Various organizations across Nagaland have been commemorating their Jubilee years. Reports of some of these celebrations follow.
IVRD celebrates Golden Jubilee: Industrial Village Razhuphe Dimapur (IVRD) celebrated its Golden Jubilee at T.L. Angami Compound IVR, near DC Office on December 29.
Addressing the gathering, guest speaker, chairman Chumoukedima Village Council (CVD), Razouvotuo Chatsu, mentioned that jubilee was a time of celebration where everyone should forgive and forget wrong doings of the past and renew the mind and life for a new beginning.
He encouraged the gathering to show complete unity and not differentiate among each other in terms of “isms”. He also urged the gathering to not forget the struggle Naga ancestors had to go through to try and feed youngsters and to preserve Naga history.
Head GB and founder of the village, T.L. Angami in a brief message encouraged the people gathered to live in unity and corporation. Former president and advisor, NSVDB, Tali Pongen, retired secretary, VDB, C.K. Nihekhu Sema and former BDO, IVRD, I. Ollem Longkumer also spoke at the event.
The program was chaired by I. Lima Ao and a welcome speech proposed by secretary, IVR, Keneingulie Sorunuo. Sumi fellowship IVRD, DC Court area presented a song and chairman, CVD, Razouvotuo Chatsu unveiled the Jubilee Monolith.
Secretary, IVRD, Masatoshi delivered a vote of thanks and assistant pastor, Angami Baptist Church, IVR, Lhousielie Pienyu offered the invocation.
(Staff Reporter)
CASU Golden Jubilee concludes: The Coco Area Students’ Union (CASU) golden jubilee celebrations concluded at Akuhaito town on December 29.
A press release from CASU president, Vihuka H. Shohe stated that in the morning session, programmer of Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench, Amento Asumi, as the resource person, spoke on the topic “self reliant.” Stating that mere education was not enough, he emphasized on quality education as being the master of everything. He encouraged the students to make their own destiny by putting God first and challenged them to be producers to become self reliant.
Amento encouraged the students to not depend only on family and society but assume responsibility of their own life without fear of failure and to start small.
Pointing out that the area produced abundant food products, he challenged the students to consider taking up food processing to generate employment.
Asking them to come out of their comfort zones, Amento encouraged them to take up vocational courses along with their formal education.
Hekato Assumi, an entrepreneur, also shared from his experience about how he became self reliant. He also shared how he used food products available throughout the seasons of the year to remain self reliant and said he made “wealth from wastage”.
KTSU celebrates Silver Jubilee: The Kuhuboto Town Students Union (KTSU) celebrated its 25 years of existence on December 28 under the theme “Quest for Excellence” at Kuhuboto Town Baptist Church.
A press release from the union stated that Jacob Zhimomi, minister, PHED, who was the special guest of the program said that “today educated youths are the decision makers for the future, be it in spiritual or social life and they must be ready to work and remain humble.” He warned that most of today’s students depend on an overnight preparation which ultimately fails them in the long run.
The minister also lamented that the Nagas, in spite of progressing in the academic field face a stumbling block in the lack of opportunities for educated youth. Further, he encouraged the students saying that that achieving any high goal was the joint venture of parents, teachers and students – an effort which unifies them. Zhimomi also inaugurated the jubilee building prior to the program.
LSU celebrates Golden Jubilee: Longpayimsen Students’ Union (LSU) celebrated its Golden Jubilee with Temjen Imna Along, minister of Higher & Technical Education as special guest on December 28.
A press release from the minister’s team stated that in his speech, the minister lauded the pioneers of LSU for bearing the torch through its formative years since 1968.
Along said, “A time has come for this present generation to become a generation of trendsetters”. Stating that they were living in a community with enough educated unemployed youth, he encouraged them to make good use of education, and at the same time focus more on self employment and self sustenance, instead of remaining idle and seeking backdoor appointments or relying on lucrative government jobs.
Expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the student community for having him as special guest, Temjen Imna encouraged the students saying, “it is very important to maintain consistency in our pursuance for excellence and keeping focus on the set target and the goals in our lives”.
Earlier, the minister unveiled the Jubilee Stone, and a dedicatory prayer was pronounced by pastor, Longpayimsen Baptist Church.