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  • IM-GOI CEASFIRE EVALUATED
    RS JassalThe signing of Cease-fire extension for indefinite period will go HISTORIC so far   resolution of conflict of IM faction with GOI is concerned. No doubt differences in demands (about 32 of IM gp)
  • The X-Gen politics: Wake up Naga youths
    Joshua Sheqi Naga“Are we waiting for our politicians to wake us up? If youths are sleeping, most of our politicians are in deeper slumber. To change another 5 years at hand, it’s now or never. Let’s get d
  • “Nagaland for Christ”: Civil Religion?
    Wati AierAfter sundry lectures and discussions with my students as well as in similar discourses with leaders in our context, I feel it is necessary to write this article on the subject of “Nagaland For Chris
  • Of politics, politicians and politicking (Part-I)
    Bendang AierDimapurIt seems to be the trend of political parties all over the country to be caught on the wrong footing. Consider these: The Congress party at the Centre had to withdraw rather shame-facedl
  • Right to Information Act – an overview
    W. Ezung,  ATI, KohimaThough the Indian Constitution got off to a roaring start with a bunch of awesome sounding fundamental rights, the right to information (RTI) was not one of them. The non-inclusion of
  • The practices of state assembly election: Preventive measures
    Yiepetso WezahIntroductionNagaland State Assembly Election is likely to be held in February 2008. Various political parties and candidates are now gearing up for the election. In a democratic State, the elector
  • They were also Scientists
    “I want to become a scientist but I also want to believe in the Bible” is the dilemma of many bright young students. As a general rule, it is taught today that if you are a scientist then you cannot believe
  • Is it co-incidence, a myth or is it our faith in Christ: Holding the Medical Portfolio!
    Kedi HaraluIs it co-incidence a myth or is it our faith in Christ and proclaiming ourselves as Christians that punishes us for our deeds. One may wonder what I am writing or referring to, but sit back and ponde
  • The Bible and Homosexuality
    Sashi Jamir, OTSThis article was actually presented at Oriental Theological Seminary (OTS) on September 26, 2007 in one of our Bible study sessions. Since then I have slightly improvised it but the line of argu
  • The Great Divide
     Y Merina ChishiSuresh (name changed) lives in a one room house in a shabby locality with two brothers and his parents. He eats rice, dal and papad (sometimes) for meals. There are days when he and his fam
  • Non-violence is the best policy
    The October 2 is the 138th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. The 2nd October of 2007, commemorating his birth anniversary is particularly significant because the day has been declar
  • A tribute to the “Father of the Nation”
    N. TheyoMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbander in Gujarat on October 2, 1869. He is also called ‘Father of the Nation’. He single-handedly led the struggle of Indian’s Freedom movement through N
  • Life Begins at Seventy!
    K.Ela, Prodigals’ HomeThis story (courtesy: Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul) is dedicated to all the dear grannies who are making “the rest the best” on the occasion of World Elders Day, 1st October. I h
  • Growing up in a drug-filled world!
    Neichu Dz. AngamiKohimaThe fourteen year old son has been giving all signals of adolescent drug abuse. He was sneaking out at night. He was skipping school and missing classes. When he did go to school he was u
  • A MIDNIGHT FROM FREEDOM: A Perspective
    The legacy of factional feud is a labor for a curse and not a blessing. So long as killing is unleashed among the Naga brothers, in the line of different factions, the rest of the world will look passively and
  • How could a baseless claim be justified
    Of recent, the Zeliangs or Zeliangrong purportedly claimed the entire land in and around Dhansiripar sub-division and its adjoinings as far as their eyes could reach, which is a senseless imagination in a way t
  • IDENTITY CRISIS
    Sashi MolierNaga’s aren’t so much modern as they’re westoxicated. The uniqueness about Naga habits, tribes and attitudes is blurring. In this age of globalization with young Men and Women coming to town o
  • Crises over nh-155, some personal thoughts
    The handing over of NH-155 from Border Road Organization (BRO) to Nagaland Public Work Development (NPWD) in the past couple of weeks has hurt the sentiments of the people living in Meluri Sub-Division and Kiph
  • SC Jamir expounds on Naga political problem
    I would at the same time take this opportunity to reaffirm my conscious and consistent convictions regarding the Naga political problem.a.    From the very beginning, I have always maintaine
  • Politically motivated reservation policy
    It was of little surprise that the DAN government had to come up with such a short-sighted policy of 25% reservation of government jobs exclusively for the 6 (six) tribes belonging to the districts of Mon, Tuen
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