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  Around 43.74 per cent turnout during re-poll in Nagaland

  India | May 10, 2014 20:32 IST

  Kohima: Re-polling in two polling stations in Zunheboto district and polling in one polling station in Longleng district of Nagaland for the lone Lok Sabha seat of the state concluded peacefully with an overall turnout

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  15 booths in Nagaland record more than 100% turnout, EC orders probe

  India | April 26, 2014 13:19 IST

  New Delhi: 15 polling booths in Nagaland recorded more than 100 per cent voter turnout, according to a report published in The Indian Express.The state witnessed voting on April 9 for its only parliamentary seat.

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  Voting begins in Meghalaya

  Politics | April 09, 2014 11:12 IST

  Shillong: Voting for two parliamentary constituencies in Meghalaya began Wednesday amidst tight security, marking the start of second phase elections in India which began April 7, an official said.Men and women in large numbers queued

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  Polling yet to begin in disputed area in Nagaland

  India | April 09, 2014 10:55 IST

  Kohima: Polling is yet to begin today in a disputed area under Longleng district of Nagaland bordering Assam where security forces have prohibited entry of polling officials and setting up of a polling station.Longleng Superintendent

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  Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio to contest lone LS seat

  India | February 19, 2014 21:37 IST

  Kohima: The ruling Naga Peoples Front in Nagaland today gave the green signal to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to contest the lone Lok Sabha seat in the state in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.The NPF

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  Pre-paid power meters to come up in Nagaland

  India | November 17, 2013 12:04 IST

  Kohima:  In move towards overcoming the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to the extent of 60 per cent faced by the state through power supply, the Department of Power, Nagaland would be introducing pre-paid

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  NPCC demands President's rule in Nagaland

  India | September 05, 2013 16:06 IST

  Kohima: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has demanded imposition of President's Rule in the state claiming that Naga People's Front (NPF)-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government failed to uphold its constitutional obligations.NPCC president SI

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  Fancy some Nagaland fish stew? Here's how...

  Lifestyle | July 10, 2013 10:27 IST

  I have always been inquisitive of tribal culture and cuisines and have found their history intriguing. So much so I have studied some of their cuisines in depth and tried to adopt the uniqueness of

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  Mizoram, Nagaland to tighten vigil against drug abuse

  India | July 02, 2013 18:41 IST

  Aizawl/Kohima, July 2: The Mizoram and Nagaland governments have asked officials and security forces to tighten their vigil against drug abuse and trafficking of drugs, officials said Tuesday.Both Mizoram and Nagaland, which share 404 km

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  President to visit Assam, Nagaland

  India | May 12, 2013 13:57 IST

  New Delhi, May 12: President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a three-day visit to Assam and Nagaland from Monday, said an official statement here.During his visit to India's two northeast states, Mukherjee will confer the

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  Medicine shops closed in Nagaland

  India | May 10, 2013 12:00 IST

  Kohima, May 10: All medicine shops remained closed in Nagaland from 6 AM today in response to a 12-hour bandh call by the Nagaland Medicine Dealers Association (NMDA).The bandh was in support of the All

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  Naga Ao tribals celebrate post sowing festival with gusto

  India | May 07, 2013 16:43 IST

  Chuchuyimlang, Nagaland, May 7 : A tribal community ‘Ao' in Chuchuyimlang village of  Nagaland recently celebrated ‘Moatsu' or the post sowing festival and sought god's blessings for a good harvest  Ao Nagas  belong to Mokokchung

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  12-16 hours of daily loadshedding in Nagaland

  India | April 13, 2013 17:05 IST

  Kohima, Apr 13: Nagaland has been reeling under acute shortage of power supply with State Power Department resorting to 12-16 hours of load shedding every day.  Chief Engineer (Power), K Miachieo in a statement has

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  BJP appoints state party chiefs for Meghalaya, Nagaland

  India | March 31, 2013 22:41 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 31: BJP chief Rajnath Singh today appointed state unit presidents in Meghalaya and Nagaland where the party suffered a drubbing in the assembly polls earlier this year.While Khlur Sing Lyngdoh has been

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  Holi celebrated in Nagaland

  India | March 27, 2013 13:59 IST

  Kohima, Mar 27: Nagaland today celebrated the festival of colours with religious fervour and gaiety.In the state capital, the new Governor, Dr Ashwani Kumar greeted the citizens of the state extended good wishes."May this festival

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  Independent wins Nagaland assembly bypoll

  Politics | March 26, 2013 14:55 IST

  Kohima, Mar 26: Independent candidate Toyang Changkong Chang has won the Tuensang Sadar-I Assembly Constituency polls in Nagaland.He defeated ruling Naga People's Front candidate L Elam Chang by a margin of 2272 votes.The votes were

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  Bihar, Tripura, Kerala, Nagaland, Odisha get new governors

  India | March 09, 2013 22:58 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 9: Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar and Congress veteran S C Jamir were today appointed as Governors of Nagaland and Odisha respectively.Kumar, who was the Director of the agency from August 2008

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  Neiphiu Rio, 11 ministers take oath in Nagaland

  Politics | March 06, 2013 7:20 IST

  Kohima, Mar 5: Neiphiu Rio was sworn in for a third straight term as Chief Minister of Nagaland on Tuesday along with 11 ministers by the Governor at a glittering function at the Raj Bhavan

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  Assembly polls in Tripura on Feb 14; Meghalaya, Nagaland on Feb 23

  Politics | January 11, 2013 18:13 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 11: Assembly elections in Tripura will be held on February 14 and in Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 23 and their results will be out on February 28, the Election Commission announced

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  5.9-magnitude quake jolts Nagaland, Assam

  India | January 09, 2013 9:30 IST

  Kohima, Jan 9:  An earthquake with magnitude 5.9 occurred near Kohima, Nagaland,  at 7:13 am  today. The epicentre was reported to be at a place 59 km south east of Phek, Nagaland.People rushed out of