Students appearing for NBSE exams in Nagaland today

Over 30,000 examinees, who have been exempted from the purview of the ongoing bandh in Nagaland, are appearing for their Higher Secondary and class XI promotion exams beginning today.
Both the examinations are conducted by the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE).
In order to facilitate the students reach their examination halls in 54 centres for HSSLC and 151 for Class XI promotion exams throughout the state, the bandh organisers have allowed public transport, private vehicles and taxis to ply during examination hours.
Western Angami Youth Organisation vice president Asa Seyie said measures have been taken so that students and teachers on examination duty do not face any harassment from volunteers of Naga tribal organisations deployed in important locations of the state in view of the bandh.

The Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) Kohima and Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) have imposed a total bandh in the state protesting Chief Minister T R Zeliang's refusal to step down on 'moral grounds'.
A total of 32,744 students, comprising of 25,015 in

Arts stream, 2,496 in Commerce and 5233 in Science are appearing for both the exams, which will end on March 6.
The district administration has also deployed Dobashis, who are traditional keepers of law and order situation under the administration, and police security personnel at the examination centres for smooth conduct of the exams.
Meanwhile, the indefinite bandh imposed by NTAC Kohima and JCC has affected normal life in the state for the second day today.

Markets, banks and government offices remained closed and people preferred to stay indoors.
JCC organisations have clarified that the current movement should not be mixed up with any political agenda.
"Our demand is not negotiable," the JCC affirmed.
The Nagaland government had fulfilled two demands of NTAC with regard to declaring the entire process of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) election with 33 per cent reservation for women as null and void and suspending the police personnel involved in January 31 police firing on the protesters leading to the killing of two youths.
The organisations, however, are adamant in their demand for the CM's resignation.