{"id":252653,"date":"2024-11-23T01:42:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T20:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=252653"},"modified":"2024-11-23T01:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T20:12:27","slug":"lowang-inaugurates-male-paang-at-namsang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2024\/11\/23\/lowang-inaugurates-male-paang-at-namsang\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowang inaugurates male Paang at Namsang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KHONSA, 22 Nov:<\/strong> Environment and forest minister Wangki Lowang inaugurated a Paang (male dormitory) at Namsang here in Tirap district on Thursday last.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The dormitory was constructed with an estimated cost of Rs. 100 lakhs funded under SIDF-2022-23, and was executed by Khonsa division of the APPWD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Lowang urged the members of the community to preserve the age-old institution for future generations, stating that &#8216;Paang&#8217; represents a rich legacy handed down by their ancestors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that Paang was historically a supreme institution in Nocte and Wancho villages, exclusively for men, and that women were not allowed to enter into it. He, however, he said that &#8216;modernization and democratic practices have led to changes in some traditions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tirap DC Techu Aran emphasized the importance of proper maintenance of the asset and highlighted its cultural significance to the Nocte community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Former Namsang GB Khianwang Lowang spoke about the importance of the Paang system and its crucial role in the community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ZPM Wangphoon Lowang and Namsang GB Mongdey Hondik also spoke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event was attended by Deomali ADC Bondonlum Tawsik, PWD EE Taro Jeram, Deomali ZPM Wangphoon Lowang, village chiefs, GBs and people from Namsang area. (DIPRO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KHONSA, 22 Nov: Environment and forest minister Wangki Lowang inaugurated a Paang (male dormitory) at Namsang here in Tirap district on Thursday last. The dormitory was constructed with an estimated cost of Rs. 100 lakhs funded under SIDF-2022-23, and was executed by Khonsa division of the APPWD. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Lowang urged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-252653","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}