Govt extend ceasefire agreement with 2 Naga insurgent groups

The Centre has extended the ceasefire agreement with two insurgent groups in Nagaland for one more year, starting April 28, a Home Ministry official said.

The parties to the ceasefire agreement are -- the Centre, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Neokpao-Khitovi), and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Reformation).

"It was decided by the Government of India to extend the suspension of operation with the NSCN-R and the NSCN-NK for a further period of one year with effect from April 28," an official of the ministry said here today.

The pact was signed by Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary in the Home Ministry, and Jack Jimomi of the NSCN-NK, and Viniho Kiho and Toshi Longkumer of the NSCN-R.

The NSCN (Isak-Muivah) and the NSCN (Khaplang) are among other groups that operate in Nagaland.

While the NSCN (I-M) had entered a ceasefire agreement in 1997 and has been maintaining it since then, the pact with the NSCN (K) ended after the group attacked a military convoy in Manipur in June 2015, killing 18 soldiers.