The internet services of Nagaland's Mon district have been restricted amid tensions in the region a day after at least 10 civilians, who were suspected of being underground cadres, were reportedly killed by security forces in Oting village. During the ambush, 20 Jawans were also injured. According to official sources, the district authority of Mon has restricted the internet service throughout the district as a precautionary measure. While confirming the incident, the Army said in a statement issued on Sunday, "Based on credible intelligence of likely movement of insurgents, a specific operation was planned to be conducted in the area of Tiru, Mon District, Nagaland." They further said, "The incident and its aftermath is deeply regretted. The cause of the unfortunate loss of li...

The government forces personnel allegedly killed 13 civilians – all coal miners — in an “ambush" in Nagaland’s Mon district on December 4 evening, news reports said. As of yet, there was no official confirmation about the incident or the number of people killed. The incident took place between Tiru, a coal mining area, and Oting, the native of the victims. The distance between the two places is about 15 km. The slain were returning home from the coal mine in a pick-up van. The miners have been coming home every Saturday to spend Sunday with members of their families before reporting for duty on Monday. “Six people lost their lives on December 4 evening and seven succumbed to their injuries on December 5 morning. So far, 13 people have died and 11 others are injured while two ar...

India has fallen three places to 79 out of 139 countries in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021. The WJP, which evaluates rule of law in 139 countries or jurisdictions, placed India 3rd out of 6 in the South Asia region. Regionally, South Asia’s top performer in the Index is Nepal (70th out of 139 countries globally). The top three performers in this year’s index were Denmark, Norway, and Finland while the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cambodia, and Venezuela, RB had the lowest overall rule of law scores. According to the report, India’s overall rule of law score decreased 1.9% in this year’s Index. At 79th place out of 139 countries and jurisdictions worldwide, India fell three positions in global rank. India’s score places it at 3 out of 6 countries in the So...