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Nagaland witnessed several historic moments with the state completing its golden jubilee and the Naga People's Front (NPF) sweeping the assembly polls, in 2013.

Suspected militants triggered a grenade explosion at the gate of Naga People's Front (NPF) legislator Samuel Risom's private residence at Deulaland in Imphal on Wednesday evening.A boy sustained injuries in the blast.

Perturbed by the unabated sporadic factional fight amongst the cadres of Naga rebel outfits, where several precious lives have been lost creating unease amongst the public, the youth wing of the Naga People's Front on Wednesday appealed to all groups of Naga rebels to whole-heartedly and truthfully participate in the reconciliation with the spirit of love and forgiveness to retrieve the sinking boat of Naga national movement.

With controversy arising out of the Naga People's Front's entry into Arunachal Pradesh which is being opposed by many, including the Save Arunachal Forum and All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (Aapsu), Nagaland chief minister Neiphi Rio on Saturday said there was nothing wrong in expanding his party to other parts of the country.

Reacting to the so-called merger of two legislators belonging to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with Naga People's Front (NPF) on Wednesday, the state unit of NCP expressed its disapproval, saying no decision was taken within the party to merge with the NPF or any other party.

Opposition Congress said the Naga People's Front (NPF) government was headed for a collision course with the Centre by repeatedly raking up the debate on Article 371 (A).

Former Nagaland chief minister, S C Jamir was humbled by Naga People's Front's (NPF) Toshipokba on Friday in the recently conducted by-elections in Mokokchung's Aonglenden assembly constituency.

The election manifesto of the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) was released by the party president, Shurhozelie Liezietsu, at its central office here on Thursday.

With just a few months left for the next parliamentary polls, various opposition parties have begun their groundwork for the big fight against the ruling Congress in strife-torn Manipur.

The Naga People's Front on Friday formally launched party units in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh with the formation of ad hoc executive committees.

Expressing concern over the Centre's move to observe Good Governance Day on December 25, Nagaland Congress accused the state's Naga People's Front (NPF) government of remaining silent on the issue to please its 'political masters' in Delhi.

The leader also flayed Naga MPs for being inactive at the Centre, and failing to project Naga issue at the appropriate platform.

Senior leaders of the underground Manipur Naga People's Front (MNPF) were caught by Assam Rifles (AR) during an operation near Manipur's Moreh town bordering Myanmar.

The BJP on Wednesday said by forging an alliance with the Naga People's Front (NPF) and Janata Dal (United) in Nagaland, it would be able to contribute to the development of the state.

An Election Commission's (EC) surveillance team on Saturday morning seized Rs 1 crore in cash from a helicopter allegedly being used by a candidate of the Naga People's Front (NPF) in the poll-bound state.

Amid an ongoing political crisis within ruling NPF, Nagaland chief minister T R Zeliang today said that it should be the party's utmost priority to provide the people with a stable government in repay for giving them an absolute mandate to run the affairs of the state.

Campaigning for bypolls to the Noksen assembly seat in Nagaland came to a close on Monday.The election will take place on Wednesday.

The BJP and JD (U) on Thursday decided not to field candidates against each other for the Nagaland assembly polls slated on February 23.

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (Aapsu) called upon the elected representatives of the state to give a befitting reply to the Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), which had clearly spelt out its main agenda of a greater Nagalim in its party constitution.

The Naga People's front (NPF) will not field any candidate in the two parliamentary constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Naga People's Front (NPF) has extended support to chief minister TR Zeliang and said it 'unequivocally endorsed' his leadership. "The chief minister has said there is no reason to resign," a press statement issued by NPF said.

TR Zeliang, leader of naga peoples front (NPF), was on Saturday sworn in as the chief minister of Nagaland following the resignation of Neiphio Rio, who has been elected to Lok Sabha.

Opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) has opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, saying that the Naga people would become the "most victimized" group if the bill were passed in Parliament.

The CPI(M) has announced the names of two candidates for the coming Manipur assembly polls and the Naga Peopleas Front (NPF) a" a new entrant a" will contest eleven seats in the hills.

Another Nagaland Independent MLA Shetoyi, representing the Suruhuto assembly seat, resigned from the assembly on Tuesday.

EU ambassadors said that the objective of their visit is to understand the Indian diversity and to familiarise with Nagaland better and its challenges of socio-economic development in particular.

Independent candidate Toyang Changkong Chang, who is backed by opposition Congress, won the Tuensang Sadar-I assembly seat in Nagaland, for which the result was declared on Tuesday.

Nagaland chief minister T R Zeliang today faced an open rebellion with dissident NPF legislators claiming they have elected a new leader following which he sacked two ministers who were also suspended with five other MLAs from primary membership of ruling Naga People's Front.

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has announced that Naga People's Front (NPF) will contest in the 2014 state elections in Arunachal Pradesh the 2016 polls in Assam.