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Topic: Nagaland

What’s the Hornbill’s origin story? Naga legend says it was once a sad, orphaned boy

In 'How The World Was Born', Lopamudra Maitra recalls 108 glorious creation tales and myths from all corners of India.

Nagaland holds first civic polls in 20 years, 20% voter turnout in first two hours

Voting is underway in 214 wards across 10 districts with three-tier security arrangements. Instead of EVMs, voting was conducted using ballot papers in 420 polling stations.

How Naga Kargil hero Neikezhakuo Kengurüse became his Company’s Nimbu Saab

'Nimbu Saab: The Barefoot Naga Kargil Hero' by Neha Dwivedi, Diksha Dwivedi, and Neingutoulie Kenguruse is a biography of Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse.

New book explores life trajectory of Kargil war hero Neikezhakuo Kengurüse aka Nimbu Saab

Published by HarperCollins India, 'Nimbu Saab: The Barefoot Naga Kargil Hero' will be released on 22 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Hindutva, Himanta weighing down BJP in Northeast. Allies rue ‘burden’, 1 demands ‘special status’

Such collective repudiation is rare for BJP in the region, where it has grown considerably aided by support of local parties that generally tend to ally with the party at the Centre.

Assam Rifles seize arms, ammunition in Nagaland near Indo-Myanmar border

Huge cache of arms, along with radio sets, seized; suspect in Nagaland Police custody now.

Top leader of Naga insurgent group ‘impeached’, concerns mount over future of peace talks with Centre

GPRN/NSCN chief N Kitovi Zhimomi, who also headed umbrella outfit Naga National Political Groups involved in peace talks, has been accused of financial misconduct & being 'dictatorial'.

6 Eastern Nagaland districts abstain from voting over Centre’s delay on ‘frontier territory’ demand

Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation imposed indefinite shutdown Thursday. It is demanding 'frontier territory' since 2010 over successive govts alleged apathy towards this region.

No questions or debate, only suggestions & praise — how ‘Opposition-less’ Nagaland functions

No-Opposition arrangement in Nagaland assembly has erased any scope for checks and balances that a democratic system offers, but legislators don't seem too bothered about its implications.

Focus on ‘neglected’ eastern Nagas to ‘beef parties’ — how BJP found its sweet spot in Nagaland

From Vajpayee recognising Nagaland's unique history in 2003 to winning 12 seats in 2023 state polls & now fielding joint LS candidate with ruling NDPP, BJP has come a long way in the state.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.