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 counting of votes in Nagaland and Meghalaya along with that in Tripura, which went to the polls on February 16, will be taken up on March 2.
The voter turnout till 1 pm was recorded at 60.51 per cent while over 38.68 per cent was recorded till 11 am.
According to the data by the EC, Chumoukedima was at 17.59 per cent, Dimapur was at 14.45 per cent, Kiphire was at 24.74 per cent, Kohima was at 20.12 per cent.
Amid the ongoing polling in Meghalaya and Nagaland, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge appealed to voters of the two states to give "change a chance".
The state had witnessed nearly 75 per cent voter turnout in the 2018 Assembly polls and 90.57 per cent in 2013.
