Joy Makhal
Came the men-brave and skill,
To find the terrorist and kill.
Their tip-off- so credible....
And yet their actions untenable.
Fourteen brothers were they,
Returning after a hard,tiring day.
Robin Temsu
Sazolie College
The mighty British Empire was brought to its knee by the practice of satyagraha and ahimsa; the insistence of truth, through the practice of non-violence. Against which the power
Dr John Mohan Razu
The State across the globe in recent times is becoming more and more muscular and authoritarian, undemocratic and ruthless as the governments of the day unleash and impose the draconian la
Radha Binod Koijam, Sr Advocate
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY was observed all over the world on the 10th of the month. In India the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Justice Arun Mishra
Fr Paul Lelen Haokip
The question about peace is a hot topic for discussion - especially during ethnic clashes, military operations, ambuscades, inter-state boundary disputes, arrests, deaths. Some people ma
Kezhokhoto Savi
Kohima
Every year December 10 is observed as International Human Rights Day to bring the attention of the peoples of the world that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the common st
Thepfulhouvi Solo, IFS Retd
The Old Testament Jewish Patriarchs didn’t know who ‘JESUS’ (Yeshua) is. Moses himself didn’t know the name of the Anointed that would come after him and h
Ekyimo Shitiire
Hornbill. It has given up its physical form to the hunter and slipped into the ghostly realm to play the Grinch since the last twenty one years. Bitter and resentful at having been driven to
Shürhozelie Leizietsü
The genesis of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) runs as follows: The Naga people rejected the first General Election in India in the year 1952. This was sai
Bobita Rai
‘The Hornbill Dance’ is a collection of twelve short stories authored by Ngathingkhui Jagoi, who felt the pressing need to preserve the age old oral tradition that has almost become ex
Nang-oo Sari
West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
The botched counter-insurgency operation of the arms forces in the name of the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) have mistakenly killed 15 innoce
Charles Chasie
Naga people, across the board, are once again outraged at the killings of innocent civilians by the Indian soldiery for no apparent reason. Such heart-wrenching atrocities committed on them ar
Prof Mithilesh Kumar Sinha
Nagaland University, Lumami
From negative growth rate of Gross Domestic Product Indian economy has got momentum to come out and recovery gathered pace. India has staged a smart re
W. Wangjin
On December 4, while the daily wage coal miners were returning to their families, a home they called, in a massacre, they were killed by the 21 Para military of the Indian army. Their attempt to h
H Khetoho Aye
Dimapur
The Western Sumi Students Union (WSSU) ultimatum to the district administration on the crackdown of night clubs in Dimapur should be supported by everyone.
This is a one big s
Db Gracy Lamkang
Modern College, Kohima
Pope Francis head of the Catholic leader wrote in his encyclical (papal letters send to all the Bishops “Laudato Si” of the Roman Catholic Church). (Prais
Libonthung E
The Hornbill festival is fast approaching. Nagaland is bracing for another music season. This is an abridged research report on Naga Folk and Fusion music and the attitude of the younger g
Dr N Mhonchan Shitiri
The demand for protein from animal source surpasses the demand for carbs, fruits, vegetables and all other food items put together in Nagaland which is vice versa in the rest of the cou
DECEMBER 5 IS WORLD SOIL DAY
World Soil Day is held annually on December 5 as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate the sustainable management of soil resources. An Int
DECEMBER 5 IS WORLD SOIL DAY
One of the most significant parts of our ecosystem is the soil. Soil plays a vital role in contributing food, water, energy, etc, but we take advantage of all that the soil has t