In significant yet surprising statement, the National President of the BJP Nitin Gadkari has assured that a separate State of Frontier Nagaland will be created if the BJP led NDA comes to power at the Centre. T

The power situation in Nagaland refuses to improve. It may be that we will have to pray and wait for enough rains in the next few weeks to see an improvement or perhaps a miracle from God. And also despite maki

In the last one month or so attention has been drawn on the question of safety of people hailing from the Northeast region where incidents of violence or discrimination have been reported. Without going into th

It has been reported that the Government of India is sitting over a crucial report by an officer of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on the problem of illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals to India. The lack o

It has been reported that the Inner Manipur MP Thokchom Meinya Singh recently moved a Private Member Bill in Lok Sabha calling for protection and preservation of the state’s territorial integrity. In this reg

We are all familiar with the proverb: “Too many cooks spoil the broth”. In other words, if too many people try to take charge at a task, the end product might be ruined or it would also mean that where ther

According to unpublished reports several areas of Dimapur is experiencing drop in water levels and many households are complaining of ring wells going completely dry. This is not at all surprising given the fac

Perhaps it is true that Naga people they are very welcoming and hospitable when it comes to taking care of guests from outside. This is a trait that we should be proud of and we have got global recognition for

Accountability needed on Naga ReconciliationEver since the epic Naga Reconciliation meeting held on February 29, 2012, one of the biggest Naga public gathering in recent times, called by the Forum for Naga Reco

Sanjay (Xonzoi) Barbora Every year, I feel compelled to look back on my own life on a particular day. On May 17, like clockwork, I assess my small world around me and try and figure out how far I have come

The Group of Interlocutors appointed by the UPA government to identify the political contours of a solution to the problems of the State of Jammu & Kashmir while asserting that “a pure and simple return t

As highlighted by the Rural Development Department, Government of Nagaland the resolutions adopted during the recent Village Development Boards (VDBs) Conference of Kohima District held on 20th February 2012 is

Factionalism and defection in party organization seems to be rampant in India. The BJP is facing a crisis in Karnataka as a result of the faction-ridden State party unit there. The Congress President Sonia Gand

The last more than one week in Nagaland with the disruption in power supply has been quite an experience and no doubt every one of us will have a story to tell about how we all feel. If we can take the liberty

Chairperson of Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW), Sano Vamuzo has perhaps rightly pointed out on the disturbing trend of rising family problems in Nagaland. She made this remark during a recent program

Sanjay (Xonzoi) Barbora Most of us are adept at repeating axioms uncritically. Northeast India’s plurality, with its diverse ethnic groups, is one such axiom that is reproduced with regularity by tourist

State Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has rightly “urged citizens to live on their own resources and utilise them to earn revenue for sustenance instead of always depending on New Delhi for financial assistance/gr

Cancer is killing younger people in India and affecting far more poor and less-educated villagers than wealthier, better-educated urban people, researchers reported in a latest finding. According to the lead au

Beyond the Colour & MerrymakingAs the colour and joy of Moatsu was celebrated across the State, it is only fair to suggest here that festivals should not only be celebrated and enjoyed but also emulated for

Perhaps sensing trouble over the huge expenditure incurred by a resource crunch State like Nagaland, the government, although long overdue, has recently done the most sensible thing to go for austerity measures