Editorial

  • Family Values
    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
  • Impunity & the flow of power
    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
  • Politics, Development and Election
    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
  • Vital Health Knowledge
    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
  • Renew Through Festival
    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
  • Austerity Needed
    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
  • Not Another Divide
    As per media reports, the Organizing Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), North East in charge P Chandra Shekar Rao has suggested to the people of “eastern Nagaland” to either join the BJP or form
  • Not Another Divide
    As per media reports, the Organizing Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), North East in charge P Chandra Shekar Rao has suggested to the people of “eastern Nagaland” to either join the BJP or form
  • Language, People and Power: Thoughts on Nagamese
    Sanjay (Xonzoi) Barbora In an informal aside at an official meeting, a well-known academic mused about the plight of Nagamese as a language. He wondered if anyone was really interested in its development a
  • Inhuman Journalism?
    “A Tibetan man screams as he runs engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest in New Delhi, India, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the country Monday, March 26, 2012”. This is pa
  • Governance Deficit
    Governance in Nagaland for the past so many years and decades have suffered gravely on account of our failure to adhere to rules and regulation. Here we cannot just blame only our politicians but even the commo
  • Youth and Change
    Earlier this month (April 2) young people poured out into the streets of the State Capital Kohima to protest against violence and bloodshed in our society. This was significant in more ways than one. By coming
  • Big Funds Small Development
    In contrast to other states in India, Nagaland state receives some of the largest funds from the Central Government for development and “big reports” are highlighted but real work has yet to be seen. This f
  • Platinum Resolution
    The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) Platinum Jubilee celebrations which was held at new capital complex Kohima from 19th to 21st April 2012 adopted several important resolutions that goes to the heart of
  • Time to Move On
    Beyond the Indo-Naga CeasefireThe stand off between the security forces (Assam Rifles) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) over the last few days is not surprising if one can recall similar
  • Health Service
    Nagaland Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Kuzholuzo Nienu while inaugurating the foundation laying programme of the Khuza Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Khuza EAC Hq in Phek district recently claimed t
  • Guns, Shootings, Shock: America’s Tragic Culture
    Sanjay (Xonzoi) BarboraLast week, our politically charged port town of Oakland, east of the San Francisco Bay was sent into state of shock. This time, it was not another assault on protestors but a cold-blooded
  • Nagas— Rise or Decline?
    As Nagas commemorate another Platinum Jubilee this time of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), what is the state of affairs of our people? Where do we stand in terms of our government system, politics,
  • Dragging the Draconian AFSPA
    The United Nations has asked India to repeal the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, saying it had no role to play in a democracy. A UN Special Rapporteur urged India to repeal the controversial la
  • Mid-term Poll & Naga issue
    Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Mulayam Singh Yadav recently joined the long list of political leaders in predicting the possibility of mid-term Lok Sabha elections. Ever since the result of the Uttar P
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