Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of New item titled “Six workers killed in fire inside Nagaland rat-hole mine “appearing in The Hindu Bureau Dated 27.01.2024 Vs Nagaland Pollution Control Board & Others dated 30/04/2024. Cognizance of the case was taken up suo-motu …
KOHIMA, Jan 16: Seeking to ensure supply of safe and clean drinkable water as also to check the metering system in the State capital, Minister for PHED Dr K Ngangshi Ao today carried out a spot-inspection of the Water Treatment Plant at Jotsoma and the progress of the metering systems …
MANOJ ANAND An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale rocked Assam, north-eastern states and neighbouring Burma on Tuesday causing minor damages to properties and cracks in apartments and other concrete structures. The regional Seismological Centre Shillong in Meghalaya said that epicentre of the tremor which took place at about …
KOHIMA, Dec 27: Stating that sanitation is a basic requirement for ensuring a better quality of life, the State Government aims to achieve complete sanitation coverage in Nagaland through Total Sanitation Campaign in keeping with the Government of India target of
KOHIMA, Dec 24: Forest Department officials have seized huge quantity of red sandalwood from a truck bound for Manipur. Official sources here today said the Forest officials stopped a truck at the New Field Check Gate at Dimapur last night, which was coming from Kolkata, loaded with tonnes of barbed …
KOHIMA, Dec 10: With the use of bamboo gaining prominence in the State, it appears the Nagaland Government is looking for more and better ways to exploit one of its richest resources. Contributing five per cent out of the 65 per cent of India
This paper deals with a new species viz. Bambusa mokokchungeana from Nagaland and with nomenclature of the bamboos from North East India and Andaman Island.
Nagaland Government has introduced a Bill in the Assembly for setting up of special economic zones (SEZs) in the State. The Nagaland SEZ Bill 2009 aims at simplifying the land acquiring process for setting up of industrial units in suitable locations of the State. However, discussions on the same were …
Due to lack of awareness about the treatments available, persons detected with HIV are being deprived of a longer and healthier life. In Assam, 3,752 persons have been detected as HIV-positive, whereas it is estimated that thousands of others carrying the virus are yet to be detected. As the State …
KOHIMA, Nov 10: A delegation of eminent citizens led by renowned environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna, recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award, has undertaken a campaign to sensitise people on the fragile ecology of the Himalayan region and the need to protect it. As part of this campaign, the delegation is planning …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved splitting of an oil and gas block falling in Assam and Nagaland into two so that exploration that previously could not be completed in Nagaland can now be taken up. A meeting of the CCEA, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, …
Change is inevitable; it is truly the only constant. Often change is hard to detect, particularly in amorphous domains such as governance and development. Be assured though that India is changing, even if at a glacial pace. The Seventh India Today State of the States Report reveals that the gravity …
Nagaland has recorded its first H1N1 positive case, official sources said on Monday. The sources confirmed that the test sample of the suspect sent to the Regional Centre, Dibrugarh, tested positive on Sunday. The patient, hailing from Dimapur, had returned to Nagaland from Pune. Dr Kevichusa Medikhru, nodal officer for …
KOHIMA, Sept 16: An inter-Ministerial Central Team, led by S C Gargh, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture, is visiting Nagaland to assess and take stock of the prevailing drought-like situation in the State. According to a release issued here today by the Project Director of Drought Monitoring Cell Dr …
Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Minister Kuzholuzo Nienu yesterday declared that his is well prepared to tackle the H1N1 influenza (Swine Flu) in the State. Briefing newsmen in Kohima, the Minister assured that the State has sufficient stock of Tamiflu, the anti-biotic used for treatment of Swine flu, in case …
An earthquake of moderate intensity, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, rocked the city around 12-58 am today. According to the Central Seismological Observatory (CSO) sources, the epicentre of the earthquake was at Latitude 25.4 degree North and Longitude 94.8 degree East on the Myanmar-India (Manipur-Nagaland) border region. It needs …
KOHIMA, Aug 19: To boost organic agriculture in Nagaland, for the first time in the Northeast, the State Agriculture Department has signed a joint venture Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), Bangalore. A communiqu issued by the Director of Agriculture said the programme works …
At least nine people have died in the past few weeks due to an unknown fever in Phek district of Nagaland. Chief Medical Officer of Phek today confirmed the death of nine people, seven from Pholami village and two from Khomi village. The CMO said that on August 15 health …
Even as the rest of the country is on high alert to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) commonly known as swine flu, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has admitted that the State of Nagaland is not prepared to check the attack. Interacting with media persons on the sidelines …
