- DIMAPUR — The National Highway Village
Councils Forum (NHVCF), an umbrella body comprising 13 villages along the
four-lane stretch of National Highway 29, has announced a six-hour shutter down
of all business establishments on Tuesday, from 6:00 am to 12 noon.

Sebastian Zumvu and other NHVCF members addressing the press
conference on Tuesday. (EM Images)
- The protest will be observed across the following locations:
Sovima, Unity Village, Thilixu, Chekiye, Ikishe, 5th Mile Model Village, 7th
Mile Model Village, Tenyiphe I, Kirha, Sodzulhu, Kozabe, Diphupar, and Diphupar
B.
- The forum stated that the protest is being organised to
express public outrage over the failure to apprehend perpetrators involved in
the armed attack at Unity Village on May 23 and to highlight the alleged misuse
of ceasefire monitoring offices by underground groups.
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- Announcing the decision at a press conference held at Sovima
Village Council Hall on Tuesday, NHVCF convenor Sebastian Zumvu stated that
black flags would be displayed in front of all shops and commercial
establishments during the protest.
- He said the protest reflects the “unhappiness, anguish, and
disappointment” of the public with the continuing harassment by armed factions
and the perceived inaction of the Government of India. He emphasised that
although the NHVCF consists of 13 villages, the issues being raised affect all
Nagas across the state and are not isolated or local in nature.