With this merger, NDPP's tally in assembly increased from 25 to 32. NCP emerged as third-largest party in 2023 assembly elections, after NDPP and ally BJP, which won 12 seats.
Books like ‘The Collector’s Wife’ by Mitra Phukan may be fiction, but they document the region’s struggle through lived experiences, said policy analyst Sanjoy Hazarika at an IIC talk.
While Nagaland’s autonomy talks move forward, the Centre is sidestepping bigger crises in Manipur and among Naga groups, raising questions about its strategy for lasting peace in the Northeast.
Monalisa Changkija stepped down as the editor of Nagaland Page, a prominent newspaper she founded and ran for 25 years. Her determination made the Nagaland Page a formidable voice.
Nagas say ‘fed up with extortion in name of nationalism’ & warn that if ‘ceasefire between Govt and Naga groups breaks down, there could be violence among Naga tribes as well’.
A two-day festival, Anant Samagam, held recently at Delhi’s Travancore Palace explored the ties between Kerala and the Northeast through craft, cuisine and clothes.
Kuki-Zo MLAs requested pvt meeting with MHA, stating they didn't want to hold discussions with Meitei MLAs without consulting their constituents. MHA says joint meeting will be held soon.
Auction was stopped after Forum for Naga Reconciliation intervened. The skull is said to have been appropriated by British colonial administrators & soldiers in the 19th century.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
People seem to have lost all ethics, morals, principles and values in life.
They are not embarrassed or ashamed at consuming the meat of monkeys, snakes, frogs and other wildlife creatures.
But if somebody captures this bestiality on a camera and shows it to the world, they get offended.
Ashamed of nothing, offended by everything.
Eating dogs, snakes, insects and what not is not shameful. But if someone shows the world the truth with his camera, it becomes an issue.
I have lived long enough in the Northeast to know which communities are civilized and which are not.
People seem to have lost all ethics, morals, principles and values in life.
They are not embarrassed or ashamed at consuming the meat of monkeys, snakes, frogs and other wildlife creatures.
But if somebody captures this bestiality on a camera and shows it to the world, they get offended.
Ashamed of nothing, offended by everything.
Eating dogs, snakes, insects and what not is not shameful. But if someone shows the world the truth with his camera, it becomes an issue.
I have lived long enough in the Northeast to know which communities are civilized and which are not.