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  Nagaland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
By 1892, all of modern Nagaland except the Tuensang area in the northeast was governed by the British.
In fact Nagaland is known as "the most Baptist state in the world." Catholics, Revivalists, and Pentecostals are the other Christian denominations in significant numbers.
The Governor of Nagaland is the constitutional head of state, representative of the President of India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nagaland   (1746 words)

  
 Nagaland: A Profile and Map.
Nagaland, state in extreme northeastern India, bordered on the west and north by Assam state, on the east by Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), on the north by Arunachal Pradesh state, and on the south by Manipur state.
Nagaland has a monsoon climate with generally high humidity; rainfall averages between 1800 and 2500 mm (70 and 100 in) a year.
The Nagas, inhabitants of Nagaland, are said to belong to the indo-mongoloid stock, a race whose presence was first noted ten centuries before Christ, at the time of the compilation of the Vedas.
www.mapsofindia.com /stateprofiles/nagaland/index.html   (1311 words)

  
 Nagaland,Nagaland Tourism,Nagaland Travel,Nagaland Tours,Travel to Nagaland,Travelling in Nagaland,Nagaland Tour and ...
Nagaland is spread over an area of 56,366 square miles and has a population of about seven lakhs.
Nagaland is blessed with salubrious climate throughout the year and one can visit it anytime.
For the adventurous, Nagaland is an ideal place for trekking, jungle camping and offers limitless exploration possibilities in its lush and verdant sub-tropical rain forests, which are also a treasure trove of a plethora of medicinal plants.
www.shubhyatra.com /nagaland   (1009 words)

  
 Nagaland India,Nagaland India Tourism,Info Guide on Nagaland Tourism in India
Nagaland tourism offers a beautiful state of North East India.Nagaland is an abode of luscious growth of vegetation, with numerous orchid species and splendid white and red rhododendrons.
Nagaland, which is bounded by Assam on the east and south, Manipur on the north and Myanmar on the west is a nature's bounty on a narrow strip of mountainous territory.
Delhi >> Gangtok >> Sikkim >> Assam >> Arunachal Pradesh >> Manipur >> Nagaland >> Guwahati >> Delhi.
www.indiasite.com /nagaland   (1292 words)

  
 Nagaland Assessment - Year 2006
In spite of the continuing cease-fire between the Government and the militant outfits, Nagaland continues to witness factional violence, which is an indication of the deepened factional schism between militant outfits and the intransigent nature of the insurgency in the State.
Unabated factional clashes between the two warring factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) indicate that the cease-fire agreements signed between the Union Government separately with the Isak-Muivah faction of the NSCN in 1997, and the Khaplang faction of the NSCN-K in 2001 are being violated at will.
On November 8, 2005, Hesso Mao, former Director General of Police of Nagaland, was shot dead by suspected NSCN-K militants at his residence in the capital Kohima.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/states/nagaland/index.html   (1819 words)

  
 Northeast / Nagaland Rebellion
On the border with Burma (Myanmar), south of Arunachal Pradesh and east of Assam, Nagaland is physically and conceptually at the very extremity of the subcontinent.
Although the capital of Nagaland, Kohima, 74km east of Dimapur bordering the Assam Valley, was built by the British in the nineteenth century.
The British administrators of Nagaland who arrived at a truce with the Nagas towards the end of the nineteenth century, agreed not to penetrate beyond certain boundaries, so their maps left numerous blank areas.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/nagaland.htm   (1542 words)

  
 Music of Nagaland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim – Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh – Uttaranchal – West Bengal
The area's folk music is dominated by string instruments like the petu among the Chakhesangs and Angamis, and the theku.
Nagaland has also produced several long-running modern bands, such as The Great Society, rock bands Phynyx and Squadron and the 4th NAP Jazz Band, the official band of the Battalion Nagaland Armed Police, and the bluesy traditional singer Rewben Mashangwa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Nagaland   (240 words)

  
 Tourism of India - States of India - Nagaland
One of the smallest states in India, Nagaland, situated in the north eastern corner of the country, attained statehood in 1963.
Nagaland is bound by Assam in the west, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam on the North and Manipur in the South, and shares an international border with Myanmar on the East.
Nagaland is today, one of only 3 states in India, with a Christian majority.
www.tourismofindia.com /sts/stnagaland.htm   (274 words)

  
 Dawn of Peace in Nagaland
In its third Convention held at Wokha from January 31 to February 2, 1964 which was said to have been attended by five thousand representatives from all tribes of Nagaland, the NBCC made a historic resolution welcoming the proposed "Peace-Talk" and to request the Government to make available the services of Mr.
The Nagaland Peace Council (NPC) was formed again at the initiative of the Church leaders and talks and discussion for peace continued.
From then onwards, there was practically no problem of insurgency inside Nagaland and the peaceful atmosphere prevailed throughout facilitating a spurt of development works for the people who were already neglected for too long and suffered so much.
www.nagaland.nic.in /profile/history/peace.htm   (1150 words)

  
 Nagaland travel guide,Nagaland tourism,Indian tour operators,travel guide Nagaland,tourist attraction,Nagaland travel ...
The State of Nagaland was formally inaugurated on December 1st, 1963, as the 16th State of the Indian Union.
Nagaland is a land of folklore passed down the generations through word of mouth.
Hence, in 1961, this area was renamed as Nagaland and given the status of State of the Indian Union which was formally inaugurated on 1st December, 1963.
www.tourmyindia.com /states/nagaland/index.html   (724 words)

  
 Insurgency in Nagaland
Nagaland is a classic case of the above thesis.
British association with Nagaland came into being in 1826 when she annexed Assam after the Treaty of Yandabo.  The principle of the Watershed was to govern the demarcation of boundaries.
As the demands for freedom were gaining ground, and by 1945 it had become apparent that the British would have to go, the British set up, what they called the Naga National Council, with the aim of generating a demand for local autonomy and self government.
members.tripod.com /israindia/isr/july3/naga.html   (1146 words)

  
 Indian State - Nagaland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Nagaland, the sixteenth state of the Union of India, after thirty-one years of Statehood continues to be a deficit state despite special privileges.
Today, the social climate in Nagaland is not conducive to industrial development and commercial activities.
If Nagaland economy is to develop a climate of peace, free from extortion, threat and possible violence needs to be treated first by dealing effectively with the law and order problems.
www.indiainbusiness.nic.in /indian-states/nagaland/indpol.htm   (760 words)

  
 Nagaland Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Poor C:D ratio in the North East in general and particularly in Nagaland has been one of the major hurdles in the industrialization of the State.
Nagaland has been the major exporter of round logs, veneers, plywood and sawn timber to the rest of the country till the ban imposed by the Supreme Court.
In tune with the industrial policy resolutions, the government of Nagaland has formulated a package of incentives for promotion and setting up of industrial units and revitalization of sick industrial units in the State.
www.laghu-udyog.com /policies/state/nagalan/nagaland.htm   (4801 words)

  
 Dimapur,Travel to Dimapur Nagaland,Dimapur India Travel,Dimapur Travel
Location : Dimapur in Nagaland is bounded by Kohima district on the south and east, Karbi Anglong district of Assam on the West, the Karbi Anglong and stretch of Golaghat District of Assam, in the west and the north
The ancient capital of 13th century Kachari rulers, Dimapur in Nagaland is an importanat commercial town of Nagaland in extreme North East India.
Dimapur in Nagaland is one of the fastest growing townships in the North-Eastern region of India.
www.north-east-india.com /nagaland/dimapur.html   (730 words)

  
 The Soul Hunters of Central Asia - Christianity Today Magazine
Nagaland is strategically located near large populations with few churches and even fewer missionaries, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Butan, Nepal, and western China.
In November, the Nagaland Missionary Movement (NMM), the mission wing of NBCC, organized the first Naga missionary conference, with the theme "The Field is the World," to renew its commitment to world evangelization.
Nagaland is growing in its role as a regional resource for missions training.
www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2006/002/38.51.html   (2175 words)

  
 Nagaland - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The state is governed by a chief minister and cabinet responsible to a bicameral legislature with one elected house and by a governor appointed by the president of India.
The mid-1990s saw increased attacks by Naga guerrillas who favored extending the state of Nagaland to include Manipur and portions of the two other bordering states, as well as a portion of Myanmar.
India, rebelling Nagaland extend ceasefire for one more year.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Nagaland.asp   (252 words)

  
 @Nagaland.faithweb.com - Profile on Nagaland - History - Culture - Traditions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
British rule was established over the area by the 1890s, and headhunting, then a traditional practice, gradually ceased with the coming of the British Government and the American Baptist Missionaries during the nineteenth century.
Nagaland has a monsoon climate with generally high humidity; rainfall averages between 2000 mm to 2500 mm a year.
Nagaland is a land of festivals with pageantry, music and feasts.
nagaland.faithweb.com /history/profile.html   (745 words)

  
 Nagaland News - 25
All aspects of the peace process in Nagaland figured at the meeting but no decision was taken, informed sources said.
Strife-torn Nagaland is one of the seven remote fareastern Indian states, which are also called the "Seven Sisters." The NSCN-IM and the Indian government had entered into a ceasefire in August 1997 and the two sides have held several rounds of talks in South Asian capitals in the past few years.
Stating that the decision to extend the ceasefire in Naga-dominated areas in states neighbouring Nagaland had not been implemented, he said, "It is hard to say that the ceasefire has any meaning now and we have no moral obligation to follow it as the government has shown none".
home.nycap.rr.com /nagaland/nnews25.html   (1699 words)

  
 Nagaland Tribes,Nagaland India Tribes,Nagaland Tribal Tours,Nagaland Tribal Tour
Travel to nagaland tribes, the amazing hideouts with impressive ambience to make you holidays more entertaining.
The Nazu festival is one of the most merrymaking festivals of the Pochury tribe of Nagaland.
This gala event is celebrated for 10 days in the month February prior to the sowing of seeds for the year.
www.north-east-india.com /nagaland/nagaland-tribes.html   (197 words)

  
 States of India - Nagaland, Tour Packages to Nagaland, Nagaland Tourist Centers
Nagaland State was inaugurated as the sixteenth State of India on 1st Dec, 1963.
Nature could not have been kinder to Nagaland, sometimes referred to as the "Switzerland of the East"; the exquisitely picturesque landscapes, the vibrantly colourful sunrise and sunset, lush and verdant flora....
For the adventurous and intrepid, Nagaland is an ideal place for trekking, jungle camping and offers limitless exploration possibilities in its lush and verdant sub-tropical rain forests which are also a treasure trove of a plethora of medicinal plants.Nagas, by nature, are lovers of fun and festivities and here life is one long festival.
www.cultureholidays.com /states/nagaland.htm   (586 words)

  
 Nagaland - Gospel For Asia
Nagaland is a strip of mountainous terrain on the easternmost edge of India.
In this state there are 16 Naga tribes plus several others, each with its own customs, dress and cultural features.
More recently, however, inter-ethnic feuding, lack of unity among denominations, nominalism, and drug addiction among the younger generation have undermined their Christian witness.
www.gfa.org /gfa/nagaland   (234 words)

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