Campaign for Nagaland Northern Angami -II bypoll ends
Kohima: The election campaign for the by-election to the Northern Angami -II Assembly Constituency ended at 1600 hrs on Monday, where polling would be held on October 15. Official sources said the Kohima Deputy Commissioner, who is also the District Election Officer (DEO), W Honje Konyak has prohibited canvassing or propagating any election matter in any form or manner during the next 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for conclusion of poll that is from 4PM on Monay to 4PM of October 15. The sources said for the forthcoming byelection to the 11 Northern Angami II Assembly Constituency out of 39 Polling Stations, so far eleven have been declared hyper sensitive or critical, nine vulnerable and the remaining 19 will be normal polling stations. The hyper sensitive’s polling stations are Teichuma-Government Primary School (GPS), Nachama-GPS, Nerhema Lower-GPS, Nerhema Upper-GPS, Chiechama Bawe- GPS, Cheichama Basa-GPS, Chiechama Phesazuo- GPS, Chiephobozou- Don Bosco School, Tsiemekhuma Basa- GPS, Chiechama Pheluo-Community Hall Rupreo Chienuo, and Nerhe Model Village Panchayat Hall Nerhe Model Village, Sensitive and Vulnerable are Zhadima Upper- GPS, Zhadima Lower-GPS, Seiyhama- Gps, Rusoma- GPS, Rusoma Basa- GPS, Phekekriema Bawe- GPS, Kijumetouma -GPS, Dihoma-GPS and Cieswema Basa- GPS.(UNI)
Assam CM pitches for tea as national drink
Guwahati :Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday pitched for declaring tea as India’s national drink and more facilities for workers and growers in the state. Speaking at a consultation with stakeholders of tea sector in India here today, Mr Gogoi urged the Government of India to declare tea as National Drink. He also urged for shifting of the Tea Board head office to Assam to provide impetus to tea activities in the country’s most important tea growing region. Mr Gogoi further requested for creation of the post of Director in the Directorate of Small Tea Growers and for a mission mode programme to improve the Human Development indices particularly in the fields of education, health, maternal mortality, infant mortality, malnutrition of the tea garden workers. The chief minister demanded a special package for the revival of Assam Tea Corporation Limited (ATCL) and urged the Government of India to explore the possibility of revival of the ATCL gardens with the active involvement of Andrew Yule. Mr Gogoi also urged the government to take the Tea Research Association at Tocklai, Jorhat and its upgradation to a level of national institute.(UNI)
Bat harvesting festival of Bomrr clan in Kiphire district
Kohima: The members of Bomrr clan, living in and around Mimi village under Kiphire district, are all geared up to celebrate their unique annual festival of harvesting bats starting on Monday. During the three-day festival, the Bomrr members visit the caves and harvest bats in thousands by smoking them out, a release issued by members of Bomrr clan Y Makezho and N Musole said. The festival is auspicious to the Bomrr clan as they believe that their spirits would not be accepted by their ancestors if they do not perform this practice. Every year during October second and third weeks, the bats are harvested from a large cave popularly known as ‘Bomrr Lapkhun Cave’. This age old practice was kept under wraps since the clan has the exclusive rights to these caves and to the practice. However, this year the clansmen decided to permit visitors, interested in experiencing the harvest, to visit Mimi and the cave. The cave can be reached after about an hour’s walk from Mimi village. The beauty of the natural cave has a great attraction for any visitor. Wild animals take shelter there. There are four caves measuring 300 to 400 feet and some measure 200 to 300 feet. Locals of the region collect thousands of bats by lighting up a fire inside the caves.(UNI)
Doctor killed, five injured in accident
Nalbari : A doctor was killed and five others, including another doctor, were critically injured in two separate accidents on NH 31 in Nalbari district of lower Assam, police said on Monday. Two doctors were coming towards Nalbari on a motor bike when a Barpeta-bound truck from the opposite side hit the bike at Suradi village late last night, the sources said. Dr Bhabesh Majumdar died on the spot, while the other doctor Gautam Kumar Deka was seriously injured, they said. Dr Deka has been shifted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. In another accident last night, a bus hit a divider at Dalua near Ghograpar and fell into a roadside ditch causing four persons to be injured. They were admitted to Government-run Nalbari Swahid Mukunda Kakati Civil hospital, the sources added. (PTI)