Urban Local Body Polls: Violence erupts in Nagaland

KOHIMA — In the wake of protestors torching government buildings for giving 33 percent reservations for women in the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections, five army columns have been deployed on Thursday to aid the government to prevent any untoward incident in Kohima, army sources said.

Angry with the state government for deciding to hold polls on February 1 despite an earlier deal to postpone the election by two months, youths armed with spears and machetes had come out to the streets in protest.