Is the Electricity Department, Manipur absolutely centralized that the Executive Engineer (EE) and higher ups had been converted to mere rubber stamps and they could not implement or take normal decisions or ha

U A ShimrayThe “Jewel of India” Manipur is uneasy at the moment. As diverse as social setting in the state, the number of NGOs, student bodies, human rights groups, social forum, association and religious o

There is a saying that “Once you get into this, follow me: the system”. That means whether good or bad one has to inure the system. Today most of the educational institutions -system-ridden- are absorbed in

Looking back into history, we Nagas seems to be repeatedly missing the bus in our political journey. We have no doubt many a time taken the right decision at the right time - notably being the Memorandum to Sim

The voice of the Cell One subscribers of Tuensang even after several complains to the concerned department and through local dailies are still not being heard.Last year i.e. 2004 we had submitted forms along wi

Ao Yemen ChangEvery thinking and reasoning human being has different views on different issues, it converges after thorough deliberation and brainstorming; taking into account the various point and accommodatin

St. Francis De Sales Church, Kohima, marks the completion of twenty five years with a delightful celebration scheduled on Oct 1 & 2, 2005 at the local ground Kohima. It is jubilation of the joys and sorrows

The argument that increasing the retirement age aggravates the employment problem is also not true. In Nagaland; only 8 to 9% of the population is employed with the government. Bidhu Shekhar, IPS, SP DimapurAdd

N. TheyoMahatma Gandhi was neither a great warrior nor a king and yet he exercised greater power and commanded greater devotion than any king or warrior. Born at Porbander in Gujarat on 2nd October, 1889, he wa

With reference to the DHS-3/115/P/WKA/PT/90 and DHS-4/ANM/WKA/93-94 from Akuk Students’ Union for immediate action of Pharmacist and ANM at Akuk Sub-Centre, the Akuk Students’ Union has requested the Pharma

K ProngoA Spiritual InsightIt is not because God relishes denial that it is not given to all men to see all their dreams fulfilled in the manner of their own seeking. It is because the thing that God reserves f

We the Phom Students Conference would like to lay down one point request for your immediate and necessary action please. That Sir, it has been learned from our enquiry at the Telecom exchange at Longleng that t

I have the honour to state that, the North Eastern Council sponsored by the Government of India funded various developmental schemes/Projects for the North East Region. Normally, the annual Budget allocation of

Tungshang NingreichonA billboard by the forest department in a village says “Trees give water, Water gives rice, rice gives life” but do people read it or more importantly do they understand it? The years�

Dominic YazokieThe Government of India had set up a High Powered Committee (HPC) on Disaster Management in August 1999, headed by J.C. Pant, Former Secretary to the GOI as its Chairman. The HPC submitted its �

Food is a nutritious substance which is required to maintain life and growth. The availability of safe food improves the health of people and is a basic human right. Safe food contributes to health and producti

The Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights congratulates the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in the form of his personal attendance and concern, at the recently concluded c

Dr MaongsangbaBihar has set a record in electoral history of being the only state in India that will go to the polls twice in the same year. The election that was held in Feb 2005 halted the Lalu juggernaut and

Retirement age for Government employees should definitely be raised, at least to 58 if not 60. The reasons are:1.    Most of the states in India are having retirement age fixed at 58 and som

The Indian Red Cross Society, Dimapur District, held a free medical camp at Aghunaqa Area Hq on 24 September covering an area of 36 villages. The response was very good and in all about 1150 patients were treat