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New Delhi: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as “disturbed” for the convenience of security forces, has been extended in eight districts in Nagaland, three districts in Arunachal Pradesh and some other areas for six more months after a review of the law and order situation in the two…
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The first-ever urban local body elections with 33 per cent reservation for women will be held today. Kohima: Today’s a big day in Nagaland’s political history. The first-ever urban local body elections with 33 per cent reservation for women will be held today. There is however no election in eastern Nagaland region due to a…
The troops also arrested one individual during the raid. Assam Rifles on Monday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition close to the Indo-Myanmar border in Mon district of Nagaland. Following inputs regarding the weapons near border area, the Assam Rifles troops launched the search operation and recovered a huge quantity of arms…
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The parliamentary elections will be held on April 16 in Nagaland. The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO), demanding a separate administration or state comprising six districts of Nagaland, remained adamant to its decision not to take part in the elections to the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland until its demand is fulfilled by the…
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Conrad Sangma said NDA partners are supporting each other in the northeast. Guwahati: The National People’s Party, led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, has announced that it would support the Lok Sabha candidate of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in Nagaland and the Naga People’s Front (NPF) nominee in Manipur. NPP national…
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Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR). New Delhi: In a span of just nine years, the number of MBBS seats in Nagaland has increased from 64,000 to 1.6 lakh while that of the post-graduation seats has doubled, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday as he inaugurated the…
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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 Nagaland legislative Assembly unanimously resolves for exemption from the proposed enactment of UCC in its application to the State of Nagaland, Chief Minister…
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CM Neiphiu Rio said that it cannot go against the policies implemented by the central government. Kohima: The Nagaland assembly on Monday opposed the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and implementation of the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act and sought protection under the 16-Point Agreement and Article 371A. All parties including the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party…
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Small States must prioritise raising their own revenue to reduce their dependency on the Union government The fiscal situation of India’s States has garnered significant attention in recent times. Despite ample data on State finances, most of the analysis is centred around larger States. There needs to be more discussion on the fiscal position of…
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