New Delhi: There is a clash between the Ministry of External Affairs and the Home Minister over a visit of eight ambassadors from European Union countries to Nagaland. The Home Ministry has written a letter to the MEA, claiming it was not informed by the ministry of the delegation visiting the north eastern state. According to the letter, the Home Ministry and the Intelligence Bureau had no knowledge of the...
05:00 PM, May 14, 2012
Kohima: Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, on Tuesday paid homage to the hundreds of soldiers of the Allied Forces who fell in the fierce battle of Kohima in 1944 in the Second World War, at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Kohima. Prince Andrew, who is visiting India to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, is the first person from the royal family to visit the war...
02:48 PM, May 01, 2012
Aizawl: The Protected Area Permit (PAP) regime, in which foreigners desiring to visit some states are required to have special permit from the Union Home Ministry has been relaxed for yet another year in three north east states with some conditions. A letter from the Union Home Ministry to Mizoram Chief Secretary Van Hela Pachuau, on Tuesday said PAP relaxation was extended for another year from December 31, 2011 in...
06:41 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Imphal: Campaigning in the 20 hill constituencies for the forthcoming elections to the 60-member Assembly in Manipur has been at its peak, but it has not picked up a similar fervour in other parts of the north eastern state. In stark contrast to the low-key campaigning in the 40 constituencies in the valley, there is hectic electioneering in the 20 hill constituencies. Colourful banners, public meetings, flag hoisting by various...
04:58 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Imphal: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday urged people to vote for the Nagaland People's Front (NPF) backed independent candidates in the hill districts dominated by the Naga community. "We will work for better governance and remove the misunderstanding between the Manipuri and Naga communities," Rio said at an election meeting Tangkhul Naga Long Ground in prestigious Ukhrul constituency. In Ukhrul constituency, Danny Shaija is the sitting candidate who...
12:06 AM, Jan 22, 2012
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to the North Eastern states of Nagaland and Tripura from Thursday during which he will hold interactions with students and interview potential candidates for the on-going Youth Congress drive. Gandhi will reach Nagaland on November 9 and inaugurate the new auditorium of Nagaland University, which will be followed by an interaction with the students of the University. The same day...
09:50 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Imphal: The indefinite economic blockade demanding conversion of Sadar Hills into a full-fledged district has led to steep increase in prices of essential commodities in Manipur, official reports said. The blockade by the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) since August 1 has led petrol to be sold at Rs 120 per litre in the black market instead of Rs 62, while the prices of vegetables have also gone up,...
05:21 PM, Aug 20, 2011
Kohima: Former Nagaland chief minister and senior Congress leader SC Jamir on Friday lost the Aonglenden Assembly by-poll to ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate Toshikopba Longkumer by over 1,300 votes. Jamir, the longest serving chief minister of Nagaland, had won from the Aonglenden seat in Mokokchong district a number of times in the past. He was staying away from the state for nearly a decade due to gubernatorial assignments...
10:08 AM, May 13, 2011
Kohima: Nagaland has recorded a negative decadal growth of population with the new Census data showing the state's population at 19,80,602 against the 2001 figure of 19,88,636. While all the North Eastern states recorded the decadal population growth more or less around the national average of 17.64 per cent, Nagaland recorded the same at minus 0.40 per cent. Nagaland had recorded the country s highest decadal population growth of 64.41...
11:15 AM, Apr 01, 2011
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday acknowledged that separatists in North-East and Jammu and Kashmir are "misusing" social networking sites and said "proper corrective action" will be taken. Responding to queries of media persons on "misuse" of social networking sites like Facebook by the separatists, the Minister said, "We know people are misusing these but at the same time we are not going to take any hasty decision."...
11:07 PM, Feb 17, 2011
Kohima: Two pilots and an Army officer were killed when a Cheetah helicopter crashed in a jungle of Dzukou Valley in Nagaland on Wednesday. Policemen, accompanied by locals of Viswema village, recovered the bodies from the forest, Kohima SP Rothilhu Tetseo said. Army Spokesman R K Palta said the 'Cheetah' helicopter had left the Army s 3 Corps headquarters Rangapahar near Dimapur at around 8:25 am for Imphal on a...
02:40 PM, Aug 18, 2010
For many it may have appeared that the blockade was for Muivah's visit. But the reasons were not just that. ...
12:38 AM, Jul 04, 2010
Imkong Imchen was detained at the Kathmandu airport on Wednesday for carrying Indian currency notes. ...
10:25 AM, Jun 30, 2010
Manipur has been facing an economic blockade by militant Naga groups for the past two weeks. ...
10:40 PM, May 20, 2010
Naga groups have blocked all routes to state over a proposed visit of T Muivah to his birthplace. ...
11:32 PM, May 14, 2010
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