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Dhara said an appeal would be filed in Our Correspondent had recently inspected. lot of problems, he said. He the Rajasthan High Court against the judg- Mokokchung, April 25 “As the concerned minis- observed that Traffic was ment and for Asaram's bail. (EMN): The minister for Pub- ter I have concern for the en- another problem hampering The defence lawyer said that Asaram ap- lic Works department Tong- tire district. So according to the progress of work. “Where peared normal in the court but became sad pang Ozukum on Wednesday the road project forwarded there is no traffic the road is and worried when the court convicted him. said that his department was by the respective division much smoother and where The police chargesheet against Asaram confident about complet- executive engineers, accord- there is traffic there are ups and four co-accused was filed on November ing the major road repair ingly we are allotting the and downs in the work,” he 6, 2013, under the Pocso Act, the Juvenile projects across Nagaland fund,” the minister said. said. Justice Act and the IPC. within a stipulated timeline. Out of INR 50 crore an- Ozukum also said if Asaram is facing trial in another sexual The minister made the nounced by Chief Minister weather conditions are assault case in Gujarat. statement during an on-spot Neiphiu Rio for the road sunny, the work also will be The final arguments in the case were inspection of road repair revamping programme, INR expedited. completed in the Jodhpur court on April 7, projects being undertaken 25 crore have been released Also, the minister vis- which reserved the order for Wednesday. by his department in Mokok- for the first phase and an- ited ongoing road projects Asaram was arrested in 2013 after the chung. Ozukum, who toured other INR 25 crore will be at Wokha today and com- teenage girl from Uttar Pradesh's Shahja- work sites at different locali- released soon, the minister mented that progress was hanpur, a Class 12 student at his Chhind- ties of Mokokchung on foot, informed. 'satisfactory.' wara Ashram in Madhya Pradesh, filed a said 'we are hopeful that Since the projects were The department's of- complaint and accused him of rape at his the current road repairing been implemented simulta- ficials commented that after ashram in Manai village on the Jodhpur projects projected by re- neously in various locations, many years the department outskirts on August 15, 2013. spective division executive he said, there is a 'machin- was taking up road projects Asaram was arrested from Indore and engineers of each district will ery problem' faced by the 'themselves' and that it was brought to Jodhpur on September 1, 2013. be completed in sixty work- department. “The machine 'very encouraging for em- He is under judicial custody since Septem- ing days.' that R&B department has ployees to be visited by the ber 2, 2013. He was earlier denied bail by the The minister, who will at its deposal is not enough. minister for the first time to Supreme Court. be leaving for Tuensang and So the department is hir- take firsthand information Apprehending threat to law and order Noklak day after tomorrow ing machinery from private on the field.' Jodhpur, April 25 (IANS) A Special Court uled Tribe cases, Madhu Sudan Sharma, in- from the followers of Asaram, high security to oversee other road repair- firms and also from the Me- On other matters, of- in Jodhpur on Wednesday convicted self- side the Jodhpur Central Jail, where Asaram was in place in Jodhpur, with prohibitory ing projects, said he was chanical department,” the ficers have lamented land styled godman Asaram for raping a minor is lodged. orders enforced in the city. planning to visit the other minister said. encroachment by private girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013 and The court also awarded 20 years in jail The Home Ministry on Tuesday also is- districts as well. He asserted The mechanical depart- residents besides not giving sentenced him to a prison term for life till each to Asaram's warden Shilpi and associ- sued an advisory to Rajasthan, Gujarat and that the road projects were ment has provided 39 road way for free flow of water his natural death. ate Sharad. Haryana to step up security/ vigilance to progressing 'very well' in rollers. However, most of through their land 'which is The judgment was pronounced by Spe- The court, however, acquitted Asaram's prevent any untoward incident in the wake every district and that he was the machines are old and wearing out the roads very cial Judge for Scheduled Caste and Sched- 'sevadar' Shiva and cook Prakash. of court verdict. satisfied with the work he the department is facing a easily.' Nagaland readies for mega earthquake drill Gov. echos PM’s water conservation bit Kohima Bureau Management Author- Baptist Church Kitsubo- sonnel and equipments. highlighted the status of Dimapur, April 25 (EMN): The governor associations among others, to work with Kohima, April 25 (EMN): ity (DDMA) of the state's zou, Christian Revival Staging areas have their preparations. Di- of Nagaland, PB Acharya, has suggested the village development boards (VDB) in The state of Nagaland eleven districts, govern- Church Kohima Village, been identified at vari- rector General of Police leaving aside funds from the Mahatma said regard. along with Mizoram and mental departments, and Christ King Parish, Pera- ous locations at Kohima Rupin Sharma has opined Gandhi National Rural Employment Further, Acharya has lauded the chief Tripura is ready to con- the Civil Society. ciezie Baptist Church, village while the relief that the exercise should Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to be minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio for duct a mega drill simulta- To educate stakehold- Ao Baptist Arogo Para- area will be at Kohima be a 'real simulated' drill used for water conservation. The governor 'spelling series of measures' during an neously on April 26 simu- ers, a table-top exercise medical, St. Francis De College, Mezhür Higher for which risks and in- felt that the fund dispensation would be address at the VDB and village council lating a drill based on the was taken at the Adminis- Sales Parish (CPC) and Secondary School, Christ conveniencies should be of help during monsoon seasons in that it conference on April 24 in Kohima. The Shillong Earthquake of trative Training Institute the NBCC. King Higher Secondary worth taking and that it would 'save villages from water shortage' governor is said to have "valued sugges- 1897 which hit Megha- on April 25. Following the first si- School; five residential would test how efficient besides boosting agricultural production. tion" of the chief minister on the matter laya with a magnitude of Johnny Rongmei, an ren, he said, immediately houses at Choto Bosti; the system is in case an The statement was contained in an of penalising "non-performing VDBs for 8.7 on the Richter scale. official of the NSDMA, everyone will have to SIRD, the directorate of actual emergency occurs. update from Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. slow progress and poor project imple- Dubbed the 'Nagaland informed that the first si- respond with the drop- Employment; Art and As Nagaland is seis- Acharaya was stated to have referred to mentation" while rewarding "performing emergency preparedness ren would be sounded at hold-and-cover, and Culture; School Educa- mic zone-V and is vul- Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking VDBs." exercise' (Nepex), the drill 10 am for three minutes hold the position until tion; Youth Resources; nerable to earthquakes, Panchayat establishments across the "Transparency and accountability is being organised by the from the Police Head- the siren sounds for the Jack and Jill; the Naga landslide, flash-flood, country to conserve rainwater and that should be maintained for proper devel- Nagaland State Disaster quarters and at the Secre- second time. Simultane- Hospital, and at Oking t h u n d e r s t o r m , h a i l they spend MNREGS funds for water opment and economic transformation Management Author- tariat junction by the Fire ously, at the second siren, Hospital. storm, forest fire etc., the conservation. of all villages in the state," the Raj Bhavan ity (NSDMA) to gener- & Emergency Services. personnel are to report The public have been state's government aims "Governor Acharya stated that har- handout stated. ate publicity among the A press release from to the State Emergency informed that there to make Nagaland a safer vesting rainwater was the need of the hour Also, Acharya appreciated the decision community and agencies the NSDMA on Wednes- Operation Centre (SEOC) might be disruptions in and a resilient society and making the switch to an eco friendly to call back government employees from in the state about how to day also informed that and staging area.