Editorial

  • Poll Lessons
    The results of the bye-elections to the Tuensang Sadar-II and Dimapur-I Assembly Constituencies went as expected with the Opposition Congress and the ruling NPF sharing the spoils at the expense of the BJP, who
  • State Irresponsibility
    The manner in which encroachment and the annihilation of flora and fauna has been reported at Intangki National Park is shocking and deserves the highest condemnation. That the State government remains a mute s
  • Team Cricket
    With the official launching of the cricket world cup on Sunday, fans across the world particularly South Asia will be kept awake, literally, for the next one and a half months getting plenty of action across th
  • No other Option
    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 essence of peoples movement, the wor
  • Beyond the Ballot
    Much before even poll dates for the elections to the Manipur State Assembly was announced, it was mentioned in these columns that that it will be one of the most crucial elections that Manipur will undoubtedly
  • Breaking down stereotypes
    Today as we converge together to celebrate 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 nee
  • New Torch bearers
    Since women constitute almost 50% of the States population, efforts at nation building will have to take into consideration in full measure and proper perspective, the role and contribution of women in the nobl
  • Independence is Not the End
    The escalating crisis in East Timor once again serves as reminder that Independence is not the end. It never has been. At best, Independence needs to be perceived as a necessary means through which a nation org
  • Free and Fair
    How to ensure the conduct of free and fair elections on March 8 remains a matter of serious concern for many people including this newspaper. Several public statements have been made by concerned individuals an
  • Children of Conflict
    The nature of armed-conflicts in the present modern world has dramatically changed the political relations towards a new world disorder with increasing emergence of the complex humanitarian emergency. Contempor
  • Unfair Fight
    It is truly shocking and beyond words to express the tragic loss of four more Naga boys at the hands of the invincible naxalites. And what is astonishing is that within the space of twenty days, altogether seve
  • Hope – A Decisive Element
    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
  • Unemployment – a political disease
    Unemployment worldwide has reached high proportions, which according to the International Labor Organizations (ILO) report was 185.9 million people worldwide, or 6.2 percent of the global labor force in 2003-04
  • Inclusive Growth
    The steps that have been taken in the Union Budget to give a boost to the sluggish agricultural sector is a welcome shift from the reform minded Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram as it will ensure that t
  • Losing on Issues
    With announcement of results to the three States which went to polls, except for Manipur, there will be new governments in Punjab and Uttarakhand. The immediate political fallout of the Assembly Elections resul
  • India’s Singurs
    Right from its inception, the proposed small car project of Tata Motors in Singur, West Bengal has come under a cloud with even the Calcutta High Court now questioning the West Bengal Governments land acquisiti
  • Critical times
    To say humankind is going through critical times is an understatement. We just need to open our eyes to recognize that the manner in which we conduct human affairs is only hastening the human community towards
  • The Futility of Force
    The one critical lesson emerging from the recent developments in the Middle-East is that military force can no longer guarantee absolute victory. Yes, it can contain and maybe weaken the perceived enemy, but it
  • Contracting Illness
    Close on the heels of the recent NPSC selected lecturers appointment standoff, wherein the candidates who were selected after going through a competitive examination had to wait for almost three years because c
  • Where do we go?
    We live in a time where insanity has become the ruling norm. Though there is an air of complacency and indifference, it will be fair to say that people are tired and quite fed up with the direction that Naga so
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