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  • Were Ancient Nagas a Dreaded Race? Part I
    Mazie NakhroThe Nagas are one of the most misunderstood people groups in the world. Even the little people know about them is often distorted or at best superficial.Where di d they get their name?Some assume th
  • Dr. R. Shaiza as I know him...
    I was still in school when I met him for the first time in 1968 during the Christmas season at Guwahati. He was pursuing his MBBS then. The next occasion was during his wedding and I remember it vividly because
  • Indian leaders hypocrisy concerning Gandhian Philosophy of non-violence
    Rev. Dr. V. K. NuhThe world community celebrated Mahatma Gandhis 128th birth anniversary as the first Non-Violence day on 2nd October 2007. The concept of Satyagraha and Ahimsa is truth force and a weapon to fi
  • The Third Perspective: A Confession and its Aftermath
    R.B. Thohe PouA Confession – only two words which many people might have ignored to read in detail as they glanced the headlines on 24th July 2007. However, for some people – that was the day the controvers
  • A major victory for the Indigenous Peoples
    On the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples the Naga International Support Center, NISC, lauds this Declaration as a historic milestone.•   This Declaration affi
  • Essence of education
    Y Merina Chishi The aim of education should be to teach us how to think, than what to think- rather improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with the thoughts o
  • Ballots and Bullets
    MEDOWE KAPFOMan is the only animal that kills its fellow being for pleasure, unbelievable? Believe it. As man is sportive by nature. He is not contented with merely filling his stomach or covering his body with
  • Response to “land belongs to God”
    As a responsible citizen, I have gone through the write-up of G. Solomon's "LAND BELONGS TO GOD carried out in The Morung Express (dated the 5th Oct2007)The title sounds much gracious and bountiful from the Chr
  • Opinion of Nagaland Municipal Bill 2007
    The Nagaland Municipal (Second Amendment) Bill 2007 passed during the one day 15th session of the 10th Nagaland Legislative Assembly resonate the character and ideology of the present regime.  The politica
  • Created By Chance? No Chance
    Sentilong OzukumOur Physics teacher in secondary school once told our class of about thirty students that the Universe was created by chance and that life originated first in the form of unicellular organisms i
  • Unscientifically Scientific
    Sentilong OzukumThe mentality that modern humanity has descended to is amazing. Somehow here in the 21st Century we have so many who holds the opinion that if you cant prove scientifically its not true. Well, t
  • 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 NagaAre 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, its now or never. Lets get down to bu
  • “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 Christ f
  • 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 in th
  • 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
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