4 hurt in Dimapur grenade attack, IED blasts in Mokokchung
Kohima: What it appears to be factional rivalry between two factions of NSCN, four people, including a minor, were injured in an explosion in Dimapur on Friday night. According to official sources on Saturday, the explosion occurred at the residence of a GPRN/NSCN functionary, identified as ‘Chaplee Secretary’ Kideon Zhimomi, at the fourth Mile. Zhimomi, his six-year-old son, one of his bodyguards and a civilian were injured. Sources said an explosive device, suspected to be a grenade, was lobbed over the wall into the compound. At the time, Zhimomi’s family was clearing the compound after a prayer service, other sources informed. All four sustained shrapnel wounds and were admitted to the Christian Institute of Health Science and Research (CIHSR) in Dimapur. Their condition was said to be ‘out of danger.’ The civilian, a sound technician, was hired to manage the sound system for the prayer service, sources said. In Mokokchung, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Kichutip Ward of Mokokchung town last evening. The explosion took place inside the compound of Lanukaba, President of NPF Farmers Wing Nagaland. No one was injured in the incident though some CGI sheets were shredded. An FIR has been lodged by Lanukaba. The motive behind the attack and the people responsible were yet to be ascertained, however police investigation was on. (UNI)
Naga Hoho urges Nagaland Govt for health screening of tourists
Kohima: The Naga Hoho (NH) has appealed to the Government of Nagaland to take precautionary measures against Ebola by conducting rigorous screening of tourists coming to the State during the Hornbill Festival. In a letter to the Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang, the General Secretary for the Naga Hoho, Mutsikhoyo Yhobuh reminded that the ‘world is threatened with various ailments and diseases for which issues has been raised in various quarters on the unpreparedness of the state in mitigating such outcomes.’ The Naga Hoho pointed to the recent outbreak of Ebola around the world and recalled that Manipur was recently witness to an Ebola scare, when a Japanese tourist, traveling from Myanmar was suspected to be suffering from Ebola. It is a happy augury that the test results have been negative for which it is a huge breather, it added. With the advent of the festive season, and the resultant flow of tourists, the Naga Hoho urged the State Government to take precautionary measures by screening the tourists so as to safeguard and protect citizens of the state. (UNI)
Thingbu circle in Arunachal remains cut off for two months
Itanagar: The Thingbu circle in Tawang district, bordering China, remains cut off with the rest of Arunachal Pradesh for the past two months as the strategically important PMGSY road has been washed away at several points due to incessant rain this monsoon. “The road is not only the life line of the furthest village of Tawang district, but is also of strategic importance for Army convoy movement,” an official communiqué said here today. Owing to the harsh monsoon, Thingbu hydel power too was severely damaged for which the circle and its peripheral villages have no access to electricity for a long time, it said. (PTI)