Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the new President of the Indian Republic today i.e. July 25, 2012. The congratulatory note coming from Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on his and on behalf of the people of Nagal
Tuesday, 3rd March, 2026
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It is often the case that in Nagaland we undertake big development programs and projects on paper but on the ground the reality is different. Perhaps it is not commensurate with the amount of funding that we ge
A few years ago, an interesting debating point was put forward in the local media on whether Nagas need a dictator to rule over them given our scant regard for the rule of law, indiscipline and weak authority o
The dastardly action of a mob numbering around 50 men molesting a young girl outside a pub in Guwahati city has created outrage, and rightly so, across length and breadth of the country. Mere words are not enou
Part IX (A) of the Indian Constitution deals with Municipalities in its totality—right from its formation, composition, reservation (including 33% for women), powers & responsibilities (including impositi
When it comes to generating discussions or opinions on any given topic, perhaps nothing can beat the flurry of diverse viewpoints or arguments on the issue of liquor prohibition in Nagaland. Each side of the de
In an interesting development, we are seeing differences emanating on the question of leadership with regard to organizational goals as can be witnessed with regard to what is happening in two very different si
We did it for faraway Japan when they were faced with the deadly earthquake and tsunami in 2011. At that time a concert was organised by Music Task Force (MTF) under the Nagaland Department of Youth Resources a
To run a State as compared to say running a family or a business enterprise, it is not the easiest of task and also one should not mix the two because one has to do with public welfare and the other centers aro
The report carried by Time magazine on Indias Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling him an underachiever is, well not something like a bolt out of the blue isnt it. It really is time for Manmohan to be allowed
It was very distressing to read a news report carried in a local daily about a central road project of 300 plus kilometre and amounting to over Rs 1000 crores being subjected to extortions by underground group/
BJP-supported Presidential candidate PA Sangma has said that Congress will not have a cake walk in the election to the top constitutional post of the country. Perhaps this is going to be so given the way the wi
Its more than just development deficit New States are usually created after taking into consideration a number of factors—ethno-cultural, language, economic viability to name a few. The announcement by t
It is common knowledge that the bane of administration in Nagaland has been that the quality of its work force and subsequently the poor motivation and interest shown resulting in the deteriorating work ethics
The situation in the Northeast region has improved relatively as compared to what it was about five years ago. The Naga groups are in ceasefire with the Government of India and most of the outfits in Assam have
The reports in the last few weeks about the corruption and abuse of office by people running the affairs of the Dimapur Municipal Council should come as no surprise. In fact the rot within the DMC has been well
The objective of the Nagaland Baptist Church Councils clean election campaign, which was kick started with the release of a booklet, Engaging the powers: Elections- A spiritual issue for Christians, is notewort
A few days ago the Morung Express did a report Welcome to the Land of Potholes focusing on the debilitating state of our roads especially in the commercial hub of Dimapur. Not that we should blame the rains but
The Nagaland State Annual Plan Outlay for 2012-13 has been fixed at Rs 2300 crores, which represents a 27% growth over last years plan outlay of Rs 1810 crore. However this time around, the significance of the
Climate Change & Local Ingenious SolutionsRio de Janeiro is hosting the Rio+20 global summit, twenty years after the historic Rio Earth Summit (1992) where for the first time global cooperation was sought o
