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North Police Station in Kohima gets ISO certification

November 21, 2020
North Police Station in Kohima gets ISO certification
  • The North Police Station in Kohima was conferred with ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management System.
  • It is the first government agency of the state that has got such recognition.

Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival to be observed virtually

November 10, 2020
Hornbill Festival
  • Nagaland govt decided to observe Hornbill Festival virtually this year, amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the nation. This festival is also called the Festival of Festivals.
  • It is held annually from December 1 to 10, showcases the culture, heritage, food and customs of Naga tribes.

Nagaland’s Environment Minister C M Chang passes away

October 13, 2020
C M Chang
  • Nagaland’s environment minister, C M Chang passed away due to COVID-19.

A month long Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyan is observed by Nagaland

September 2, 2020
Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyan
  • A month long Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyan is observed by Nagaland with an aim to achieve improvement in the status of nutrition of women and children.

A total of 24 States now adopted ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’

August 2, 2020
One Nation, One Ration Card
  • Four additional states, namely Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand adopted the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ plan of the Central government. The remaining states/UT will implement this scheme by March 2021.

Govt announces whole Nagaland ‘Disturbed Area’ for 6 more months under AFSPA Act 1958

July 3, 2020
Army
  • Under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958, the entire Nagaland state has been announced a “disturbed area” for a further period of six months, till December 2020. The AFSPA has been operating upon in Nagaland for around six decades.

Nagaland CM releases Self Declaration COVID-19 Nagaland App

March 29, 2020
Nagaland CM releases Self Declaration COVID-19 Nagaland App
  • Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio has started the Self Declaration COVID19 Nagaland App which will be obligatory for everyone who has come into Nagaland after 6th March 2020.
  • The app is vital for tracking and surveillance of high-risk cases and can be downloaded from the following website “nagalandhealthproject.org.”

President Kovind approves for resuming delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland

March 1, 2020
President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind  approved for resuming delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland. Delimitation means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body.

Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu dies of lung cancer

January 1, 2020

The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader and Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passed away at the age of 67 on Monday, 31st Dec at a hospital in Mumbai after battling lung cancer for several months.

Yhoshu was elected to the state Assembly thrice from Southern Angami-1 constituency in Kohima district. He had won the seat as a candidate of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) in 2008 and 2013 and served as Advisor and Parliamentary Secretary of various departments. He was elected as Speaker of the state Assembly in 2018 assembly election.