Category: NAGALAND

• KOHIMA
• Dimapur

Former BJP legislator from Nagaland and the party’s erstwhile national spokesperson, Mmhonlumo Kikon, has been appointed General Secretary (Political) of the National People’s Party (NPP) with immediate effect, party sources said on Friday. 

Christmas was celebrated with traditional zeal, fervour and deep religious devotion across the Northeastern states on Thursday, especially in the Christian-majority states of Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, where prayers for peace and prosperity were offered in hundreds of churches across the region. 

The festive fervour of Christmas has gripped the Northeastern region, particularly the Christian-majority states of Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with vibrant carol singing, special church services and elaborately decorated streets and homes creating an atmosphere of joy and devotion. 

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for another six months in certain parts of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland, officials said. 

World Bamboo Day 2025 was celebrated across the Northeastern states, highlighting bamboo as the region’s “green gold” and stressing the need for its better utilisation. 

The Manipur government has declared all educational institutions, including schools and colleges, will remain closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in view of heavy rains and flash floods in the Imphal valley and other parts of the state, officials said on Tuesday.

Chief Ministers and leaders of several Northeastern states on Thursday hailed the Centre’s reforms made in Goods and Services Tax (GST) and said that the steps would boost the livelihood of the people and enhance the economic prosperity of various sectors, including Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Several state governments in the Northeast have sounded a high alert along inter-state borders with Assam, apprehending that displaced people may attempt to cross into their states following the Assam government's eviction drive in several districts, officials said on Saturday.

Nagaland University, the lone Central varsity in the state, has been chosen to host one of the four incubation centres in the northeastern region under a Central government initiative, officials said on Monday.

As part of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) program, 'Passport Seva Aapke Dwar', a Passport Seva Mobile Van Service was launched for the northeastern region to make the services more accessible to citizens in remote areas, officials said on Monday.

According to the data of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate in Mizoram is 2.73 per cent and in Nagaland is 1.37 per cent.

The Five Tribes Committee has announced to launch a phased agitation campaign soon demanding immediate revision of the job quota for the state’s five backward tribals.

The opposition Congress has been organising ‘Samvidhan Bachao’ (Save Constitution) campaign in the northeastern states. Claiming that the Constitution is in danger under the BJP-led Central government, the opposition Congress held a massive rally in Agartala on Tuesday.

Congress leaders claimed that through false allegations, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the direction of the Central government filed a chargesheet against the party's Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, among others.

The HIV/AIDS adult (15 to 49 years) prevalence rate in two northeastern states -- Mizoram and Nagaland is much higher than the national prevalence rate of 0.20 per cent, officials said on Tuesday.

A High-Level Committee (HLC) headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday approved around Rs 460 crore for the northeastern states of Nagaland and Tripura to effectively handle crises triggered by last year's flood in the two states, an official said.

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday said that the iconic Hornbill Festival has elevated the state's reputation on the global stage, showcasing the vibrant energy, creativity and innovation of the state’s youths to the international community, while enabling them to pursue their aspirations.

The ongoing silver jubilee edition of the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland's Kisama has been a spectacle of vibrant cultural displays, with jubilant dances and traditional performances taking centrestage on the 7th day on Saturday.

The Nagaland Police have destroyed drugs valued at Rs 34.82 crore in Dimapur, an official said on Friday. A police officer said that destruction of drugs valued at Rs 34.82 crore was carried out at Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) dumping ground at Burma camp on December 5.

To showcase the traditional and diverse culture and vibrant life of the region, the 10-day-long 25th edition of the famous Hornbill Festival is set to begin at the picturesque Naga heritage village Kisama on Sunday. 

Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia said that there was a seven-fold increase in funding to Nagaland from the Centre in the last 10 years of the Modi Government.

To boost surface connectivities and economic growth, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has stressed the need to speed up the 98 National Highway projects in four northeastern states – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura, officials said on Tuesday. 

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, who is now on a three-day visit to Nagaland, on Monday said that his primary objective of the visit to the northeastern state was to ensure that government schemes are effectively reaching the people at the grassroots level.

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram on Sunday held a meeting with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and discussed various developmental works and the central government’s projects and schemes, now being under implementation in the northeastern state.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in certain districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months with effect from October 1, officials said on Thursday.