Kedi HaraluChampang has suddenly become a hot topic after all these years of silence, but what we have been festering deep within has become a festered boil, ready to burst, which needs to burst, so that all th
K. Filip SumiWhen we speak of violence against woman, in many cases we assume the wrong doers to be men because other than men there can’t be any other, other than woman. But we know that women can also act v
Raj K. VermaAziebu Shaiza’s seminal article “adulterated alcohol/ illicit stuff” referred to adulteration of liquor in the state. This, and the brouhaha raked up by the unfortunate demise of the lately de
(Transcription from Tir Yimyim, August 08, 2007)T. Nokpang JamirThe battle between Assam and Nagaland Police during the last Merapani war ended with the victory of Nagaland Police but after losing some pr
Jaideep MazumdarIt is worse than J&K. “Freelance insurgent groups” ensure that even the ministers pay up extortion demands. Not only funds for development, but also those for counter-insurgency operatio
On the event of the burning of Wungram Colony a few months ago I had received an SMS from a friend which read, “In the debris of the Dimapur burning you may also find the debris of the Naga freedom movement
I. Vitokhe AssumiNaga senior citizenAt times like this, when the people are in confusion for our political solution and confronting the ideas for what to do? And when the collective leadership declared in their
Lolano P. KhuvungA DIPR FeatureAvahan is a Sanskrit terminology which means clarion call; call to action; summoning to duty. It supports projects working to prevent the spread of HIV in India throug
U A ShimrayDr. Tuisem A. Shishak’s article “A Confession” created some kind of discourse in the local dailies [24 July 2007]. However, his personal confession is seriously noted by the “hurt” NSCN org
Vekhozo NyengaA new day is supplemented to your life, and you found yourself no more in an age full of silliness and laughter galore, called “sweet sixteen”. You instigated to comprehend that you have to pu
I wish to place on public record my intention to resign as International Co-ordinator of the Naga Vigil HRG and henceforth discontinue my activities in the territory of Nagaland.These are for purely personal an
The impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is tremendous in present day world. ICTs plays a crucial role in the increasingly globalize world. In context of North East one can think the SMS cam
Kedi HaraluWhenever troops return after a period of war, becoming battle hardened, and always having a sense of alertness and suspicion, for war turns a person into a different character and the real person wit
Kaka D IraluAs a concerned Angami and Naga writer, I attended the Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) and Angami Students Union (ASU) meeting held on August 22, 2007. Youth leaders from all Northern Angami, Souther
Jessicah CurtisOn nearly all counts, India-Myanmar bilateral relations are on the upswing, with fast-growing military, trade and investment links. All, that is, but on one count: the unsettling revelations emer
Kezungulo-U Kromefor YES Campaign Arguably nature’s favorite child, the land of the Nagas basks with uncontainable natural wealth, which can strike one with new awe every time one ventures out and journe
M. Imyu LongcharNaga and Ahom lived a good relationship before the British occupation of the whole areas. Nagas lived on a free land even before coming of the Ahoms. Ahoms invaded this fertile land of Bra
It was a hazy day on August 14 this year a vestige of Naga nationalists gathered in my village local ground and unfurled the Naga national flag coinciding with the Open Soccer Championship under the auspices of
All may not agree to the voice of Rev. T. Shishak but all will agree that Nagaland is on the sick bed and needs healing: the sooner the better. Towards this end, confession by an individual tribe or faction is
Oken Jeet Sandham The lynching of wayward underground cadres by mobs in Nagaland is not new. Such incidents had happened in the past in Wokha and Mokokchung. But the fresh lynching of three cadres of the N