New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) on Tuesday announced that they will jointly contest the 2023 Assembly election in Nagaland. The NDPP will contest on 40 seats and BJP on 20 seats.

Kohima Apr 23 PTI Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday took away the Roads and Bridges Department from Deputy CM Y Patton and reassigned it to NDPP MLA H Chuba ChangRio and Chang were ministers in the then SC Jamir-led Congress government from 1998 to 2003Chang got elected uncontested in the by-election to the Noksen assembly seat in Tuensang district in April last yearRio had appointed Chang as Advisor for Law and Justice and State Council of Education Research and Training SCERT on February 9A notification issued by Chief Secretary J Alam said Chang has been relieved as an advisor and assigned the Roads and Bridges Department which was held by PattonPatton a BJP MLA is now left with only one department -- HomeMeanwhile Rio has reassigned SCERT to MLA KT Sukhalu who is the advisor for School EducationThe development which is raising speculation about the relation between the NDPP and BJP comes months ahead of the state elections due early next yearHowever neither of the two parties commented on the reshuffle PTI NBS SOM SOM

Kohima Mar 21 PTI There have been some positive developments regarding solving Nagalands border dispute with Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur while in case of Assam it has been decided to settle the problem outside the court Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said on Monday The border dispute between Nagaland and Assam started when the former was created in 1963 and the matter is now pending in the Supreme Court The Nagaland government has been taking up the border issue with the Union Home Ministry and also both Assam and Manipur We are coming to a good understanding Rio said in the Assembly Speaking on the vote of thanks on the governors address the CM appreciated the concern of the members on the border dispute Things have been taken positively and the government is dealing with the sister states he said As Assam is showing its magnanimity in oil and natural gas exploration in the disputed area and though the border dispute case is in the Supreme Court we had communicated and during our discussion we decided that we must settle the issue outside the court with mutual understanding Rio said Indigenous people on both sides may sit together to resolve the dispute without any third party involvement he said The Nagaland State Act of 1962 had defined its borders according to the 1925 notification when Naga Hills and Tuensang Area were integrated into a new administrative unit and made an autonomous area Nagaland however did not accept the boundary delineation and demanded that the new state should comprise the Naga Hills and all Naga-dominated areas in North Cachar and Nagaon districts which were part of Naga territory created by the British according to an 1866 notification Because of the dispute border clashes flared up several times The chief minister said that it is a matter of concern that a 72-hour bandh was imposed on Manipur-bound vehicles by the Southern Angami Public Organisation SAPO in parts of Kohima district He appealed to the leaders of both the states to come together and resolve the matter SAPO has imposed a bandh on the movement of vehicles carrying goods and passengers to and fro Manipur from 1 AM on Monday to midnight on Wednesday protesting against the non-withdrawal of the Manipur governments armed personnel at Kezoltsa and an issue over the border dispute Rio also informed the House that Nagaland and Assam have also discussed oil and natural gas exploration along the Disputed Area Belt DAB Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has replied positively to his letter on February 7 said Rio He said the CMs of Assam and Nagaland have deliberated on petroleum exploration and sharing of royalty with Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Harjeet Singh Puri in October last year On the Naga political issue Rio said the legislators and political parties have made efforts to have consultations with tribal bodies civil society organisations NGOs and other stakeholders for an early solution to the problem The chief minister said the government is trying to complete the small hydro-power projects and take up new projects so that the state can not only be self-sufficient but also becomes able to sell surplus power to other states PTI NBS NN NN

Kohima Jan 19 PTI The Nagaland government on Wednesday declared Shamator sub-division as a full-fledged district Till now Shamator was a sub-division of Tuensang district The state government also took the decision to recognise Tikhir community as a major tribe of the state With the declaration of Shamator as a district Nagaland now has a total of 16 districts while Tikhir will be the 15th major Naga tribe The decisions were taken at a state Cabinet meeting held here Besides Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton other ministers and leaders of the two tribal bodies of the area Yimkhiung Tribal Council YTC and Tikhir Tribal Council - attended the meeting While creating three new districts Tseminyu Niuland and Chumukedima on December 18 the state government had agreed in principle to grant the status of a district to Shamator However the state government was of the opinion that the up-gradation of Shamator into a full-fledged district would be done only after the two communities in the area - Yimkhiung and Tikhir - come to a proper understanding and remain united The YTC the apex body of the Yimkhiung tribe had launched a peaceful protest on January 3 for upgrading Shamator sub-division of Tuensang to a district It decided to put on hold all its agitations since January 6 following an assurance of the state government that a third party would be engaged to negotiate with the tribal bodies of the area resolve their differences before making any declaration On January 13 the Yimkhiung Tribal Council YTC and the Tikhir Tribal Council TTC during a crucial consultative meeting with a government team led by Commissioner Nagaland Rovilatuo Mor and others had come to an understanding towards upgrading the Shamator sub-division into a district During Wednesdays cabinet meeting the two tribes inked a memorandum of understanding that no coercive measure will be adopted by any of the tribal councils It also maintained that every member of the Tikhir or Yimkhiung community shall have the freedom to choose the tribe to which he or she belongs The subject of any issue or dispute between the members of the two brother tribes should be localised and resolved through customary laws practice and status quo will be maintained the MoU stated PTI NBS MM MM

Tuensang (Nagaland) [India], December 19 (ANI): The Indian Medical Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone) pilot project on Saturday made its final and longest drone flight from Nagaland's Mokokchung to Tuensang to deliver medical supplies.

Kohima Dec 18 PTI The Nagaland government on Saturday created three new districts bringing the total number of such administrative units in the state to 15 The state Cabinet decided on the formation of Tseminyu Niuland and Chumukedima districts Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton told journalists on the sidelines of a programme here While the Tseminyu sub-division in Kohima district has been upgraded to a district Niuland and Chumukedima have been carved out of Dimapur district Though there were demands from at least 11 tribes for the creation of new districts the Cabinet could consider only three of them as some districts are inhabited by only one tribe and those cannot be divided the deputy chief minister said When asked to elaborate the reason for forming two districts under Ghaspani-I Assembly constituency in Dimapur district Patton said Chumukedima has been created as an urban-rural district while Niuland is in the border area and there was a need to have a district On the Cabinet agreeing in principle to grant the status of a district to Shamator under Tuensang district the deputy chief minister said unless there is a proper demarcation of the boundary between the tribes Yimkhiung Tikhir and Sema in the area we cannot make Shamator a full-fledged district On the official inauguration of the new districts Patton said the government will fix the date soon Meanwhile Advisor for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services and Women Resources Development and local MLA R Khing appreciated Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and the state Cabinet for the creation of Tseminyu district and termed the decision as the Greatest Christmas Gift for the Rengma community Addressing a press conference at his official residence in Thizama here Khing expressed his gratitude to the chief minister for fulfilling a long-standing demand of the Rengma Nagas The creation of the Tseminyu district is a fulfillment of the governments motto Deeds not words he said Taking to Twitter PHE Minister N Jacob Zhimoni said he was delighted to share that Niuland and Chumukedima under his constituency have been created as new districts by the state Cabinet Thankful and grateful to HCM NeiphiuRio ji The best Christmas gift ever he said on the micro-blogging site Tseminyu became the 13th Niluland 14th and Chumukedima the 15th district of the northeastern state PTI NBS MM MM

Apart from the Mon district, protests hit Kiphire, Tuensang, Noklak, and Longleng districts in the eastern part of the state, where shops were shuttered and angry residents flooded streets. Kohima: Amid the Army counter-insurgency operation that went horrifically wrong and led to the death of 14 civilians in the Nagaland’s Mon area. This has led to furious protests and calls for non-cooperation. The influential Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has organized a massive rally in the city, which has seen thousands take to the streets to demand justice for those who died and the repeal of the controversial AFSPA, or Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

Apart from the Mon district, protests hit Kiphire, Tuensang, Noklak, and Longleng districts in the eastern part of the state, where shops were shuttered and angry residents flooded streets. Kohima: Amid the Army counter-insurgency operation that went horrifically wrong and led to the death of 14 civilians in the Nagaland’s Mon area. This has led to furious protests and calls for non-cooperation. The influential Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has organized a massive rally in the city, which has seen thousands take to the streets to demand justice for those who died and the repeal of the controversial AFSPA, or Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

Apart from the Mon district, protests hit Kiphire, Tuensang, Noklak, and Longleng districts in the eastern part of the state, where shops were shuttered and angry residents flooded streets. Kohima: Amid the Army counter-insurgency operation that went horrifically wrong and led to the death of 14 civilians in the Nagaland’s Mon area. This has led to furious protests and calls for non-cooperation. The influential Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has organized a massive rally in the city, which has seen thousands take to the streets to demand justice for those who died and the repeal of the controversial AFSPA, or Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

Apart from the Mon district, protests hit Kiphire, Tuensang, Noklak, and Longleng districts in the eastern part of the state, where shops were shuttered and angry residents flooded streets. Kohima: Amid the Army counter-insurgency operation that went horrifically wrong and led to the death of 14 civilians in the Nagaland’s Mon area. This has led to furious protests and calls for non-cooperation. The influential Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has organized a massive rally in the city, which has seen thousands take to the streets to demand justice for those who died and the repeal of the controversial AFSPA, or Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.