Lipichem
Kiphire | September 2
Kiphire is a land full of resources, said Chief Minister Nagaland Neiphiu Rio while attending the much-awaited development road show-Mongmong festival of the Sangtam Nagas at a packed local ground today. The chief guest was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues, senior government officers and leaders. Addressing the gathering, Neiphiu Rio said festivals are not only a time for merry-making but also a time to learn and reflect on culture. Culture will then be passed on to the younger generation and all of what has been inherited, the chief minister said. Comparing Nagas to societies in the rest of the world, the chief guest said, ‘Nagaland is a land of festivals and it is only in this land where we make merry even at the time of work and not only at the time of harvest. This makes the Nagas very unique’.
Rio urges Nagas to join hand to solve political problem
Newmai News Network
Kohima | September 2
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today emphasized on the need for the Naga people to join hands in solving the vexed Naga political issue and bring permanent peace and reconciliation. Inaugurating the two-day Kiphire Road Show, coinciding with the Mongmong festival of the Sangtam Naga tribe, Rio said, “We all need to join hands to solve the vexed Naga political issue to bring permanent peace and reconciliation.”
He said that during the ceasefire, factional killing among the Naga groups continued while the number of persons killed in the clashes reached about 1040. He called on the people to work for peace and to stop the factional killings. The top priority of the present government is to bring a final settlement for which the whole council of ministers have declared that the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland government is willing to make way if required for the final settlement of Naga issue, Rio reiterated. He also said that the government is only a facilitator and called upon the people to work for peace and unity for all-round development in the state.
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