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Dimapur, Nov. 8 (EMN): In connection with the ensuing special summary revision of photo electoral roll with respect to January 1, 2023, as the qualifying date, a briefing with electoral roll observers (EROs) was held at the chief electoral officer’s office chamber in Kohima, on November 7. An update from the Election department informed that the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Nagaland, V Shashank Shekhar, has stressed on the importance of a healthy and error-free electoral rolls for conduct of elections, which is at the heart of democracy. Shekhar also highlighted on the recent amendments in the election laws, particularly the introduction of multiple qualifying days for enrolment in the electoral roll and collection of Aadhaar data from the electors on voluntary basis for linking and authentication of electoral rolls data. He pointed out that, as representatives of Election Commission, the roll observers play an important role in bringing out a defect-free and authentic electoral
Dimapur, Aug. 28 (EMN): The LI-NING 44th Inter- District & State Open Badminton Championship of the Nagaland Olympic & Paralympic Games 2022 held at Longleng from August 23 culminated on August 27. DPRO Longleng in an update informed that the valedictory ceremony was graced by Y Vikheho Swu, MLA, and former president of Nagaland Badminton Association (NBA) as special guest and BS Nganlang Phom, MLA, as chief host. Encouraged by the participation of a five-year-old girl in the tournament, Vikheho said his concern is how to take these youngsters to the level of achievement which they are looking forward to. “This is the challenge and concern for all of us here. In order to achieve this and to take our children to a higher level will not only depend on our politicians and administrators but collectively take this responsible journey forward,” he said. Stressing on how to manage success, Vikheho said many people misuse and mismanage success. “We have seen many tal
Our Correspondent Kohima, Aug. 23 (EMN): The two-day Nagaland CSR and Investment Conclave concluded on Tuesday with promises for partnership and investment. Minister of Planning and Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu, addressed the valedictory session held at NBCC Convention Centre in Kohima. He called upon the delegates from various agencies across the country to be ambassadors for the state of Nagaland. He urged investors and banks to invest in the state as there is huge scope and potential with resources that are still unexplored, and Nagaland being one of the hotspot diversity areas in the world. Maintaining that under externally funded projects, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank are coming to invest in the state, he said that nationalised banks were also present during the conclave and expressed hope that they will invest in the state. Further, Kronu expressed gratitude to all the participants for coming forward and taking part in the concl
Our Reporter Dimapur, June 25 (EMN): The foundation stone for construction of ‘Demonstration Housing Project’ (DHP) at Sematilla in Dimapur was laid virtually by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri from Delhi on Saturday. The minister of Public Works Department (Housing and Mechanical), government of Nagaland, Tongpang Ozukum, who joined the programme from Delhi, appealed to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) to consider sanctioning more demonstration housing projects in Nagaland while assuring to complete the work within the stipulated time. Citing emerging technologies being used for DHP, he said that it will reduce the time for completion of the projects in the future. Hardeep Singh Puri said during foundation stone laying programme that more than 75 housing projects have been considered in Nagaland, wherein 32,335 houses were sanctioned and 10,000 houses delivered so far. “This G+2 building comprising 40 units will be built using pre