The Clean Election Campaign of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has been appreciated by many people who are concerned by the manner in which elections in the past have been conducted in the Christian
Aheli MoitraIs anyone watching Nepal next door? Since the last week of December, Kathmandu has been protesting the robbery and rape of “Sita Rai” on November 21 by on-duty civil servants of the State. For a
The term legacy is actually used in the context of property law, a gift given by someone after death through will. As such, the term is also used quite often in relation to good works left behind and how this c
With less than a month left for Assembly Elections slated for February 23, 2013, the biggest question that begs an answer is whether the coming election in Nagaland can be held in a free and fair manner, breaki
The prospect of a political solution to the Indo-Naga issue was very much on the cards with talks doing the rounds of either happening before the end of December 2012 or early 2013 but definitely before the nex
Almost all the local papers in Nagaland picked up the story about how one of the richest men in the world 'Bill' Gates was quoted as saying that he had no use for money. As reported Bill Gates has an estimated
In a news that should come as a big wakeup call for Nagaland and its leaders, both the political class and bureaucrats, the former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala have been
Aheli MoitraNagaland Page has compiled a useful list of political families in Nagaland, as it has drawn our attention to the trend of dynastic politics in the state. For every SC Jamir, there’s an SI Jamir, a
While this time round there was some suspense over whether Assembly Election in Nagaland will take place or not given the talk of a solution to the Naga issue, nevertheless, the Naga public and leaders were not
We all know that Nagaland, like the rest of the Northeast Region, has tremendous scope for economic development. More than 50 years of State hood, the numerous mandates given during elections and the reality on
The recent incidents related to the continuing violence committed against our women folk is indeed a poor reflection of our inhuman nature especially from the so called civilized society that we are living in.
There is a famous saying that in politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies but only permanent interests. And true to this maxim, three political parties here in Nagaland, which till a few hours ago we
Aheli MoitraYoung programmer and open information activist Aaron Swartz (pictured right) committed suicide on January 11. Or so they say. The 26-year-old, who co-developed RSS and Reddit, was found hung in his
During 2012, Nagaland with the rest of the northeast region witnessed countless number of earthquakes one after the other. Whether the concern people in government have been keeping a record of these, there is
Like the rest of the world, Nagaland also talks a lot about the so called development taking place. To develop is to grow and make our lives better through the benefits thereof. And so simply put therefore, dev
As Nagaland enters a new year it is only fitting that the government machinery-both the administration and police will be led by a new Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) respectively. Given th
Aheli MoitraThe Naga Blog should be proud of itself. It has taken an important step, albeit a small one, in the gargantuan task it is preparing for. It has used people’s power in a democracy, an enforced demo
One of the wonderful aspects of the holiday season in Nagaland, especially around the time of Christmas and New Year, is the countless number of celebrations taking place amongst the people, irrespective of tri
In the last one month or so not much headway has been made on the key resolution adopted by the Joint Legislators Forum (JLF) consisting of the ruling NPF MLAs and Opposition Congress MLAs. The resolve to resig
Reversing our Moral Decay & DependenceAs Christians, to be in church on Sunday’s is something that needs to be instilled among our Naga citizenry. Not that we should attend church just to fulfill an oblig