WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Diesel prices at record level; Asia Argento removed as Real maintain perfect start petrol nears all-time high jury of ‘X Factor Italy’ with Benzema’s double | P5 | P10 | P12 BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 236 | PAGES 12 ` 5/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 Heavy rains continue to leave destruction in its wake 43 houses damaged in Kohima Landslide buries lifeline roads to three districts Our Correspondent that the road will be open by to- Mokokchung, Aug. 27 (EMN): The night itself,” the official said. Mokokchung-Mariani Road, NH The source has advised com- 702D, has been blocked after a muters, for light vehicles only, massive landslide buried a stretch to take the route via India Oil to of the road on Monday morning Yimyu Baptist Church Road. near Mokokchung district jail at Meanwhile, the sunken area Yimyu ward. between 9.8 km-9.900 Km (NH 702 NH 702 serves as the main road D) in Mekuli village is worsening. for essential commodities from As- Recently, Deputy Commission- sam to Mokokchung, Zunheboto, er Sachin Jaiswal directed all heavy and Tuensang districts. An official vehicles to avoid NH 702 (D) while of the Public Works division (Na- travelling to Mokokchung until tional Highways) of Mokokchung repairs at the sinking area (9.8 km) reported that the landslide had were complete. The order advised occurred around 5 am. vehicles to take the Mokokchung- The department has pressed Amguri road; NH 02. two excavators into service to clear It was informed that out of five the debris. However, huge boul- sinking areas along NH 702 (D), ders, uprooted trees, and mud are the one at 9.8 km was the worst, EM Images hampering progress of the work, for which the department was Restoration works on a sinking area between 9.8 km-9.900 Km (NH 702 D) at Mekuli an official who was at the spot said. working to restore the road at the village in progress on Monday. “The department will be work- earliest. EM Images ing round-the-clock tonight to The department has expressed namely Khensa, Chungtia, Ki- Association of Mokokchung for The road leading to Perizie colony in Kohima was badly damaged following incessant rains in the capital town. clear the road but cannot assure gratitude to neighbouring villages nunger, and Mekuli; and the Truck their voluntary assistance. Our Correspondent families were later shifted higher secondary school, Kohima, Aug. 27 (EMN): to rented houses arranged government polytechnic, More families are being by members of the colony. Christ for the Nation Bible Flood recedes in Dimapur, students bear brunt affected and evacuated in Many houses in the College; the directorate of various parts of Kohima colony, he said, are on the Fishery, and the IG Stadium Eastern Mirror Desk ing hard; in those times sav- district as heavy rains con- verge of collapse. He said have been affected by the Dimapur, Aug. 27: Flood- ing ourselves takes prior- tinue. 43 houses at Perizie that some residents were landslides. waters have subsided in ity,” the mother remarked. colony, High School, in still in their partially-dam- Liezietsu was appre- the Notun Bosti areas of ‘The fear of waking up Kohima have been affected aged houses that are said hensive that more houses Dimapur after the heavy to floodwater on the bed- with five houses having to be supported by bamboo will go down if the rain downpour on Sat. August side is the scariest,’ she add- been damaged completely, poles and wooden posts. continues and that there 25, but have left about ten ed. During the night when while 38 houses partially Liezietsu informed that would be a major disaster. families affected including everyone is asleep, ‘It left damaged. The affected landslide in the colony be- He informed that deputy students who are appearing us with no choice whether families have been evacu- gan since July following the commissioner of Kohima for examinations. to save our belongings or ated as of Monday. rains. The landslides at the and the Nagaland State A mother from one of ourselves,’ she said. Talking to Eastern Mir- KMC garbage dumping Disaster Management Au- the affected families told Although administra- ror, Perizie colony’s Chair- site, he said, are gradually thority visited the colony Eastern Mirror that one tors have visited the af- man Akhie Liezietsu said affecting the colony. Since and donated cash and relief of her four children was fected areas and assured five houses have collapsed Monday, he said, vehicu- materials. With the money appearing for the sixth providing relief, the mother and the families and their lar movement has been given by donors, Liezietsu standard second-quarterly complained that it was not belongings evacuated to stopped completely as the said, the colony is trying to examination. She doubt- enough. ‘We long for the au- a safer place at the Khedi road leading to the colony repair the damaged road ed her child doing well in thorities in concern to tack- Baptist fellowship house, had been damaged badly. as the residents, especially the examination owing to le the issue of poor drainage the floodwater inside their below the government pol- It was informed that students, are facing a lot of EM Images system and not just a bag of ytechnic in Kohima. Some Rüzhükhrie government hardships. A view of a flood-affected house after water subsided on Monday at Notun Basti in Dimapur. home. “Forget about study- rice,’ she added. Conrad Sangma wins by-election, defeats Cong. ‘Won’t allow ritual alien to our faith and culture’ Tura, Aug. 27 (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Chief Minister. The NPP candidate se- Rio lauds ‘stunning victory’ Dimapur, Aug. 27 (EMN): the pastors under it, Lotha days to come.’ to protect the minority Minister and National People’s Party cured 13,656 votes while Charlotte got Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has con- Residents of Wokha town Hoho and all its frontal or- Christians from commu- Ao pastors join chorus of (NPP) candidate Conrad Sangma on 5,235 votes. Conrad, who was sworn gratulates Sangma on his winning on Monday held a public ganisations and the Lotha nal agenda. opposition Monday won the by-election from the as the 12th Chief Minister of Megha- the by-election “with an impressive rally to demonstrate their Students’ Union. “However, it is disheart- South Tura Assembly constituency by laya on March 6, was a non-elected winning margin” of 8421 votes. ‘resentment’ against the Hundreds of public The Ao Baptist Pastor’s ening to see our own tes- a huge margin. member of the 60-member Assembly. “Your stunning victory is proof ‘proposed’ immersion of gathered at police point Fellowship (ABPF) issued timonial Christian leader But former Speaker Martin Dan- Conrad assumed the top post of Meg- of the people's belief in your leader- the ashes of former prime (in) Wokha daring inclem- a statement denouncing being involved in such an ggo, who resigned from the Congress halaya, which his father had held for ship and I wish you all success as you minister of India Atal Bihari ent weather to express what it stated was the ‘act unaccepted spiritual act and joined the NPP, lost to Pius Mar- a short period, after the regional UDP, steer the state of Meghalaya to greater Vajpayee in the Doyang their resentment against and behaviour’ of Temjen which is a stumbling block wein of the United Democratic Party People's Democratic Front and the development and prosperity. I look River. the proposed immersion Imna Along, Nagaland’s for Christian faith which (UDP) in Ranikor constituency. The Hill State People's Democratic Party forward to working together with you A statement from the which is alien to Chris- minister for Higher Edu- comprises more than 90% by-election in South Tura was necessi- (HSPDP) decided to support the NPP in common issues that concern our Lotha Baptist Churches As- tian faith and belief as well cation. “Looking back, on population. Therefore, tated after Agatha Sangma resigned to in forming the government on condi- respective states in particular and the sociation (LBCA) informed as the Lotha culture,” the February 16, 2018 when we the Ao Baptist Pastors’ pave the way for her brother Conrad tion that an NPP leader would be the Northeastern region in general,” Rio that the rally was organised statement read. ABAM, the apex body of Fellowship strongly de- to contest in order to retain the post of Chief Minister. said in a statement issued on Monday. by the LBCA, the Lotha It informed that the Ao churches called on the nounced the act and be- Baptist Churches Pastors ‘congregation unanimous- intending general election haviour of our minister Conference and the Lotha ly declared that any kind candidate for prayer, it was Imna Along Longkumer RMSA teachers Hoho at the police point in of act or ritual which are Imna Along Longkumer for which God knows His PDA not doing enough for people the town. alien to Christian faith and who pronounced that his best,” the statement read. “The rally was attended belief and the culture of the aspiration to contest in It stated that the church refuse to work BJP ticket was to safeguard affected by monsoon calamities — NPF by the staff of Lotha Baptist Lothas shall be resented was against anyone defam- Dimapur, Aug. 27 (EMN): Churches Association and unanimously even in the our Christian faith and ing the Christian faith. The Nagaland RMSA Our Correspondent position party does not see any such steps Teachers Association 2016 Kohima, Aug.