Northeast India
Is Today a Dry Day in Nagaland?
Nagaland is different from normal dry-day states because prohibition restricts alcohol access by default, not only on notified festival dates.
Today
Mostly Dry
Nagaland has statewide prohibition under the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989. Ordinary liquor sale and consumption are restricted even when the calendar is not marking a one-day dry day.
Tomorrow
Mostly Dry
For Nagaland, the bigger question is not whether a date is a dry day. Alcohol sale is restricted by statewide prohibition, with limited exceptions under law.
For Nagaland, the bigger question is not whether a date is a dry day. Alcohol sale is restricted by statewide prohibition, with limited exceptions under law.
Dates on this page currently follow the Kohima calendar. City-specific election or police orders on that list may not apply everywhere in Nagaland. Festival dates such as Parsi New Year or Eid-e-Milad are included only when they appear in this source list.
Upcoming Dry Days in Nagaland
- Gandhi Jayanti
Dry Days 2026 in Nagaland
- - Republic Day
- - Independence Day
- - Gandhi Jayanti
Drinking in Nagaland
- Legal drinking age
- Prohibition in force; not a legal retail market in common guidance
- Bars and restaurants
- Ordinary public bar service is restricted by prohibition rules.
- Liquor shops
- Ordinary retail liquor access is restricted under Nagaland prohibition law.
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Sources and Notes
In Nagaland, ordinary liquor sale and service are restricted by prohibition rules.