In situations of strife, trust is a comfort very few essentially find; yet without active participation of trust, a nation rarely grows into its fullest embodiment. In the midst of prevailing assumptions, suspi

The decision of the State Government to accord press accreditation to working journalists from Nagaland is not a big surprise as such a move was being planned for quite sometime. Besides, accreditation is not s

The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has pointed out that the State Government’s blanket ban on the creation of posts has in fact given a great advantage to the influential politicians and high ranking gover

The 4th International Conference on Federalism being held in New Delhi under the theme ‘Unity in Diversity’ is as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh say, “apt in many ways” as it reflects the essence of Indi

The State of Emergency imposed in Pakistan by President General Pervez Musharraf comes as no surprise if one looks at the chaos and disorder that has enveloped the country’s social and political landscape. Bu

A Public Hearing on the Draft Vision NER 2020 will take place tomorrow in the State Capital Kohima with the objective of having an informed debate on the same. Whether the points emerging from the public hearin

The necessity to create a viable and secure political, social, cultural and economic environment that would allow people to exercise their rights continues to be the primary concern in the search for peace. Of

A day ahead of the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’ beginning October 31, both the Governor and Chief Minister made the customary anti-corruption messages, calling for greater resolve to confront the problem. Whi

The visit of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to China at the official invitation of the Chinese Communist Party Chief and the country’s President Hu Jintao will give the much needed confidence for both sides

Some have said that Hope is what threatens power; Hope is what drives the revolution forward. If hope is a decisive element that defines the line between status quo and transformation, between oppression and ju

It is now quite common to experience the practice of promises contradicting performance, especially in relation to governments and political parties involved in electoral politics. Ironically it is through the

The biggest Baptist Youth Convention, the National Youth Carnival ended the final day without its main speaker, Dr Roger H Butz, Asian Missionary, USA, all thanks to the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) and the sec

Christianity as a way of life, demands a value-centered process which is perpetually and simultaneously in dialectic engagement with the Creator, fellow humans; nature and with ones-self. Any engagement process

In an uncommon but genuine assertion of democratic will and individual right, members of eleven clans of a village, Tesophenyu, have resolved to exercise in their own free-will to vote for the candidate of thei

As events unfolds across the world this week, of out most importance will be the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that was held on Monday to name a new generation of leaders and to p

It seems that dependent upon one’s intention and motive, the definition one gives to the word ‘culture’ can either push a people’s capacity to become makers of history or, as is all too commonly experie

For the purpose of this editorial let us understand Perspective, simply as a “point of view” which implies the view from a given point and place. We are all encouraged to understand the world, and we interp

While celebrating the lives of women and their contribution to human life, we must find the courage to seize opportunities in finding genuine answers that responds to the imperative need to build a shared human

The UNAIDS December 2006 report says the number of people living with HIV in 2006 was 39.5 million, of which 2.3 million are children under the age of 15 years. The report further estimates 4.3 million people n

The on and off the field performance of the Indian cricket team during the just concluded one day series against world champions Australia has been quite ordinary and leaves much to be desired, including the mi