Editorial

  • Road Blocks
    It is a matter of serious concern to note the high level of corruption especially in road projects. There is no doubt that corruption is to be blamed for poor quality of roads and the need for urgent correction
  • Peace Concessions
    US President George W Bush has rightly warned that difficult compromises will be needed to secure an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. He was speaking on the eve of what many believe is the most important Middle
  • Ethics and Decision-making
    The processes of decision making is very closely related to the ethical standpoint and practices of any society and are reflective of the values and principles of the people. Indigenous communities often take p
  • Ethics and Customary Law
    It was Mamdani who observed that The political project of the [colonial] regime of customary laws was to fracture a racialized native population into different ethnicized groups. The basis of group distinction
  • Hostility must end
    In November 2005, when former Director General of Police Hesso Mao was assassinated in the State Capital by suspected NSCN (K) gunmen, this column had termed the killing as a shameless act of cowardice and one
  • For a new ethical framework
    Human society is founded and guided by evolving sets of principles and values that empowers the people to confront the various elements of life in the course of their progression. It is a societys ethics that h
  • Time to Act
    A UN panel of scientists have come out with its latest reports on climate change presenting a bleak vision even prompting the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to challenge governments to join hands against clim
  • Cross-border Dialogue
    It should not come as a surprise to learn that the northeast has emerged as an area of concern conveniently possible for terror groups and anti-social elements to find a haven for their activities here. It has
  • Media and Change
    In human terms, one critical obstacle that stands in the way of societal change is fear. Although fear is a natural phenomenon, it has often been used as an instrument by which people are ruled, or prevented fr
  • Can the elephant and mouse coexist?
    For centuries, world politics has been organized around kingdoms, empires and states, but with the development of alternative political movements the understanding and perception of governance is being transfor
  • Step up Security
    With the onset of the holiday season and expected tourists likely to come in big numbers for the Mega Hornbill Festival, any unfavorable law and order situation may lead to both embarrassment for the State gove
  • Fighting Poverty
    India and many other countries are unlikely to achieve the UN Millennium Development goals of halving poverty and education for all children by 2015 admits Indias Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sh
  • Left’s Slipshod
    As Nandigram continues to face violence and chaos under the regime of Buddhadeb Bhattachaya in West Bengal, the Left Front supporting the UPA government in the Centre is now clearly on the defensive. First, in
  • Women in Polls
    A two day National Seminar on the theme Towards a new horizon held recently under the aegis of Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) came out with nine recommendations, among which, it will press for inclu
  • Rural Tourism
    Is urban life sucking the life out of you? Rural tourism could just be what people are looking for. And given that a majority of Nagas live in their villages, it is all the more important to tap this segment of
  • Traffic-Control
    With pre-Christmas season now drawing near, there is an air of excitement all around with people moving about a great deal to attend programs, weddings, festivals etc. Besides, market places are beginning to sw
  • Call for Action
    The dismay that was expressed by the Watsü Mungdang, the apex Ao womens organization by way of a protest march against the rape of two women last month in Mokokchung is but a sad reminder on the pitiable condi
  • Surprise destroys Trust
    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
  • Strengthen Fourth Estate
    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
  • Job Dilemma
    The Naga Students Federation (NSF) has pointed out that the State Governments blanket ban on the creation of posts has in fact given a great advantage to the influential politicians and high ranking government
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