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NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2017 Retarded developmental activities Job aspirants stage sit-in protest due to political problem: CM Kohima, July 3 (EMN): attained statehood fifty On Tourism, the chief Nagaland Chief Minister years back the state could minister said that the against irregular appointments Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu not progress in many ways. state government is doing on Monday lamented that He said the Naga po- its best to improve infra- Our Correspondent ern Naga Students’ Union, due to the prolonged Naga litical problem is genuine structure despite frequent Kohima, July 3 (EMN): Kohima, Heno Phom, rep- political problem many de- national problem and the rainfall which hampers in- Overcoming the rain, hun- resentatives from Tenyimi velopmental activities have Prime Minister is doing his frastructure developments dreds of young Naga civil Students’ Union Dimapur, been retarded but he hoped best to bring a solution. like roads. service aspirants repre- PSAN member Bendan- that very soon the problem “We are talking to the He also said that all our senting the Public Service grongla Aner and four civil will arrive at an acceptable outfits in a hard and truth- neighbours are not good Aspirants of Nagaland service aspirants also ad- settlement which will lead ful way in order to move and although we need to (PSAN) staged a peaceful dressed the gathering. to progress and develop- towards a solution”, the advocate non-violence just sit-in protest today at Sec- ment of our state, a press chief minister said. as the Father of our Nation retariat junction, Kohima. Government agrees to act release from the Chief Replying to the proba- had advocated, "we cannot The agitation, which Replying to the charter Minister's office stated on tioners’ queries during the remain unprepared." was also joined by members of demands made by the Monday. interaction, Dr. Shürho- The Chief Minister from the Naga Students’ PSAN on Monday the The Chief Minister was zelie said the main purpose also encouraged the visit- Federation, ACAUT, Chief Secretary, Pankaj interacting with the visiting of education is to make a ing IPS probationers that Tenyimi Students’ Un- Kumar on behalf of the team of 20 IPS Probation- person a good individual. India being a vast conflict ion, Dimapur and Eastern government agreed to take ers and 2 faculty members Because of high lit- country, the Army, Navy Naga Students’ Union, up the matter with a three from Sardar Vallabhb- eracy which is not in sync and the Police were the Kohima, was organised to pronged action that would hai Patel National Police with the development in backbone of the country press the State government EM Images be taken up by the govern- PSAN members and others seen during the agitation at Civil Secretariat junction, Kohima on July 3. Academy, Hyderabad as Nagaland, the youths are and hoped that they would for its failure in responding ment. part of Bharat Dharshan joining central jobs like do justice to their uniform. positively on the rampant In his reply the gov- at Chief Minister’s Office the Indian Army and rued The delegation con- practice of backdoor and PSAN maintained that vacancies should be requi- government and leaders ernment agreed that "The Chamber, Civil Secretariat. that because of the politi- sisted of police trainee contractual appointments there should be free, fair sitioned to NPSC,” PSAN who will speak and do the appointments made on The chief minister stat- cal problem many things officers from Bhutan and in government offices. and open competition for stated in its demand. right things. We don’t want contract basis after 6th ed that although Nagaland could not be achieved. Maldives. The PSAN members entry into offices under the It also demanded the political leaders who will June 2016 will be reviewed assembled at around 10 Government of Nagaland State government to strict- divide in terms of rights,” by the State government a.m. at the New Secretariat in accordance with Article ly adhere and implement Longchar said. for termination and req- gate and later submitted a 16 of the Indian constitu- P&AR OM No. AR-5/ “Unless we reach a uisitioning of the posts to memorandum addressed tion. ASSO/98 dated Kohima logical conclusion, PSAN, NPSC." Nagaland declared as 'disturbed to the Chief Minister of PSAN also demanded the 6th June 2016 which NSF and ACAUT should Secondly the govern- Nagaland through the for immediate review/ bans all contractual ap- be together,” he added. ment also agreed to look area' under AFSPA for 6 more months Chief Secretary Pankaj amendment of the P&AR pointments. He regretted stating into "The P&AR Office New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI): Entire Nagaland of Nagaland leading to the extension of Kumar in the afternoon. office memorandum No. Sticking to its ultima- that for too long Nagas Memorandum dated 11th has been declared as "disturbed area" for the "disturbed area" in the north-eastern The seven-point char- AR-5/ASSO/98 dated Ko- tum served to the four de- have been divided by con- August 2016 regarding reg- six more months under the Armed Forces state for six more months beginning June ter demanded the State hima the 11 August 2016 partments namely Rural stituencies, tribes, blocs ularisation of the govern- (Special Powers) Act, which empowers 30 under the AFSPA. government to immediate- (Point No 3). As per the Development, Social Wel- and region. He went to the ment employees appointed security forces to conduct operations any- There have been demands from various ly terminate all backdoor/ office memo of 11th Au- fare, Art & Culture and extent of saying that the on adhoc and contract ba- where without any prior notice. organisations in the Northeast as well as in contractual appointments gust 2016, it stated that all Treasuries & Accounts on Naga public, particularly sis," and that it "will be tak- In a gazette notification, the home Jammu and Kashmir for repealing the con- to posts which are under the government employees 1st June 2017, PSAN also the younger generation, en up for review by P&AR ministry said it is of the opinion that the troversial AFSPA, which, they say, gives the purview of Nagaland appointed on contractual/ demanded for immediate have the right to even say department." area comprising the whole of Nagaland is "sweeping powers" to the security forces to Public Service Commis- adhoc basis shall be taken requisition of all posts to ‘NO’ to the framework Thirdly the govern- in such a "disturbed and dangerous condi- act against "civilians". sion (NPSC). up for regularisation on NPSC. agreement if it does not ment also agreed to review tion" that the use of armed forces in aid of The AFSPA has been in force in Na- PSAN also further completion of three years Addressing the gather- favour the future of the the deputation of posts in the civil power is necessary. galand for several decades. It has not pressed the government for of continuous service. ing, ACAUT leader Tia Nagas. various departments in the "Now, therefore, in exercise of the pow- been withdrawn even after a framework immediate requisition of “The government Longchar slammed the NSF President Chris- state government falling ers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed agreement was signed on August 3, 2015 all the posts with the grade should not regularize all government for its fail- topher Ltu, in his address, within the purview of the Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, the cen- by Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM gen- pay of Rs 2800/- and those posts which comes ures on issues concerning said the federation will NPSC for necessary cor- tral government hereby declares that whole eral secretary Thuingaleng Muivah and the above to NPSC for direct under the purview of the welfare of the Naga render its fullest support to rective actions. of the said state to be a disturbed area for a governments interlocutor R N Ravi in pres- recruitment as per P&AR NPSC, that is, posts carry- society, while he urged the movement initiated by The chief secretary fur- period of six months with effect from 30th ence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. notification. ing the pay band Rs 5,200 the younger generation to PSAN. ther requested the PSAN to June, 2017 for the purpose of that Act," The framework agreement came after In demanding the State – 20200, with grade pay of respond in order to bring Another ACAUT provide details of "specific joint secretary in the home ministry Saty- over 80 rounds of negotiations spanning 18 government to immedi- Rs. 2,800/- per month and about a positive change in leader Joel Nillo, PSAN cases of appointments/ endra Garg said. years with the first breakthrough in 1997 ately stop rampant depu- above should be terminat- our society. Convenor Nitoka V Swu, deputations" to assist in Official sources said killings, loot and when the ceasefire agreement was sealed tation on political ground, ed and thereby all resultant “Our allegiance is to assembly speaker of East- the review of such cases. extortion have been going in various parts after decades of insurgency in Nagaland. CAN-Nagaland demands GST rollback on disability goods JCC, NTAC dismayed by govt inaction No exempt for Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): Nakhro on Monday stated tax has been imposed on " it added. Dimapur, July 3