The Morung Express

Dimapur, July 6 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has denied any involvement in the ambush on a convoy of Assam Rifles in the Nungshang River area near Hungpung village on Monday, stating that the incident has "no connection whatsoever" with the organisation.

• Govt asks ENPO to reconsider July 10 rally and shutdown • Reiterates Article 371(A) safeguards • Seeks minimum ₹10,000 crore package for Eastern Nagaland • CM-led delegation to take Cabinet decisions to Centre • Special legislation to be framed with MHA approval Kohima, July 6 (MExN): The Nagaland Government has announced that it will convene a Special Session of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly to enact legislation for the constitution of the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority...

Dimapur, July 6 (MExN): The Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI), the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) and the Western Sumi Youth Front (WSYF) have separately condemned the recent incident involving the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) Finance Secretary and a Dimapur restaurant, while raising broader concerns over enforcement of the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, the rule of law and the safety of businesses.

New Delhi, July 6 (MExN): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday conducted searches in Nagaland along with 10 other states and Union Territories in connection with four cases of alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), an official statement said.

Morung Express News Dimapur | July 6 Nagaland Minister for Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Jacob Zhimomi, said that success of state policy-framing and development implementation is directly linked to enumeration of accurate demographic data. The Minister made the comment at the culmination programme of Cooperative Week 2026: Sahakar se Samriddhi (prosperity through cooperation) in Chümoukedima, on July 6. A tree plantation drive was also organised as a part of the event.

There is a little wooden bench in the woods where I am staying in the Pocono Mountains. Nothing fancy about it. No brass plaque announcing that George Washington once sat there. No sign proclaiming it to be a heritage monument. Just an ordinary bench beneath towering trees that have probably been standing there for ages. Yesterday I wandered over and sat on it. Nothing happened. Nobody recognised me. Nobody asked for a selfie. Nobody cared that I write a newspaper column.

Morung Express News Zunheboto | July 6 Concerns have surfaced in Zunheboto district over the inability to correct the date of birth (day, month and year) in birth certificates, with the general public claiming that the issue has adversely affected students and pensioners. According to reliable sources, several cases remain unresolved due to the absence of provisions for correcting the date of birth in birth certificates.

The latest Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) report, identifying Nagaland among India's frontline states in an evolving narcotics trade, should dispel any lingering notion that the State is merely a transit point. Three years after the Nagaland Government declared a "War on Drugs" in 2023, it is time to ask whether the campaign has altered the trajectory of the crisis. The answer is mixed, at best. There is little doubt that enforcement has intensified.

Chümoukedima, July 6 (MExN): In a move to safeguard and scientifically validate the state’s rich traditional knowledge, the International University Nagaland (IUN) has launched an interdisciplinary research project to systematically document, chemically map and clinically validate the indigenous medicinal flora of the region.

Kohima, July 6 (MExN): The Governor of Nagaland, Nand Kishore Yadav, chaired a review meeting with the Department of Women Resource Development (DWRD) at Lok Bhavan, Kohima, on July 6.