Kohima, July 27 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday stressed the need for specialised investigation and greater technological capability to tackle emerging security challenges, saying organised extortion, drug trafficking, cybercrime, financial fraud, human trafficking, and crimes against women and children demand a more modern and coordinated policing approach. Flagging off 549 new police vehicles and 12 Mobile Forensic Vans at the Police Complex in Chumoukedima, the Chief Mini…
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Kohima, July 25 (IANS) To tap grassroots talent, groom them in a controlled environment and provide a perennial stream of sportspersons to national federations, a historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the government of Nagaland and the Sports Authority of India at the offices of the state Chief Minister, Shri Neiphiu Rio, on Friday.The objectives behind the MoU are twofold. First, it will provide proper infrastructure to the 62 residential athletes in boxing, football and sepak…
Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the unprecedented floods that ravaged many districts were caused not only by exceptionally heavy rainfall in Upper Assam but also by intense precipitation in the neighbouring Nagaland districts of Mon, Mokokchung and Wokha, resulting in a massive inflow of water into the state. Addressing reporters here, Chief Minister Sarma added that the affected region witnessed extraordinary rainfall far above the seasonal …
Kohima, July 24 (IANS) The Nagaland GIS and Remote Sensing Centre (NGISRSC) has significantly strengthened evidence-based planning and sustainable development in the state through the extensive use of geospatial technologies, officials said on Friday.Senior Project Director of the NGISRSC highlighted the Centre’s key initiatives, including statewide Village Resource Mapping, assessment of hydropower potential, urban mapping down to the building-footprint level, landslide hazard zonation, aquat…
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the flood situation in the state is far more severe than official assessments indicate, with many villages still completely cut off, fresh bodies continuing to be recovered and thousands of people stranded without relief due to inundation. Speaking to reporters at Sonari in Charaideo district, the Chief Minister added that while a large number of people have taken shelter in relief camps, many others continu…
Kohima/Itanagar, July 21 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday reviewed the flood situation across the state at a high‑level meeting with senior officials, including representatives of district administrations and the State Disaster Management Authority, as heavy monsoon rains continued to disrupt normal life. Meanwhile, fresh flooding triggered by incessant rainfall inundated five districts of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh during the past 24 hours. With the latest inundation,…
Kohima, July 20 (IANS) The death toll in the flash floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Nagaland’s Mon district has risen to 10, even as search and rescue operations continued for the second day on Monday, officials said. Disaster management and security officials said that five bodies have so far been recovered, while efforts are underway to retrieve the remaining five bodies still believed to be buried under the debris. According to officials, three of the 10 victims are wo…
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) Assam is likely to witness widespread rainfall over the next five days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting moderate rain across most parts of the state and issuing warnings of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places, officials said on Monday.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati, moderate rain is very likely to occur at many places over Assam through the forecast period, while heavy rain is expect…
Kohima, July 19 (IANS) At least eight people, including children, were killed after a massive landslide ripped through Defence Colony in Nagaland’s Mon district on Sunday, sweeping away several houses and triggering a large-scale multi-agency rescue operation, officials said. A senior Nagaland disaster management official said rescue personnel have so far recovered four bodies, while four more bodies remain buried under the debris. Rescue teams are continuing search and recovery operations ami…
Kohima, July 19 (IANS) At least one person was killed, and a child is feared trapped under the debris after a massive landslide ripped through Defence Colony in Nagaland’s Mon district on Sunday, sweeping away several houses and triggering a large-scale rescue operation, officials said.A Defence spokesman said that around 15 houses in the colony were severely affected by the landslide.Personnel of the Assam Rifles, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Nagaland Police, State Disaster Response…