal bodies civil society organisations NGOs and other stakeholders for an early solution to the problem The chief minister said the government is trying to complete the small hydro-power projects and take up new projects so that the state can not only be self-sufficient but also becomes able to sell surplus power to other states PTI NBS NN NN

Kohima Jan 29 PTI Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday inaugurated a six-storey office complex of the Nagaland Olympic Association NOA adjacent to the State Indoor Stadium here Speaking on the occasion Rio who is also the president of NOA termed it as a historic occasion Nagaland still is a disturbed state where there is no industry and multinational companies making it a consumer society and not a producing one the chief minister said Despite being a resource crunch state the administration has managed to take up some sporting infrastructure as the Centre does not provide much support towards sports activities said Rio The six-storey building will host the 22 sports associations affiliated with the NOA Besides there will be a conference room a library and a gym The government cannot afford to spend much on sports but we are investing because we have hope in our youth Rio said After Dr T Ao the captain of Indian football team in the 1948 London Olympics Nagaland took more than 50 years to produce another Olympian Chekrovolu Swuro said RioSwuro an archer represented India in the 2012 London Olympics The creation of sporting infrastructure should be a motivation to the youth and sportspersons of the state the CM said He also appealed to the 22 sports associations affiliated with the NOA to take up the challenge and produce quality sportspersons in the state PTI NBS NN NN

Kohima Jan 24 PTI The governments of Nagaland and Assam are ready for an out-of-court settlement of the long-pending inter-state boundary dispute between the two northeastern neighbours Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said here on Monday Rio said that Nagaland and Assam delegations are likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in February to discuss and formulate how to go about the settlement The Nagaland Assemblys select committee to examine the border issue held an hour-and-a-half closed-door meeting a day after Rio his deputy Y Patton and NPF legislature party leader T R Zeilang met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Guwahati on Sunday We had gone to Guwahati and had fruitful discussions on the border issue with Sarma Nagaland and Assam had jointly taken up the matter with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 23 2020 Both the state governments are in favour of an out-of-court settlement and maybe our teams will meet Shah in the first part of February to discuss and formulate how to go about it Rio told reporters here The issue of royalty on petroleum and natural gas along the Assam-Nagaland border was also discussed If we resolve the border dispute and the issue of royalty it will be good for both sides as we are going to remain neighbours Rio added PTI NBS ACD ACD

New Delhi Dec 24 PTI The Indian shooters failed miserably when it mattered the most and on a stage where they were primed for success making 2021 one of their worst years in recent memory The outstanding results everywhere else at other times of the last 11 months were applauded but they were never supposed to mitigate the extreme pain caused by the debacle at the Tokyo Olympics They entered Japanese shores with hopes of winning a handful of medals but returned empty-handed instead as the horrors of Rio 2016 revisited even after a raft of changes had been implemented by the National Rifle Association of India NRAI As the fancied 15-strong squad crumbled under the mighty Olympic pressure it belied a billion hopes after promising to deliver like never before Excellent performances at the rechristened Presidents Cup which used to be the season-ending ISSF World Cup Finals and the Junior World Championships in Lima did bring some smiles back but the Indian teams horror run at Tokyo remains fresh in the memory So bad was the outing in the Japanese capital that it forced NRAI chief Raninder Singh to express his disappointment even before the campaign was completed Singh had talked about a major revamp on the sidelines of the Olympics but who will fall under its purview is something thats still not clear although he did say that even the administrators performance would be reviewed by an independent body So far in a drastic move the NRAI has decided to end the contracts of all the national coaches that were involved with the Indian shooting team This is being done with an aim to revamp the structure before the start of the 2022 season The federation has not revealed the names of those who will be appointed in place of the outgoing coaches which includes some well-established names who have contributed immensely to the growth of the shooters and the sport in general in the country Needless to say the trigger for this move was the Olympic debacle and the intra-squad factionalism which also involved coaches The drama marred the build-up to the Games and came out in the open as the teams disastrous campaign unfolded in Tokyo The NRAI got former India shooter and coach Ronak Pandit to train medal hope Manu Bhaker after she fell out with junior national coach Jaspal Rana It did try to sort things out but some of them perhaps remained unaddressed The top brass in the NRAI had no qualms admitting that the team was below-par in the biggest multi-sporting event They also dont shy away from talking about implementing wholesale changes but going by the experience in the last two Olympics there is no doubt that more is required than what is being done currently If they stop after only changing the coaching and support staff the story is not likely to be any different at the Paris Olympics which is scheduled to be held in less than three years time Definitely the performances have not been on expected lines and I have spoken of an overhaul of coaching and support staff Raninder told PTI He is well aware that problem is concerning the games mental aspects I feel something is lacking in getting our shooters prepared for these big occasions because clearly the talent is there and we have seen it the NRAI boss said Questions were raised about why the shooters were not able to replicate their excellent showing at the ISSF World Cups at the Olympics While they faltered at the biggest stage fortunes swung dramatically in the Junior World Championships in Peru in October when Indian shooters won medals by the bagful and topped the standings for the first time The tournament saw the emergence of new talents such as Delhis Namya Kapoor who fired her way to the gold medal ahead of her celebrated compatriot Bhaker in the womens 25m pistol event At 14 years she created an Indian record of winning the gold medal at an international shooting tournament raising fresh hopes for the future India also did exceedingly well at the Presidents Cup with the likes of young Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary once again reminding the world of their abilities with their fine showing in Wroclaw Poland months after they failed to live up to the expectations at the Olympics In Lima Bhaker became the first Indian shooter to win the highest number of medals 5 in a single edition of the ISSF Junior World Championships These included four gold medals and a bronze The Indian shooters results before and after the Olympics makes it clear that the problem is mental fortitude or the lack of it at the quadrennial extravaganza And the sooner it is addressed the better it is for Indian shooting Moving away from the ranges there was no change of guard at the top of the hierarchy as Raninder became the apex bodys president for an unprecedented fourth time with a landslide victory over BSP MP Shyam Singh Yadav The NRAI went ahead with the polls despite the impediments it faced after the petition filed by Yadav in the Delhi High Court followed by the sports ministrys directive to initiate elections afresh There was no stay order from the high court and it was found that the incumbent had a legitimate claim at re-election PTI AH PM PM PM

Mon (Nagaland) [India], December 6 (ANI): Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, on Monday demanded the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the state stating that the law has tarnished the image of the country.

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 5 (ANI): A day after the reported civilian killings in Nagaland's Mon district by security forces, the State government on Sunday prohibited all mobile internet, data services, bulk SMS of all providers in the entire area of Mon district with immediate effect.

New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed anguish over the reported killings in Nagaland's Mon district by security forces.

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 5 (ANI): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into the reported killings of civilians by security forces in Oting village in the Mon district of the state.

New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Saturday.