CHIEF SECRETARY TO GRACE STATE LEVEL SENSITISATION WORKSHOP
Chief Secretary
Nagaland, Lalthara IAS will grace the State Level Sensitisation Workshop on socio-economic
caste census 2011, as the chief guest on 20th September 2011 at the Directorate
of Rural Development, Conference Hall at 11 a.m.
In the morning
session, Additional Chief Secretary & Commissioner Nagaland Banuo Z. Jamir IAS will
deliver the introductory address while a power point presentation on Rural Development
Department and Urban Development Department will be presented. The programme will be
chaired by Commissioner & Secretary Rural Development V. Sakhrie, while Secretary
Department of Urban Development Neihu C. Thur IAS will propose the vote of thanks. The
State level sensitisation workshop is organised for Deputy Commissioners, DRDA Project
Directors, Block Development Officers and Urban Development Officers.
(Lolano
P. Khuvung)
R. TOHANBA
GRACES ENSUG FRESHERS’
MEET
The 14th Annual Freshers’
Meet Cum Cultural Programme 2011 of Eastern Nagaland Students’ Union Guwahati (ENSUG)
was successfully conducted on 17th September 2011 at Lakhmi Ram Boruah Shadon Hall Guwahati where Parliamentary
Secretary for IPR, Economics & Statistics, R Tohanba graced the occasion as the chief
guest.
The Chief Guest
in his speech, encouraged the students to preserve the culture, custom, tradition and its
identity with respect and also to work hard to achieve their goals not only for self
interest but for the betterment of the society. He also emphasized to maintain discipline
in all respects and to give more importance in the education sector despite of all the
hindrances around. He further expressed that to be a successful person one must be self
tolerant, hard working and a sociable person.
There was also a
competition for the title of Mr & Miss Freshers’.
Out of the 23 contestants, Mr. Wanwing Konyak and Miss. Kithangpila Sangtam
were adjudged as Mr & Miss Fresher which was followed by a glimpse of traditional show
represented by the students of Eastern Nagaland.
The President
and his colleagues of ENSUG thanked all the concerned for their help in shouldering the
troubles of the ENSUG in times of need. The Union further thanked R. Tohanba, MLA P. Chuba Chang, MP (Lok Sabha)
C. M Chang and Joint Resident Commissioner Nagaland House Guwahati, Maria Yanthan for
their contributions towards the Union.
(DIPR)
e-GOVERNANCE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE TRAINING TO BE HELD
The Department
of Information Technology and Communication in association with the National Institute for
Smart Governance (NISG), Hyderabad is organising intensive training programme on “e-Governance
Project Life Cycle” under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) from 26th
to 30th September 2011 at 9 a.m. onwards at the Conference Hall, the Heritage
(Old DC Bungalow) Kohima.
Secretary to the
Government of Nagaland, K.T. Sukhalu IAS has informed in a circular that the objective of
the training is to equip and empower the participants with a range of emerging and best
practices of e-Governance and delivery of citizen services. The training module is
designed for the Heads of Department, Heads of District Offices and IT Nodal Officers of
Administrative and Directorate offices.
(Ruopfulenuo)
GOVERNMENT NOTIFIES
The Government
of Nagaland has notified for all concerned that the Government has made the following
amendment to Schedule-V of the Nagaland Value Added Tax Act, 2005 as follows:
In the existing
Schedule V, item No. 154 the role of Tax on “all Tobacco and Tobacco products other
than on manufactured tobacco, bids and tobacco used in the manufacture of bidis”
shall stand increased from 13:25% to 15%.
This
notification shall come into effect after expiry of 14 (fourteen) days from the date of
issue.
(L.
Chubalepzuk Ao)
CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMME AT NHAK
A one-day Cancer
Awareness programme, organised by the Department of Health & Family Welfare Kohima in
collaboration with Apollo Gleneagles Hospital Kolkata, will be conducted at NHAK Kohima on
22nd September 2011 from 9 a.m. onwards. In the programme Oral Cancer screening
will be conducted by team of Cancer Specialist from Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, assisted
by a team of Doctors from NHAK.
There will be a
grand valedictory function followed by press meet and skill upgradation session for
Medical Officers from 4 p.m. at Hotel Japfu Kohima. It is therefore informed to all media
persons to attend the press meet.
(L.
Chubalepzuk Ao)
WORLD BAMBOO DAY CELEBRATED
Nagaland Bamboo
Development Agency (NBDA) celebrated the second “World Bamboo Day” at Nagaland
Bamboo Resource Centre Complex on 18th September 2011. The agency has organized
various activities to commemorate the daylong celebration.
MLA &
Advisor, NBDA, L. Temjen Jamir who graced the occasion as the chief guest said bamboo is
one of the oldest and most versatile building materials with lots of useful application in
the field of construction particularly in the developing countries. The diminishing wood
resources and restriction imposed on felling of trees, the focus shifted on the need to
identify a substitute material (i.e. Bamboo), which is environment friendly and widely
available. The World Bamboo Body is now making an effort to increase the awareness of this
plant known as the “Green Gold”, he added.
Recalling the
first ever ‘World bamboo Day’ celebration at Kisama last year, Temjen said
hosting an International event of such magnitude was indeed a phenomenal task, yet the
department took up the challenge and today, he said “We feel proud that we could
successfully host such an event”. He highlighted that the State government envisages
generation of employment for two lakh forty five thousand (2, 45, 000) from development of
bamboo sector through the Bamboo Mission by 2020. The employment opportunity in the bamboo
sector is anticipated to be generated from the primary and secondary processing sectors,
harvesting of bamboos and in activities like training, transport, marketing and
communication. While stating on availability of bamboo in the State, Temjen said Nagaland
has 46 different varieties of bamboo species having the stock of around 4 million tons
valued at Rs. 250 crores. NBDA Advisor said
that NBDA has targeted plantation in 50,000 hectares during the 11th five year plan through NBM, Govt. of India and have
achieved plantation in 18,500 hectares in both government acquired land and private land.
Maintaining that
bamboo is an important resource in the socio-economic, ecological and climatic context of
Nagaland, he said our State has now taken the imitative to harness the potential of bamboo
and its benefits. The State has announced the bamboo policy on March 15th 2004 and with it, the Nagaland Bamboo Development
Agency (NBDA) was established to undertake the programme and activities of bamboo
utilization of its resources.
Team leader
NBM-IT NBDA, Norman Putsure in his key note address said that bamboo will be the changing
elements for the Naga people and a sustainable raw material for the future generation and
added that there is a desire among the Naga people to participate in the bamboo mission,
which can be seen in the production and creations which are of high quality and
international standards. He further expressed optimism that development of bamboo sector
in the State would facilitate development and usher in new partnership with the rest of
the world stressing that the” Green Gold “ has become more than important in
this century in the backdrop of global concerns on ecology and environment and looming
threat of global warming and climate change.
(SDIO
Dimapur)
STATE MISSION DIRECTOR (SSA) TO INAUGURATE ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP
The 1st
State level Inter Government Middle School (SSA) Archery Championship will be held at I.G.
Stadium Kohima from 21st to 22nd September 2011 at 8 a.m. with O.T.
Chingmak NCS, State Mission Director Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan as the chief guest.
Tseibou District
Sports Officer & I.G. Administrator Kohima will deliver welcome speech, while Khomo
Thira will say invocation followed by presentation of special number from Kütsapo Government
Middle School.
(L.
Chubalepzuk Ao)
DC WOKHA INFORMS
It has been
observed that the shops in the main commercial area of Wokha town shuts down by early
afternoon giving a deserted atmosphere and also depriving the working citizens to do any
shopping after office hours. This scenario also hampers full time functioning of the
office and other commercial activities in the town.
Therefore in
pursuance to the decision of the joint meeting held on 6th September 2011 by
District administration, Police and Wokha Town Council, it is hereby ordered that all
shops should remain open till 5 p.m. in the interest of the public. Police security by
foot patrolling will be provided during the period to deter any undesirable atmosphere.
This order comes into immediate effect till further review, and
untimely closer of shops would entail cancellation of trade license.
(IA,
Wokha)
POLICE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH TRAFFIC POLICE PUT UP SIGN BOARDS IN MOKOKCHUNG TOWN
With the ever-increasing number of vehicles in Mokokchung Town, it has become a big
problem for the commuters especially during the peak hours with traffic-jam like those of
Kohima and Dimapur that causes much inconvenience to the citizens. Therefore in order to
bring down traffic problem in the Town to a certain level the Police department along with
the traffic Police personnel put up 150 metal boards in the Town with signs restricting or
allowing for parking of vehicles in different locations as well as sign boards that
indicates public places such as schools, market place etc. where vehicles need to slow
down. The work was carried out with an expense of around Rs.2 lakhs, which was contributed
amongst the personnel and traffic police, Mokokchung.
(Lanukaba
IA, Mokokchung)
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