Kohima

Normal life hit in parts of Nagaland in shutdown against citizenship law

2:23 pm December 14, 2019

Kohima: Schools and colleges were closed, markets were shut and vehicles remained largely off roads in parts of Nagaland on Saturday amid a six-hour shutdown call given by the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), protesting against the amended Citizenship Act, officials said. No untoward incident has been reported so far from the Naga inhabited areas where […]

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Ruling PDA appeals for early resolution of Naga issue

10:30 pm October 28, 2019

Kohima: The ruling People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) on Monday reiterated its appeal for an early resolution of the decades-old Naga issue, inclusive, honourable and acceptable to the people. The PDA comprises of 21 Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) MLAs, 12 of the BJP and an Independent legislator in the 60-member Nagaland house. PDA restated its […]

Naga tribes take out rally against Citizenship Bill

7:03 pm October 3, 2019

Kohima: Thousands of people representing different Naga tribes attired in their traditional dress on Thursday took out a protest rally here against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The protest march was held under the aegis of Joint Committee on Protection of Indigenous People (JCPI), Nagaland and North East Forum of Indigenous People (NEFIP). They submitted […]

Website to help litigants check case status in Nagaland

8:19 pm August 26, 2019

Kohima: Kohima bench of the Gauhati High Court on Monday launched a website where litigants can check the status of their cases. Justice S Serto of the Kohima bench launched kohimahighcourt.gov.in, according to which a total of 1,046 cases, including 94 criminal cases, have been pending in court for more than a year. The website […]

Minor reshuffle in Nagaland Cabinet

12:02 pm July 24, 2019

Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has carried out a minor Cabinet reshuffle and also announced changes in the allocation of departments assigned to the advisors to the chief minister, an official said on Wednesday. Though no one has been removed from the Council of Ministers in the reshuffle effected on Tuesday, Rio has inducted […]