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Nagaland: News in picture
21st January 2019
Members of the host Angami Catholic Women Association (ACWA) singing at the closing ceremony of the three-day concluded 10th Convention of Nagaland Catholic Women Association (NCWA) on January 20 at Mary Help of Christians Cathedral in Kohima. (Photo Courtesy/Max Marius Khieya)
An elderly person seen during one of the events held in Lasumi village of Phek district. According to official source, Nagaland presently (2017-18) has 51, 750 beneficiaries within the 60-79 age group and 5, 650 beneficiaries above 80 years under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. There are 103,000 older persons in Nagaland. (Morung Photo by Chizokho Vero)Phek Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted an ‘Awareness Lecture on Leprosy’ at Ziphu Village on January 20. The lecture covered awareness related to its causes, symptoms and necessary safety precautions. 70 locals attended the lecture. (Photo Courtesy/PRO, HQ IGAR-N)
