Nagaland

  • Assembly passes 3 Govt bills
    Our CorrespondentKohima | July 11Three bills were passed today in the state assembly. The bills include the Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (Amendment) Bill 2009, Nagaland Government Servan
  • Nagaland Budget: Political Rhetoric and Public Apathy
    Dimapur, July 11 (MExN): While the state Congress party – the main opposition party in Nagaland – might have termed the state’s 2009-2010 budget as a ‘real cunning budget’, the citizens of the state r
  • Dimapur pastors oppose Court ruling on gay rights
    Dimapur, July 11 (MExN): The Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship of Dimapur (BPFD) has come out strongly against the recent ruling of the Delhi Court upholding gay rights. President of BPFD Rev Loli Kape during a bri
  • Congress dismayed at loss of revenue
    Kohima, July 11 (MExN): The Opposition Congress today expressed dismay at the immense loss of revenue in excise due to the prohibition in the state and urged the government not to be bullied by the church. Naga
  • Rio to Naga groups: Listen to the people
    Morung Express NewsKohima | July 11 Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today urged the Naga factions to listen to the voice of the Nagas and stop all illegal activities, extortions, killings, ‘criticism’ and o
  • Nagaland healthcare services remain ‘poor’
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | July 11 The government of Nagaland has over the years put in lots of effort to strengthen its healthcare sector but facilities still eludes many people especially those living
  • Car wash, quarrying on NH-39 banned
    Dimapur, July 11 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur Maongwati Aier has issued an order against quarrying and washing vehicles along National Highway 39 between Dimapur and Kohima. Special reference was
  • Retired senior doctors return to provide service
    Our CorrespondentKohima | July 11Seeing and understanding the acute shortage of doctors being faced by the department of Health & Family Welfare, some senior doctors who retired on superannuation, have deci
  • ‘Hotahoti not a reserve forest’
    Kohima, July 11 (MExN): The office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest has clarified that the Hotahoti is not a reserved forest and the land is to be used exclusively for bamboo plantation. This was st
  • Unscientific mining activities going on in Nagaland
    Our CorrespondentKohima | July 11Y. Patton, parliamentary secretary geology and mining said that unscientific rat hole mining activities were going on especially in parts of Mon, Mokokchung, Longleng and Wokha
  • ‘Utilise efficient government servants’
    Assembly passes government employee (transfer & posting) billKohima, July 11 (DIPR): The State Assembly today passed the government bill ‘Nagaland Government Servants (Transfer & Posting) Bill, 2009.
  • ‘Hotahoti forest land belongs to the Govt.’
    MC Konyak slams Congress slur; threatens defamation suitDimapur, July 10 (MExN): Minister for Forest, Environment, Ecology & Wildlife, MC  Konyak has come out publicly to defend his position by  s
  • Memorandum calls for constitutional protection
    Dimapur, July 10 (MExN): A memorandum submitted by LASS to the Deputy Commissioner  of  Karbi Anglong district has highlighted certain Articles of the Constitution of India that render the proposed ac
  • Denizens of Langrik area rally against land acquisition
    Dimapur, July 10 (MExN): Rallying against the proposed “land acquisation of Langrik area” by the military, hundreds of people cutting across tribal and communal spectrum turned up at a public meeting called
  • NSCN leader clarifies on threat to IAS officer
    Dimapur, July 10 (MExN): In response to  recent allegations of threat against a senior IAS officer Additional Chief Secretary Banuo Z Jamir heading the School Education department, the NSCN official has cl
  • Peace talks: Cong for collective approach
    Dimapur, July 10 (MExN): In another boost to the ongoing Naga political peace talks, the Opposition Congress today underscored the need for all 60 legislators of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly to try to coll
  • Superannuation Bill passed
    Our CorrespondentKohima | July 10Ending months of speculation the Nagaland Legislative Assembly today passed the Nagaland Retirement from Public Employment (Second Amendment) Bill 2009 which states that a perso
  • ‘No backlog of 5th Pay Commission recommendation’
    Kohima, July 10 (DIPR): Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has said that there is no backlog of the 5th Pay Commission recommendation. Rio, who holds the Finance portfolio today informed the Nagaland Legislative Assemb
  • ‘State has no mechanism to check ILP defaulters’
    Kohima, July 10 (DIPR): Home Minister Imkong Imchen today said that a total of 75,807 Inner Line Permit (ILPs) were issued in 2008-09 from various issuing centres in the districts, Commissioner’s offices and
  • Govt trying its best to stop illegal taxes: Rio
    Kohima, July 10 (DIPR): Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today stated that the government is trying its best to stop illegal taxes. Stating this on the floor of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly today at its fourth s
Support The Morung Express.
Your Contributions Matter
Click Here