What is happening in some parts of the country where people from the Northeast region are being targeted apparently in retaliation against the alleged ill treatment meted out to Muslims in Assam and Myanmar is
Finally we have a full fledged office of the Quality Control Board (QCB), which was constituted a few months back, consisting of three members. It is hoped that the aims and objectives of having a separate boar
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee has been rightly described as a firebrand leader. To her credit though, she evokes mass appeal and as evident, Mamata is that type of a le
Despite the gloom and dark following the large scale violence in Assam, the one silver lining or perhaps a small light at the end of the tunnel is this: It has brought into focus the problem of illegal migratio
Thanks to power woes facing the State this summer, it has been a truly forgettable Olympics, these London 2012 Games, well not for the sportspersons taking part in it but for viewers back home especially in Dim
Team Anna members have ended their indefinite fast and they are now discussing strategy for evolving a political alternative in line with their plans to take a plunge into electoral politics. The reading seems
The objectives of the Vision 2025: Food for all, which was released by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio recently, has all the right ingredient for a State like Nagaland where our comparative advantage lies in the abu
Cabinet ReshuffleAfter a little over three years as Home Minister, where he has performed well, P. Chidambaram has been shifted to North Block, to take charge of the Finance Ministry. In a minor reshuffle, Prim
The Morung Express has been writing quite a lot of editorials on the topic of tobacco use and its ill effects, especially since Nagaland features prominently when it comes to concerns over its use on the health
The current situation in Nagaland is one of utter dismay and frustration. Public confidence in the government system is perhaps at an all time low. As already highlighted in these columns, people are fed up wit
After decades of monopoly of power and the abuse associated with it, the Congress in Nagaland finally lost at the peoples court. Awarded with a mandate, which was extended for another five years, the Naga Peopl
The United Nations has closely been identified with the decolonization movement that gained momentum in the post second world war era; and was a founding objective of the UN. There are theorists who say that th
It is quite obvious that the period between now and December 2012 will be crucial for the Naga peace process, which includes both Government of India-NSCN (IM) political talks and the Naga reconciliation proces
The 2012 London Olympics has finally arrived. Close to 10,000 athletes from 204 countries have assembled to compete for glory. While the Olympics is a sporting event and has nothing to do with political or nati
Lessons from the violence in AssamWhat is happening in Assam right now—the violent clashes between minority (Muslim) immigrants and Bodo tribals is a cause for concern. This is not the first time that communa
In Nagaland, every other day there seems to be a new public grievance cropping up. For instance in the last one week or so we have had the candidates selected for the Graduate and Primary Teachers Post under th
The Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) running the government at the Centre for the second consecutive term appears to be losing its charm as a viable political alternative or is it? With another Ge
Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the new President of the Indian Republic today i.e. July 25, 2012. The congratulatory note coming from Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on his and on behalf of the people of Nagal
It is often the case that in Nagaland we undertake big development programs and projects on paper but on the ground the reality is different. Perhaps it is not commensurate with the amount of funding that we ge
A few years ago, an interesting debating point was put forward in the local media on whether Nagas need a dictator to rule over them given our scant regard for the rule of law, indiscipline and weak authority o