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RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906

DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2018

VOL. XVII NO. 153 | PAGES 12 ` 5/-

‘Back to our roots for a sustainable village economy’

State government planning on declaring Nagaland an organic state soon

Army major injured in attack by suspected NSCN (K) members

Our Correspondent

also promote, preserve and two piglets, and in the event sustain in a reﬁned way the of successful breeding and cultural and traditional way reproductiontheywillmake

Kohima,June5(EMN):With

the concept of ‘back to our roots’, the Northern Angami Chükehie Society (NACS) has introduced a project called ‘village economic development’ which seeks to take back the people to ‘the roots’ towards rebuilding the village economy traditionally on livestock farming, poultry farming, traditional handicraft, handloom, traditional bamboo works and organic agriculture farming. of Naga life. contribution to the society
Under this project, Kie- forfurtherchainofdistribuwhuo said it will promote tion by the society. livestock and poultry back-
Each beneficiary in yard farming, paddy field poultry sector will be given (aqua) fish farming, pro- twenty chicks along with mote organic agriculture free fodder for one month farming, especially crops while 20 saplings of grafted with GI tagging viz. Naga lemon tree will be given to King chilly and tree tomato, each beneficiary for early establishedmarketlinkages, harvesting of fruits and 25 provide transportation fa- saplings of Avocado fruit for cilities for free ﬂow of prod-

The attack was carried out at around 2.20 am when

militants ﬁred a barrage of shots targeting a ‘Charlie company’of the 41 Assam Riﬂes at Lempong Shingha in eastern Nagaland’s Mon district.

later commercial producuct carriage to and fro from tion.
Dimapur, June 5 (EMN): An Army major for a few minutes following which the was among two personnel injured during militantsﬂedunderthecoverofdarkness, anattackbythesuspectedNSCN(K)cares the sources said. Major Sahil Sharma, the in Mon district, according to a report in company commander who is on deputa-
T h e p r o j e c t w a s villages to towns and towns

to villages.
On demands for special launched by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesdaymorning at Legacy Complex, in Kohima. While appreciating the ‘visionary initiative of the society to uplift the rural economy’, Rio was confident that this project would immensely benefit the targeted beneficiaries by going back to Nagas’ traditional way of farming for self-sufficiency withthepotentialofsurplus production for economic purpose as well. items of horti-plants, he
Besides providing free said 100 saplings of tree piglets, chicks, fishlings and tomato were provided to free fodder for two months, Dihoma’s unit. A total of it will also provide material twenty two members will and financial assistance for be in implementation cell construction of pig sty and who will select the benefi- poultry sheds, free trans- ciaries in conjunction with portation of fodder and the village unit party office livestock and also organise bearers; inspect and make trainings and demonstra- observation to make the tions in the fields where programme successful.

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The New Indian Express on Tuesday.

tion with the Assam Riﬂes, sustained mi-

Neiphiu Rio handing over a piglet to a beneﬁciary in Kohima on

“According to defence sources, the nor injuries in the incident. However, Riattack was carried out at around 2:20 am ﬂeman RN Modak was grievously injured on Tuesday. A group of the militants ﬁred and evacuated to the military hospital in a barrage of shots targeting a ‘Charlie Assam’s Jorhat,” the report read.

Tuesday.

ganic mission’ soon.

chief minister, has assured

At the same time, shar- that his department would ing concern over the de- provide an outlet for the struction of the planet surplus productions.

company’ of the 41 Assam Riﬂes at Lem-

It cited defence sources as saying that

pong Shingha in eastern Nagaland’s Mon the army was suspecting the involvedistrict. The site is around 17 km away ment the NSCN-K in the incident.“When

through ‘greed and careless

Presenting a brief high-

from district headquarters Mon.

reports last came in, the security forces

attitude of the people’, Rio light on the project, Visa-

emphasised on the need for khotuo Kiewhuo said the preservation and conserva- goals of the project were to tion of the rich resources buildarobust andsustaina-
“The troops of the Assam Rifles retali- launched a massive hunt for the miliated instantly and the firefight continued tants,” according to the report.

progressive farmers and

For 2018-19, the soci-

cultivators can share their ety has identiﬁed 268 bensuccess story on the know- eﬁciaries for piggery, 429 for how, advantages and dis- poultry, 50 for lemon cultiadvantages for the others to vation, 75 for avocado and

available in the state.

blevillageeconomymaking

Foreconomicalviability,
Encouraging the ben- its villages the power house

eﬁciaries to undertake the of Naga economy; promote project with all seriousness village growth and expannot only for their livelihood sion and not migration to but towards the economic towns and cities, promote uplift of the entire state, Rio good road connectivity of informed that the Minister villages with towns and citof Urban Development & ies; promote healthy living, Municipal Affairs, Metsubo healthy life style with sound Jamirwhoaccompaniedthe economy in villages; and
Rio advised the farmers to opt for crops and livestock which are best suited to theirgivenenvironment. He alsosharedthestategovernment plans to declare the state as an ‘organic state’ for which, he informed, it is mulling to launch an ‘or-

learn and beneﬁt.

100forGeoTag, treetomato.

While it has invested

Not a child’s play!

For 2018-19, Kiewhuo said livestock and horti- a total of INR 55 lakh for plants will be distributed to the economic uplift provillagers as seed product so gramme under this project, that they can improve on Kiewhuo said the targeted their economy through this income expected to be genmicro-farming while each eratedinoneandhalfyearis beneficiary will be given INR 1,89,40,000.

Naga Hoho leadership left fighting ‘petty tribal issue’

and join hands with Naga Hoho at the ‘Executive Council meeting’

the earliest.”

of 31St October, 2017 without the

Dimapur, June 5 (EMN): Cracks made by Deputy Speaker and seswithin the Naga Hoho appears to sion Secretary that a certain Naga have widened even as contrasting National organisation was involved statements over the issue of ‘disso- in directing the Federal units not to ciation’ofsomeofitsmember-units attend the federal Assembly needs continue to emerge from within the substantiation/clariﬁcation.
Is it not the bounden duty of the President and the Vice President
Naga Hoho and every federating was not at all a Executive meeting unit, it asked, to request the three where there was no such resolution dissociated tribes to be a part of to request the President and Vice Naga Hoho family ‘since the Rong- President to demit office on the mei tribe recognition issue is being ground that their respective tribe

hoho’s leadership.

“ThereisnodoubtthatAoSend-

A statement from Samson Re- en, Sumi Hoho and Lotha Hoho mei, the vice president (Political) of have dissociated from Naga Hoho Naga Hoho onTuesday appeared to and the President and Vice Presihave acknowledged the existence of dent were directed by the respective differences within the Naga Hoho tribestodemittheNagaHohoofﬁce. leadership. “As the matter of fact, it Ao Senden has even ex-communiis really painful to debate in social catedthePresidentofNagaHohofor media or invite media war in public not obliging the directives.

solved’?

organisation had dissociated from

“Naga Hoho Executive council the Naga Hoho.

meeting was held on 7th October,

“In fact, it was convened by

2017 at Hotel Ci-morb, Kohima, fol- the Deputy Speaker undermining lowing the strictures imposed upon the existence of President and Eno P. Chuba Ozukum, Presi-dent Vice President and it was just a and Eno H.K.Zhimomi, Vice Presi- consultation for strengthening dent (Adm) by four tribes — APO, Naga Hoho. As the matter of fact, CPO, PH and RH and decided to no officials or federating units invite the four tribes on 17th Oc- can undermine the existence of tober. Accordingly, the four tribes legally elected President and Vice were invited on the scheduled date President unless they resign or butunfortunately,theyturneddown removed ofﬁcially,” it stated. As of the request and the meeting was now, there are three Naga Hoho

domainoverthedifferencesonpetty

“Nevertheless, in its latest com-

issues among the executive mem- munication to the‘Speaker’ of Naga bers of Naga Hoho which is tribal Hoho from Ao Senden on 25th

and area based in nature,” it read.

May, 2018 categorically mentioned

It stated that the Naga Hoho has that ‘Ao Senden withdrew the exnot ceased from functioning de- communication imposed upon P spite of various obstacles from both Chuba Ozukum on 21-11-2017. All within and outside elements that this reconciliatory initiatives were has been working against the legiti- taken to strengthen Naga Hoho and macyofNagaHoho’.“Wehavecome to unite Naga society’. Since then, to know the summoning of Emer- there is no such directive from the gency Federal Assembly by Deputy Ao Senden upon the President of Speaker by-passing the executive Naga Hoho to resign.

Students of St. Mary's Higher Secondary School in Kohima aﬅer collecꢀng plasꢀc boꢁles from around the town on Tuesday.

cancelled. ofﬁcials from Ao, Sumi and Lotha
On the same day, the Executive community and the three apex
Council decided to convene the bodies dissociated together under Federal Assembly on 3rd Novem- the aegis of CNTC from Naga Hoho ber at Senapati as constitutional since 24th August, 2016, accordobligation and most importantly ing to the statement. “It is beyond to deliberate over the confronting our comprehension as to why the issues. This was blatantly ignored Deputy Speaker who is also the by the Deputy Speaker and had President of Rengma Hoho should consequently failed to convene the succumb to the pressure from four Federal Assembly for reason best federating units to have imposed known to him and therefore the strictures upon two ofﬁcials alone

You must expect great things of yourself before

Ban on test kit

you can do them.

Dimapur,June 5 (EMN):The establishment of the chief medical officer of Dimapur has announced ban on

~ Michael Jordan

council through social media which is totally against the basic tenets of
“I “It is our strong believe that the

sale/distribution and use of ‘antibody detecting rapid diagnostic test kit for malaria’ with immediate effect.

YezaboandultimatelytheAssembly three dissociated tribes have never Secretary was required to inform all leftNagaHohoforeverwhichclearly the federating units/ tribes on 23rd indicatesinAoSenden'sletter. Naga May, 2018 to abstain from attending Hohoofﬁcialshavebeeninconstant

A statement from the authorities concerned on

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Tuesday directed all “medicine wholesale and pharmacy shops” within Dimapur to return the product to the company within 15 days.

from Ao and Sumi excluding the

the Assembly.

touchwithCNTCanditsconstituent

question.”

“As appeared in the allegation, representative from Lotha.”

“Consequently, the allegation units to review their earlier decision

Rio bats for a plastic-free Nagaland within 6 months

ticdrinkingbottlesarepurchased results in release of toxic gases,

Rio also called upon the citi-

was a call for action to everyone

to come together and combat one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time.
He suggested ways to stop plastic pollution by redesigning and innovating plastic products which make them easier to recycle, scaleuptheadoptionofreusable plastic packaging, establish a global plastic protocol, create a viablemarketforrecycledplastic, toimprovewastecollection, sorting and reprocessing. every minute...This plastic takes andgiventhemultiplechallenges zens of the state to resolve on about 1000 years to fully disin- that plastics pose, he advocated this day to make Nagaland clean tegrate. Nearly one third of the reusableclothbagsforshopping. as per the motto of the ruling
He mentioned that the Ko- People’s Democcratic Alliance collection systems, which means hima Municipal Council (KMC) (PDA). plastic packaging we use escapes

Our Correspondent

alternatives such as jute bags,

that it ends up clogging our city was implementing the Plastic

“On this Environment Day,

Kohima, June 5 (EMN): As Naga- cloth bags, bamboo cutlery etc.,

landjoinedtherestofthecountry thatenablesacleanenvironment onTuesdayinplayinghosttothis without use of plastic. Towards year’s World Environment Day achieving this goal, he requested with a renewed call to combat the chief secretary to set up a plastic pollution, Chief Minister task force. streets, sewage system, nallahs, Waste(Management&Handling) as we also celebrate 48 months tourist resorts, recreation cen- Rules 2011 under The Environ- (4 years) of NDA government tres and polluting our natural ment Protection Act, 1986; how- in Delhi — we have resolved environment. Plastic also makes ever there is a need to improve to plant a minimum 48,000 its way into our water supply sys- awareness as well as enforce- saplings in a campaign mode

~ Arien

"Don't be sad bro, I'm sure the agreement will come in another two months time as said many months ago."

tems - and thus into our bodies,” ment of the same. the chief minister stated. in the next one week. Each of
“We should seriously consid- the 11 districts and Noklak will er banning all other plastic bags be planting a minimum of 4000

Neiphiu Rio underscored plastic

Highlighting that plastic is a

pollution is one of the greatest growingdisasterwithanestimatenvironmental challenges of ed ﬁve trillion plastic bags conour time and called for a com- sumed globally, he said synthetic mitment towards a ‘Plastic Free plastic does not bio-degrade, but Nagaland’ within the next six justsitsandaccumulatesinlandmonths by banning the use of ﬁlls or pollutes the environment,

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While highlighting the haz-

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saplings to ensure that the goal ‘Towards responsible use of plas-

ards of plastics, Rio also pointed that we use for shopping veg-

out that these bags contain a etables etc.We should also refuse of 48,000 saplings is reached. I number of chemicals many of plastic cutlery in the restaurants call upon the community, the which are toxic or disrupt hor- andfunctions. Mostoftheplastic youth and the people of the state tics’wasalsoreleasedbythechief minister on the occasion.

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Other highlights included a short play by Dreams Unlimited and a ‘Green Pledge’ administered by the Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Vikho-o Yhoshü. Awards for the winners of the state level poster competition were also announced. Participants were given a free treesaplingtocommemoratethe World Environment Day.

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mones. plates and cutlery used in func- to join this campaign and plant

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plastic in the state.

becominganightmare–prompt-

“Plastic has become a men- tions and events can easily be more trees for a Green Nagaland.

ace in Nagaland too, especially replaced with bamboo products The dream of a Clean and Green in Kohima, Dimapur and district which are not only environment Nagaland will be a reality only headquarters. It leads to choking friendly but will also give a push with active participation of eveof drains and gutters that causes to the Bamboo based economy,” ryone,” the chief minister said.
Minister for Environment, breeding ground for germs and citizens to pick up any plastic Forest and Climate Change, CM bacteria,” the chief minister said. waste they see and put them in Chang, in his keynote address

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Speaking at the state level inglocalgovernmentsalloverthe event commemorating the oc- world to ban use of plastic bags.

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“While plastic has many

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Centre in Kohima, the chief min- valuable uses, we have become ister said if the state was to be over-reliant on single-use or plastic-free by December 2018, disposable plastic – with severe there is a need for an action plan. environmental consequences. He suggested the ensuring of Around the world, 1 million plas-

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Dimapur, Wednesday, June 6, 2018

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Workshop on science and technology communication concludes

ANSTA appeals teachers to resume normal duties

Dimapur, June 5 (EMN): activities.

All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association were affected as thouschool duties for the sake
The yearly activities of the innocent students.
Meanwhile, ANSTA
(ANSTA) has appealed to sands of government also strongly urged the all the agitating teachers school teachers were de- government to take up to put on hold their agita- puted for election related the issues on top priority tions and resume normal duties, while many gov- so as to resolve the death school duties for the sake ernment schools were - lock without further

of innocent students.

used as venues for elec- delay. At the same time,