New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday extended the ban on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN (K)] and all its factions, wings and front organisations for the next five years.

The extension of the ban was implemented with immediate effect for a period of five years starting September 28, 2025, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), says an MHA notification, pointing out the outfits' declaration as an "unlawful association".

The decision comes in view of the outfit's continued involvement in violent, anti-national and criminal activities.

As per the notification, NSCN (K) has openly declared its aim to establish a sovereign Nagaland by carving out Naga-inhabit...