he Naga students Federation (NSF) has given a clarion call

clarion call

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 to stop increasing influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Nagaland. He said that the students community will rise up and fight to protect the identity of Nagas.

Addressing a press conference at its headquarter in Kohima last evening, the NSF General secretary N. Ejanthung Ngullie appealed to both the Central and State Government to effectively implement the Inner Line Permit (ILP) and all other provisions under the law to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the state.

The Federation also demanded the Centre and the State to establish higher educational institutes and provide essential services in the state.

 Police today said that a group of 24 persons were stopped by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and local police for checking yesterday when they failed to produce valid documents about their identity. During interrogation,the detained persons claimed that they had several years ago crossed over to Pakistan and got married and settled there. Now they were trying to return home. The local police is verifying their credentials.

Home Minister P. Chidambaram, speaking at the annual conference of Chief Ministers on internal security in New Delhi, said there is a decline in violence in 2011 be it in Jammu and Kashmir, North East and left- wing extremism-affected states. He, however, said Assam has emerged as new theatre of Maoist groups.

The Home Minister said international border in the west and LoC continue to be vulnerable to infiltration. Mr. Chidambaram urged the state governments to remain vigilant to prevent any communal situation. He informed that the NIA will set up new offices at Mumbai, Kochi and Lucknow. Saying there were only 100 civil police for a population of one lakh, Mr. Chidambaram said there are over five lakh vacancies in all ranks of the sanctioned strength in the country.

wo Pakistan and an Indian smuggler were killed in an encounter with Border Security Force in Amritsar late last night. Ten kilograms of Heroin and a Pistol were also recovered from their possession.

The value of the seized narcotics is about 50 Crore rupees in the international market. BSF spotted movement of some persons in new Sundergarh area on the border with Pakistan. On being challenged, the smugglers fired on the naka party.

In retaliatory fire in self defence, the BSF personnel killed two Pakistanis and an Indian smuggler on the spot.

However, some others managed to flee towards Pakistan territory taking advantage of undulating ground and darkness.

AIR Correspondent reports that this is the second such attempt by Pakistani smugglers in last fortnight to smuggle narcotics into the Indian territory.