Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshü passed away at Mumbai hospital this morning. He was 69. Yhoshü was diagnosed with lung cancer and was undergoing treatment in Mumbai.<br />'' <br />'' Public Relations Officer to the Speaker Medo Yhokha told, AIR News Kohima, that the mortal remains of the Speaker will be brought to Dimapur airport in the afternoon tomorrow.<br />'' <br />'' Further, his mortal remains will be taken to his native village Kigwema for the general public to pay their last homage. The PRO said State funeral service will be held at his official residence at 11 A.M. on 1st of January.<br />'' <br />'' Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party leader Vikho-o Yhoshü, an alumnus of Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, was elected as the Speaker of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly in March last year.<br />'' <br />'' As a mark of respect to the departed leader, Nagaland Government announced three-day State mourning to be observed throughout the state beginning from today till 1st of January next year.<br />'' <br />'' Governor of Nagaland and Meghalaya R N Ravi has expressed shocked at the untimely demise of Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Vikho-o Yhoshu.<br />'' <br />''<br />''In a condolence message, the Governor said that in the demise of Vikho-o, people of Nagaland have lost a tall and a prominent leader. <br />