New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central government on Friday announced it has extended a ceasefire agreement with insurgent groups in Nagaland for one year affecting from April 28. The ceasefire agreement is between the central government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Neopao Konyak/Kitovi. “It was decided […]
IANS | New Delhi, April 21, 2018: The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved an ordinance on the death penalty for those convicted of raping children below the age of 12. The decision came a day after the Ministry of Women and Child Development told the Supreme […]
KOHIMA, April 21, 2018: The Nagaland State Power Department on Friday launched the Saubhagya: Pradhan Mantri Shaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana scheme in the state with the aim to electrify 91332 households in Nagaland by 2019. The scheme was launched at the Directorate of Power Department, Kohima by Tovihoto Ayemi, MLA and Advisor to Power. […]
By Babli Malik | Varanasi, April 20, 2018 A cultural programme to celebrate the cultural vibrancy and distinct entity of Northeast India was organized by My Home India in association with Students Society of Assam and Dept. of Nepali at Samta Bhavan, dept of Social science, Banaras Hindu University. My Home India is national NGO […]
IANS | New Delhi, April 20, 2018: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked 11 states and a union territory to expedite the process of appointing Lokayukta or Uplokayukta. A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R. Banumathi said that appointment “need not wait and the process (must) be expedited”. Earlier, the court asked the […]
DIMAPUR, April 20, 2018: A person was killed and another injured in a road accident at Changtongya town, Mokokchung on April 19. The accident occurred near the town’s Government High School. As per a report from Changtongya, a Maruti van with two persons went off the road and rolled down some 400 feet. The deceased, […]
MOKOKCHUNG, April 20, 2018: The Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) has expressed concern over the sale of expired goods, particularly packaged edibles, in shops in Mokokchung town. A press release issued by the MTLT on Thursday said it has been receiving numerous complaints from consumers who were unfortunate enough to purchase edible goods that had […]
DIMAPUR, April 20, 2018: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted recognition of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) as a ‘State Party’ in the state of Nagaland. A press release issued by Media & Communications Committee of the NDPP today said the ECI on April 17, 2018 notified that on the basis of review […]
IANS | New Delhi, April 19, 2018: Crimes against minors have soared 500 per cent over the past 10 years in India, says a new analysis by Child Rights and You (CRY). CRY has done a cumulative analysis which revealed a rise of sexual crimes against children to 106,958 in 2016 as against 18,967 in […]
