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…
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…
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…
Kohima, July 14 (IANS) A day after an Assam Rifles Havildar was killed and four other personnel were injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district, security forces on Tuesday further intensified search operations by deploying additional columns of the Assam Rifles and the Nagaland Police, officials said. A defence spokesman said the condition of the four injured Assam Rifles personnel is stable and they are undergoing treatment at a hospital. T…
Kohima, July 14 (IANS) A day after an Assam Rifles Havildar was killed and four other personnel were injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district, security forces on Tuesday intensified search operations by deploying additional columns of the Assam Rifles and the Nagaland Police, officials said. A defence spokesman said the condition of the four injured Assam Rifles personnel is stable and they are undergoing treatment at a hospital.The slai…
Kohima, July 13 (IANS) An Assam Rifles Havildar was killed, and four other jawans were injured after a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district on Monday, officials said. Officials in Kohima said the IED blast struck a vehicle, which was part of a convoy of Assam Rifles vehicles near Sukhovi in Chumoukedima district on Monday afternoon. Slain Havildar Mohd Iqbal was associated with the Assam Rifles training centre and school. The injured Assam Rifle…
Kohima, July 3 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday said that the state government has put in place a long-term strategy to transform sports in the state by developing world-class infrastructure and providing athletes with high-quality training to help them excel at the national and international levels. Inaugurating 16 sports infrastructure projects under the Youth Resources and Sports Department, the Chief Minister said the government’s vision is to develop sports infrastructur…