Nagaland

  • Northeast: Gateway to SE Asia
    Dimapur, June 16 (MExN): During an interactive session in Shillong today, the Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukerjee said that the Northeast region is the gateway to East and Southeast Asia. The ministe
  • Villages settle age-old land dispute
    Dimapur, June 16 (MExN): Gaili village and Ruzaphema village have settled their long-drawn land dispute upholding the judgment passed by the then Deputy Commissioner of the then Naga Hills, SJ Duncan, dating ba
  • Congress gives DAN the Dance-and-Empty-Kitchen slur
    Dimapur, June 16 (MExN): ‘Participating in concerts and dance in traditional dresses’ and then “return to the kitchen empty-handed is not empowerment,” the Congress says. The Congress is convinced that
  • Japanese offer prayers at World War II memorial in Kohima
    Kohima, June 16 (ANI): The farthest that the Japanese Army reached in its invasion of India during the Second World War was Kohima. The tennis court atop a hill in Kohima was the scene of a fierce battle.The lo
  • Khensa village renamed Khencha
    Mokokchung, June 15 (DIPR): The Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Abhishek Singh, issued a notification today to all concerned that the name of Khensa Village is proposed to be changed to ‘Kencha’ village and
  • Expulsion of village citizens causes friction
    DIMAPUR, JUNE 15 (MEXN): The decision to expel 26 members and nine households by a village council appears to be causing a rift between two communities in Kiphire, requiring urgent steps for reconciliation of d
  • KNO open to ‘twin struggles’ for redemption
    Dimapur, June 15 (MExN): The Kuki National Organization, an armed rebel group who call their ‘ancestral territory’ Zalengam, today dished out servings of both sweet and bitter words for the NSCN (I-M). On t
  • Youths take life on the fast lane
    June 15, 2007 saw the indictment of two teenagers in two separate gory and hard-to-believe murder cases. In a separate incident, the brother of an MLA was killed in a road accident, when he was rammed into by a
  • ‘Day light extortion’ surfaces in Tuensang
    Tuensang, June 15 (MExN): The unauthorised collection and ‘Agency Raj’, which is often termed as a day light extortion, has again surfaced in Tuensang. Earlier, after numerous negotiations between the distr
  • Respect the wishes of civil society: NSCN (IM)
    Dimapur, June 15 (MExN): The NSCN (IM), Lotha region today advised the NSCN (K) faction to abstain from ‘all terrorist activities’ if they want to maintain peace and work for reconciliation and respect the
  • Chenwotnyu face heat with water scarcity
    Dimapur, June 15 (MExN): The Chenwotnyu Village, under Mon district,  today expressed its unhappiness the Chief Engineer of Nagaland PHED over failure to supply good drinking water to the villagers though
  • UNLF trying to occupy Kuki lands through guile: KSO
    Dimapur, June 15 (MExN): The Kuki National organisation (KSO) strongly alleged that the UNLF’s intrusive presence in Kuki territory is the main source of trouble and added that the UNLF is apparently trying t
  • Small arms smuggling: Women take the ‘lead’
    Thannganing Hungyo Dimapur | June 14An elegantly dressed woman would be the least suspected person to be a carrier of weapons of death. But in the commercial hub of Dimapur, where arms transactions are car
  • ‘Silence’ over murder raises questions
    DIMAPUR, JUNE 14 (MExN): A murder of a youth in the capital recently has sparked questions on the ‘silence’ of the administration in pursuing a course of action and doubts have also been raised on “whethe
  • WHERE ARE ALL THE TEACHERS?
    Single teacher for primary school, ‘carpentry instructor’ headmaster in middle schoolDIMAPUR, JUNE 14 (MExN): A classic example of the functioning of a school in Nagaland with ghost teachers is the Governme
  • Rail blame game leaves commuters in the dock
    Noel ManuelDimapur | June 14Commuters planning to use the railway this summer are in for a harrowing time. The heat may not be the only problem that needs to be overcome. But just buying a ticket may actually m
  • Women Commission embarks on Mission
    KOHIMA, JUNE 14 (MExN): After the formal inauguration of the Nagaland State Commission for Women, on March 28, 2007, the members of the commission have been involved in several activities around the state. The
  • Padam Pukhuri VC clarifies
    DIMAPUR, JUNE 14 (MExN): Clarifying its stand in relation to news item on the Adhoc Town Committee, East Dimapur, and its claim that Padam Pukhri falls under their jurisdiction, the PVC stated that it had resol
  • Heno calls for cooperation with Village Guards
    Tuensang, June 14 (MExN): Speaking as the Chief Guest, NIRMSC Chairman and MLA S. Heno said, “Village Guards are the public protector and therefore the general public should cooperate with the VGs for the pea
  • UGC strategizes map for educational excellence
    Dimapur, June 13 (MExN): The 11th Plan approach paper of University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up, among others, the objective of expansion, inclusiveness (equity), promotion of quality and excellence. Kee
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