Nagaland

Nagaland church body rejects BJP's offer to clean church premises

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(Photo: Unsplash/Udayaditya Barua) The influential Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), an umbrella organisation representing nearly 1,500 Baptist churches in the north-eastern state, has firmly declined an offer from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to undertake a cleanliness drive at church compounds on 11 May 2024. In a strongly worded statement issued on April 30, … Read more

Widespread poll boycott in Nagaland over statehood demand; zero voter turnout in six districts

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(Photo: Unsplash/Udayaditya Barua) Polls were held across Nagaland on 19 April 2024 to elect the state’s sole member of parliament. However, in six north-eastern districts, not a single ballot was cast as residents boycotted the vote, demanding the creation of a new separate state. The unprecedented boycott led to zero turnout across the districts of … Read more