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‘Threat to customary laws’: Nagaland passes resolution against UCC

Kohima: The Nagaland Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution strongly urging that the state be completely exempted from the purview of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The 14th house of…
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Nagaland unwilling to implement UCC, Forest Conservation Act

Kohima: The Nagaland government is unwilling to implement the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act and the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), said government spokesperson and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Power KG Kenye…

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Catholic churches in Nagaland against proposed UCC

Kohima: The Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN) opposed the proposed implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) saying that the strength and unity of India lies on diversity and not forced uniformity.…
India

Watch: Massive rockslide kills 2, injures 3 in Nagaland’s Dimapur

Kohima: Two died and three were severely injured in a massive rockslide that occurred at Chumoukedima in Dimapur, on Tuesday evening. “The incident occurred before 5:30 pm on Tuesday beyond the Old…
India

2 killed as giant boulders falling from mountain crush car in Nagaland

Kohima: Two persons were killed and three others injured as huge rocks slid down a mountain and crushed a car in which the victims were travelling in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district on Tuesday…
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60 years after becoming a state, Nagaland to get its first medical college

Kohima: Nagaland has got the approval to set up its first medical college since it got statehood in 1963, Health and Family Welfare Minister P Paiwang Konyak said on Wednesday. The medical…
India

Naga political impasse: Centre’s envoy holds separate meetings in Dimapur

Kohima: Days after four influential Naga organisations urged the Central government to “honour its word” in the Ceasefire Agreement (1997) and Framework Agreement (2015) and “resolve the Naga political impasse accordingly”, Central…

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AFSPA extended in parts of Arunachal, Nagaland

New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Friday extended for six months the “disturbed area” status in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. According…
India

Separate state demand: MHA panel to hold talk with Naga body

Kohima: The Union Home Ministry-appointed panel is likely to hold talks with the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO), which has been demanding a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland’ state, on Wednesday. Top officials said…
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Neiphiu Rio swearing-in ceremony

Kohima: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader Salhoutuonuo Kruse takes oath as a Nagaland Cabinet Minister, at a ceremony in Kohima, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (PTI Photo) Kohima: Nagaland Governor La. Ganesan…
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Assembly poll results in three northeastern states encouraging for BJP

The just released Assembly poll results in three northeastern states – Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura are seen as semi-finals before next year’s parliamentary elections when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a…
India

PM Modi to attend swearing-in of new govts in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura

Agartala/Kohima/Shillong: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would attend the swearing-in ceremony of new Chief Ministers and their ministers in Meghalaya and Nagaland on Tuesday and that of Tripura on Wednesday. Union Home Minister…
India

Hekani Jakhlau is first woman to be elected to Nagaland Assembly

Kohima: Hekani Jakhalu created history on Thursday by becoming the first woman to be elected to the Nagaland Assembly, officials said. Jakhalu, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate for the Dimapur…
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Votes set to be counted in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland

New Delhi: Votes are set to be counted and results will be out on Thursday for Assembly polls in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland with the keenly-fought battle in the three northeastern states…
India

Over 72% turnout recorded in Nagaland repolling

Kohima: Over 72.29 percent of the 3,248 voters cast their votes in the re-polling in four polling stations in Nagaland on Wednesday, officials said. Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer V. Shashank said that…