CEO of Special Purpose Vehicle appointed Kohima, March 16 (DIPR): Smita Sarangi, IAS has been appointed as CEO of the Special Purpose Vehicle for implementation of the Smart City Mission with immediate effect. The officer shall also continue to hold her current charge. This was notified by the P&AR Department Arms Licence sans UID illegal after March 31: DC Phek Dimapur, March 16 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner of Phek in a notification today informed that the last date for exercise of National Digitalization of Arms Licence for Unique ID (UID) is March 31. All arms licence without the UID number after March 31 shall be declared “invalid” and the weapons against such cancelled licence shall be treated as “illegal weapons,” DC Phek Murohu Chotso said in the notification. The possession of such illegal weapon shall be punishable under India’s Arms Act, it added. In this connection, the public of Phek District are informed to comply with the notice in order to avoid “complication and legal liability against them” and register their respective arms licence for digitalization, it added. DC Wokha cracks whips on smoking, sale of tobacco Wokha, March 16 (DIPR): In exercise of the power conferred by section 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the cigarettes and other tobacco products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of the Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 2003, Deputy Commissioner, Wokha Wezope Kenye has prohibited smoking in public places accessed by the general public, direct and indirect advertisement of Cigarettes and other tobacco products, sale of tobacco products to minors and within 100 yards of any educational institutions and mandatory depiction of pictorial health warning on every tobacco package in the interest of general public under Wokha district with immediate effect. The District Administration is also appointing Enforcing Officer from every Department to impose and collect fine against the violators of the Act. SPCAs enrollment drives starts from March 20 Dimapur, March 16 (MExN): The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs) Dimapur District unit will start enrolment for annual membership at its office located in CVO office, Burma Camp from March 20. A press note issued by SPCAs Dimapur Executive Secretary Marian Rao informed that that the annual membership is Rs 500 and its office opens thrice a week - Monday, Tuesday and Friday- from 9AM-3PM. All animal lovers are invited to enroll along with 3 passport size photo (colour) and photocopy of either Pan Card , Aadhar Card or any other ID proof Certificate.
