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Deputy CM Patton advises against substance abuse
Published on Jan 7, 2019
By EMN
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Y Patton, center, along with district administration officers and church leaders seen here at the jubilee memorial, at St. Thomas Catholic Church at Doyang on January 6 in Wokha district.[/caption]
Dimapur, Jan. 6 (EMN): Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton is convinced that ‘intoxicating substance’ is the source of “more problem and chaos in our present society.” The minister was said to have addressed the silver jubilee celebrations of St. Thomas Catholic Church at Doyang, on January 6 in Wokha district.
The establishment of the deputy chief minister issued a press release on Monday informing about the event.
Patton said that “25th year is a long time” and that he considers jubilee a blessing “so we need to praise and thank our almighty God for his wonderful grace.”
According to the updates, the minister called jubilee a time to ‘receive and seek blessings from God.’ “He added that, it is his hope and prayer that, this glorious celebration will bring more plentiful blessings to St. Thomas Catholic Church in particular and people of Doyang as a whole.”
However, there was a nag that the press release explained was Patton’s concern: “Intoxicating
substance.” In his address, the press release stated, “Patton also urged upon the people to abstain from indulging and using intoxicating substances as it brings more problem and chaos in our present society.”
To the students’ community, Patton exhorted them not to be complacent in their studies “but to inculcate the work culture and concentrate more on their duties with full dedication in order to excel in life.”
He wished St. Thomas Catholic Church at Doyang to “bring more blessings through this silver jubilee celebration,” the press release stated.
Earlier, Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Nagaland, dedicated the jubilee’s monolith at St. Thomas Catholic Church, which was also unveiled by the deputy chief minister.
Y Patton, center, along with district administration officers and church leaders seen here at the jubilee memorial, at St. Thomas Catholic Church at Doyang on January 6 in Wokha district.[/caption]
Dimapur, Jan. 6 (EMN): Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton is convinced that ‘intoxicating substance’ is the source of “more problem and chaos in our present society.” The minister was said to have addressed the silver jubilee celebrations of St. Thomas Catholic Church at Doyang, on January 6 in Wokha district.
The establishment of the deputy chief minister issued a press release on Monday informing about the event.
Patton said that “25th year is a long time” and that he considers jubilee a blessing “so we need to praise and thank our almighty God for his wonderful grace.”
According to the updates, the minister called jubilee a time to ‘receive and seek blessings from God.’ “He added that, it is his hope and prayer that, this glorious celebration will bring more plentiful blessings to St. Thomas Catholic Church in particular and people of Doyang as a whole.”
However, there was a nag that the press release explained was Patton’s concern: “Intoxicating
substance.” In his address, the press release stated, “Patton also urged upon the people to abstain from indulging and using intoxicating substances as it brings more problem and chaos in our present society.”
To the students’ community, Patton exhorted them not to be complacent in their studies “but to inculcate the work culture and concentrate more on their duties with full dedication in order to excel in life.”
He wished St. Thomas Catholic Church at Doyang to “bring more blessings through this silver jubilee celebration,” the press release stated.
Earlier, Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Nagaland, dedicated the jubilee’s monolith at St. Thomas Catholic Church, which was also unveiled by the deputy chief minister.Nagaland Districts
