The state governments expressed their resolve to end the menace as India played global host to 2018 World Environment Day celebrations with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution".
Only three of the 188 candidates analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and the Nagaland Election Watch have criminal cases pending against them. This is a refreshing change as elections in India often witness hordes of tainted politicians contesting for the coveted seats.
Please promise, especially those millions who trust you with their hard-earned money, never to let your voting preferences determine your actions on the markets. The most appalling and scary phenomenon was fund houses and brokerages going out on election yatras and writing copious reports promising more than 300 for the BJP. That was your wish as voters. Your investors are paying for it now, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Ketholeno has come a long way from her humble beginnings, but she is still rooted to her culture.
The veterinary department has prepared an action plan and procured necessary equipment and medicines to detect, prevent and tackle any outbreak of the deadly disease. The department has also constituted over 700 rapid response teams to monitor and tackle any eventuality, and surveillance was monitored on a daily basis.
Higher and Technical Education Minister T Chuba and PCC vice-president Imkong Imchen tendered their resignations to Chief Minister S C Jamir.
Statistics from the Association for Democratic Reforms analysis of the newly-elected legislative assemblies in Nagaland and Tripura indicate that there are 36 and 8 crorepatis respectively in both the Houses. Vicky Nanjappa reports:
Around 30 per cent votes were cast in the first three hours of polling in Nagaland, where election is on for its 60-member House on Saturday amidst unprecedented security.
Normal flight services at Manipur's Imphal International Airport were affected on Sunday afternoon over sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO), officials said.
The Election Commission on Monday decided to get into action to prepare for state polls in Nagaland, Tripura and Mehalaya in the first week of March next year. "We have witnessed major success in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh where there was not one violent incident. Now, without pausing for even a breath, the Election Commission will march ahead to conduct polls in north-eastern states," said a EC source.
Three Indian Army personnel were killed when the Army helicopter, a four seater Cheetah, crashed landed amid hills at Viswema area to the south of Kohima in Nagaland on Wednesday morning.
The driver of the bus, which was moving from Mokokchung towards Tuli in Assam-Nagaland border area, was absconding while the handle man received grievous injuries.
Campaigning ended on Wednesday evening for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and Union territories which will go to polls in the first phase on April 19 with top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance and the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) making a last-gasp effort to woo voters.
Nagaland's Home Minister Imkong L Imchen was arrested at the Kathmandu airport on Wednesday with a suitcase full of cash. He was allegedly carrying Rs 9 lakh in notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denominations.
The poll panel said the seizures made since the polls were announced on October 9 are over seven times (Rs 239.15 crore) the seizures made in the previous assembly elections in these states in 2018.
Shah said for the first time in India's history, Modi prioritised security, peace and development in the northeast and as a result of it, the region is now rapidly heading on the path of peace and development.
With them, a total of 74 Myanmar military personnel had fled to Mizoram due to the recent gunfights with the People's Defence Force.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to the North East from Tuesday, during which he will attend the oath-taking ceremonies of new governments in three states of the region.
Organised by the Nagaland and Union governments, the annual Hornbill festival -- celebrated from December 1 to 10 -- is meant to encourage inter-tribal interaction and to preserve and protect Naga heritage.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti said the apex court has already defined hate speech and the question now is of implementation of its directions.
On Day Two of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017, Rediff.com met these stylish women from across India.
One person was killed and another injured in heavy firing between two groups at Narainsena in Bishnupur district on Tuesday morning, police said.
Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Friday for 88 seats in 13 states with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a second-straight term from Wayanad in Kerala.
Nagaland People's Front President Shurhozelie Liezitsu was on Monday elected as the consensus candidate to replace T R Zeliang as the next chief minister of the state.
Polling is scheduled in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, eight seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, six seats in Madhya Pradesh, five seats each in Assam and Bihar, three seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress had a reason to smile as it was able to emerge as the single largest party in Meghalaya, but failed to secure a majority.
Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers.
Uncertain political times in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura.
Nagaland Peoples Front Legislature Party, which swept back to power in assembly polls, will elect chief minister Neiphiu Rio as its leader and along with alliance partners Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal-United approach Governor Nikhil Kumar by Friday to form the next government in the state.
Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen was detained on Monday near Wokha district for allegedly carrying a cache of arms and ammunition and Rs 1.10 crore in cash in a vehicle, official sources said.
The Isak-Muivah and Khaplang groups of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland have rejected the ban imposed by the Ceasefire Monitoring Group on the movement of their cadres with arms and ammunitions till the February 23 election is over in the state.
The Naga rebel group is furious over the 'Centre's attempt to neutralise it in collusion with its rival faction -- NSCN (Isak-Muivah)'.
Estimated 75 per cent voters on Wednesday cast their votes to elect their representatives to the Nagaland Assembly from 60 constituencies spread across 10 districts of insurgency-affected hill state under heavy presence of police and paramilitary force personnel. Sources said the final polling figures from the constituencies will be available only on Thursday as reports from far-flung polling areas were being awaited.
The thumping and third consecutive win of Nagaland People's Front in the assembly election which recorded a very high polling of over 83 per cent, has reflected the people's desire in the troubled state for continuation of the prevailing peaceful atmosphere.
Sarma, whose stock is high in Delhi had earlier captured eyeballs as the BJP's first star campaigner from the region in far away Gujarat and Delhi.
Representing the entire spectrum of political outfits as well as independent candidates, these fresh contenders are even going out of party line of thinking and are speaking about change in Naga society, while many have chosen youth empowerment as a favoured issue to woo voters.
A couple from Nagaland and their friend were allegedly assaulted by four men near Hesaraghatta on the outskirts of the city, according to a senior police officer.
