Govt Sr. officials transferred failing to hold Ind programme

Kohima, Aug 19: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) and the Superintendent of Police (SP) have been transferred following their failure to hold the Independence Day programme in Tuensang town due to stiff resistance from Chang Naga community.

On Tuesday, various organisations of Chang Naga tribe protested in front of Tuensang town local ground, where the official function of Independence Day was supposed to be held with state Transport Minister Imtilemba Sangtam in chair. The agitating people also prevented Mr Sangtam to enter the venue and the administration was compelled to change the venue to the town's Circuit House.

According to an official notification, state Chief Secretary Lalhuma said in the public, interest the Government of Nagaland has ordered the transfer and posting of the officials.

The notification said that Tuensang DC T C Sangtam has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner (Hdrs) in the Commissioner's Office at Kohima, while Abhijit Sinha, Mission Director of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been trsansferred and posted as the Deputy Commissioiner of Tuensang.

In a seperate notification, SP of Tuensang Richard Yimto has been tansferred and posted as Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) (Ops) in police headquarters here and Sejomong Sangtam will take over as the SP, Tuensang.

UNI