Editorial

  • She is not free-for-all
    Aheli MoitraAs came 2013, drunk and divorced Yanger launched a sexual assault on drunk and divorced Meren. He had met her a week back and decided she was to be his wife. For now, she was his girlfriend. On beha
  • Respect for Women
    The massive outpouring of disgust against the latest rape incident witnessed in the country’s capital will hopefully lead to a more informed discourse about the entire gamut of issue centered on the low statu
  • Beyond Christmas
    Christmas day on December 25 is probably the only day in the annual calendar that reflects the true essence of Nagaland as a Christian State i.e. at least on the outside. On December 25 of every year we usually
  • Do Nagas know God?
    Yes isn’t this a relevant question to ask ourselves since Nagaland claims to be a Christian State and the Naga national movement has given to itself the slogan Nagaland for Christ. Just for a moment think abo
  • Resolution and Peace
    All of us are well aware about the ceasefire involving the NSCN groups with the Government of India and the dialogue taking place for the last fifteen years or so between Delhi and the Isak and Muivah led NSCN.
  • Gun Control and Beyond
    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
  • What will the party fetch?
    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
  • A Generation with Responsibility
    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
  • Naga Political Process
    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
  • Political Reform Not Democracy
    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
  • Bureaucratic practices of Nagaland
    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,
  • Bureaucratic practices of Nagaland
    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
  • Exorbitant Rates
    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
  • Hard Work Pays
    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
  • Truth about Year of Entrepreneur?
    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
  • Direct Cash Transfer
    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 Reality Check
    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
  • Something about everything
    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
  • New opportunity for Nagaland
    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
  • Defrost Middle East Peace
    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
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