A brief history of formation of Nagaland State and its districts. The major part of what is now Nagaland (excluding its eastern side consisting of Tuensang and Mon Districts) was formerly known as Naga Hills, a District of Assam under the Bengal Presidency under the British Rule. The District of Naga Hills was opened in 1866 with …
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President’s Rule have been imposed in Nagaland for four times since creation of Statehood in 1963 as given in the list ahead. What is President’s Rule? In India, President’s rule refers to suspension of state government and imposition of direct Central Government rule in a state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, in …
Nagaland has only one seat in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. Nagaland participated in its first general election in 1967. The first member of parliament (MP) was S. C. Jamir of the Nagaland Nationalist Organisation party. He was elected unopposed. List of Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Nagaland: Election …
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General information on popular and better known newspapers of Nagaland. English Newspapers from Nagaland (oldest to latest) Nagaland Post Founder / Editor: Geoffrey Yaden Nagaland Post started publication on 3 December, 1990 Based out of Dimapur, Nagaland Nagaland Post is the first / oldest newspaper of Nagaland. Nagaland Post is also the highest circulated newspaper …
STD codes of districts of Nagaland STD: Subscriber Trunk Dialing (STD)
Nagaland Legislative Assembly As a result of the 16 point agreement signed between the Naga People’s Convention and the Government of India, Naga Hills Tuensang Area (NHTA) became a full-fledged State of Nagaland on 1st December 1963. Nagaland was the 16th State to be formed under India Union. Nagaland Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature. A …
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List of Nagaland Government Departments along with their website links (for reference) For more information on each of the departments, kindly visit their respective websites. Kindly refer to Government of Nagaland Portal for more information and updates.
(Governor during Interim Period) Gen. S.M. Srinagesh (Retd.) : 13.01.1961 – 06.08.1962 List of Governors of Nagaland post statehood: S.No Name From To Duration (in Days) 1 Mr. Vishnu Sahay 01/12/1963 16/04/1968 1598 2 Mr. B.K. Nehru 17/04/1968 18/09/1973 1980 3 Mr. L.P. Singh 19/09/1973 09/08/1981 2881 4 Mr. S.M.H. Burney 10/08/1981 12/06/1984 1037 5 …
The only time when a woman from Nagaland was elected was in 1977 when Rano M. Shaiza defeated the Hokishe Sema to be elected as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. She became the first woman Member of Parliament from Nagaland However, Nagaland has never seen a woman being elected into the state legislative …
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Regional and National Political Parties in Nagaland Major National Political Parties in Nagaland Indian National Congress (INC) Hokishe Sema is the first Chief Minister from INC party in 1986. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minor National-Level Political Parties in Nagaland National People’s Party (NPP) Janata Dal (United) (JDU) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok …
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