Incessant rainfall since April 19, have lashed several villages and towns in the Mokokchung district of Nagaland leaving a trail of devastation and destruction.
Longsa village, known for its substantial vegetable production, has been the worst hit.
The blast is seen as an attempt to cut off communications and transportation of vital goods and essentials to capital Imphal from the rest of the country.
Polling was by and large peaceful in the region barring a few incidents of violence in Manipur.
Is the ENPO being undemocratic by urging people to abstain from voting? And most importantly what are the authorities doing to ensure security of those who would want to excercise their franchise?
3 candidates are in fray for the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat.
There are no major incidents which have been reported, especially the incidents about election campaigning or model code of conduct, Nagaland DGP said.
Imchen said, "Those opinions were untenable and were not in conformity with reality."
This was informed by Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio while he was addressing a rally in support of NDA Lok Sabha candidate Chumben Murry
Polling for the lone parliamentary constituency of Nagaland is scheduled to take place on April 19. The counting of votes has been scheduled for June 4.