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  • Value driven Hornbill Festival
    Khumlamo Patton Akuk Village, Wokha The forthcoming ‘Horbill Festival 2018’ has once again brought about a much needed facelift to the state capital-Kohima. Even though in limited stretches, I f
  • Was it a slip of tongue?
    Z Lohe On the 21st November, 2017, The Morung Express published the speech of Lt. Gen. Anthony Ningkhan Simray, the Commander-in-Chief, NSCN (IM) in its front page of what he had said in the conference of AN
  • Beyond Tribal Seduction: A Personal Reflection
    Speech delivered by Dr Wati Aier at the Annual Chalie Kevichusa Memorial Lecture held on November 24, 2018. Delivering this annual lecture in memory of the late Chalie Kevichusa, a person of seminal personal
  • An appraisal of the Chief Minister’s statement on public issues
    B Thawang Konyak, IAS (Retd) Dimapur, Nagaland   In an earlier public function, the Honorable Chief Minister of Nagaland had flagged three major issues plaguing the Nagas and the Nagaland state, viz:
  • Issus with Govt. Schools – Role of Society
    Nellayappan B Asstt. Director, Directorate of School Education, Kohima   Many articles have been written by different people regarding issues with Govt. Schools on various occasions and the topic is re
  • A Public Declaration
    We, whose names and signatures appear below, have decided we cannot treat lightly the profound unhappiness and apprehension felt by the public over the consequences that we believe are bound to follow if the ri
  • The Concept of Political Sovereignty Defined
    Mazie Nakhro Mr. R.N. Ravi, the Deputy National Security Advisor and India’s Interlocutor for talks with the Nagas, has coined the term “shared-sovereignty,” which certain sections of the N
  • On the question of nations and their national boundaries
    Kaka D. Iralu Kohima   I have stated in my book (The Naga Saga, Chapter 1), that no nation on earth has fallen down to earth from outer space but that every nation has its origins from a concrete geogra
  • Dr BR Ambedkar and Naga Nationalism
    Aniruddha Babar, PhD Asst. Professor, Tetso College Political State is a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a cer
  • ‘Naga political issue belongs to all Nagas’
    11th Naga Unification Anniversary speech by Gen (Retd) MB Neokpao, President, GPRN/NSCN on November 22 Dear Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen. I thank our Almighty God for enabling us to celebrate this
  • To school principals, parents & students
    Rev. Fr. GL Khing Kohima The worth of right education is better than wealth or money. But if education is diverted only for financial benefit, there will be less space for formation of students. Surprisingl
  • Protective Thinking: Are Nagas fighting for Freedom or Employment?
    Pakinrichapbo Samziuram Village To the question, are Nagas fighting for Freedom or Employment? Today’s living reality shows Nagas are fighting for both. In order to attain freedom as per nationalist i
  • Center for Pastoral Renewal (CPR) at OTS
    Center for Pastoral Renewal (CPR) was launched by Rev. Dr. Hukashe Jhimomi, President of Nagaland Baptist Church Council at NBCC Platinum Hall, Bayavü Hill, Kohima on January 17, 2018. The objective of CPR
  • Indo-Naga Trouble and Our Collective Stand
    Dr. Chumben Murry MLA What prompted me to write this article is the happiness that Khango group of NSCN (K)’s willingness to join the negotiation with GoI for settlement of our political issue and of t
  • Managing genetic resources of Agricultural/Horticultural crops
    Martina Shitiri Asst.Chief Tecnical Officer (ACTO) Genetics and Plant Breeding KVK, Tuensang, Nagaland Genetic resources constitute the foundation upon which horticulture/Agriculture is based. These resou
  • Romanticization of the backdoor appointees
    Yapan Walim Oriental Colony, Dimapur Much has been discussed over the rampant backdoor appointments currently, but historically — and deliberately some might add — plaguing our government syst
  • Amur Falcon Conservation Week and Festival 2018
    Steve Odyuo Natural Nagas The Amur Falcon Conservation Week and Festivals 2018 was held from the 8th-10th of November 2018. With the aim to create awareness on conservation as well as exploit the potential
  • The Omnipresent poor road condition in Nagaland
    Khumlamo Patton Akuk Village, Wokha Since its inception while Nagaland had its share of troubles. One problem, which has been omnipresent, is the poor road condition.   Nagaland being a hilly region
  • Nagas are United, Not Divided
    Dr. K Hoshi Phek Town Naga National Council (NNC)’s declaration of Naga independence on August 14, 1947 and Naga national Plebiscite of May 16, 1951were the pillars of the foundation of Naga independe
  • Infrastructure and skill development
    Khumlamo Patton Akuk Village, Wokha   Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do”. And trul
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