Dimapur Protests

Thousands of people led by students from different colleges gathered in the Supermarket area in Dimapur district of Nagaland on Saturday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Days of protests in Nagaland have now given way to a fragile normalcy. Roadblocks that paralysed the capital, Kohima, and Dimapur have been lifted. But the protesters have not withdrawn yet.

As you land at Nagaland's Dimapur airport and come out of the terminal, eerie scenes greet you. Apart from the few cars that have been specifically allowed to operate by the protesters, there is practically no transport available.

The situation in Nagaland's Kohima seemed to have calmed down after five columns, or 375 soldiers, of paramilitary forces were deployed across the city, which had witnessed arson and vandalism since Thursday afternoon following the government's refusal to postpone the civic body polls.

Kohima calmed down late on Thursday night after the Army was called in. Five columns, or 375 soldiers, were deployed across the city, which had witnessed arson and vandalism since afternoon as the protests escalated against Nagaland Chief Minister's refusal to postpone the municipal elections, in which seats were reserved for women. Sources said it...

Nagaland Government has recommended CBI inquiry into the March 5 Dimapur lynching case, Chief Minister TR Zeliang said today.

The Nagaland government had failed to appreciate the gravity of last week's protests in Dimapur, which ended with a mob breaking into a prison, dragging out a rape accused and lynching him, sources in the Union home ministry told NDTV. So far, 42 people have been arrested in the case.

Internet and SMS services have been suspended acorss Nagaland till 6 pm tomorrow, even as protests mount against the killing of a rape-accused by a mob in Dimapur. At least 18 people have been arrested so far in connection to the lynching.

One person, suspected to be part of a mob that lynched a rape suspect after pulling him out of a jail in Dimapur town of Nagaland, was killed in police firing even as the situation there was stated to be under control.

Thousands of people led by students from different colleges gathered in the Supermarket area in Dimapur district of Nagaland on Saturday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Days of protests in Nagaland have now given way to a fragile normalcy. Roadblocks that paralysed the capital, Kohima, and Dimapur have been lifted. But the protesters have not withdrawn yet.

As you land at Nagaland's Dimapur airport and come out of the terminal, eerie scenes greet you. Apart from the few cars that have been specifically allowed to operate by the protesters, there is practically no transport available.

The situation in Nagaland's Kohima seemed to have calmed down after five columns, or 375 soldiers, of paramilitary forces were deployed across the city, which had witnessed arson and vandalism since Thursday afternoon following the government's refusal to postpone the civic body polls.

Kohima calmed down late on Thursday night after the Army was called in. Five columns, or 375 soldiers, were deployed across the city, which had witnessed arson and vandalism since afternoon as the protests escalated against Nagaland Chief Minister's refusal to postpone the municipal elections, in which seats were reserved for women. Sources said it...

Nagaland Government has recommended CBI inquiry into the March 5 Dimapur lynching case, Chief Minister TR Zeliang said today.

The Nagaland government had failed to appreciate the gravity of last week's protests in Dimapur, which ended with a mob breaking into a prison, dragging out a rape accused and lynching him, sources in the Union home ministry told NDTV. So far, 42 people have been arrested in the case.

Internet and SMS services have been suspended acorss Nagaland till 6 pm tomorrow, even as protests mount against the killing of a rape-accused by a mob in Dimapur. At least 18 people have been arrested so far in connection to the lynching.

One person, suspected to be part of a mob that lynched a rape suspect after pulling him out of a jail in Dimapur town of Nagaland, was killed in police firing even as the situation there was stated to be under control.