Kohima

Nagaland minister C M Chang dies of COVID-19

10:34 pm October 12, 2020

Kohima: Senior Nagaland minister C M Chang died of COVID-19 here on Monday, health officials said. He was 77 and is survived by his wife, four sons, five daughters and grandchildren. Chang was being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Kohima, they said. He is the first MLA in the state, which has reported 7,240 COVID-19 cases […]

Prince Charles leads UK’s VJ Day World War II end commemoration

9:15 pm August 15, 2020

London: Britain’s Prince Charles on Saturday led the UK’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day – the day World War II ended with Japan‘s surrender in 1945. The 71-year-old heir to the British throne, joined by wife Camilla – Duchess of Cornwall, led a two-minute UK-wide silence from the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England as […]

Animal rights activist brought to Kohima, produced before court

10:59 pm July 21, 2020

Kohima: Animal rights activist Hema Chowdhary, who was arrested in Mumbai by Nagaland police for allegedly making objectionable comments on the people of the state, has been brought to Kohima, officials said Tuesday. Chowdhary was arrested on July 17, three days after she allegedly made negative comments on social media about the eating habits of […]

Nagaland speaker laid to rest with full state honours

7:08 pm January 1, 2020

Kohima: Nagaland Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu was on Wednesday laid to rest with full state honours at his native village, on the outskirts of Kohima, in the presence of family members, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Chief Secretary Temjen Toy among others. A funeral service was held at Yhoshu’s official residence at Old Minister’s Hill in the […]

CAA fails to dampen Christmas spirit

8:19 pm December 25, 2019

Kohima: The long shadow of the Citizenship Amendment Act failed to dampen the Yuletide spirit on Wednesday in Christian-dominated Nagaland. Christians, irrespective of denominations, celebrated the festival across the state with religious fervour and held special mass and feast. After the midnight mass which was preceded by singing of carols, believers attired in new colorful […]