Khensa Village Council (KVC) and Khensa Students’ Union (KSU) and have appealed to the higher & technical education (H&TE) department to retain the transferred assistant professors at Mokokchung College of Teacher Education, Yimyu.
Our CorrespondentMokokchung, Nov. 8 (EMN): Ongpangkong Students’ Conference (OKM) held its third edition of “Tetsu Oshi Wazuka Ayuba Mapatong 2021 – 2024” (awareness on preserving Ao language) on November 8 on the theme “Tetsü Oshi Tali Senputi” roughly translated as ‘embracing mother tongue.’ The first two phases of the competition were conducted online because of the pandemic lockdown. The third phase of the competition ‘Ao slam poetry’ was held at Multipurpose Hall in Khensa village, some 15 kilometers away from Mokokchung town on November 8. Dr. Rongsenchiba, general secretary of Ongpangkong Conference (OM), who was the special guest of the inaugural function, underscored the need to protect one’s language in order to promote and preserve their identity, culture, tradition and custom. He added that to protect one’s language, one must be able to read, speak and write. He also cautioned that their language could be hijacked in future by foreign la