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had been a major issue. They claimed that the “erring bill assistant and cashier” of SDEO Logkhim do not release teachers’ salary on time causing untold hardships to the aggrieved teachers.

Despite serving ultimatums, the aggrieved teachers said the response has always been negative. Therefore, the aggrieved teachers said they have resorted to the democratic form of agitation.

Failure to address their charter of demands, the aggrieved teachers said they would be forced to continue with agitation and the concerned office and staffs would be held solely responsible in case of any untoward incident.

authority to regulate such matters or had this been delegated?.

CNCCI also dared the government to tell Naga people as to whose authority and governance should the Naga public follow, as there were multiple and overlapping orders and bans contrary to the State government orders?.

CNCCI warned that in the eventuality of the state government being unable to clarify on these matters, it declared that the business community would have no choice but construe this as a governance failure in Nagaland.

Therefore, in view of the above, CNCCI urged the Naga armed group to ensure that tobacco products were delisted from the purview of the ban.

Further, Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry reiterated that the business community support early resolution of IndoNaga political issue and requested various Naga Political Groups to direct their energy and resources towards this as the business community has been and would continue to extend goodwill and full support to realise the goal of early Indo-Naga political settlement.

Nagaland’s oldest citizen passes away at 121 years

Correspondent

KOHIMA, MAR 15 (NPN): Pupirei

Pfükha, 121 years old, reportedly Nagaland’s oldest citizen, passed away peacefully at her Kigwema village residence around 7 pm on Wednesday. She was living with her great granddaughter Arheno.

She reportedly became blind in her eighties and had also lost her hearing ability some years back and would only respond when shouted at.

Pupirei was married to Vichapa

Pfükha and had four children – three sons and one daughter. Their eldest son was the first matriculate, first graduate and first gazetted officer in the State and had passed away in 1989.

Late Pupirei Pfükha’s husband passed away in 1969.

In fact, all her four children had predeceased her – three during the 1980s and 1990s and the lone surviving son on August 15, 2020 at the age of 82.

Pupirei is survived by 18 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.