Neiphiu Rio
Nagaland: Dip in factional violence; DY CM Y Patton expects AFSPA to be lifted from more Police Station areas
Referring to the fact that the Centre had withdrawn the AFSPA from areas under the jurisdiction of 15 Police Stations in 2022, the Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister said,"the primary role of maintaining law and order and tackling of insurgents has fallen on the shoulders of the Nagaland Police."
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Historic: Urban Local Body polls in Nagaland after 19 years; EC issues notification; polling on May 16
The Rio government has also issued directives to the State Election Commission for 33 percent reservation of seats for women. The last Urban Local Body elections in the state was held in 2004.
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Assam CM and CM Neiphiu Rio to meet top BJP leaders in Delhi today
NEDA convener Himanta Biswa Sarma and NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio will meet the BJP central leadership in New Delhi today. As per highly placed sources, two leaders of the BJP are in the race for the Deputy Chief Minister's post in Nagaland. Sarma and Rio are rushing to Delhi today to meet the BJP central leadership and clinch the issue as well as prepare the roadmap for the formation of the new government.
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