India, Jan. 7 -- Open recruitment for 144 posts of constables in Nagaland police allotted for Dimapur, Chumoukedima and Niuland districts will be carried out from January 7 to January 13.

Briefing the media at Chumoukedima police complex on Tuesday, Dimapur commissioner of police Aotula T Imchen said the entire exercise would be conducted in a transparent, fair and merit-based manner.

Imchen said a total of 3,377 applications were received for the posts.

She said a six-member screening committee had been constituted to oversee the process and ensure fairness at every stage.

Imchen further said the recruitment process commenced with document verification from January 5 to January 6, which will be followed by physical standard tests, me...