Nagaland is celebrating its 59th Statehood Day on 1 December 2021. Nagaland was granted statehood on December 1, 1963, with Kohima being declared as its capital. Prior to this, Naga leaders and the central government reached an agreement to create a separate region of the Naga Hills in 1957. The State of Nagaland Act, 1962, was thus enacted by the Parliament to give Nagaland statehood.
Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams
According to the Article 371-A, no act of Parliament would apply to the State of Nagaland in a matter relating to religious or social practices of Nagas, Naga customary law and procedure, administration of civil or criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law and ownership and transfer of land and its resources. Nagaland is the first state in the northeast to be bifurcated from Assam as the 16th State of the Indian Union.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi has launched the "NZP Saathi App" and Self-ticketing…
India's consumer grievance redressal system has achieved the milestone with the e-Jagriti platform received the…
The sate of West Bengal set to become the 36th State/Union Territory t implement the…
As per the SIPRI Yearbook 2026 India has expanded the its nuclear arsenal to an…
India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands have emerged as the region with lowest fertility rate in…
Every year on 8th of June World Oceans Day observed worldwide. This day raise the…