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S Korea’s Opposition bloc wins landslide Parliamentary vote

SEOUL — The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) retained a majority in the National Assembly in Wednesday’s general elections in another major setback for the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and President Yoon Suk Yeol. With almost all vote...

11 Apr 2024

N Korea’s Kim Jong-un vows to deal ‘death-blow’ to enemy in event of confrontation

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to mobilise all means to deal a “death-blow” to the country’s enemy without hesitation should it opt for military confrontation with North Korea, state media said on Thursday. Kim ...

11 Apr 2024

PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah to begin LS poll campaign in Tripura next week

AGARTALA — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would visit Tripura next week to further spearhead the campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections, party sources said. State BJP spokesman Subrata Chakraborty on Wednesday s...

11 Apr 2024

Labourer killed in attack by miscreants in Shillong

SHILLONG — A daily-wage labourer was killed in Shillong in an attack by some unknown miscreants, officials said on Thursday. Superintendent of Police in the East Khasi Hills district, Rituraj Ravi told IANS, “The incident happened on Wednesday. T...

11 Apr 2024

Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar gets Lokayukta notice in disproportionate assets case

BENGALURU — Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, has been served a notice by the State Lokayukta on Wednesday in connection with the disproportionate assets (DA) case, sources confirmed. Shivakumar has been...

11 Apr 2024

Anti-terror operation begins in J&K’s Pulwama

SRINAGAR — An anti-terror operation has been started in the Frasipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police sources said on Thursday. The operation began after a joint team of police and security forces got input about the presence...

11 Apr 2024

No compromise on Naga culture and religious freedom, Rio reiterates

DIMAPUR — Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 was not implemented in Nagaland as the matter was taken up with the Centre by the state government. The regional parties in the state will never ...

11 Apr 2024

Lok Sabha election 2024: Home voting begins in Nagaland

KOHIMA — The Election Commission has initiated home voting facility for the elderly and persons with disabilities (PwDs) in Nagaland on April 5, two weeks before the state goes to polls on April 19, the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. However, ...

11 Apr 2024

Nagaland: Clean Election Movement convenor urges conscientious voting

DIMAPUR — The Convenor of Clean Election Movement (CEM), which was initiated by the Nagaland Baptist Church Council, has called on the citizens of the state, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, to vote conscientiously with a sense of responsibility to...

10 Apr 2024

Judge Mezivolu Therieh wins award for advancing mediation

KOHIMA — Mezivolu T Therieh, principal judge of the Family Court, Kohima, and former OSD registrar at the Supreme Court of India, has been awarded the prestigious ‘EMW International Women Embodiment of Peace Award 2024’ in the category ...

10 Apr 2024

Security tightened further along international borders in NE states ahead of LS polls

AGARTALA — Following the instructions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a multi-layer security arrangement has been put in place along the 5,437-km long international borders in eight northeastern states to thwart any unlawful activities b...

10 Apr 2024

Kohima College holds voter awareness programme

DIMAPUR — The Electoral Literacy Club at Kohima College, Kohima (KCK), in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, Kohima, held a one-day voter awareness and sensitisation programme at the college̵...

10 Apr 2024

DHS Tuensang organises RCH camp at Chessore village

DIMAPUR — The District Health Society (DHS) in Tuensang organised a reproductive child health (RCH) camp at Chessore village, Chessore block in Tuensang on Wednesday. According to a press release, the medical team for the camp included Dr. Imtijung...

10 Apr 2024

WENN participates in NANDINII exhibition

DIMAPUR — Women Entrepreneurs Network Nagaland (WENN) participated in the NANDINII exhibition in Guwahati, where ten WENN women entrepreneurs showcased their products. The exhibition-cum-event was held at Khanapara, Guwahati, from April 5 to the 7t...

10 Apr 2024

Public College conducts lecture on Naga politics

DIMAPUR — The department of Political Science, Public College, Dimapur, conducted a special lecture on the topic “Naga politics: issues and problems” on April 9 at the college premises. According to a press release, the lecture aimed to provide...

10 Apr 2024

Supongmeren Jamir voices concerns over influx amidst CAA implementation

DIMAPUR — At a public rally in Phek town on April 9, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president and Indian National Congress (INC) candidate for the Lok Sabha election, S Supongmeren Jamir, voiced concerns over the impact of the Citizensh...

10 Apr 2024

Fire gutted 8 shops in Doyapur bazaar

DIMAPUR — A total of eight shops at Doyapur Bazaar under Dhansiripar sub-division in Chümoukedima district were gutted in a devastating fire which broke out at around 8:45 pm on April 8. An update from the Doyapur Bazaar Committee stated that good...

10 Apr 2024

Maruti Suzuki jacks up prices of Swift, Grand Vitara Sigma

NEW DELHI — Leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday announced an increase in the prices of its popular Swift and Grand Vitara Sigma models by INR 25,000 and 19,000 respectively. The Swift was priced in the INR 5.99 lakh to 9.03 lakh range while...

10 Apr 2024

Wokha administration organises tour for girl students

DIMAPUR — Wokha district administration and the District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW) flagged off a one-day study tour-cum-exposure trip for girl students of Wokha town to Kohima on Wednesday. Addressing the students during a short programme...

10 Apr 2024

Nagaland observes ‘World Homoeopathy Day’

DIMAPUR — Commemorating the 269th birth anniversary of Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, the founder and father of Homoeopathy, Integrated Ayush Hospital (IAH) at Razha in Chedema under Kohima district observed the ‘World Homoeopathy Day...

10 Apr 2024

Patton campaigns for party candidate in Manipur

DIMAPUR — Deputy Chief Minister and Leader of BJP Legislature Party, Y Patton, on Wednesday campaigned for the BJP candidate of Inner Manipur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Basanta Singh, at Thangmeiband Imphal. Patton was accompani...

10 Apr 2024

CIHSR College of Nursing to host national conference

DIMAPUR — The College of Nursing at Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR), Chümoukedima, will host the national nursing conference on April 11 and 12 at CIHSR campus on the theme “Changing landscape of nursing: Preparing nu...

10 Apr 2024

Centre directs states to step up vigil against hoarding of pulses to keep prices in check

NEW DELHI — The Centre on Wednesday directed all states and UTs to enforce weekly stock disclosure of pulses by all stockholding entities and verify the stocks declared by them in order to prevent hoarding and market manipulation that leads to an i...

10 Apr 2024

Lok Sabha election will be a contest to save democracy– Congress

KOHIMA — Elaborating on the significance of upcoming general election to the 18th Lok Sabha, the national general secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and in-charge of communication, Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday stated that polling would...

10 Apr 2024

FGN, others condole demise of Lt. Gen. K Pokho

DIMAPUR — The Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and relatives of Lieutenant General K Pokho, a member of the National Defence Advisory Board (NDAB) and in-charge of the GOC, Easte...

10 Apr 2024
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