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Naga separatist movement enters a new era, says CM

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Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Tuesday said that the decades-old separatist movement in the state has entered a new era with the signing of the “framework agreement” between the central government and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah).

“At this crucial juncture of our Naga political history, the situation demands that we sink all our petty differences, and forget and forgive the past bitterness and pains, and come together for our common good and our common goal,” Zeliang said on Tuesday.

The chief minister was speaking at a function to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of Nagaland Peace Centre held at this mountainous state capital of Nagaland.

Stating that interlocutor to Naga peace talks R.N. Ravi has repeatedly said that the talks are for the Nagas and not for a particular group, Zeliang said that the rest of the Naga separatist groups should also come together and strengthen the Naga issue.

“By remaining divided, Nagas will not achieve anything but if we are united, we can take forward the Naga issue for a solution that is acceptable to all,” he said.

He appealed to all tribal Hohos, churches, civil societies and even commoners to encourage and move all rebel groups to come together and talk with Indian government to resolve the decades old Naga political problem.

Recalling the history of the Peace Centre, Zeliang said that the first ceasefire agreement of 1964 had its origin in the Baptist Church Convention held at Wokha during January 31-February 2, 1964.

“It was during this convention that the Naga Peace Mission was formed, consisting of three famous personalities, namely, Jayaprakash Narayan, Rev. Michael Scott, and B.P. Chaliha,” the chief minister recalled.

“Unfortunately, the ceasefire of 1964 did not last long enough to produce the desired result, and Nagaland once again plunged into violence and bloodshed.”

“In spite of that serious set-back, the Nagaland Peace Centre continued its noble efforts to bring peace to Nagaland through Naga political movement that witnessed countless incidents of violence and bloodshed,” he added.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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