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Nagaland Governor PB Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Neiphiu Rio and his 11 Council of Ministers. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Neiphiu Rio sworn in as Nagaland CM, 1st leader to take oath outside...

In a first, CM and council of ministers of a newly-elected govt in Nagaland took oath in full public view at the Kohima...

8 March 2018 1:10 PM IST

Neiphiu Rio (Photo: PTI)

Nagaland drama: Governor asks Rio to form govt, but CM won't quit

Mr Acharya said Mr Rio had a majority and that he should form the government as he claimed to have the support of 32...

5 March 2018 1:00 AM IST

The NDPP and the BJP have won 18 and 12 seats respectively while the lone JD(U) MLA G Kaito Aye and Independent legislator Tongpang Ozukum were backing the alliance, NDPP secretary general Abu Metha said. (Photo: PTI)

NDPP to submit consent of 32 MLAs to form govt in Nagaland, says guv

Rio, in his meeting with the Governor, staked claim to form the government in Nagaland saying he has the support of 32...

4 March 2018 6:22 PM IST

Neiphiu Rio met BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav in Dimapur, Nagaland. He was elected unopposed in the Nagaland Assembly election after his rival from the Naga Peoples Front withdrew his nomination. (Photo: ANI)

BJP, ex-CM Rio, allies meet Guv to stake claim to form govt in...

The NDPP-BJP gained the support of one independent and one JD(U) MLAs which took the total number of seats to 32.

4 March 2018 1:15 PM IST

Women show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes during Nagaland Assembly elections, in Dimapur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

1 dies in Naga poll violence, 75 per cent turnout in Meghalaya

In last Assembly elections, 90.57 per cent polling was recorded in Nagaland and 89 per cent in Meghalaya.

28 Feb 2018 5:54 AM IST

Out of the 60 seats in Nagaland, voting will take place on 59 seats as NDPP chief Neiphiu Rio has been declared elected unopposed from 11-Northern Angami-II Assembly Constituency. (Photo: File/PTI)

Nagaland polls: CEC reviews preparedness, says progress made since...

CEC OP Rawat directed state and district level officials to be 'fearless and unbiased' to ensure fair voting during Feb...

15 Feb 2018 5:37 PM IST

Earlier, as voting for 89 seats in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections was underway, senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia complained of possible EVM tampering at three polling booths in a Muslim-dominated area of Porbandar, a seat he is contesting. (Photo: AP)

11 Nagaland parties not to contest Assembly polls till resolution of...

The decision came at a meeting called by Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations and attended by representatives...

29 Jan 2018 9:13 PM IST

TR Zeliang sworn in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland at Darbar Hall, Raj Bhavan in Kohima. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

TR Zeliang sworn-in as CM of Nagaland, to prove majority by July 22

Zeliang was administered oath soon after former CM Shurhozelie Liezietsu failed to turn up in the state assembly to...

19 July 2017 5:42 PM IST

Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang.

Governor appoints TR Zeliang as Nagaland Chief Minister

The decision was taken by the governor after Shurhozelie Liezietsu failed to turn up in the Assembly to face the floor...

19 July 2017 2:02 PM IST

Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang.

Nagaland: Ex-CM Zeliang stakes claim to form govt amid revolt against...

Zeliang, in a letter to the Guv, claimed that he has support of 41 of the 59 MLAs, including 34 NPF MLAs and 7...

9 July 2017 5:37 PM IST

Begumpet police arrested a former worker of a jewellery shop in Begumpet for stealing gold ornaments from the shop.

Kohima: 1 kg of banned 'Horse Drug' seized, one person arrested

This illegal drug is especially popular in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines where it is imported from Burma or Laos.

3 March 2017 8:17 PM IST

Naga Peoples Front (NPF) president Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Shurhozelie Liezietsu sworn in as Nagaland CM after TR Zeliang resigns

Meanwhile, Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) has called off its statewide bandh following the resignation of...

22 Feb 2017 3:18 PM IST