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CM greets Khiamniungan, Pochury tribes DIMAPUR, OCT 5 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister, TR Zeliang, has extended “joyous greetings” to Khiamniugan and Puchury tribes as both the communities celebrate their respective Tsokum and Yemshe festivals of harvest. According to Media Cell, CMO, the chief minister said that the two festivals signified a very important event in the life of both the communities, as it marked the occasion of thanksgiving to the Almighty God in the hope of good and bountiful harvest. “As the festive week comments for both the communities, I have a great hope that these festive session would bring prosperity and wellness in all aspect of life for both Khiamniugan and Puchury communities in the year to come,” Zeliang said. The chief minister appealed to both the communities to avail the occasion of “these great festivals” as an opportunity to forgive one another and foster love, kindness and unity. “Festival is also an occasion to appraised one’s hardwork and valour, apart from merry making and to revitalise our aged old cultural values,” the chief minister said and urged the two communities to impact upon the work culture and significance of ancestral values among the upcoming generations. He further prayed that the Almighty God bless both the communities in the years to come.
BJP counters NPCC over religion
Dimapur, Oct 5 (NPN): BJP has said the NPCC president was “off course”, while reacting to the latter’s statement yesterday wherein he attacked the “all-party” DAN government led by NPF on corruption and also alliance with BJP, described as “ a political party which has open agenda of Hinduism”. In a lengthy rejoinder, BJP general secretary (media) Jaangsillung Gonmei described NPCC president K.Therie’s statement as “cheap propaganda tactics for publicity adopted by below-the-edge leaders”. Gonmei clarified that state BJP president Visasolie Lhoungu and the BJP maintain that the party is secular and based on the philosophy of humanism and patriotism to usher all round equitable development all over the country. The BJP office bearer also denied having any agenda on Hinduisation and countered that anti-Christian activities were not confined only to BJP government period but also during Congress government rule at the Centre and states. Gonmei also took on Therie’s stance as Christian to attack BJP saying that no true Christian pointed fingers but lived a practical Christian life. He said such breed of Christians belittle the meaning and depth of Christianity, and not the BJP. (See full text on page 6)
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“No one has raised any issue of scam for over one year. That’s the best part of an all party government.” K Y M C
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DIMAPUR thursday, october 6, 2016
Gov. expounds on role of NEZCC
(L) Governor P.B. Acharya laying the foundation stone. (R) Artist’s impression of the Regional Convention Centre at NEZCC. (NP) Staff Reporter
DIMAPUR, OCT 5 (NPN): Governor of Nagaland and chairman of North East Zone Cultural Centre(NEZCC) P.B.Acharya reminded that NEZCC should not only be an institution for entertainment but also for national and emotional integration and to strengthen the social fabric of north east India. Acharya said this while speaking after laying the foundation stone for the proposed Regional Convention Centre at the NEZCC complex Dimapur Wednesday He also reminded the gathering that the Regional Convention Centre was for the eight North Eastern states and not only for Nagaland. A c h a r ya d e s c r i b e d NEZCC as a nodal agency for identifying talents/artistes and promoting them in
various fields. The governor also took the opportunity to highlight various social, political, and economic plaguing of the state. Acharya asserted that peace was essential for cultural activities to foster and for society to progress against the backdrop of the existence of more than 200 insurgent groups in the region. He was also critical of the education system/institutions which, according to him, were merely churning out “unemployable” graduates. Acharya maintained that educational institutions should impart skills and empower students to be assets of the society. The Governor recounted a visit to one Naga village which, he said, had produced 17 doctors. However he said the villagers were still complaining that there
were no doctors or medical services available. Using the illustration, he lamented that educated and prosperous Nagas were doing very little for their own community and society. “Only Nagas can make Nagaland strong and prosperous,” he said, appealing for a change of mindset. “We’ve condemned ourselves to poverty,” Acharya thundered while touching upon Nagaland’s dependence on central funds despite being well endowed in natural resources and talents. In this regard, he reminded people that Nagaland was second to none. E a r l i e r, d i r e c t o r NEZCC Lipokmar Tzudir, in his introduction highlighted the activities of the institution. Chairman of Diphupar village council greeted the gathering and also extended
NU clarifies issues raised by NH Dimapur, Oct 5 (NPN): Nagaland University (NU) has issued clarification to the issues highlighted by Naga Hoho (NH) about the University in a memorandum to the governor. It may be mentioned that NH had expressed concern over various issues with regard to quality education in the state including “appointment” of the vice chancellors (VC) and “irregularities” in NU. In an open letter to the NH president, the Nagaland University PRO appreciated the Hoho for echoing the same desires felt by the University fraternity to governor, who is also the chief rector. PRO, however, pointed out that VC alone cannot take the University far without the support of all stakeholders viz. faculty, administrative staff, students, and society at large. Reminding that VCs of Central Universities were appointees of the Visitor, the President of India, PRO expressed hope that NU would get a scholarly, dynamic and suitable VC.
With regard to the alleged “Rs.1.69 cores surrendered during August 9, 2016, Finance committee meeting,”, the PRO clarified that the as per the minutes of Finance Committee meeting held on August 5, 2016, it was shown that University had Rs.1.28 crore then, which was exhausted as of today. In this regard, PRO pointed out that that 12th Plan period was still not yet over, hence, the question of surrendering funds did not arise. PRO advised that source(s) from where information was supplied may first be verified before it was published. Concerning “the issue of the maximum employment in NU from other states particularly Manipur and Assam”, PRO said NU being a Central University had to abide by the laid down reservation policies of the Centre, adding that reservation quota under SC and OBC cannot be filled by others like ST. Maintaining that NU would not issue press release or rejoinder on this matter in
future, the PRO, however, stated that in case of any queries, information or clarifications, if required, the University had no reservations. As the Naga Hoho has been spearheading the cause for peace and unity among all sections with the “highly acclaimed slogan of peace for development”, PRO said the NU also join the Hoho in proclaiming that a peaceful atmosphere was a pre-requisite for academic growth and all round development of the University. PRO said NU has been largely peaceful in the past few years and was now on the threshold of charting the growth path for a successful, progressive and developed University. The university has therefore called for joining hands to usher in a peaceful atmosphere so that “we may script a success story of our University for the future generation.” Meanwhile, NU said any suggestions, advice or assistance from NH would be graciously welcomed.
support/cooperation to the centre. The ceremony also saw cultural presentations by Diphu Cultural Centre, Yimchunger Cultural Club, Garo Cultural Troupe, and Dimasa Kachari Cultural Troupe. The ceremony culminated with dedicatory prayer by Re. Candid Sareo. Hosts of dignitaries including CEO Government of Nagaland, Sanjay Kumar IAS, former minster Chubatemjen, president of Naga Council Dimapur Bangerloba and other dignitaries were present in the ceremony. The governor was accompanied by his wife. Meanwhile, director of NEZCC, Lipokmar Tzudir informed that the proposed centre was to be completed within 30 months and will be a state-of-the-art 3-storied building with basement. The main theatre will have a capacity for 2000 people, 300 in the second theatre, and a 250-seater conference hall. Tzudir said they would be exhibiting works and portraits of achievers from the region in the first and second lobby while the third lobby will exhibit artworks. Approved by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India in 2014, the Regional Convention Centre aims to become one of the “best and biggest” in the country.
HSS asks Puja committees to follow guidelines DIMAPUR, OCT 5 (NPN): Hindu Seva Samiti (HSS) Dimapur while extending Durga Puja greetings appealed to all Puja committees to abide by the guidelines issued by Commissioner of police and Nagaland Pollution Control Board on September 28, 2016. In accordance to “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”, the HSS has also asked its members to maintain maximum cleanliness in and around the pandals. It asked its members to minimize the sound systems in to avoid any disturbances. Office bearers of respective puja pandals, volunteers and devotees have also been asked to keep close vigil on any unclaimed articles, vehicles, etc., and report to the police. Meanwhile, on October 11, all Puja Pandal’s vehicles have been asked to line up with the idols at City Tower junction to proceed towards Immersion Ghat at 8:30am.
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Huge response to AYO’s campaign
Students and other citizens walking along vehicle-free road as part of the AYO programme on environment in Kohima. (NP) Correspondent
KOHIMA, OCT 5 (NPN): Campaign on environmental protection, “A Moment of Solidarity to Enable Our Environment”, an initiative of Angami Youth Organisation (AYO), received spontaneous response from the residents of the state capital. During the 12-hour campaign, which commenced at 6 am, vehicles stayed off the roads, energy consuming machines were stopped. However, normal life was not affected as shops were opened while most of the office goers went on foot, but attendance was thin in some offices. There was calm all around the town with no sound of vehicles and barely a vehicle was seen on the road, while many citizens took the streets for their
usual works. The jam-packed vehicle parking areas like PR Hill Junction, Old MLA housel junction, Razhu point in the main town, High School junction, was seen empty today, which was not usual during the day time. Though AYO did not make an imposition of vehicular movements, educational institutions and business establishments, few schools chose to remain close while except for countable shops, all shops remained open though the market, town was not seen as busy as other days. Taking part in the campaign, students of Charity School Kohima and North Field School conducted social work by cleaning the road site at new NST area and High school junction, as the road
was free from vehicles. AYO president Medo Yhokha informed that the event passed off successfully with co-operation from all quarters. He appealed to Nagas living in different places to initiate such events to impress the younger generation. He said vehicles found plying were halted for few minutes and conveyed the message and the reason for organizing the event. Yhokha further thanked all the citizens of Kohima town for their support. AYO organized the event in the conviction of its duties of solidarity for humanity, for the coming generations and to campaign for an environment. The campaign was organized as part of AYO silver jubilee yearlong celebration where the main function will be held on November 4 and 5 next.
Gov. initiates promotion of Naga dialects DIMAPUR, OCT 5 (NPN): A delegation from Central Institute of Indian Language (CIIL) has arrived Kohima Wednesday on a three-day visit at the invitation of the Nagaland governor, P.B.Acharya. According to a Raj Bhavan press release, the Bharatavani Project, under CIIL, Mysuru (under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India) has chalked out an action plan for the development of languages of Nagaland including development of dictionaries, learning materials etc. It was decided that an online learning programme for Tenyidie (Angami) language may be commissioned within a year, in collaboration with the University of Nagaland, Kohima Campus. During his meeting with the CIIL officials and the representatives of various knowledge institutions in Nagaland, the governor emphasised that the languages and cultural identities of the Naga people have to be promoted. Reminding that the language of a person was his first identity, Acharya said, “Let us take care of it and give the respect.” Governor called upon linguistic scholars from each tribe to take this golden opportunity to interact with Bharatavani project officers from Mysuru for the full-fledged documentation and codification of each language, with a firm desire to preserve and promote mother tongue. Governor affirmed his fullest support towards the Bharatavani project initiatives, which he said would make knowledge about
Naga languages available, worldwide through the portal. The delegation comprised of CIIL director Prof. D G Rao, senior consultant V V Bhat, reader and research officer Dr. R Ramamoorthy, Bharatavani Project consultant Beluru Sudarshana, Dr. Chandan Singh and Dr Hidam Dolen Singh, both senior resource persons for the Bharatavani Project. Bharatavani Project is a portal (URL: www.bharatavani.in) which has been launched to publish knowledge in and about all the Indian languages including most of the languages of North Eastern States. It covers Tenyidie (Angami),Ao, Chakru/Chokri, Chang, Dimasa, Kabui (Rongmei), Khezha, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Liangmei, Lotha, Nocte, Phom, Pochuri, Rengma, Sangtam, Sema, Yimchungre,Zemi/Zeme in the first phase. CIIL has offered academic and financial support to language development related projects of Nagaland. CIIL has invited all the knowledge institutions like Universities, Academies, Sahitya Sabhas, Tribal research institutions and individual contributors to support by sharing their publications (books on land and culture, people, multimedia publications, dictionaries, grammar tools, etc.,) to be published on Bharatavani Portal. Bharatavani has already published more than 200 books about Nagaland and other North Eastern States. “Bharatavani” App on Android Smartphone is now the largest multilingual Dictionary in India.
Jacob stresses on cleanliness, sanitation ENCSU begins its phase-wise agitation Staff Reporter
Correspondents
DIMAPUR, OCT 5 (NPN): Parliamentary secretary of Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC), Jacob Zhimomi, who is also the chairman of Dimapur District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) on Thursday, underscored the importance of cleanliness and sanitation in Dimapur. Addressing the District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting at the DC conference hall here, Jacob said that Dimapur has also the potential to become Smart City, if only the citizens take a step forward in keeping the city clean. In this regard, he said it was the responsibilities of every individual to participate in making the city clean. He further urged the Urban Development department to coordinate with other departments in keeping the city cleaner, one of the priority needed for a Smart City. Parliamentary secretary also asked the responsible department to put forward the
MON/LONGLENG, OCT 5 (NPN): After numerous meetings with the state government failed to produce any positive outcome over MBBS seat allocation to BT candidates, the Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) on Wednesday launched its phase-III agitation disallowing all government vehicles to ply in the four district of Eastern Nagaland including Mon, Tuensang, Longleang and Kiphire. In Mon, the agitation, which was spearheaded by ENCSU and supported by Konyak Students Union (KSU), began at 00:00 hours. Altogether, 12 vehicles and one motorcycle belonging to various government departments were seized by the volunteers. One vehicle belonged to a parliamentary secretary. The agitation is likely to continue till 6pm October 6. No untoward incidents were reported till the time of filing this report. It was later informed that the vehicles seized in Mon
Jacob Zhimomi addressing Dimapur DPDB meeting on Wednesday. (NP)
proposal in making Dimpaur a Smart City. The parliamentary secretary, who had earlier raised the issue on poor drainage system in Dimapur city, in the last DPDB meeting, said that maintenance of drainage should not be left alone to Urban Development or Dimapur Municipal Council, but should be the responsibility of every individual by restraining from dumping garbage in the drains. He said poor drainage system has become a major hurdle since during rainy season the roads were flooded leading to massive inundation. To avoid this problem, he urged the public to stop
construction of houses over the drainage. He asked the responsible department to stop issuing land allotments on such places. On the non-completion of over bridge at New Market, he questioned the responsible department for the delay. On the allotment for urban complex at Netaji colony and Burma camp, Jacob said that most of the beneficiaries were higher authorities. On traffic woes in Dimapur, he informed the house that the issue needed to be taken seriously on priority as public and commuters, were the worst sufferer. Pointing out that recently repaired road from
Dhobinallah to Thahekhu, has become a parking zone for army trucks, he informed the district administration and traffic police to set timing for parking. The house after deliberation has also recommended 18 societies for registrations. Up-gradation of Christian mission school from primary to middle school, Seitheke Basa, registration of oracle pre-school at Diphupar village, registration of +Montessori school at Toluvi, registration of ITIKI Montessori school at Darogapathar were also recommended by the board. Various other agendas were also discussed.
were released on certain conditions while the vehicles seized in rest of the three districts were still under the custody of the ENCSU. ENCSU joint secretary Nokchem Angth told Nagaland Post that the vehicles seized by ENCSU could be released depending on the response from the government. He also said that the union would not compromise on the demand. He cautioned that government would be solely held responsible for any unhealthy situation arising during the agitation. Meanwhile, according to sources, the agitation was likely to be intensified in the form of picketing government offices or calling in for total bandh in the all four districts if the government failed to meet the demand. It may be mentioned that the agitation has the consent and support of apex tribal bodies of the Eastern Nagaland including the ENPO, ENWO and ENSF. LONGLENG: ENCSU agitation was spearheaded by Phom Students’ Conference (PSC) in Longleng district with
volunteers restricting movement of government vehicles throughout the district. PSC president Hongkam .D.Ngonyan expressed strong resentment over the attitude of higher and technical education department accusing the department of manipulating while implementing backward reservation. “Since the attainment of statehood, the people of Eastern Nagaland have been deprived of its due share by the state government, thereby impacted in more backward from the rest of the Nagas in every sphere”, he said. PSC president also questioned the state government and department concern as to why they were so reluctant to admit their wrongdoing to the people of the Eastern Nagaland. PSC declared that it would not budge an inch from supporting the genuine demand of ENCSU and fight till the seats were allocated. The first day of the phaseIII agitation passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from any part of the district. K Y M C