State home minister Y.Patton said Nagaland being a land of rich culture and tradition, “cultural tourism” industry should be promoted so that it would help in solving the employment problem.
He was speaking as at the golden jubilee-cum-church dedication programme at St. Xavier’s Catholic Church Zhavame Phek district, Sunday.
With State facing severe employment problem in the state, Patton was optimistic that tourism could be one sector in which the State has a potential to promote the eco-tourism and the younger generation could avail the opportunity.
Admitting that Nagas have a diverse culture, tradition and languages, Patton however said that they should set these differences aside and stay united as brothers and sisters.
He also urged the public of Zhavame in particular to forget and forgive their past misunderstanding and misdeeds as they celebrate golden jubilee. Further, he added that for any kind of development peace was a must in every section of society.
With the signing of the August 3, 2015 “Framework Agreement, the home minister said peaceful solution was imminent. He then called upon all Naga brethrens to forgive and forget past mistakes and misadventures and settle amicably all the internal issues, inter tribal misunderstanding and come forward in unison to support the ongoing Indo-Naga peace settlement.
Parliamentary secretary for higher and technical education, Deo Nukhu in his brief note said “all the Christian in the state should work together and stay united irrespective of different domination.”
In the programme, gathering note was also delivered by president Catholic association of Nagaland, Elias T.Lotha.
Earlier, Bishop of Kohima Nagaland, Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil D.T dedicated the new church at Zhavame and also unveiled the jubilee monolith. The three-day golden jubilee was celebrated under the theme “be filled with the fullness of God.”
Saturday, April 11, 2026