The recent press rejoinder from the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) stating that the NPF has no moral right to talk about integration is interesting and perhaps the Opposition Congress has come out w
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The existing sharp gender divide over the question of 33% reservation for women in local bodies—Municipal and Town Councils has once again come out into the open with strong arguments posed by representatives
Sanjay (Xonzoi) BarboraThere is a short, 30-minute film that went viral on the Internet over the last week. It is simply titled “Kony 2012” and has been made by Jason Russell, who runs a non-governmental or
Dimapur has over the years developed into a truly cosmopolitan centre and a gateway for the free flow of trade and services. From an economic perspective, the city remains unparalleled for the sheer volume of c
There is nothing to hide in the fact that not all is right in the implementation of the ‘Year of Entrepreneurs’ (YoE) which was announced with much fanfare by the State government as part of its innovative
The recent memorandum to the Governor by the Naga Mothers Association (NMA) on the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission in Nagaland wherein allegations of “glaring anomalies, financial irregula
More Road shows & Festivities!After quite a heavy dose of government sponsored road shows and festivities in previous years, which had attracted more of flak then real appreciation from the public, the ruli
Valuable Lessons from the ElectionsThe crucial Assembly Elections held in five States across the country is finally over with results declared. All who have won will be celebrating no doubt and those who lost c
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
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
