Human rights and Peace Activist Cedric Prakash SJ, laments that, 77 years after Independence, the nation still yearns for freedom! India cries for Freedom: Thanks to the relentless struggles and sacrifices of our freedom fighters, on 15 August 1947, India made her tryst with destiny! After years of colonial rule, she finally became an independent […]
Dimapur: Convenor of the Working Committee, Naga National Political Groups (WC, NNPGs) and Ato Kilonser of the GPRN/NSCN N Kitovi Zhimomi on Sunday stated that it was neither the British nor the Indians who gifted the Naga people their land. In a speech during the 76th Naga Independence Day on Sunday, Zhimomi remarked that the […]
KOHIMA: The protracted political situation regarding the status of Nagaland could not be swept under the table, even as the mainland celebrates the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Nagaland Chief Minister and the Governor of Nagaland had to mention the impasse in their respective speeches. Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio urged all the negotiating parties involved […]
Dimapur: On August 14, the NSCN-K (Nikki Group) observed the 76th Naga Independence Day Celebration at CFSB office premises on Sunday with the Kilo Kilonser, Zheshito Swu,unfurling the Naga national flag as the chief guest. Addressing the gathering, he said nothing can deter the spirit or deceive the Nagas if they “remain united, firmly rooted […]
IMPHAL, Aug 14 – Various civil society organisations today celebrated the 73rd ‘Manipur Independence Day’, remembering the historic day on which the British left the then kingdom of Manipur, marking the end of the colonial rule. Various functions were held at several levels by the civil society organisations, commemorating the day by hoisting the flag […]
HAILAKANDI (Assam) – Independence day cannot get any greener than this. A flag that grows up as a marigold plant! A local women’s club has come up with a unique alternative to the commonly used ‘plastic flag’ that people use to show their patriotism on Independence Day. In a bid to make the environment plastic […]
