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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke in Lok Sabha on the Nagaland firing incident and said that the case was of the mistaken identity as Army had received information on the movement of extremists in Oting, in Mon district and on suspicion of the vehicle carrying extremists, it was fired upon.
Shah said, "Army had received information on the movement of extremists in Oting, in Mon district. On that basis, 21 commandos laid an ambush in the suspected area. A vehicle reached there, it was signalled to stop but it tried to flee. On suspicion of the vehicle carrying extremists, it was fired upon."
Eyewitness account said at least six people were killed on the spot. The unfortunate incident could be a case of the 'mistaken identity' of the victims.
"A high-level SIT constituted by the State government will thoroughly probe this incident to ensure justice to the bereaved families," said Shah, who is in Rajasthan for a BSF function.
Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) said that the decision of the opposition NPF to join the PDA government "on the pretext of Naga political issue to converge into an opposition-less government" was an insult to the people of the state as they fought the 2018 Assembly polls against the BJP.
