Kohima, February 14 (MExN): In regard to the building tussle with Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), the Naga Club stated in Tuesday that the club had approached the Kohima Village Council (KVC) to sort out the impasse.
EM BureauKohima/Dimapur, Nov. 7 (EMN): The Lotha community in Kohima celebrated Tokhu Emong at the Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, on Monday. Addressing the gathering, former Member of Parliament, Khyomo Lotha, said that the post-harvest festival, Tokhu Emong, teaches about work culture and thanked the forefathers for initiating the festival. To this day, the farmers after toiling under the sun and rain, celebrate the result of their works, he added. He said that Tokhu Emong is a time for forgiveness, love, and oneness and appealed to the churches under Wokha district to forgive one another in the spirit of oneness. He informed that Lothas came to Kohima in the 90’s for education and businesses etc., and chose to settle down. ‘Till date, the community has cordial relationships with counterpart communities, especially Kohima village, with whom the special friendship was fostered back in those days. The Lotha community and Kohima village celebrated Tokhu Emong in 1996 where gifts were
Our CorrespondentKohima, July 6 (EMN): The principal secretary to Nagaland chief minister, KD Vizo, has cautioned on the risk of easily losing one’s culture and identity as the world is moving at a fast pace. “Our cultures and traditions are fast declining and we need to make a special effort to preserve them,” Vizo said in his address at the inauguration programme of Kohima Village Sports Association (KVSA) memorabilia hall and Kohima Village Youth Organisation (KVYO) conference hall on Wednesday at Ziekezou. Stating that Kohima town was named after Kohima village, he reminded that the responsibility of their youth is not only within their village jurisdiction but in the town areas as well. “When we say responsibility, it means protecting citizens, enforcing proper civic sense, welcoming people and ensuring that different communities live in peace and harmony,” he said. And though people might consider Kohima village as a “developed village,”
The yearlong golden jubilee of Don Bosco Kohima culminated here today with a grand finale celebration at Don Bosco Kohima premises under the theme “Towards a better world with Don Bosco.”