Zayed Khan falls in love with Nagaland’s magical Hornbill festival
The Hornbill Festival, held annually in Nagaland, celebrates the state’s rich cultural heritage and tribal diversity through vibrant music, dance, crafts, and cuisine.
The Hornbill Festival, held annually in Nagaland, celebrates the state’s rich cultural heritage and tribal diversity through vibrant music, dance, crafts, and cuisine.
In 1947, when Angami Zapu Phizo raised the banner of Naga nationhood, it was based on the simple premise that the Nagas were neither under the Assamese nor Manipuri rulers and that the Britishers were the first to rule them, and by that account, when they leave the subcontinent, they should be left alone. Phizo, however, was aware that each Naga village or tribe exists as a republic of their own and that each had a different dialect and that the only visible and practical way to bring them together on a common platform was their faith in Jesus Christ.
Nagaland Police arrested a trader, Jishu Prasad from Durgapur in West Burdwan district, in connection with a cheating case involving several lakhs of rupees for supplying TMT bars yesterday.
The Ministry of Rural Development has announced a significant investment to enhance rural connectivity in Nagaland, sanctioning the construction of 55.89 kilometers of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-III.
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), a law granting special powers to the armed forces, has been extended for another six months in select areas of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
The Nagaland government on Wednesday announced that it would not allow the holding of ‘Gau Mahasabha’ and Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra in Kohima on September 28.
At least six persons, including a woman, were killed as landslides damaged many houses besides washing away a large portion of the vital National Highway-29 in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district, officials said on Wednesday.
In a significant milestone for Indian democracy, Nagaland held its first civic elections in 20 years, featuring 33 per cent seat reservations for women.
In an effort to increase voter turnout across the northeastern states, the Election Commission has launched various initiatives tailored to the local traditions and culture of the region.
All these put a big question mark on the security of the country's eastern frontier.
