Showing posts with label Nagaland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nagaland. Show all posts
01 April 2022

Phangnon Konyak is Nagaland's first woman Rajya Sabha MP

Kohima, Apr 1 : S Phangnon Konyak was on Thursday elected unopposed as the Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland. With the tenure of incumbent Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland K G Kenye ending on April 2, the election was scheduled to be held on Thursday. Returning Officer, Biennial Election to the Council of States, Khruohituonuo Rio informed that as there was only one candidate till the last date for filing...
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29 April 2021

Nagaland: Partial lockdown from April 30. What is allowed, what's not

People wear face masks and stand in front of a shop in Kohima Nagaland on Tuesday reported 207 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in the year so far Kohima: Amid, the surge in Covid cases across the country, Nagaland cabinet Tuesday decided to impose partial lockdown with stricter rules in the state from April...
12 April 2021

NSCN (IM) objects to Assam Rifles outpost near its Nagaland camp

NSCN said the outpost was set up in ‘blatant violation’ of the ceasefire grounds rules The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland or NSCN (IM) has objected to an outpost of the paramilitary Assam Rifles near its council headquarters at Hebron...
23 March 2021

Nagaland begins integrated settled farming project

The pilot project has been launched at Boke-Botsa under Kohima district, where eight departments and a public undertaking are converging for the first time to work with the village community By Alice Yhoshü The Nagaland government has begun work on an innovative model...
15 March 2021

‘Taxation’ by armed groups forcing businesses out: Nagaland trade body

Almost a year after Nagaland Governor R.N. Ravi poked the State government for letting “armed gangs” reign and carry out “gunpoint extortions”, the State’s largest trade body has warned of such groups driving businesses out. The Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI),...
11 March 2021

Is Nagaland Reviving Prickly Cages for Offenders

  By Rahul Karmakar Made of logs of a tree that irritates the skin, these cages are prescribed by customary laws for shaming law-breakers Some villages in Nagaland are trying to revive a traditional form of punishment that seeks to check crime with an itch in time. Social offenders or violators of Naga customary laws have over the ages dreaded a cramped,...
04 March 2021

Nagaland Air Cargo Services Launched

  Tweeted by @Neiphiu_Rio Nagaland yesterday launched its first air cargo services from Dimapur airport. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio officially flagged off the service, a joint initiative of Department of Horticulture, Nagaland and Airport Authority of India with Air India and Indigo as airline partners.   Chief...
21 January 2021

New ‘frontier district’ Noklak inaugurated in Nagaland

 Noklak is located along the international boundary with Myanmar and connects India with other east and south east Asian countries By Alice Yhoshü JAN 21, 2021: Nagaland’s political map underwent a major change on Wednesday after chief minister Neiphiu Rio inaugurated...

Nagaland’s offbeat experiences

A divine destinationNagaland is one of India’s most charming states, located in the northeastern part of the country. The state is most reputed for its Hornbill Festival that is celebrated each year, and tourists visit from all over the country. However, the state also has some unique experiences, tastes, and places that are really the most rewarding for a traveller. If you ever want to go offbeat...
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13 January 2021

Hundreds of villagers use ropes to pull truck out of gorge in Nagaland, video goes viral

Videos being widely shared across social media sites show the villagers using ropes, bamboos and vines to pull out the truck. People on social media were moved by the efforts of the villagers. In a unique rescue operation, hundreds of villagers in Nagaland came together to pull out a truck of a gorge that was nearly 70-feet deep. A video of the unique feat is now being...
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27 November 2020

Villagers Dig Out Diamond-like Stones in Nagaland

By BHADRA GOGOI DIMAPUR, Nov 26 - An area at Wanching village in Mon district of Nagaland bordering Myanmar may have deposits of diamond, throwing up “glittering” prospects.  A video showing hundreds of villagers digging a small hill in the village to unearth...
07 October 2020

India finalises draft of Naga peace pact

By R Dutta Choudhury Oct 7- The Government of India has finalised the draft of the agreement to be signed with militant groups and civil society organisations of Nagaland, but the date for signing it is yet to be finalised. The government has also made it clear that it is up to the leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) to decide whether they would sign the agreement or not. Highly...
23 September 2015

Nagaland CM Opposes Centre’s Move to Auction Oil Blocks

Kohima, Sep 23 : Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang on Monday reiterated his opposition to the auctioning of oil blocks in Nagaland by the Government of India. A press statement from the CMO said that the centre’s action on this would have an adverse effect on the Naga peace process and requested the Government of India to reconsider its decision to auction oil blocks which are located in...
28 August 2015

Naga Hoho Firm On Integration Demand

Kohima, Aug 28 : The Naga Hoho has stood firm on its demand for integration of all Naga inhabited areas."We have told the Centre's interlocutor, RN Ravi, that integration is non-negotiable.We won't just accept social or cultural integration," said Naga Hoho president P Chuba Ozukum.On Wednesday, a Naga Hoho team met RN Ravi, Centre's interlocutor to the Naga peace talks, at a hotel upon the latter's...
17 August 2015

Naga Peace Accord: Vested interests are spreading false propaganda

The negotiation was piloted by the Prime Minister’s Office and the main interlocutor was the former Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee, R.N. Ravi. Some crucial talks doing the round in the last few days after the signing of the agreement are about Nagas having a separate flag, separate currency and safeguarding their Naga customary system and land and its resources. The Accord has brought...
14 August 2015

Muivah reaches out to wary neighbours ahead of Naga I-day

Dimapur, Aug 14 : National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah, who signed the August 3 Naga peace accord with the centre, arrived here on Wednesday ahead of the Naga Independence Day to be observed on Friday. This visit of Muivah, who is the Ato Kilonser (prime minister) of the Government of People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN), the parallel regime...
13 August 2015

Peace accord: Muivah seeks peace with Nagaland’s Neighbours

By Rahul KarmakarGuwahati, Aug 13 : Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), has asked the Nagas to “understand the problems of India” and respect the “rights of neighbouring states” while awaiting details of the Naga peace accord.His appeal came during a 40-minute reception – subdued by Nagaland standards – outside the airport in...
10 August 2015

RTI Plea Seeks Details of Naga Pact From 'Clueless' MHA

By Bharti Jain Such requests can always be turned down as the RTI Act exempts the govt from making disclosures that can impinge upon national security. New Delhi, Aug 10 : As the Congress and chief ministers of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh question the 'shroud of secrecy' over the Centre-NSCN (IM) accord signed last Monday, an RTI application has been moved from Assam asking the Union...
04 August 2015

India, Naga Rebels Ink Peace Deal To End Longest Insurgency

  PM Narendra Modi with leaders of NSCN (IM) at the signing of peace accord at 7,RCR on Monday. (Photo credit: You Tube screen grab) New Delhi, Aug 4 : The government on Monday evening signed a historic accord with a leading Naga group, NSCN (I-M), promising an end to India’s longest running insurgency that caps almost two decades of peace talks. With National Socialist Council of Nagaland...
27 July 2015

Not So Disturbed: Nagaland

By Oken Jeet SandhamKohima, Jul 27 : Three generations in the North-east have grown under the shadow of the Disturbed Area Act and the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Once any area is declared “disturbed” as per Section 3 of the AF(SP) Act, the Army is empowered to step in and any commissioned/non-commissioned/warrant officer or any other person of the equivalent rank can arrest, without...
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