Dimapur, November 13 (MExN): The XXXII Nagaland Police Duty-cum-Sports & Athletic Meet 2011 is all set to begin on Monday, November 14 at the sprawling Nagaland Armed Police Training Centre, Chumukedima. This year’s annual get together of the state’s police personnel will have a special attraction in the shape of a trade fair, where the cops, with assistance from their spouses and family will exhibit indigenously made products and native delicacies. In aid of the ‘family welfare’ fund of the respective state police units (DEFs and NAP battalions), the setting for the fair will be the lush green environment of the NAPTC’s hockey field.
“This is going to be a mini-hornbill (festival)”, quipped a commandant of one of the units overseeing last minute preparations for the event Sunday afternoon. It will run concurrently with the sports events and will be open to the public. It will feature a number of exhibition stalls, representing almost all of the DEF and NAP units. The stalls will be up for competition as well, which was clearly evident, as till late evening, volunteers were seen excitedly giving finishing touches to their respective display stalls.
Two women in one of the stalls (DEF Peren) said that their stall will specifically concentrate on Naga indigenous delicacy and handicrafts. Their husbands are attached with DEF Peren. They said their specialty will be dried fish from the Barak river, fruits and vegetables found in the wild like walnuts, banana flowers and a variety of wild leaves and herbs, much favoured by Nagas.
A man overseeing work at Mon DEF’s stall said that they made use of what (construction materials) is locally available to set up the stall. Indeed, except for the supporting wooden beams, the walls and even the display desk were made from the stems of the refreshingly green thatch plant. Their ware will certainly interest buyers as one said that they will be exhibiting traditional Konyak jewellery.
The stall set up by the 6th NAP (Tizit) will exhibit dried flowers, paintings and tubers like yam, a delicacy of the Konyak (Naga). Another, under IGP Intelligence (Estt), Kohima will concentrate on handicrafts and processed food stuff. Likewise, the rest of the units will be showcasing a variety of locally made and produced stuff.
The other half of the Director General of Police K. Kire will be inaugurating the fair on Monday at 10:30 am. It will continue till November 19. To keep the tempo of the meet going, competitions will also be held among stall-keepers throughout.
The police ‘family welfare exhibition’ was a regular feature in the annual state police sports meets but it went defunct some few years ago. It is being revived from this year, it was learned.
“This is going to be a mini-hornbill (festival)”, quipped a commandant of one of the units overseeing last minute preparations for the event Sunday afternoon. It will run concurrently with the sports events and will be open to the public. It will feature a number of exhibition stalls, representing almost all of the DEF and NAP units. The stalls will be up for competition as well, which was clearly evident, as till late evening, volunteers were seen excitedly giving finishing touches to their respective display stalls.
Two women in one of the stalls (DEF Peren) said that their stall will specifically concentrate on Naga indigenous delicacy and handicrafts. Their husbands are attached with DEF Peren. They said their specialty will be dried fish from the Barak river, fruits and vegetables found in the wild like walnuts, banana flowers and a variety of wild leaves and herbs, much favoured by Nagas.
A man overseeing work at Mon DEF’s stall said that they made use of what (construction materials) is locally available to set up the stall. Indeed, except for the supporting wooden beams, the walls and even the display desk were made from the stems of the refreshingly green thatch plant. Their ware will certainly interest buyers as one said that they will be exhibiting traditional Konyak jewellery.
The stall set up by the 6th NAP (Tizit) will exhibit dried flowers, paintings and tubers like yam, a delicacy of the Konyak (Naga). Another, under IGP Intelligence (Estt), Kohima will concentrate on handicrafts and processed food stuff. Likewise, the rest of the units will be showcasing a variety of locally made and produced stuff.
The other half of the Director General of Police K. Kire will be inaugurating the fair on Monday at 10:30 am. It will continue till November 19. To keep the tempo of the meet going, competitions will also be held among stall-keepers throughout.
The police ‘family welfare exhibition’ was a regular feature in the annual state police sports meets but it went defunct some few years ago. It is being revived from this year, it was learned.
