Dimapur, June 3 -- L Hangthing, the recipient of the Padma Shri Award 2025 in the field of agriculture, was honoured in his native village of Noklak in Nagaland, near the Myanmar border, during a grand felicitation programme on Monday.

The event was organised by the Noklak Village Council, Thang Public Organisation, and Thang Students' Union, according to a release issued on Tuesday.

58-year-old Hangthing was conferred the Padma Shri for his exemplary services in progressive fruit farming in Nagaland by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan recently.

Addressing the programme, Hangthing, who is now known as Nagaland's 'Fruit Man', recalled his humble beginnings, planting discarded seeds and the challenges he faced along the way...