Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Kohima, April 09 2009:
Acting on specific reports about unauthorised concentration of around 25-30 NSCN-K cadres in Songsamong village near Longkhim under Tuensang district of Nagaland on Wednesday, the Assam Rifles sources reveled that the patrol party scanned the area and confirmed the presence of cadres in uniform with weapons and additional Assam Rifles forces were immediately mobilised in conjunction with civil administration, police and village authorities to generate pressure on factions for forthwith vacation of Songsamong village.
They conveyed message that stringent actions would be initiated in case the group failed to clear the unauthorised concentration.
Later in the afternoon the village authorities confirmed that cadres were in the process of moving out and further pressure by Assam Rifles forces surrounding the area confirmed complete vacation of the village by NSCN-K cadres moving out towards their designated camp of Surumi thereby restoring peace and tranquillity of the region.
Meanwhile, Assam Rifles have cautioned the NSCN factions once again to adhere by agreed Cease Fire Ground Rules and no violations will be tolerated under any circumstances.
"It is advised that factions desist themselves from moving our of designated camps in uniforms and weapons trying to vitiate peace of civilian inhabited areas which will attract stringent measures from security forces", it added.
NCLP launched: Nagaland's Dimapur district witnessed another milestone in the state with the launching of National Child Labour Project (NCLP) office at the Deputy Commissioner's office yesterday.
Dimapur is the only district in the state to have such a project.
DC Dimapur, who is also the chairman of the NCLP inaugurating the programme, stated that for rehabilitation of child labour the state had initiated NCLP scheme in 1988 to rehabilitate working children in 13 child labour endemic districts of the country.
Its coverage has increased to cover 250 districts in the country presently.
The main objective of the project is to identify and withdraw the working children below the age group of 4 to 14 years from hazardous occupations and put them into special schools where they would be provided education like vocational training, health care and stipend and finally main streamed to the formal education system.
Dimapur which has high percentage of child labour has been selected for the implementation under the NCLP scheme since the induction of the project at the beginning of February 2009 .