Kohima North Police Station
Kohima North Police Station, is a police station located at Keziekie Ward near the Kohima Village entry gate in Kohima, Nagaland, India. Established in 1933, it is the oldest police station in Nagaland.[1][2]
| Kohima North Police Station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Operating |
| Type | Police Station |
| Location | Keziekie Ward, Kohima, Nagaland, India |
| Completed | 1933 |
As of April 2022, the highly controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is still applicable in the station's jurisdiction along with 14 other Police Stations in Nagaland. In April 2022, the Indian Government in major development reduced the disturbed areas of the AFSPA for the first time in Nagaland and several other North Eastern states.[3][4]
History edit
Kohima North Police Station was opened in 1933 as the first police station to be established under the then-Naga Hills District of Assam Province, British India (now Nagaland, India).[5]
In 2020, the station became the first police station and a government facility in the entire North Eastern Region of India to receive the International Standard Organization (ISO) 9001 Certification for quality management system.[6]
References edit
- ^ "North Police Station in Kohima becomes first government agency in Nagaland to receive ISO certification". Eastern Mirror. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Kohima Police Station Becomes First of Its Kind in North East India to Receive ISO Certification". News18. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Centre reduces AFSPA from Nagaland, Assam, Manipur". ThePrint. ANI. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "AFSPA now applicable fully only in 31 districts of 4 Northeast states". Business Standard. PTI. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Kohima north police station becomes 1st police station". Indigenous Herald. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "First in NE : Kohima North police station gets ISO Certification". newsd.in. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2022.