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Covid 19 vaccination begins in Nagaland
Written by Alice Yhoshü
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 03:48 PM IST
Nagaland has received 26,500 vials of the vaccine for the initial phase of the vaccination and 100 health workers per district were listed to receive the vaccine on Saturday.

Nagaland observes 58th statehood today with muted celebrations
By Alice Yhoshü | Hindustan Times, Kohima
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 02:26 PM IST
Chief minister Neiphiu Rio took the general salute from a five-team parade contingent at the Civil Secretariat Plaza in Kohima

CM Neiphiu Rio wishes people on 58th Nagaland Statehood Day
By Asian News International | Posted by Mallika Soni | Asian News International
PUBLISHED ON DEC 01, 2020 12:34 PM IST
Nagaland was formally recognised as a separate state on December 1, 1963, with Kohima being declared as its capital.

‘NSCN(IM)’s demand for separate flag, constitution being discussed’: Nagaland CM
By Alice Yhoshü | Hindustan Times, Kohima
UPDATED ON OCT 26, 2020 12:24 AM IST
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has categorically stated that the central government was having exhaustive discussions with constitutional and legal experts to find ways to enable the Nagas to use a separate flag.

Need to focus on roadmap for solution of Naga political issue, says CM Neiphiu Rio
By Alice Yhoshü | Hindustan Times, Kohima
PUBLISHED ON OCT 15, 2020 10:31 PM IST

Nagaland govt asks employees to declare names of family members connected to insurgent groups
By Utpal Parashar | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | HIndustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2020 07:16 AM IST
The memorandum mentions that the order has been issued “as per instructions”, but there’s no clarity on who had issued the instructions for such a move.

Nagaland govt reacts to Governor’s comment on law and order, says assessment not ‘factual’
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2020 03:10 PM IST
The detailed 20-point statement released on Thursday through Nagaland’s Information and Public Relations (IPR) department comes after Ravi wrote to Rio on June 16 mentioning how half a dozen armed gangs are challenging the legitimacy of the state government.

Organised armed gangs challenging state government, Nagaland Governor writes to CM
By Utpal Parashar | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 27, 2020 08:01 AM IST
In a scathing four-page letter, the Governor mentions how the armed gangs have been running extortion rackets and spreading fear while the state machinery had failed to rein them in.

Nagaland bans entry of domestic and foreign tourists to counter Covid-19
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON MAR 16, 2020 06:55 PM IST
The Nagaland government said the step was taken as a “measure of abundant caution, in the interest of public”.

‘Citizenship Bill won’t affect region’s special provisions’, Amit Shah assures Northeast
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON SEP 09, 2019 06:58 PM IST
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill had lapsed in February after the government did not table it in the Rajya Sabha.

Nagaland Cabinet rejects citizenship bill
By Press Trust of India | Kohima
PUBLISHED ON JAN 29, 2019 02:59 PM IST
The Nagaland Cabinet has rejected the citizenship bill, following pressure from various tribal organisations and students bodies.

‘Citizenship bill not applicable to Nagaland’: CM Neiphiu Rio writes to Rajnath Singh
By Press Trust of India | Kohima
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2019 12:00 PM IST
A Cabinet meeting, chaired by Rio, on Friday asserted that the state is protected under provisions of Article 371 (A) and the Inner Line Permit (ILP) as per Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, (BEFR) of 1873, a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said Sunday.

Nagaland cop suspended, booked for taking seized drugs home
By Sadiq Naqvi | Hindustan Times, Guwahati, Guwahati
UPDATED ON OCT 26, 2018 08:44 AM IST
The case pertains to a seizure of 6.9 kg of brown sugar at the Khuzama inter-state border with Manipur on August 3. However, no case was registered and the two men were let off.

Sushant Singh Rajput donates Rs 1.25 cr for Nagaland flood relief, had donated Rs 1 cr for Kerala
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2018 11:01 AM IST
After donating Rs 1 crore during the Kerala floods, Sushant Singh Rajput on Tuesday gave Rs 1.25 crore to flood-hit Nagaland.

Heavy rains in Nagaland kill 12 in a month, CM seeks help from Delhi
By Sadiq Naqvi | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2018 09:28 PM IST
3000 families displaced in around 400 villages; state estimates Rs 800 crore in damages.

Deputy CM’s letter seeking a new DGP sparks controversy in Nagaland
By HT Correspondent | Sadiq Naqvi, Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON APR 11, 2018 01:38 PM IST
Deputy chief minister Y Patton, in a letter to Rajnath Singh on March 28, had requested that the Union ministry of home affairs consider “’posting an officer of sufficient seniority from other cadre as DGP Nagaland’.