GPRN/NSCN Phom region have apprehended 13 habitual drugs users and 5 peddlers at Yaongyimchen and Alayong villages under Longleng district on October 23.
According to GPRN/NSCN Phom region education Kilonser A. Chuba Phom, the drug users and peddlers were held while GPRN/NSCN was conducting routine tour cum area domination duty covering all the villages under its jurisdiction.
Reports reaching Nagaland Post said, the kilonser also disclosed that when his team reached Yaongyimchen village, team members also caught “red handed” one person carrying consignment of “spasmo proxyvon” and brown sugar which was transported from a neighboring state.
The haul during the tour included 1,225 spasmo proxyvon capsules, 5 grams of brown sugar, 110 tiny packs of opium and 1 kg of dry leaves of cannabis.
The habitual users apprehended were identified as Alemlukba Phom, Takudong Phom, Tali Akum Phom, Mechuba Phom, Yangsong Phom, Tongpang Phom, Isac Phom, Hamong Phom, Mangko Phom, Alemba Phom, Sentong Phom, Alemtoshi Phom and Imti Phom, all from Yaongyimchen and Alayong villages.
The peddlers have been identified as Toshi Yimba Phom, Chubameren Phom, Hanni Nongba, Pongshei Phom, Mejong Phom, all from Yaongyimchen and Alayong villages.
The kilonser disclosed that they were released after two village council chairmen and the “offenders” of both the villages pleaded and agreed to sign a bond that if they would be punished if they repeated the same offence.
He also warned the drug users and peddlers in Longleng district to stop their activities immediately. Later, the seized consignments were destroyed by GPRN/NSCN in the presence of village councils from both the villages, Church elders, student leaders and publics from both the villages in the evening.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
ENPO tribal units oppose Special Plan Assistance (SPA) from Centre
Reaffirming the stand on Special Plan Assistance (SPA), six tribal units of Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization (ENPO)- Chang Khulie Satshang (CKS), Konyak Union (KU), United Sangtam Likhum Pumji (USLP), Phom Peoples’ Council (PPC), Yimchunger Tribal Council (YTC) and Khiamniungan Tribal Council (KTC) Saturday rejected “in toto” the SPA granted by Planning Commission of India as special development package for Eastern Nagaland.
In a joint statement, representatives of the six units also warned that any tribe, organization, elected members, contractors, individuals involved in the “so-called Special Development Package for Eastern Nagaland” would be doing so with their own risks. The six tribal units also disclosed that they have “unanimously rejected” the offer of Rs. 2 crores each for construction of tribal complexes while asking the state government as to why it should go ahead with the work programmes despite ENPO’s rejection.
Further, the signatories stated that though the state government had prepared the work programmes as reported in Nagaland Post, they would not allow any works to be initiated within their jurisdictions out of Special Development Package for Eastern Nagaland.
It also stated that ENPO was not a platform or source for accessing central funds to clear the state government’s liabilities. They reminded that as per the public resolution on June 12, 2012 at Tuensang, all the six tribal presidents on behalf of ENPO public rejected the state government’s offer.
They said the decision was officially conveyed to the state chief minister June 22, 2012 at CM’s Banquet Hall besides their demand for a “full-fledged statehood”.
In a joint statement, representatives of the six units also warned that any tribe, organization, elected members, contractors, individuals involved in the “so-called Special Development Package for Eastern Nagaland” would be doing so with their own risks. The six tribal units also disclosed that they have “unanimously rejected” the offer of Rs. 2 crores each for construction of tribal complexes while asking the state government as to why it should go ahead with the work programmes despite ENPO’s rejection.
Further, the signatories stated that though the state government had prepared the work programmes as reported in Nagaland Post, they would not allow any works to be initiated within their jurisdictions out of Special Development Package for Eastern Nagaland.
It also stated that ENPO was not a platform or source for accessing central funds to clear the state government’s liabilities. They reminded that as per the public resolution on June 12, 2012 at Tuensang, all the six tribal presidents on behalf of ENPO public rejected the state government’s offer.
They said the decision was officially conveyed to the state chief minister June 22, 2012 at CM’s Banquet Hall besides their demand for a “full-fledged statehood”.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
ENSF fetes Chang
Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has congratulated Nungsanglemba Chang on being appointed as board member to NPSC which is the highest recruiting body of the state. The federation stated that it Chang’s appointment to the commission was the right step towards “greater justice” for the general interest of the educated unemployed of the state. ENSF president Hawang T. Wangsha and general secretary Changsang also said that Chang’s representation to the commission on behalf of the eastern Nagas would benefit the whole Nagas in general.
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