03 April 2021: NDPP Candidate H.Chuba Chang elected unopposed from 51 Noksen Constituency Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate H.Chuba Chang was elected uncontested to the 51-Noksen (ST) Assembly Constituency on 3 April 2021, the last date for withdrawal of candidature. The poll was scheduled for April 17. The vacancy was caused in the Nagaland …
2 March 2021: Nagaland’s launched its first air cargo services from Dimapur Airport The first air cargo service from Dimapur Airport was launched by the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on 2nd March 2021. The air cargo service from Dimapur Airport is a joint initiative of Department of Horticulture, Nagaland and Airport Authority of India with …
Nagaland Current Affairs Digest – February 2021 20 February 2021: Nuklu Phom from Nagaland shortlisted for Whitley Awards 2021 Two conservationists from India – Nuklu Phom and Bibhuti Lahkar, have been shortlisted for the prestigious Whitley Awards 2021. Nuklu Phom is a conservationist from Nagaland. He is the team leader of Lemsachenlok, an organization working …
Brief Facts of Nagamese film- ‘Nana- A tale of us’ The first ever film from Nagaland to make it to an International Film Festival. Director, Tiakumzuk is the first Naga Director to win an award at an International Film Festival. The film is regarded as one of the most expensive indigenous films yet with a …
16 January 2021: Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched COVID-19 vaccination drive in Nagaland Along with several other states in India, Nagaland also joined the world’s largest vaccination drive. As per news reports, Nagaland received the first batch of 26,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Union health ministry for the healthcare workers. India has granted …
List of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards recipients from Nagaland till date. Total number of Padma Award recipients from Nagaland is fifteen (15) so far (as on 15 Nov 2020). Bharat Ratna Award is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India, followed by Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awards. A brief …
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Nagaland Current Affairs Digest – August 2020 06 August 2020 Noklak district gets its First Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police The first Deputy Commissioner of Noklak is Reny Wilfred, and the first Superintendent of Police of Noklak is Dr.Pritpal Kaur Batra. Noklak is the youngest and the 12th district of Nagaland created on 21 …
List of the firsts of/in Nagaland DURING THE DAYS OF THE BRITISH First contact with the British : 1832 The first administrative headquarter established by the British in Naga Hills: Samaguting (present day Chumukedima) The first police outpost was established in the Naga Hills at Samaguting in 1866. The police outpost was later shifted to …