In a landmark judgment the Kohima Bench of the Guwahati High Court has ruled that it is not permissible either for the State Executive or the Legislature to allow a nominated member to cast vote in any meetings
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The passionate and innate relationship between human beings and land has and continues to define the dialectical parameters of what constitutes a peoples’ understanding of a dignified existence. A political t
The proposal by the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises to re-invest in the now defunct Nagaland Pulp and Paper Mill at Tuli, with an amount of Rs 480 Crores should come as an achievement
In the recent past in Nagaland, public awareness is slowly being generated on the necessity of putting in place the right to information bill as a mechanism to allow for transparency and accountability into our
A landmark bill to protect women from all forms of domestic violence and check harassment and exploitation at the hands of family members or relatives was unanimously passed by the Lok Sabha earlier in the week
On August 22 Governor Shyamal Datta and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio released the Report, Album and documentary film commemorating the observance of the Year of Scientific Awareness, a culmination of the Governor
Despite the confidence expressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the efforts by the UPA to forge a consensus on the Women’s Reservation Bill remain elusive. An all party meeting held on Monday to forge a co
Nearly half of Asia’s 1.27 billion children live in poverty - deprived of food, safe drinking water, health or shelter. While 600 million children under the age of 18 lack access to one of these basic human n
The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed that the deployment of teachers in excess of norms in Government Primary Schools (GPS) and Government Middle Schools (GMS) and exces
The last day of the Monsoon Session of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly saw a lively debate on issues ranging across the board, from discussion on mismanagement of funds, corruption in different institutions t
The introduction of the Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill 2005 by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on the first day of the Assembly Monsoon Session should be seen as a welcome move. The Fiscal
The bill seeking to guarantee employment in rural areas—a promise made in the Common Minimum Programme of the United Progressive Alliance government—is likely to be soon passed under the nomenclature of the
The Disengagement Plan initiated by Israel is a bold move on the part of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon given that the this former military General, known to be an uncompromising hardliner, had for over four decad
Every Independence Day is a mere ritual meant for school children to rejoice. It is a holiday and plenty of sweets are distributed. The disabled are given sympathetic gestures, free hearing aids or crutches. Ev
Addressing the nation on the eve of 59th Independence Day, the core theme in President APJ Abdul Kalam’s address dwelt on the all important issue of energy security. The First Citizen stressed the need for ac
“Long years ago we made a pledge with destiny and now the time has come when we shall redeem our pledge, not in full measure but substantially… when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom”
The International community through the United Nations has acknowledged the desperate situation of the indigenous peoples worldwide by commemorating the international indigenous peoples day on the 9th August ev
The Village Development Board (VDB) of the Kohima Rural Development Block reached a milestone of sorts recently celebrating its Silver Jubilee. As Dr. Shurhozelie, Minister Planning & Coordination rightly m
When this newspaper first hit the stands about ten days ago, we began with the deep conviction about our human resource potential. We were able to tap a vast pool of young talent with a belief in their capabili
Over 20 years after hundreds of Sikhs were massacred in retaliation for the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards, the Action Taken Report (ATR) of the UPA government on the findi
