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  • Sadar Hills Demand: A Perspective
    File Photo of a public protest under the aegis of the United Naga Council (UNC) held in Ukhrul on August 19, 2011 against the creation of a Sadar Hills District in the Nagas' areas in Manipur State. Land i
  • Jan Lokpal Bill impractical, undemocratic
    Terming Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill "impractical and complicated", noted social activist and National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy said that giving widespread powers to an unelected body
  • Needs & rights of key affected women, girls in HIV programmes: Report
    (CNS): In the lead up to the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (10th ICAAP), an issue-focussed and time-limited online consultation was facilitated on the issue: key affected women and
  • On What Points Have The Naga Political Leaders Reconciled?
    The meeting of once old colleagues, turned deadly enemies, now meeting face to face peaceably as friends, after decades of bitter animosity, is a bit embarrassingly interesting. It is eye catching and interesti
  • Whither Gaddafi And Libya?
    The large gold framed portrait of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi that adorned the wall behind the reception desk of my hotel since it opened many years ago has vanished. Also gone are the 72 green flags that flew on t
  • Prime Minister writes to Anna Hazare
    The Prime Minister has written to Shri Anna Hazare on the Lokpal issue. The text of the letter is as follows: Over the last few days, I have watched with increasing concern the state of your health. Despite the
  • Is India a giant for the Nagas???
    You have heard the story of the boy David and the big strong man Goliath. David was a youngster and Goliath a giant almost 9 feet tall. We know that Goliath was killed by a stone from David’s sling; and D
  • On walk in interview called by higher & technical education, Nagaland
    Apropos to the advertisement published by your popular daily and other local dailies on 13-08-11, concerning to walk in interview called by higher & technical education department, Nagaland on 23-08-11,thro
  • Inclusion of Tribal Areas in the Valley —Points Of Objection
    The Tamenglong District (as well as all the Hill Districts of Manipur) is covered by the MANIPUR (HILL AREAS) DISTRICT COUNCIL ACT, 1971, which was enacted by the Parliament. Therefore, any portion of the triba
  • Conflict minerals: Genocide in your gadgets?
    Firms try to limit conflict minerals in electronics. It's no easy task.Deep inside cellphones, iPods, and laptops lie four particular metals: tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. These "Three T's" and g
  • Open letter to President of India & Chief Minister of Manipur
    In a democratic country like India, every individual or community have every right to live, to lay down one’s desire or wants and aspiration to the Government but the demand for Sadar Hills District by ou
  • Introspection on my father's 50th death anniversary
    It was one of the summer days in Mumbai ,hot and humid and as I nonchalantly scanned over the front page of The Times of India, a popular National dailies, my world abruptly grumbled before my eyes on reading t
  • Ambedkar’s way & Anna Hazare’s methods
    Following Dr. Ambedkar's example, Team Anna should use constitutional methods and enhance people's faith in them. Otherwise it will convey the message that only coercive and unconstitutional methods work.A grou
  • Nagas current discourse on reservation
    The Issue of reservation has been going on and on (be it for women or BT reservation) leading to confusion about the demands of the eastern Nagas. Here I would like to share a few thoughts about some going issu
  • Now, Social Media to Fight Ragging
    Be the revolt in Egypt to overturn a dictatorial regime or Anna Hazare’s campaign against corruption, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have played a pivotal role in bringing  people toget
  • The ineffectiveness of checking corruption in Nagaland: Cause and effect
    The irony of an economically poor State Nagaland is that we view corruption in terms of many lakhs and crores of Rupees, but anything below that is negligible. Instead of pointing fingers let’s make an ef
  • Mission Calling
    SIN THE ROOT CAUSE OF SICKNESSComposed on 6th October, 1997 Hong KongThe crowd, as ever, hindered the four men of faith ,In their struggle of bringing a sick to Jesus .So up they climbed the roof and laid him d
  • A new ‘Gandhi’ shakes India
    The streets of India are choked with anti-corruption crusaders, and walls are marked with busy slogans. Last week in Delhi I noticed a bumper sticker: “I AM FOR A CORRUPTION FREE INDIA. ARE YOU?” Wh
  • Let Shillong Accord Lie In Peace In The Grace Of God
    Paul earnestly pleaded with God to get his physical infirmity removed. Paul prayed 3 times but God did not remove the Infirmity. God only said: “My Grace is sufficient for you.Let Shillong Accord lie in P
  • No to death penalty
    Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights puts it simply: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” The death penalty is the ulti
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