The Naga New Year Festival is held on 15 January, and Lahe, Leshi, Hkamti and Nanyun hosted it in rotation until it became state-sponsored for the benefit of tourism and limited to Leshi and Lahe since 2003 during the time of the ousted prime minister Khin Nyunt.
In 2010, a potion of Hkamti Township in the Naga Hills, including the Naga village of Yawpami, was transferred to Leshi Township, in order to facilitate the creation of the Naga Self-Administered Zone.