Nagaland Health Minister says politicians betray Naga society
Kohima: Nagaland Minister for Health & Welfare Imkong L Imchen has said that politicians continually betray a section of Naga society. Speaking as the chief guest at the Golden Jubilee celebration ofthe Ongpangkong Kaketshir Mungdang (Ongpangkong Students Conference) at Longsa under Mokokchung district on Friday, Imchen stated that the general Naga public approach is against the politicians. Stating that society is questioning the integrity of ministers, Imchen termed it as ‘very, very unfortunate’ that the Naga public is treating the politicians and ministers as ‘condemned’ objects and ‘outcasts.’ Imchen while asserting that leaders are chosen by God said that the politicians are also trying in their own ways to be honest and to serve the people in their best way. He asserted that the elected members represent the people, their actions reflect public interest and that they serve the public. The Minister while citing the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee’s relentless demand for his resignation stated that the Congress party has yet to ‘convince’ him to resign from the Government. (UNI)
Guv urges youth to work for nation building
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma has emphasized the need of channelizing youth energy for the cause of nation building. The Governor, who gave away the Rajya Puraskar to 46 Guides and 39 Scouts on the occasion of 15th Rajya Puraskar Award ceremony at Raj Bhawan here on Friday, advised Scouts & Guides to prepare themselves to meet any challenge in future, a communiqué said here Saturday. Stating that the purpose of the Scouts and Guides movement was to facilitate the young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials , he said that the youth must appreciate the richness and diversity of their culture and imbibe their age-old values of truth, tolerance and respect for all. (PTI)
Missionary Day observed in Mizoram
Aizawl: Christian-dominated Mizoram day observed ‘Missionary Day’ the anniversary of the arrival of the two pioneer Christian missionaries at Sairang village near Aizawl in 1894. All the church offices remained close and special prayer and worship services being held on Saturday in different local churches, especially belonging to the Presbyterian Church and the Baptist Church. Welsh Christian missionies – Rev JH Lorrain, and Rev FW Savidge, fondly called by the Mizos as ‘Pu Buanga’ and ‘Sapupa’ respectively arrived by boat from Assam at the banks of river Tlawng near Sairang village on January 11, 1894. The two missionaries made Lushai (Mizo)-English Dictionary, known to the local people till today as ‘Pu Buanga Dictionary’ and establish Presbyterian Church, began education by creating Mizo alphabets using Roman scripts. They changed the whole Mizo way of life through education and the Christian Gospel and all the Mizos, earlier animists, were converted to Christianity. The Presbyterian Church began observing the day since 1974 and the state government declared the day, January 11 as a holiday called ‘Missionary Day’. (PTI)