KOHIMA Azhalhou Kire of Alder College Kohima defeated Khrielabeituo Semou of Kohima College to emerge the champion of the second edition of the annual Naga wrestling competition on Saturday. The competition was part of the Alder Fest 2.O organised by Alder College Kohima in collaboration with Kohima Smart City on April 21 and 22 at the college premises. Kedosie Nagi from Sazolie College Kohima bagged the third position after defeating Neingusa Ngukha of Kohima College. A cash award of INR 10,000 was given away to the champion, while INR 5,000 was awarded to the second winner and INR 3,000 to the third winner. The Drags was awarded cash of INR 10,000 and The Hiphopers was awarded cash of INR 5000 for securing the first and second positions respectively in the open crew dance competition. The Funky Dance Crew and The Power Rangers won the consolation prizes with a cash of INR 1000 each. Avile emerged the winner and Francis secured second position in the open arm wrestling which was con
KOHIMA With a total of 92,382 registered unemployed youth as in January 2022 according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted from June 2021 to July 2022, Nagaland ranked fourth in the country. This was disclosed by the chief executive officer (CEO) of Kohima Smart City, Kezhazelhou Theünuo, during the inaugural programme of Alder Fest 2.0 held at Alder College in Kohima on Friday. Stating that the term ‘educated unemployed’ is not new to Nagaland, he lamented that many youth are still unemployed despite the high number of graduates due to various challenges. One challenge, according to Theünuo, was the lack of practical skills/ experience despite theoretical knowledge after graduation as they are unable to apply what they have learnt on the ground. Other challenges, according to him, are lack of dignity of labour or sense of pride and lack of sufficient jobs avenues as the state does not have industries/ factories to employ educated youth. To counter those challenges, h