DIMAPUR, APRIL 3 (MExN): The Association of Kohima Municipal Wards Panchayat (AKMWP), All Ward Union Mokokchung Town (AWUMT) and Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation (DUCCF) along with the Town Councils of Nagaland appealed to the Nagaland Government
Dimapur, Aug. 23 (EMN): The All Ward Union Mokokchung Town (AWUMT) has demanded the government of Nagaland to declare the recent public notice issued by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), Ministry of Jal Shakti, government of India, “unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void.” AWUMT in press release termed the CGWA’s order contained in the public notice a “total contravention of traditional Naga customary procedures, social practices and ownership of land and its resources, and that it directly infringes upon the constitutional provisions of Article 371 (A) that safeguards the Naga way of life.” It may be mentioned the public notice stated that all the ground water users whether existing or new in states including Nagaland are “required to take permission for groundwater withdrawal from CGWA.” AWUMT also reminded that it has been the long-standing demand of the Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCF), Association of Kohima Municipal Wards Panchayat (AKMWP), the All Ward Union Mokokchung Town (AWUMT) and Naga civil society organisations to review and amend the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 by deleting various sections of the Act that infringes upon the constitutional rights of the Naga people as enshrined in Article 371(A). “At this instance, AWUMT would like...
Our Correspondent Kohima, June 9 (EMN): Principal Secretary to the government of Nagaland, Amardeep Singh Bhatia, on Thursday stated that the Nagaland Medical College in Kohima will be functional from the next academic session. He maintained the government has been putting in a lot of effort and the roadmap has been laid down, and they were hopeful to move an application to the National Medical Commission (NMC) by July. He asserted that the NMC would give the necessary permissions. The principal secretary was speaking during a review programme of the Social Health Responsibility campaign, an initiative of Chief Medical Office, Kohima at the Conference Hall of Hotel De Oriental in Kohima. The campaign was held in collaboration with district administration and Association of Municipal Wards Panchayat (AKMWP) and funded by National Urban Health Mission. Bhatia said 60 posts of senior faculty have been created and the process for recruiting has been initiated, while others will soon be created. He exuded hope that there should not be a lack of efforts from the government-level to start the admission from the next academic session. Meanwhile, he also expressed optimism that the insurance scheme, announced by the chief minister in his budget speech...
Kohima, November 24 (MExN): For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, Nagaland is putting the focus on creating awareness and sensitising the masses on the issue of violence against women.
The Association of Kohima Municipal Wards Panchayat (AKMWP), All Ward Union Mokokchung Town (AWUMT) and Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation (DUCCF) today held a joint meeting here at 2K Hotel