All concerned have been hereby informed that forest officers and staffs are exempted from the purview of COVID-19 lockdown measures inorder to carry their various essential duties and activities. The staff/ workers of forest department are required to operate and maintain zoo, nurseries, wildlife, fire-fighting in forest, watering plantations, patrolling and their necessary transport movements in and around the Kiphire district.

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“Good evening,

Till date a total of 786 samples have been sent for testing from the State. Results of 728 samples have been received and all are negative. Results for 58 samples are awaited.

DC Longleng has reiterated that the following precautionary measures to control and contain the spread of Novel Corona virus (Covid-19) be strictly adhered compulsorily.

Deputy Commissioner Mon, Thavaseelan K IAS has notified that in pursuance of the State Government's Order regarding the Inter-District Movement for stranded persons, the following travel advisories are issued for strict compliance in respect of Mon District:

As per the directives of the State Government to facilitate the inter district movement of stranded persons because of the enforced lockdown in the Country owing to the Covid 19 pandemic the Kohima District administration has started the massive exercise of systematically sending off stranded students and daily wage earners who are stranded in Kohima to their respective districts on 7th May 2020.

Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie NCS, has informed that inorder to facilitate shopping for the general public  on account of Mothers’ Day which falls on 10/05/20, all categories of shops in Kohima are hereby allowed to remain open during permitted hours on Friday (08/05/20) and Saturday (09/05/20).