One of the popular mantra of the present Naga People’s Front (NPF), which is in power in Nagaland, is the oft repeated phrase “the culture of high command politics is alien to the Nagas”. This mantra has
Tuesday, 20th May, 2025
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In the last one to two years time a buzz has been created over the corruption taking place in the government system. Not that corruption was alien to the country’s body politic but earlier the problem was onl
The Naga Reconciliation meeting on February 29, 2012 has been a vital exercise that will add to the vision and clarity on how the Naga political issue needs to be addressed from hereon. For the Naga people, ack
A few weeks ago we did an editorial on ‘right to reject’ as one of the several electoral reforms being suggested by well meaning people and also getting the support of the Chief Election Commissioner S Y Qu
Concerned over a number of “senior civil servants” jumping into the electoral fray, the Election Commission has asked the government to bring in a “cooling off period” clause between leaving the governm
As the planned Naga Reconciliation meeting slated for February 29, 2012 finally arrives, there is an air of expectancy in the minds of many ordinary Nagas. The public mood however appears to be a mixed one—mo
During the fag end of the year 2011 the Central government tabled a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to provide for electronic delivery of public services by the government to all persons to ensure transparency
Indeed the year 2012 could possibly see the long drawn Indo-Naga issue come to some form of settlement. All indications point to such a scenario. In fact for quite some time now those in the know of things (gov
A country such as India still grappling with large scale poverty and underdevelopment it comes as a shock to learn that Indians are the largest depositors in banks abroad with an estimated $500 billion (nearly
The manner in which volunteers of the Kohima Village Youth Organization (KVYO) were reportedly directed to evict shops from the Super Market Complex in Kohima has raised quite a lot of eyebrow even though in th
As far as the present state of affairs in international relation goes, most notably the open war of words between Iran and the US led western countries, India is faced with an awkward situation given its tradit
At times when the legislature and the executive fail to perform their duties responsibly, the judiciary had intervened to protect democratic values and provide justice to the people. So basically the judiciary
In a much welcome development for the Palestinian people, the leaders of the rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas announced recently that they have broken a long political deadlock and formed an interim
Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh has started after some hard campaigning by political parties in the country's most populous and politically significant State. Everyone is aware of the fact that in order to
The call for proper urban planning in the Northeast region comes somewhat late in the day because our urban centers have already become unmanageable—congestion, squalor & disease, water, sanitation &
The manner in which the duly elected President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed left office all of a sudden (by submitting his resignation) is a matter of deep concern for all those who have a stake in democracy an
The recent gang rape of a married Naga woman by five illegal Mian immigrants in the commercial hub of Dimapur has really shaken the consciousness of the Naga public like never before. The incident has send shoc
Child care in India and sensitizing citizens on the larger question of children’s welfare needs a proper relook both from the cultural standpoint as well as legal framework. Not that children in India are not
Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland is undoubtedly a place of plenty where a great opportunity exists for anyone to make a living. And this is a positive factor for the local economy and also a thing of pri
In another major intervention by the judiciary an illegal action of the political executive has been corrected as the Supreme Court on February 2, Thursday cancelled the 122 2G spectrum licences granted by form
