Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday met Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in Kohima.

On the occasion of the 60th Nagaland Statehood Day celebrations, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday launched Project Sahyog of the State Police at Nagaland Civil Secretariat Plaza, Kohima.

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday said the demand for a separate state by the people of the eastern part of the state is “not wrong”.”Nagas, we speak our mind and it is not wrong for them (Eastern Nagaland people) to say what their thinking and desire is but... The post appeared first on .

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], October 14 (ANI): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, on Friday, launched the first of it's kind, Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS).

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], April 30 (ANI): Ahead of the assembly election due next year, 21 out of 25 MLAs of the Naga People's Front (NPF) have joined Chief Minster Neiphiu Rio-led Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in Nagaland.

Chumukedima (Nagaland), April 4 (ANI): Following the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain parts of the state, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday said that the total abolition of AFSPA may take time, but the partial abolishment is a test.

Kohima Mar 24 PTI The Nagaland Assembly on Thursday passed the Rs 2423996 crore budget for the 2022-23 financial year by voice voteChief Minister Neiphiu Rio who also holds the finance portfolio had presented a Rs 221274 crore deficit budget for the fiscal on Tuesday With all 60 members of the House coming together to form the United Democratic Alliance UDA an opposition-less government in September 2021 to pursue an early solution to the Naga political issue NPI none of the members raised any cut motions nor was any clarification sought while passing the budgetHowever several members suggested that measures are needed to improve the states own revenue generation On the NPI minister Tongpang Ozukum said that the 60 elected representatives are the stakeholders of the issue The legislators are very serious and as concerned as the Naga negotiating groups for an early resolution to the vexed problem he said Speaker Sharingain Longkumer later adjourned the House sine die PTI NBS NN NN

Kohima Mar 23 PTI Despite being a resource-crunch state misappropriation of Rs 207 crore was found in various departments of Nagaland government in financial year 2019-20 a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India CAG has said The report tabled in the assembly by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday said that 26 cases of misappropriation of funds were found It said that Rs 20065 crore was siphoned off in 12 departments and Rs 66 crore in other departments A total of Rs 8279 crore was embezzled in the Department of School Education in two cases with Rs 70 crore awaiting departmental and criminal investigation An amount of Rs 2528 crore siphoned off in the Power Department awaits departmental and criminal investigation The CAG report said that three misappropriation cases amounting to Rs 2379 crore were found in the Public Works Department Road Bridges Department Other departments that reported major misappropriation are Planning and Coordination Rs 2023 crore Tourism Rs 1420 crore and Health Family Welfare Rs 1370 crore The CAG asked the departments concerned to furnish a suo motu explanatory note on the audit reports within one month of placing of the report in the assembly It asked the government without waiting for any notice or call from the Public Accounts Committee to submit a suo motu explanatory note indicating the action taken or proposed to be taken within a period of three months from the date of tabling of the audit report PTI NBS ACD ACD

Kohima Jan 26 PTI The Centre is considering Nagalands demand of removal of AFSPA from the state Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said on Wednesday expressing hope for a positive decisionAddressing the Republic Day function at the Civil Secretariat here Rio said the Special Investigation Team SIT formed to probe the killing of 14 civilians by security forces in Mon has made good progressWe are taking every measure to lessen the pain of the family members who lost their near and dear ones as well as of all those who suffered injuries he saidWe are sure that justice will be delivered to the families he addedFollowing the Mon killings the state cabinet decided to take up with the Centre the immediate repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA 1958 while a resolution was passed in the assembly on December 20 in this regard Rio saidThe state government has taken up with the Centre the matter of removal of AFSPA from Nagaland he saidThe central government is considering the matter and we are hopeful of a positive decision soon Rio said Maintaining that negotiations between the Naga Political Groups and the Centre over the political issue have been going on in a cordial atmosphere to find a solution the chief minister said all MLAs have come together and formed an opposition-less government to convey to the negotiating parties that the state expects an honorable inclusive and acceptable solutionWe will continue to facilitate and be hopeful of an early solution he saidRio said ensuring good governance and bringing it to the doorstep of every person has been the endeavor of his governmentWe took another step towards this end by creating three new districts Tseminyu Niuland and Chumoukedima in December 2021 and Shamator District in January 2022 he said The chief minister urged the people to continue adhering to COVID-appropriate behaviour as he took the booster dose of vaccine just after the functionRio said Nagaland which is nearing six decades as a state has been capably marching shoulder to shoulder with all the other states of the Union and contributing in strengthening the nationDespite the call for non-participation in the Republic Day celebrations by the Eastern Nagaland Peoples Organisation and the Naga Students Federation over the Mon killings the celebrations went off peacefully an official saidAltogether 13 marching contingents from different security forces and NCC participated in the Republic Day paradeSeveral awards were presented during the function while cultural performances by TaFMA Department of Women Resource Development 37th Battalion of BSF and troupes of Angami Rengma Lotha and Sumi enthralled the gathering PTI NBS SOM SOM

Guwahati Jan 24 PTI Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Monday decided to conduct ground level survey on the status of inter-state boundary as a step towards resolving the vexed border row Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said He held a meeting with his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu here on Monday to discuss the issue Following the discussion Sarma wrote on Twitter Solving boundary issues with neighbours is our priority Assam and Arunachal Pradesh share a 8041 km-long border and there are 1200 points of disputes along it and the two states have decided to conduct ground level survey on boundary status Discussed with Honble CM of Arunachal Pradesh Sh PemaKhanduBJP who came all the way to Guwahati measures for permanent solution to the long-pending issue Sarma tweeted Arunachal Pradesh was a centrally administered region after Independence and became a union territory later before attaining full statehood in 1987 Sarma who has been taking the initiative to resolve Assams border disputes with its neighbours since assuming office in May last year had said at a press conference here on Sunday that the differences with Arunachal Pradesh will be solved in due course of time Assam and Meghalaya after several rounds of talks at different levels have submitted recommendations to Union Home Minister Amit Shah earlier this month for resolving the dispute in six out of total 12 areas of differences Sarma had held talks with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio here on Sunday following which the latter told reporters at Kohima on Monday that the two states are ready for an out of court settlement of the long pending inter-state boundary dispute Rio said Nagaland and Assam delegations are likely to meet Shah in February to discuss and formulate how to go about the settlement Sarma had however said on Sunday that verdict of the Supreme Court which has been hearing the cases related to the inter-state dispute between Assam and Nagaland can be expected in two-three years and did not indicate any talk between the two states on out of court settlement Assam also has boundary issues with Mizoram though no talks have be held as yet to resolve it the chief minister had said PTI SSG KK KK KK