The deadly massacre at a Connecticut school, in the United States where a young gunman killed 26 people including twenty elementary school children, has come as a rude shock not just in America but worldwide. T
Wednesday, 12th November, 2025
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Aheli MoitraIn November 2000, India, after 44 years of its initial organization, managed to create three new states: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand. The history and the course of movements leading up t
Organized by the Initiatives of Change, the 19th session of the Asia Pacific Youth Conference was held at Sechu Zubza, Nagaland from December 7-13, 2012 under the theme ‘A Generation with Responsibility’. T
The news about a possible solution to the long drawn Indo-Naga political issue has led to all sorts of reaction coming in from every possible direction. There is nothing wrong with concerns being expressed abou
Outgoing President of the People’s Republic of China has warned that corruption in the ruling Communist Party could prove “fatal” to its 63-year-long grip over the country and that “if we fail to handle
Aheli MoitraAfter three years and eight months into his tenure, the Chief Secretary of Nagaland still has his sense of humour intact. Addressing his team of senior bureaucrats earlier this week, Lalthara said,
After three years and eight months into his tenure, the Chief Secretary of Nagaland still has his sense of humour intact. Addressing his team of senior bureaucrats earlier this week, Lalthara said, “It is ill
The joint representation made by the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) and Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) to the Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland and subsequently the Secret
British film Slumdog Millionaire, which scripts the rags to riches rise of a boy who grows up in the slums of Mumbai, is a valuable lesson of hard work that one can learn immensely from. The movie has earned th
The ‘All Nagaland Selected Entrepreneurs Association’ (ANSEA) has done the right thing to postpone its proposed agitation because of the ongoing Hornbill Festival. To protest against the non-implementation
The decision of the Central government to introduce from January 1, 2013 direct cash transfer for various social welfare beneficiaries has been described as “game-changer” and “politically revolutionary
Garbage is unpleasant for everyone. It is dirty, foul smelling but one that we cannot avoid. As long as humans breathe and live, garbage wastage is always going to be there. And therefore the issue of garbage d
Aheli MoitraThe last week, hoorah, was full of itself. A friend attending the Doha climate talks displayed a wide grin in a photo, having seated himself as a mock country delegate. The badge of fame in front of
Nagaland is perhaps enjoying a rare time of grandeur what with the Festival of Festivals the Hornbill Festival in full swing and a worldwide audience just simply astonished by what is on offer—the colour and
The peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians has been stuck for some time now with nothing happening. There is growing frustration on all sides because of the lack of progress made. While the interna
In a few hours we will venture into the last month of the year. Whether by coincidence, we save the best for the last. From December 1 onwards until Christmas and New Year it is going to be one hectic time of e
Inequality is not just a problem in our Naga society but it is seen worldwide as one of the biggest social, economic and political challenges. And therefore it would be misleading to say that everyone is equal
Aheli MoitraIn 1990, we visited an uncle in the police posted in rural Maharashtra. The journey was long, involving, in part, a ride on a bullock cart. Uncle’s family lived in a two room ground floor house ad
While it is too early for us to even imagine ourselves on the lines of the European Union (EU), the Northeast region if it is to progress together as a common entity must ensure that the parts of the sum total
The Opposition Congress has come out with disturbing allegations of “forgery, cheating and fraudulent drawal of huge public funds” under Social Welfare Department, Government of Nagaland by “bogus firms a
