YTC, TTC reach agreement on peaceful coexistence

DIMAPUR, NOV 9 (NPN): Yimkhiung Tribal Council (YTC) and Tikhir Tribal Council (TTC) have reached a 10-point agreement to resolve outstanding issues between the two tribes and ensure peaceful coexistence in Kiphire and Shamator districts.
The resolutions were adopted at a joint consultative meeting held on November 7, 2026 at Dimapur. The meeting followed discussions with the Commissioner, Nagaland, on November 3 and a subsequent communication from the authority dated November 5.
In a joint submission to the commissioner, the two councils said the resolutions were adopted after thorough deliberations to find a lasting solution to the conflict.
Under the agreement, displaced Tikhir residents of Zaonger and Thulun villages would be allowed to jointly establish a separate Tikhir village under Kiusam administration. The Zaonger Village Council will identify the location. Displaced Yimkhiung residents of Pokphur will be allowed to establish a separate village under Pungro administration, with the site to be identified by the Pokphur Village Council.
Similarly, displaced Tikhir residents of Longtsonger will be allowed to establish a separate village under Kiusam administration, with the Longtsonger Village Council responsible for identifying the site.
The resolutions also specify the tribal status of existing villages. Pokphur will remain a Tikhir village, while Zaonger, Longtsonger and Thulun will be Yimkhiung villages.
Further, those displaced elsewhere (both Yimkhiung and Tikhir) would will be allowed to avail all the government benefits from the parent village till the recognition of the proposed new villages.
The councils further resolved that all existing and proposed Tikhir villages would come under Kiusam Block/administration, while Yimkhiung villages would fall under Khongsa/Pungro Block/administration.
As part of the administrative realignment, Longtsonger, currently under Kiusam administration, will be transferred to Pungro administration. Sangtsung will be transferred from Kiusam to Khongsa administration.
The agreement also provides that ownership of agricultural fields and land will remain with the respective individuals of both tribes, irrespective of where they reside.
On the Sukiur ‘A’ village issue, the councils resolved that displaced Yimkhiung residents would not return to the village. However, their confiscated properties and agricultural land would be restored to the rightful owners without conditions through the initiative of TTC.
YTC, in turn, would initiate withdrawal of the related case pending before the Shamator district and Sessions Court.
The two councils also resolved that all existing issues between them stood settled. They agreed not to entertain fresh disputes of a similar nature raised by individuals or organisations in any village.
Submitting the resolutions to the commissioner, YTC president Throngso Yimkhiung and TTC president P. Timong urged the authority to consider them at the earliest, issue by issue and without preconditions, in the interest of lasting peace between the two tribes.