Kohima North Police Station Explained

Kohima North Police Station
Location:	Keziekie Ward, Kohima, Nagaland, India
Status:	Operating
Completion Date:	1933
Building Type:	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]}

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

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 Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 Certification for quality management system.^[6]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: North Police Station in Kohima becomes first government agency in Nagaland to receive ISO certification. 19 November 2020. Eastern Mirror. 12 April 2022.
2. Web site: Kohima Police Station Becomes First of Its Kind in North East India to Receive ISO Certification. 23 November 2020. News18. 12 April 2022.
3. Web site: Centre reduces AFSPA from Nagaland, Assam, Manipur. 1 April 2022. ThePrint. 15 April 2022. ANI.
4. Web site: AFSPA now applicable fully only in 31 districts of 4 Northeast states. 1 April 2022. Business Standard. PTI. 15 April 2022.
5. Web site: Kohima north police station becomes 1st police station. 19 November 2020. Indigenous Herald. 12 April 2022.
6. Web site: First in NE : Kohima North police station gets ISO Certification. 23 November 2020. newsd.in. 12 April 2022.