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  • The Plight of graduate + Computer Diploma LDAs
    Through this esteem daily, I would like to draw the attention of his Excellency-The governor of Nagaland, Hon’ble Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues, the leader of opposition, Chief Secretary and
  • State Bank of India Noklak Branch is dysfunctional
    The lone State Bank of India Branch at Noklak Sub-division has been dysfunctional since the last two weeks due to reasons best left unexplained. The Asstt. Branch Manager, who is in charge of the bank in the ab
  • Same Global Economic Output Needs More Energy
    Global energy intensity increased 1.35 percent in 2010, reversing a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute. Energy intensity
  • A response to the FNR’s call for constructive criticism and suggestions
    n response to your invitation to participate in the ongoing Naga reconciliation, allow me to present the following questions and suggestions. With regards to the formation of a Naga national government, I have
  • The omertà on Sonia Gandhi's illness
    It is not surprising that the Congress should be secretive about its leader's health. What is surprising though is the news media's submission to the secrecy on an issue that is of public concern.In February 20
  • Nagaland’s SARDP Road Project
    The road transport infrastructure development is the ‘mother’ of all economic developmental activities.  For, it is through accessibility that availability can be made possible, which can furth
  • An appeal to Nagas
    In the early 80’s the Zeliangrong People of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland have move for creation of Zeliangrong homeland which is to be carve out of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland after pursuing the matter for
  • A Miracle Out of the Blues
    By the time a Naga student is in high school, he will be well acquainted with the facts that Nagaland became a full-fledged state of the Indian Union in 1963 and that Mr. P. Shilu Ao became the first Chief Mini
  • Media Matters - Grabbing mindspace
    What would it take for the government to convince itself that people are watching that Doordarshan anchor whose name we do not know instead of Arnab Goswami? Or sedate Neelam with her mike instead of hyper Bark
  • Real punishments for real crimes: Three steps of a safer country
    One of the effects of the riots from which England is now recovering has been to silence debate on the criminal justice system. This is a shame, as the system is plainly broken and in need of radical reform. A
  • Kashmir: A Legacy of British Colonialism
    Since decolonization of sub continent, Kashmir has always been a central part of the string of most dangerous disputes of the world. Much has been reported by the media and academia about the human rights situa
  • Community Policing
    The usual slip of tongue of the Home Minister is not unexpected but his statement may lead one to believe that the State Government is looking for other ways to shift blame instead of strictly enforcing the rul
  • NPSC and the question of vacancies vis-a-vis candidates
    The decision taken by NPSC is no better than the village panchayat. The former decide on something that is immediate, short cut, insincere without future impact on our society, while the later decide on which i
  • Poems and a song for Naga tribes
    I penned a few poems for a land I thought was gone forever, until few years back, God's grace that He would begin to instill a calling in my own heart, strengthening memories of a land where my parents lived, s
  • A Contemplation of the Present Society
    The state of affairs and the society we live in has become a hot topic in everyday discussion as the eyes of all people are truly upon us. Talking about what is happening around us has become incomprehensible s
  • Right to Information Crusade
    Shehla Masood, RTI and wildlife conservation activist who was shot dead on August 19, was campaigning for a law to protect whistleblowers, investigating Madhya Pradesh’s record on conservation, and questi
  • JESUS CHRIST REVELATION
    (1)    Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fa
  • What has happened to WikiLeaks?
    Last year, Julian Assange and his whistle-blowing website dominated the news agenda. Now it's struggling with legal woes, cyber attacks and a press distracted by phone-hacking. But, says Jerome Taylor, writing
  • Appreciation and criticism
    1.    See good in yourself. Reflect on your weaknesses2.    See good in others. See good in everything3.    When in doubt whether to praise or not to praise, do prai
  • Appeal to Border Road Organization
    N Neilo Koza The road transport infrastructure development is the ingredient for the economic development of any region. Hence deserves high priority for budgetary resource allocation, so that it ensures,