Nagaland

Families of victims who lost lives in the Nagaland Firing incident in Mon district refused to take compensation. The Oting Village Council, on December 12, issued a statement asking to repeal the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) and action against 21st Para Commandos, who shot 14 civilians by mistake on December 4. The Nagaland government announced a compensation of over Rs 18 lakhs to the families. 

Konyak Union, the tribal Body of Nagaland's Mon district, condemned the recent killing of 14 civilians in the State. The Apex body on December 7 also announced a 7-day bandh to mourn the killings of civilians, an unfortunate mistake of the State security forces. The body asked the forces to avoid patrolling here during the bandh and warned of violent incidents if they fail to abide by it. 

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation comprising Prasun Banerjee, Sushmita Dev, Aparupa Poddar, Santanu Sen and TMC Spokesperson Biswajit Deb is expected to visit Nagaland, on December 6. The delegation will meet families of civilians, who were killed by security forces in Mon district, Nagaland. Mamata Banerjee, the TMC President expressed condolences and demanded an investigation against security forces, who gunned down civilians, "… read-more

The Hornbill festival has been started at Naga Heritage Village at Kisama in Nagaland on December 2. The festival is considered one of the largest indigenous festivals. During the occasion, Nagas showcase the uniqueness and diversity of their cultural identity in all its grandeur. ''It's a collaborative celebration of all Naga tribes...to promote all the Nagaland's indigenous tribes, their culture, and products to the world,'' said CM Neiphiu… read-more

Nagaland's resident L Hangthing, who used to trek across the state and into Assam thirty years ago to collect fruits' seed thrown by people to build their own nursery, is now known as Nagaraland's most forward-thinking farmers. Hangthing said he'd started this journey when he was ''in class 10'' and never ''looked back''. Moreover, he introduced the people here to litchi, cardamom and is now planning fish aquaculture.