Nagaland

  • Dimapur-Tizit rail line; but will it even take off?
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | February 26Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday announced the proposed Dimapur-Tizit railway line as among the 22 projects of new lines to be taken up on socio-econo
    Nagaland / 27th February 2013
  • Nagaland Assembly Election: Women voters outnumber men
    Kohima, February 26 (PTI): Polling percentage of female voters in Nagaland surpassed their male counterparts in the February 23 Assembly elections. In the elections for 59 Assembly segments in the state, which
    Nagaland / 27th February 2013
  • Naga missionaries taking Gospel to the world
    Dimapur, February 26 (MExN): Kera says that 2012 was a year of breakthrough and victory-A year that was filled with hardships, emptiness and disappointment. For Kera, ministering the Gospel in Sudan, Africa whe
    Nagaland / 27th February 2013
  • Rev. Sosang passes away
    Funeral service at DABA today  Dimapur, February 25 (MExN): Former pastor of Dimapur Ao Baptist Church (DABA) Rev. Sosang Longkumer passed away in Dimapur on February 25. The funeral will be held at DABA m
    Nagaland / 26th February 2013
  • Nagaland told to tighten border security for counting
    AGARTALA, February 25 (IANS): Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland have been told to tighten security on their international and inter-state borders ahead of the vote count in the three states Feb 28. Security along
    Nagaland / 26th February 2013
  • PM seeks Mizo CM’s opinion on Naga issue
    Newmai News NetworkAIZAWL | February 25The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singhs concern for the Naga political issue was highlighted today when he asked for the opinion of Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Tha
    Nagaland / 26th February 2013
  • NSCN (K) cadre killed in an alleged IRB ‘ambush’
    DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 25 (MExN): One NSCN (K) cadre was killed in an alleged ambush by 10 IRB personnel early on Monday, at around 12:30 to 1:00 am at a place between Awotsakili village and Khisakuta junction near
    Nagaland / 26th February 2013
  • Whose election is it anyway?
    Morung Express NewsMokokchung | February 25 The partys over and now its back to monotonous norms. Election in Nagaland usually means free alcohol and easy money until polling day. This 2013 state assembly
    Morung Exclusive / 26th February 2013
  • No incidents of violence, so no re-polls: Mkg RO
    Mokokchung, February 24 (MExN): There are numerous complaint letters from different candidates and their agents citing discrepancies in the February 23, Nagaland state assembly polls, but the District Election
    Nagaland / 25th February 2013
  • NPF, Cong hope to improve tally
    Kohima, February 24 (IANS): A day after Nagaland recorded 83 percent polling in the state assembly elections, Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF) Sunday exuded confidence of crossing the majority figure. Were confiden
    Nagaland / 25th February 2013
  • Election in Nagaland: A glimmer of hope
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | February 24 A day after the State Assembly Elections, reflections from polling day suggest that it was relatively peaceful and probably unfair. Reports of proxy voting have eme
    Nagaland / 25th February 2013
  • The gender faultline in Nagaland
    Dimapur, February 24 (TNN): Dr Yangerla from Mokokchung and Rakhila Lakhiumong from Tuensang didnt just stand for election in Nagaland yesterday, they stood at the intersection of Naga society and democracy. Fa
    Nagaland / 25th February 2013
  • Young vote for development, old for Naga settlement
    DIMAPUR, February 24 (TNN): Though it was a bright and sunny day, it looked like as though there was a bandh in commercial hub Dimapur. Streets were deserted and markets shut. But the scene at polling stations
    Nagaland / 25th February 2013
  • State Bird hunted to near extinction
    Dimapur, February 24 (MExN): Out of five species of Tragopan found in the Himalayan region, Tragopan Blyth (Jerdon) is found only in Nagaland. This rare and endangered pheasant is also the State Bird. Acco
    Nagaland / 25th February 2013
  • Tension, clashes in high stakes poll
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | February 23In Dimapur, polling in Singrijan (under 3 Dimapur-III) was conducted under heightened security and just as much drama and tension. Incidences of intermittent clashes betw
    Nagaland / 24th February 2013
  • Election goes by in relative peace. But was it fair?
    DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 23 (MExN): In a long time, people of Nagaland have observed peaceful elections. The state that went in for a 12th round of Legislative Assembly elections noticed unprecedented calm following t
    Nagaland / 24th February 2013
  • Media persons prevented from entering polling stations
    DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 23 (MExN): Media persons covering the 2013 Nagaland assembly polls faced an unexpected hurdle in the form of polling officers and para-military forces. At polling station 55 under Chumukedima
    Nagaland / 24th February 2013
  • Some disillusioned voters exercise ‘Right to Reject’
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | February 23 As Nagaland went to the polls today in the backdrop of appeals for peaceful, free and fair elections made from various quarters including the Election Commission of
    Nagaland / 24th February 2013
  • Statistics say high voter turnout
    Our CorrespondentKohima | February 23An estimated 83.29 % polling was recorded for the 59 Assembly seats, which by and large passed-off peacefully. A total of 59 Assembly seats went to polls today, while pollin
    Nagaland / 24th February 2013
  • One dead, two injured in Wokha mob action
    Dimapur, February 22 (MExN): In further reports emerging from Wokha district of mob action before the state assembly election on Saturday, a death and two injuries have been reported from Pongitong village unde
    Nagaland / 23rd February 2013
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