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Our Reporter Dimapur, Sep. 21 (EMN): Coming from a culture of war, Naga women have been trained for generations to build and speak about peace, and so there is nothing stronger than women coming together and building peace in the community, stated Prof. Rosemary Dzuvichu, Advisor of Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) on Wednesday. She was speaking during the 15th Peace Knit Fest 2022-cum-Peace Channel Foundation Day and commemoration of International Day of Peace at Peace Centre, Chümoukedima. She was also conferred the Peace Award 2022, an annual award given to a peace activist in Nagaland. Dzuvichu opined that Naga society is a classic example of conflicts and peace-building continuing to this day. “We also must remember that peace is not only about the absence of guns but it is also to do with gender justice, justice in society and justice for the atrocities particularly the militarisation and the army atrocities that we have gone through,” she said. She said that one can’t separate the political aspirations of the Naga people with peace activism. “We want peace in our land but definitely we also want unity and recognition of our people as a whole. If women’s voices are not heard, peace...
Our Reporter Dimapur, June 11 (EMN): As many as 24 complaint calls have made to Nagaland police since the intra-state check gates were removed in an attempt to curb illegal taxation and action taken on all the calls, said Director General of Police (DGP), T John Longkumer, at a press conference on Saturday held at Rhododendron Hall, Police Complex in Chumoukedima. The DGP said that some calls were related to incidents in Larorijan, so they had registered a case and handed it over to the Assam police for necessary action. He also updated that they recently had a meeting with the chief secretary of Nagaland in regards to application by departments that wish to re-open the check gates, and decision is still awaited. When asked about if the closure of the check gates had any effect on law and order enforcement, Additional Director General of Police, Sandeep M Tamgadge replied that various state police agencies are co-ordinating to check illegal activities. “After the order, under the direction of DGP, the entire Narcotic branch of Nagaland police has been restructured and reconstituted and we have now decided that smaller team will be acting not only in Kohima and Dimapur but all...