Nagaland: BJP candidate wins unopposed, 183 candidates are in fray
Feb 11, 2023, at 08:12 pm
Kohima: Ahead of the assembly polls in Nagaland on Feb 27, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opened its account with Kazheto Kinimi re-elected unopposed from the 31 Akuluto assembly seat after his only opponent and Congress candidate Khekashe Sumi withdrew his candidature.
Nagaland: 124 nominations file for assembly polls
Feb 07, 2023, at 06:01 pm
Kohima/UNI: Altogether a total of 124 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the coming 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly Elections till Monday.
Catholic Association of Nagaland observes 39th anniversary
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:59 pm
Kohima: A large number of faithfuls from across the state of Nagaland celebrated the 39 years of existence of the Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN).
Tripura to vote on Feb 16, Meghalaya-Nagaland to elect new Assembly on Feb 27
Jan 18, 2023, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the Assembly election dates for Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura.
Narendra Modi congratulates people of Nagaland for development works in key sectors
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi has congratulated people of Nagaland for the development works which cover key sectors like connectivity, education, tourism and energy.
Dec 29, 2022, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Wednesday constituted screening committees for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Wednesday constituted screening committees for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.
G20 presidency: India to showcase Nagaland's iconic Hornbill Festival
Nov 30, 2022, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which will take over the presidency of the G20 on Thursday, will showcase Nagaland's iconic Hornbill Festival.
Two NAP jawans killed by colleague in Nagaland
Nov 24, 2022, at 06:29 pm
Kohima/UNI: Two personnel of the Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) were shot and killed by another jawan at Lamhainamdi village under Peren district of Nagaland on the night of November 22.
Modi govt is committed to resolving NE issues, BJP national President Nadda say in Nagaland
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:28 pm
Kohima, Sep 16 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party National president Jagat Prakash Nadda has said that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was committed to resolve all disputes in the North Eastern Region.
BJP national president JP Nadda to visit Nagaland
Sep 14, 2022, at 05:31 pm
Kohima/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national President Jagat Prakash Nadda will pay a two-day visit to Nagaland from Sept 15 and will hold a public rally at Wokha.
Nagaland: Three arrested for killing Great Indian Hornbill bird
Jun 14, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Kohima/UNI: Following the circulation of a video on social media of a Great Indian Hornbill bird being tortured before being killed in Wokha district of Nagaland, police have arrested three persons in connection to killing of protected wildlife.
PM Modi hosts delegation of Women Students from Nagaland at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:21 am
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi hosted a delegation of Women Students from Nagaland at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg earlier on Thursday.
Inter-Ministerial central team visits various districts of Nagaland
Apr 26, 2022, at 12:49 am
Kohima: The Inter-Ministerial Central team on their visit to Kohima district had a briefing with the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and line departments at DC's Office Kohima.
Area under AFSPA reduced in North-East: Amit Shah
Mar 31, 2022, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The government has decided to reduce the area under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Thursday.
Nagaland government calls consultative meeting on Mar 9 to discuss Naga Peace process
Mar 07, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Kohima/IBNS: The Nagaland government has called a consultative meeting on Mar 9 at State Banquet Hall, Chief Minister's Residential complex, Kohima to discuss the Naga Peace process, ULB election.
Police arrest two drugs peddlers along with 660 grams of heroin in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
Feb 04, 2022, at 03:27 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Police seized 660 grams of heroin and arrested two drugs peddlers in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.
Nagaland tribal body, organizations, political group express anguish over extension of AFSPA
Dec 31, 2021, at 07:22 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Many tribal groups, civil society organizations, political groups of Nagaland have expressed anguish after the Ministry of Home Affairs extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for a period of another six months in the state.
Centre extends AFSPA in 'disturbed area' Nagaland for six more months
Dec 30, 2021, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Days after a committee was formed to review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA in Nagaland, the Home Ministry on Wednesday extended the Act in the state for another six months, it was reported here on Thursday.
Oting firing: Army allows Nagaland SIT to record statements of jawans
Dec 29, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Guwahati: The army has agreed to give access to Nagaland’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) to examine and record statements of the officers and jawans of 21 Para Special Forces who are involved in the firing incident which occurred at Oting village in Mon district.
Nagaland assembly unanimously passes resolution demanding repeal of AFSPA
Dec 21, 2021, at 02:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Nagaland Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA) from the state and other parts of the North Eastern region for a peaceful political settlement of the long pending Naga political issue.
Dec 17, 2021, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The massive agitation against the killing of 14 civilians in a botched-up army counter-insurgency operation in Nagaland's Mon district has reached the capital Kohima.
Nagaland killings: Assam Congress joins chorus for AFSPA repeal
Dec 15, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Along with other civil society groups, organisations, tribal bodies, political parties of Nagaland and other states of North East India, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has also demanded the repealing of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 from the North Eastern region.
Oting incident was misuse and abuse of AFSPA: Nagaland CM
Dec 10, 2021, at 05:25 am
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday said that the Oting incident was a misuse and abuse of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.
Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Chowdhury hits out at Centre over Nagaland incident
Dec 09, 2021, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress' Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday hit out at the Centre over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent statement in the House on the Dec 4 firing incident at Oting in Nagaland's Mon district.
Nagaland government to write the centre to repeal AFSPA
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Guwahati: Days after the killing of 14 civilians in the firing incidents in Mon district, the Nagaland cabinet on Tuesday decided that the state government will write the centre to immediately repeal the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), 1958 from the state.
Nagaland firing: Neiphiu Rio govt wants repeal of AFSPA, will write to Centre
Dec 07, 2021, at 07:17 pm
Kohima/IBNS: The Nagaland government will write to the central government seeking the repeal of the act (AFSPA), that gives total power to the Army in disturbed regions, in the wake of the backfire of counter-insurgency operation, which killed 14 civilians on Saturday.
Civilian killings in Kashmir don't evoke same reaction: J&K MP
Dec 07, 2021, at 01:24 am
New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag-Hasnain Masoodi-on Monday expressed sympathy towards the civilians, who were killed by security forces in Nagaland, adding that civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir did not evoke a similar response .
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Guwahati: After killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district, demands for repealing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) have been strongly raised across the north eastern region.
Amit Shah to address Parliament on Nagaland violence today
Dec 06, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will speak on the Nagaland violence in both the houses of Parliament on Monday, media reports said.
Nagaland: Thirteen civilians, one soldier killed, Army says incident 'deeply regretted'
Dec 06, 2021, at 02:47 am
Kohima/New Delhi/UNI: Thirteen civilians and a security force personnel were reportedly killed at Oting village, in Mon district of Nagaland, as security operations went awry, evoking tension and disturbance in the area with protestors trying to burn down an Assam Rifles camp, sources said on Sunday.