
The two women candidates among the 185 aspirants in the fray for the Nagaland elections have lost out to their male counterparts once again. Rakhila Lakiumong, the BJP candidate from Tuensang Sadar-II and Independent nominee from Mokokchung Town Dr Yangerla were placed third. ...

04:46 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Ruling Naga Peoples Front returned to power with an absolute majority in Nagaland, winning 37 seats in the 60-member Assembly. ...

04:18 PM, Feb 28, 2013

An Election Commission (EC) team seized Rs 1 crore cash from Nyemli Phom, a candidate of the Nagaland Peoples Front in the poll-bound state. ...

01:36 PM, Feb 17, 2013

An Election Commission surveillance team on Saturday seized Rs one crore cash from a helicopter allegedly being used by a candidate of the Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF) in the poll-bound state. A team of EC-appointed observers seized the cash from a chopper, which was allegedly hired to ferry Nyemli Phom who is contesting the Assembly polls from a constituency in Longleng district, official sources said. ...

01:59 PM, Feb 16, 2013