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KOHIMA, Mar 14—Kyanilie, a first time MLA from Western Angami Assembly constituency, was today elected unopposed Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. As Kiyanilie was the only member nominated to the office of the Speaker, the pro-tem Speaker Kuzholuzo declared him elected. Kiyanilie was elected to the Assembly on a Nagaland People’s Front ticket.

Earlier, the pro-tem Speaker administered the oath of affirmation to the newly-elected members of the House during the first sitting of the 10th Nagaland Assembly.

Dimapur, March 14: Taking the cue from the Lankan peace process, a top NSCN(I-M) functionary today said his organisation might press for an “external guarantor” in the advanced stages of the political negotiations with New Delhi.

Rh. Raising, a former “home minister” in the insurgent organisation’s “government”, told The Telegraph that a “third party” should stand as guarantor to any agreement his organisation arrives at with the Centre. The guarantor should also oversee future rounds of talks, Raising said.

Drawing a parallel with the Sri Lankan peace initiative, where talks with the LTTE...

ITANAGAR, March 14 — Prof MGS Narayanan, Chairman, Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR), was said historical records by British officials on North-east were devoid of a historical perspective, reports PTI. Inaugurating a three-day national seminar here on ‘Sources of History of Arunachal Pradesh’, Prof Narayanan said much significance cannot be attached to the British records on the region as they were not based on source materials like archaeological finding and has neglected the oral history of the people and their cultural aspects.

Anthropological findings by the British had a...

KOHIMA, March 13 – Nagaland has become the latest destination of officials of the Tea Board of India because most of the farmers have shifted towards exclusive tea cultivation instead of mixed crops, which is the convention. With the discovery that the taste here is akin to Darjeeling tea, farmers in districts like Phek and Mon may soon be competing in quality with neighbors Assam. Another crop that’s reportedly doing wonders is ginger which is fetching high prices for the farmers of the state. The Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED) has been attempting to...

Shillong, March 13: Student leader-turned-politician Paul Lyngdoh today said that no activities barring sports would be allowed at the Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex and other venues meant for sports and games.

“No messing around with sports venues will be allowed,” Lyngdoh, who was recently inducted as sports minister in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, stated categorically while carrying out an inspection of the sports complexes at the Polo Ground.

The Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex and the three other arenas on Polo Ground are the only venues available for sports like...