Dr. Tialiba Longkumer Nagaland is a reverse democratic state where both wealth and power are accumulated in the hands of the elites and few leaders, where poor are becoming poorer and rich are getting richer every day ever widening the gap between the rich and the poor, where justice and equality is overshadowed by traditional […]
Timir Choudhury Dimapur The statement of the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh that the general election to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly will be held as scheduled reminds me of the year 1998. It so happened two decades back that the Congress was in power and there was a campaign to boycott the election to […]
This is the way I describe what we are doing with Naga writing in English. We are writing oral history; we are retrieving and preserving Naga culture. The first recorded writings by Nagas took place in 1953 and the 1970s. In 1958, Tayenjuba Ao wrote a book called, “A History of Anglo-Naga Affairs.” In […]
Peter Rutsa: Even partial or temporary will do. Have some self respect and please don’t let the paramilitary force Assam Rifles continue to show the whole world yours and our Naga hypocrisy. In the last weeks of December till January, a little short of 10 truckloads of assorted liquor has gotten seized by […]
There is an alarming increase in cases of unknown individuals winning the trust of unsuspecting victims in the virtual world and then misusing this trust to commit crimes on the victims. This is the world of the social engineering attack. It starts with information collection regarding a targeted individual. A college girl in Gujarat […]
Jammu: Students participate in an awareness rally on World AIDS Day 2016 in Jammu, on Dec 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Swagata Yadavar IANS One in four Indian women is married before 18, and 7.8 per cent of women aged 15 to 19 are pregnant or mothers, according to the latest available 2015-16 National Family […]
FILE PHOTO: The new U.S. Embassy catches the evening light as it nears completion, in Nine Elms, London, Britain October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo LONDON, January 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled a trip to London scheduled for next month to open a new embassy, saying he did not want to […]
New Delhi, January 12 (PTI) There was no let up in chilly conditions in northern parts of the country today as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh reeled under cold wave with train services hit due to fog. There was some relief for people in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana from intense cold […]
New Delhi, January 12 (IANS) China is strong, and has been asserting itself, but India is not a weak country, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday, stressing that the focus now needs to shift from the western to the northern border. Addressing the customary annual press conference of the Army ahead of […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an official welcoming ceremony upon his arrival in Israel at Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo NEW DELHI, January 12 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins a six-day visit to India on […]
Pughoboto, January 12 (DIPR): The monthly Pughoboto Sub-Divisional Planning and Development Board (SDPDB) meeting was held under the chairmanship of Minister for National Highways, Y. Vikheho Swu at the ADC office, Pughoboto on January 11. ADC & DEO, Pughoboto, Avelu Ruho reviewed the previous meeting minutes and directed all the election Sector Magistrates and […]
Pughoboto, January 12 (DIPR): A coordination meeting for the Sector Magistrates and nodal officers under 13th Pughoboto Assembly Constituency was held as part of the preparation of the upcoming state election in the office of ADC Pughoboto on January 11. ADC & DEO of Pughoboto, Avelu Ruho apprised them to perform their duties with responsibility. […]