Monday, December 11, 2023
WOKHA — Various entertainment activities marked the first edition of the Wokha Winter Fiesta-music, eco-tourism and adventure at Lanchuju eryu, Doyang, even as the festivities entered its third day on Saturday. Vungathung Murry, president of Wokha ...
10 Dec 2023DIMAPUR — To promote people’s participation in the Hornbill Festival and also to promote the festival on social media platforms, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) organised a Vlog competition as part of the Hornbill Fe...
10 Dec 2023DIMAPUR — Sentsüdy (PB Sen) Yanthan, a young author and poet, released a collection of his poems on December 9 at Pangti Baptist Ekhumko Ki in Wokha town. MLA Achümbemo Kikon formally released the book. According to a press release, speaking on t...
10 Dec 2023KISAMA — With much fanfare, the 18 cultural troupes representing various tribes and communities of Nagaland enthralled visitors with dances, songs and other traditional practices on the concluding day of the 24th edition of Hornbill Festival at the...
10 Dec 2023DIMAPUR — The Vishepu Ghami Welfare Society, Dimapur (VGWSD), celebrated its silver jubilee on December 9 at the residence of its banker at Chekiye village, Chümoukedima. According to a press release, the occasion was marked by the release of the ...
10 Dec 2023DIMAPUR — Livingstone Foundation International (LFI) celebrated the annual Stonite boarders pre-Christmas and thanksgiving day at LFI auditorium in Dimapur on December 9. The event was attended by LFI Chairman, Dr. Andrew Ahoto Sema, and Director A...
10 Dec 2023DIMAPUR — Under the credit-linked subsidy component of the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, a total of 108 loans have been sanctioned to beneficiaries in Nagaland to date. This information was provided by Union ...
10 Dec 2023AGARTALA — Former India cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, who was earlier appointed as the brand ambassador for Tripura Tourism, would formalise the agreement with the state government on Monday. Tripura Tourism Minister Sushanta Ch...
10 Dec 2023NEW DELHI — Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday highlighted the affirmative changes taking place in the country and asserted that India is a “role model” for the world in human rights. The Vice President made the remarks while del...
10 Dec 2023DIMAPUR — After a three-year lull due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Team Better Dimapur has resumed putting up Christmas decorations in the streets, intersections and shopping malls of Dimapur, adding an air of excitement and grandeur to the festive se...
10 Dec 2023DUBAI — The amount of climate finance flowing to agrifood systems is strikingly low and continues to diminish compared to global climate finance flows, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned on Sund...
10 Dec 2023NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Viksit Bharat 2047: Voice of Youth’ on Monday. As per an official statement, PM Modi will address the vice chancellors of the universities, heads of institutes and faculty members in worksho...
10 Dec 2023RAIPUR —The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Vishnu Deo Sai as the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, where the party wrested power from the Congress in the recently concluded Assembly polls by bagging 54 of the total 90 seats. Sai (59) had ...
10 Dec 2023NEW DELHI — Making a dent in India’s startup growth story, the country slipped to fourth position in the global ranking among the highest-funded geographies in 2023, as it recorded lowest funding in five years. After grabbing the third spot globa...
10 Dec 2023KARACHI — The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) wrapped up the trading week on a historic note as the benchmark KSE-100 index soared to an unprecedented all-time high above 66,000 points, a media outlet reported. This record-setting close was fueled by...
10 Dec 2023KOHIMA — Even as the rain god played spoil sports since the past two days forcing the vendors to temporarily close down their stalls, people in thousand thronged the Hornbill Night Carnival in Kohima town on Saturday with the weather condition retu...
10 Dec 2023SILCHAR — Sculptures dating back to the 8th century reflecting both Hindu and Buddhist influences, have been discovered by a team from Assam University at a hill near the Assam-Mizoram border. Ganesh Nandi, assistant professor at Assam University&#...
10 Dec 2023NEW DELHI — Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel in India, accounting for 55 per cent of the country’s energy needs as the demand for electricity surges in the fast-growing economy. Considering the limited reserve potential of petroleum and ...
10 Dec 2023NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his wishes to South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on occasion of 50 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations and said that it has been a journey of mutual respect, shared values an...
10 Dec 2023SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol voiced hopes on Sunday to strengthen the special strategic partnership with India on occasion of 50 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations. In a post on X, Yoon hailed the two countries’ ...
10 Dec 2023NEW DELHI — The number of Indian students pursuing higher education has increased by nine million reaching a total enrollment of 4.32 crore with a significant increase in the enrollment of female students. The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pr...
10 Dec 2023IMPHAL — A day after he was abducted, the Manipur Police on Saturday rescued a 22-year-old student and arrested eight kidnappers who are active members of a militant outfit in the northeastern state, an official said. A police officer said that Lai...
09 Dec 2023KOHIMA — The 24th edition of the Hornbill Festival, which kicked off on December 1, has witnessed a surge in visitors, especially foreign tourists compared to last year, and they seemed to be impressed by the cultural shows. For Ian Wellard and Ani...
09 Dec 2023KOHIMA — In a first, a cross-cultural exchange between the Native Americans and the Nagas was held on the penultimate day of the 10-day Hornbill Festival at Kisama, on Saturday. Siouxsan Robinson and Chokash Nanaiya Owns-Different-Horses from Nativ...
09 Dec 2023
DIMAPUR — Kekhrieneitso Angami, who trained at The Combat Academy Nagaland, represented India at the recently concluded World Championships of the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) held in Bangkok, Thailand. A delayed update received...
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