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Nagaland Baptist College (NBC) held its 18th college cultural fest on February 5, under the theme “Culture and tradition: our prized inheritance”. The event was graced by, proprietor of M/s multi builders, Howoto Jakhalu as chief guest. He shared his concern and thoughts for the young people especially in preserving the cultural heritage of the land and re-inculcating work culture for which Nagas have been known for.  Howoto also dwelt work culture and reminded the students on how the forefathers were known for their self sufficient and hard working by nature. Northern Sumi Students Union president, Puloto G. Awomi who…

Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School, Jongksha in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district has won the prestigious Wipro Earthian award 2020.   Good Shepherd School received the award in a virtually organized function on Saturday due to the pandemic.  The award carries certificates and cash prize. This award in its 10th year has been constituted by the Wipro Foundation to recognise excellence in sustainability within the education process in schools and colleges in India.   Baiahunlang Kharahnoh, Ivoreen Kharsahnoh, Naphisabet Suting, Ibakyntiew Kharmulieh, and Tinamary Nongspung along with their mentors Seiborlang Warbah and Teibhalang Warlarpih prepared the winning project on biodiversity.   “Winning this…

Around 500 supporters of All Adivasi Students Association of Assam (AASAA), Karbi Anglong District Committee (KADC) today organised a mass rally in Bokajan demanding ‘Schedule Tribe’ (ST) status for the Adivasi people of Assam and ST(H) status for those residing in the sixth schedule areas as of KarbiAnglong, Dima Hasao and others. The protesters also demanded for an Adivasi satellite council in Assam and repatriated the demand for increasing the daily wage of tea garden workers to Rs 351/day. Later, the demonstrators accumulated in front of SDO(C) office in Bokajan and submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister highlighting the…

Pungro Sub-Division Timber Traders’ Union (PSDTTU) has expressed shock on the illegal taxation being imposed upon the traders which it termed was a “blatant and unacceptable”.  While backing Nagaland Timber Traders’ Union (NTTU) for raising the issue, the union has appealed to the state government to take action against the erring officials.  The union president, JB. Shahoto in a statement has also condemned the action of the officials, who at their “whimsical state” has resumed the taxation. It therefore, urged the state government to do away with taxation and initiate action against the defaulters.

To reach out to the people before the Assembly elections, the Congress in Assam on Friday launched the ‘Bus Yatras’ named ‘Axom Basaon Ahok’ (Let’s Save Assam). The party said the Yatra would criss-cross the state for two weeks, while meeting the people and discussing their grievances and other issues. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora said that through the four bus yatras, the party leaders would reach out to every family across the state to know their opinion, sufferings and hardships in the last five years of the BJP’s “misrule”. The Axom Basaon Ahok’s first bus yatra began…

Road Safety Advocacy Programme (RSAP), organised by KipiQomi Welfare Society (KQWS), Thilixu, Dimapur, commenced on February 12 by following the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) guidelines at Thilixu Baptist Church junction Dimapur.  A press release by KQWS stated that at the programme KQWS chairman, Kughaho Khala highlighted the schedule of activity plans and stated that distribution of pamphlets would continue on February 23 at Chekiye gate junction, Purana bazaar Zion hospital on February 26.  He further added that essay competition will be held at Hornbill School Chekiye and painting competition at Government High School Thilixu. Other activities such…

Meghalaya’s opposition Congress has accused the ruling BJP-led NDA government of introducing laws for “oppressing the people and suppressing dissent”ever since the saffron party came into power in 2014.  “The present government has been slowly and systematically introducing laws for oppressing  the people and suppressing dissent since 2014.  And recently they passed three anti-farmers  laws which will be detrimental to the farmers of the nation,” senior Congress legislator, Winnerson D. Sangma said at a protest rally at Ampati in South West Garo Hills district on Friday against the “anti-farmers’ laws” and the rising prices of fuel organised by the Youth…