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28 Jan

Water storage tank inaugurated in Kohima

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93 BN BSF inaugurated the newly constructed RCC water storage tank at P. Khel Kohima village under Civic Action Programme (CAP), bringing much relief to the villagers. The water storage tank was inaugurated by Commandant BSF 93 BN SH Surinder Singh in the presence of P. Khel village council chairman, GBs, frontal organisations, government officials and others Wednesday. SH Surinder Singh in his brief address expressed gratitude to the P. Khel villagers for their support and exuded confidence that the fruitful association would grow stronger. Asserting that as central government’s representative, Singh said it was their duty to assist the…

27 Jan

Assam Rifles organize various programmes

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Jalukie battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (North) observed “national girl child day” at Assam Rifles Public School (ARPS), Jalukie. According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the occasion was observed from January 21 to 26 with an aim to nurture the capabilities of girls and their importance in the family and society. Assam Rifles in collaboration with Child Line Peren 1098 under Ministry of Child and Welfare organised a lecture for students of ARPS and ways to approach the child line agencies in need of emergency. The children were also educated about various schemes by the central…

27 Jan

SSPN observes Parakram Diwas

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Sainik School Punglwa Nagaland (SSPN) observed Parakram Diwas in the school on the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 23. A press release by SSPN stated that, an online talk show was organised for the cadets on the life of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Fifty cadets from classes 6 to 9 participated in the event and were reminded of the contribution and the sacrifice laid by one of the nationalist fighter as Netaji. State Vice principal of the school, Lt Col Leena Bajaj congratulated the cadets for their intense participation. She applauded the cadets for their…

26 Jan

Workshop for media on COVID-19 vaccine

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Medical department, Peren organised a workshop for media persons on COVID-19 vaccine on January 25 at CHC Jalukie, with CMO office Peren media officer, Celine Sechü as the resource person. According to DIPR report, Celine said that COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and boosts immunity and it would be available in a phased manner. She said that an individual will receive 2 doses each and there will be a gap of 28 days between the two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. She said media should educate the public even at the grassroot level with right messages about the new vaccine…

25 Jan

Organic dragon fruit juice launched

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Organic dragon fruit wine/juice produce of Dream Dragon Fruit Farm was formally launched by DPRO Dimapur, Lolano Patton on January 23 at Shitovi village, Dimapur. According to DIPR report, speaking during the launching occasion, Lolano Patton congratulated the proprietor of Dream Dragon Fruit Farm, Lucy Ngullie for achieving another milestone by way of introducing international standard of 100% organic dragon fruit wine/juice, which she observed would definitely boost the economy of the state. She lauded Lucy Ngullie for being such a hard working entrepreneur and for showing the way forward to the farming community to be self dependent and being…

23 Jan

National level Kala Utsav competition concludes

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Arts Festival 2020-21 organised jointly by Department of School Education (DoSE) and Literacy, Ministry of Education, government of India and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) New Delhi concluded Friday. According to a press release, the art festival focuses on promoting traditional folk and classical art forms that reflect India’s’ rich culture, tradition and civilization and also to create a platform to explore exchange and experience the diverse cultural heritage of the country. Kala Utsav National Level Online Competition was held from January 11 to January 22. There were nine categories of competitions for both female and male…

22 Jan

Assam Rifles conduct civic action programmes

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Various battalions of Assam Rifles conducted civic action programmes in the state for the welfare of public. Chieswema Battalion: Chieswema battalion established eight new solar street lights at Marian village, Wozuro sub-division of Wokha district. According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the solar lights will also augment security during the night. Meanwhile, to commemorate Army Day, Chieswema Battalion conducted a medical camp for Razeiba range comprising of Zhavame, Razeiba, Tsufume and Zelume on January 15. The camp accompanied by SMO along with eye specialist, Dr. Weweu provided eye check-up, ENT preliminary diagnosis and regular check-up for ailments such as common…

22 Jan

LSU dismayed at unsatisfactory ATM service

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Lotha Students’ Union (LSU), Wokha has expressed serious concern over the “unsatisfactory ATM service” within its jurisdiction. In a press release, LSU president, Ashanthung Humtsoe and assistant general secretary, B Mhajan Tsopoe stated that it was unfortunate to notice how many of the ATM booths were either out of service or out of cash. LSU pointed out that this compels consumers to stand in queue without maintaining social distancing at the ATM booth where cash was available. LSU stressed that ATM service was a basic necessity for all and should not be ignored at any cost as consumers were paying…

22 Jan

2 cooperative marketing buses launched

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Department of Cooperation, Nagaland launched two cooperative marketing buses (CMB) for Pang and Tamlu villages here at the department's office premises on Thursday. The two buses were launched under the Integrated Cooperative Development Project (ICDP), a scheme under National Cooperative Corporation (NCDC) where an area development approach is adopted for development of cooperatives. During the launching programme, Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies (ARCS), Imsunungsang in the keynote address disclosed that NCDC had sanctioned an outlay of Rs 5,209.98 lakhs in the month of January, 2018, for implementation of ICDP in five districts of Nagaland including Kohima, Tuensang, Longleng, Kiphire and…

25 Jun

12 Army Jawans Test COVID-19 Positive

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Twelve Army personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland’s Kohima district, officials said on Thursday. Health and Family Welfare Department officials said 12 Army personnel of Jakhama army camp quarantine centre tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. A group of army personnel had returned to Jakhama garrison from different parts of the country last week and were put under strict quarantine as per the military SOP rules within the camp jurisdiction, officials said. Twelve COVID-19 positive cases were reported on Wednesday, taking the total infections in Jakhama Army camp to 15, they said. Earlier a COVID-19 case was detected…