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Bank Holiday on December 26: Are banks open or closed in your state? Check state-wise list here
Banks in Aizawl, Kohima, and Shillong will remain closed on December 26 due to Christmas celebrations. While branch services will be unavailable, UPI, mobile banking, internet banking and ATM services will continue to operate normally across all regions.
Discover India's own cherry blossom season in Nagaland and Meghalaya. Unlike Japan's spring blooms, these Himalayan cherries flower in winter, from late October to early December. Kohima in Nagaland transforms into a pink and white spectacle. Meghalaya offers subtle trails for observant travellers. Plan your trip for a unique, uncrowded natural wonder.
A School Culture Rooted in Nature and the Seasons
By Glenn C. Kharkongor Frontline magazine carried a pictorial article on a tribal school in Nagaland in the Oct 25, 2025 issue. Titled Badze Leshuki, Nagalands Rooted Classroom, it described a school for Angami children in the forest near Kohima. Badze means spaces where people sit to chat, rest, and recuperate and leshuki means school. []
Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench launches citizen-friendly mobile app
The Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench has unveiled its very own mobile application, the GHCKB App. Designed to enhance the accessibility and transparency of the justice system, this app empowers citizens with instant updates on court proceedings and case statuses.
NSF condemns centre for denying visa to Franklin Graham
The Naga Students Federation expresses strong disappointment over the Centre's decision to deny a visa to evangelist Franklin Graham. This has led to the cancellation of his planned visit to Kohima. The federation highlights the hurt sentiments of the Naga people and criticizes the state government's inaction.
Speaking at the Statehood Day celebration at the Nagaland Secretariat Plaza in Kohima, the Chief Minister welcomed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decision to relax the Protected Area Permit (PAP) regime for foreign tourists during the 10-day Hornbill Festival beginning Monday.
Northeast given 'top priority' in infra, investment, skill development: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated the Northeast region is a top priority for the central government. She emphasized infrastructure, investments, and digital expansion during her visit to Kohima. Discussions covered Act East Policy, emerging technologies, and women's financial empowerment. The region is seeing rapid upgrades in connectivity and digital infrastructure.
Decks cleared to set up joint panel on bill to remove PM, CMs arrested on serious charges
KOHIMA, Nov 10: With decks cleared to set up a Joint Committee of Parliament to examine bills to remove prime minister, chief ministers and ministers under arrest for 30 days straight on serious charges, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday said he has been striving to ensure all parties are represented in the proposed panel. Addressing a press conference here, the Lok Sabha Speaker said parliamentary panels should not be viewed through the prism of politics, as these committees discuss [] The post Decks cleared to set up joint panel on bill to remove PM, CMs arrested on serious charges appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Speaker, his deputy in Kohima to attend 22nd CPA Conference
By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 10: Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma and Deputy Speaker Limison D Sangma are attending the 22nd Annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III Conference in Kohima. The Nagaland Legislative Assembly is hosting the event from November 9 to 13. Speaking at the conference, Thomas A Sangma described the legislature []
Om Birla to inaugurate Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference for NE states on Monday
Kohima, Nov 9: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the two-day annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III in Nagaland on Monday. The conference will bring together presiding officers, MPs, and MLAs from Zone-III, which comprises the eight northeastern states. With the theme Policy, Progress & People: Legislatures as Catalysts of Change, the conference aims to strengthen democratic institutions and promote responsive governance in the region, according to a statement. Birla will grace the inaugural [] The post Om Birla to inaugurate Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference for NE states on Monday appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Kohima, Oct 27: A Nagaland University study has sounded an environmental alert for Manipurs Loktak Lake, one of Indias most iconic freshwater ecosystems and a designated Ramsar Site. An official of the central varsity said that the researchers found that changes in land use, particularly agriculture, settlements, and shifting cultivation, are directly deteriorating the water []
NSCN-IM leader Muivah returns to birthplace in Manipur after decades
GUWAHATI: Sixty-one years after he left home to join the Naga revolutionary movement, National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah returned to his native Somdal village in Manipurs Naga-majority Ukhrul district on Wednesday. A large number of Nagas, who turned up from different parts of Manipur, greeted the 91-year-old after his chopper, which took off from adjoining Nagaland, landed at the Bakshi ground in the Ukhrul town and he reached the Tangkhul Naga Long ground where a programme was organised in his honour. The helicopter later took him to Somdal, about 25 away, where a similar event was organised. He appeared frail due to his advanced age. As he walked, he was seen being assisted by others. He is the fourth of five siblings. His eldest sister and two elder brothers passed away. His younger brother, now in his eighties, lives in Somdal. Muivah, the chief negotiator of NSCN-IMs peace talks with the Centre, will stay in the village till October 28. He is scheduled to leave for Senapati, another Naga-majority Manipur district, on October 29 to attend a programme. On the same day, he will return to Nagaland where the NSCN-IM, which entered into a ceasefire in 1997, has its central headquarters, Hebron. Muivah had intended to visit Somdal in May 2010 after it was cleared by the Centre. He set out from Nagaland in a convoy of vehicles and reached Viswema, 22 km from Nagaland capital Kohima and 120 km from Somdal. However, Manipurs then Okram Ibobi Singh-led Congress government was opposed to the visit over the NSCN-IMs contentious Greater Nagaland demand. The outfit envisaged a greater Naga homeland by carving out the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and integrating them with Nagaland. The Manipur government deployed a large number of security personnel at Mao Gate in the Senapati district. On the day Muivah was scheduled to enter Manipur, the Naga residents of Mao Gate took out a procession protesting the Manipur governments position. Violence broke out soon and two Naga youths were killed when the security personnel opened fire. The incident made the NSCN-IM leader put off the visit. Meanwhile, at Ukhrul, his speech was read out by NSCN-IM leader VS Atem. Muivah recalled that his revolutionary journey began six decades ago from Ukhrul in 1964. I thank the Lord God Almighty for preserving me and making it possible for me to return to my birthplace Somdal today. But many people who I knew and who loved me are missing. Generation comes and goes, but nation stays. The issue we are fighting for is greater and older than most of us who are gathered here at this Tangkhul Naga Long ground today, the nonagenarian said. On the Naga political issue, he highlighted that the historic national decision for a sovereign Nagalim has been defended and consolidated from the battlefield to the negotiating table. We have not surrendered the free existence and sovereignty of Nagalim, and we shall defend the sovereign national decisions of Nagalim to the last, come what may, Muivah declared.
After 61 years, NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah to make historic visit to native Manipur village
GUWAHATI: National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) Ato Kilonser (Prime Minister) Thuingaleng Muivah is set to visit his native Somdal village in Manipurs Ukhrul district on 22 September, marking a historic return after 61 years. Muivah, now 91, left his village in 1964 to join the Naga National Council, which waged an armed struggle to secure the Nagas right to self-determination. He had earlier intended to visit Somdal in May 2010 after receiving clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Setting out from Hebron, the central headquarters of NSCN-IMwhich signed a ceasefire agreement with the Central government in 1997he travelled in a convoy of vehicles and reached Viswema, located 22 km from Nagalands capital Kohima and about 120 km from Somdal. However, the then Okram Ibobi Singh-led Congress government in Manipur opposed the visit due to the NSCN-IMs contentious Greater Nagaland demand. The outfit had envisaged a greater Naga homeland by carving out Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and integrating them with Nagaland. To prevent Muivahs entry, the Manipur government deployed a large number of security personnel at Mao Gate in the Naga-majority Senapati district on the Nagaland border. On the day Muivah was scheduled to enter Manipur, residents of Mao Gate took out a procession protesting the state governments action. Violence broke out soon after, and two Naga youths were killed when security personnel opened fire. The incident compelled the NSCN-IM leader to postpone his visit. Now that he is finally returning home, the joy among the Nagas in Manipur knows no bounds. Muivah is expected to arrive in Ukhrul, a Naga-majority district, by helicopter on 22 September. After attending an event there, he will proceed to Somdal, located about 23 km away, for another programme. On 29 September, he will travel to Senapati, attend a function, and return to Nagaland the same day. Since he has been away from our village for a long time, his contemporaries who are still alive, as well as village elders and the youths, are all excited. It is like a dream coming true, said Ayan Ruivah, a local resident. He added that he had only heard about uncle Muivah as a child. I cannot express in words how excited I am. The youths never had the chance to say hello to him, Ruivah said. Mangang Raman, a native of Phalee village located 6 km from Somdal, said the visit would be a great moment to strengthen Naga unity. His homecoming will touch everyones heart. Naga nationalism and patriotism will increase among people who will turn up in huge numbers from all over. There will be more Naga unity, said Raman, who has met Muivah twice in Nagaland. Recalling his first memories of the nonagenarian, Raman added, Tangkhul (tribe) Nagas grew up admiring uncle Muivah. He is the greatest leader of the Nagas. Muivah is the fourth of five siblings. His eldest sister and two elder brothers have passed away, while his younger brother, now in his eighties, continues to live in Somdal.
Nagaland varsity study explores tea blossoms potential for wellness products, rural growth
Kohima, Oct 13: A Nagaland University-led multi-institute research has unveiled the hidden health potential of tea blossoms that are often discarded as agricultural byproducts, officials said on Monday. According to a varsity official, the study shows that these delicate flowers are abundant in potent bioactive compounds, positioning them as a natural source for health supplements []
Mallikarjun Kharge Admitted to Hospital in Bengaluru
Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity Park
Heavy rains, mudslides disrupt NH29; suspension bridge washed away in Nagaland
Landslides along the Mhainamtsii-Pimla road, an alternate route to Kohima, further disrupted vehicular movement
'The extra mile': Bad weather leads PM Modi to visit Churchandpur by road from Imphal
IMPHAL: When a rainy struck Manipur on Saturday, the odds were that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not make it to the Kuki heartland of Churachandpur, but he did. PM Modi, perhaps, unwittingly did what Vajpayee had resorted to on a rainy October afternoon in 2003 in Nagaland. When Vajpayees helicopter could not take off from Nagalands commercial hub Dimapur to the state capital Kohima due to inclement weather, he took the bumpy ride to Kohima by highway. Ditto. PM Modi faced bad weather and hence, took the road from Imphal to Churachandpur, located about 60 km from the Imphal airport, in southern Manipur. Vajpayee had travelled a little more -- 75 km. In his first visit to ethnic conflict-hit Manipur, PM Modi appeals to all organisations to choose 'path of peace' We thought he might not come now that the weather was bad, said Daniel Haokip, a Churachandpur resident who was in the audience. It has been nearly four decades since a PM visited Churachandpur. The excitement among the locals was palpable. As he arrived, hundreds of people stood by the roadside with the Indian tri-colour to welcome him. Modiji, shouted a bystander while children were almost hysterical, shouting the PMs name. The festooning that was arranged and a new slick road -- from the helipad to the Peace Ground in Churachandpur did not have much use then. As PM made his way to the secure stage decked up for him and state governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the attendance surprised many. In Imphal too, only two were seated on the dais. There was no politician. 'Face-saving farce, grave insult to people': Congress slams PM Modi's '3-hour pit stop' to violence-hit Manipur A school boy presented PM Modi with a straw hat with feathers on it that the PM donned as he chatted with the kids. A girl presented him with another gift, but the namastes from the children seemed more heart-warming. Northeasts tribals usually shake hands in greetings. PM Modi took the same road back to Imphal, and during the speech, he expressed how overwhelmed he was with the reception on the way. People who went to listen to him had a harrowing time navigating a 50-metre muddy and slippery stretch inside the Kangla Fort. Water had seeped into the place where the crowd was seated. Despite protests from the Opposition and a womens group, the atmosphere at the Kangla Fort was of anticipation and earnestness. After the PM left, the members of the womens group took out a protest march but were stopped on the way by security personnel.
