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 Centre on Sunday constituted a high-level committee, headed by a secretary-rank officer, to examine the possibility of lifting the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Nagaland.
"We request all brothers and sisters of Nagaland to be patient and wait for the findings of the Army inquiry. We assure you that action will be taken in accordance with the law to secure justice for all..."
The proposition is clear: The army cannot and must not be deployed to fight citizens. If it is, then the protection afforded to its personnel by the AFSPA is essential. But it is unacceptable. Ergo, maintaining law and order and fighting the remnants of the insurgencies in the North-East must be the job of a state paramilitary force raised, trained, and equipped for the purpose
AITC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee landed in the national capital on Tuesday and joined the protesting MPs in Parliament premises in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue.
The State Police has registered an FIR and constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete the investigations within one month, he said.
