Kohima: The Yimkhiung Tribal Council and the Tikhir Tribal Council signed a 10-point pact on November 7 at Hotel Grand Vista in Dimapur. The agreement aims to end territorial feuds and housing displacement across Kiphire and Shamator districts. Officials met earlier on November 3 at the Commissioner's Conference Hall in Kohima to draft the terms. The councils stated the deal was reached "after thorough deliberation on the matter for peaceful co-existence and permanent solution between the two tribes."
Displaced Tikhir families from Zaonger, Thulun, and Longtsonger will form new villages under Kiusam administration. Pokphur-based Yimkhiung families get a new village under the Pungro administration. Existing villages will see a demographic swap. Pokphur becomes a Tikhir village, while Zaonger, Longtsonger, and Thulun will now count as Yimkhiung territory. Residents keep their government benefits through their original home villages until new sites gain official status.
Administrative boundaries shift to match these new ties. Tikhir villages will move under the Kiusam Block, while Yimkhiung villages fall under the Khongsa or Pungro blocks. Longtsonger shifts from Kiusam to Pungro, and Sangtsung moves from Kiusam to Khong. Land ownership stays with individuals regardless of village location. Yimkhiung residents forced from Sukiur A will not return home. Instead, the Tikhir council must return their property and fields without conditions. The Yimkhiung council will then drop their active court case in the Shamator District and Sessions Court.
Yimkhiung Tribal Council President Throngso Yimkhiung and Tikhir Tribal Council President P Timon Tikhir signed the document. They requested that the Commissioner approve these changes quickly. Both sides vowed to end all past conflicts and stop raising new issues of the same nature.
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