Sanjay (Xonzoi) BarboraMarch 17 is a day when most of the English speaking new world – North America, Australia and New Zealand – celebrate St. Patricks Day. It is perhaps the most widely celebrated Christi
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Scripting a new chapter in the political history of insurgency-hit Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh has become the Chief Minister of the State for the third consecutive term. To the surprise of many, the Congress, un
The funny thing about Nagaland as all of us would have seen it is that we have such bad roads and yet we have the best and latest motor vehicles plying. In a crude way this probably explains the development ind
Aheli MoitraOn March 8, 2012, an entourage of school girls marched, on slight drum roll, through the streets of Pfutsero town. They were walking for International Womens Day, little more than 100 years after it
Competitive politics is not good for our system because in the long run it can derail the governments functioning and make decision making hostage to petty politics such as the one we are now witnessing courtes
A senior Minister in the NPF Government TR Zeliang has objected to introduction of Nagaland Lokayukta Bill 2012 moved by Congress MLA C. Apok Jamir during the ongoing Budget Session of the Nagaland Legislative
The recent press rejoinder from the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) stating that the NPF has no moral right to talk about integration is interesting and perhaps the Opposition Congress has come out w
The existing sharp gender divide over the question of 33% reservation for women in local bodies—Municipal and Town Councils has once again come out into the open with strong arguments posed by representatives
Sanjay (Xonzoi) BarboraThere is a short, 30-minute film that went viral on the Internet over the last week. It is simply titled Kony 2012 and has been made by Jason Russell, who runs a non-governmental organisa
Dimapur has over the years developed into a truly cosmopolitan centre and a gateway for the free flow of trade and services. From an economic perspective, the city remains unparalleled for the sheer volume of c
There is nothing to hide in the fact that not all is right in the implementation of the Year of Entrepreneurs (YoE) which was announced with much fanfare by the State government as part of its innovative theme
The recent memorandum to the Governor by the Naga Mothers Association (NMA) on the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission in Nagaland wherein allegations of glaring anomalies, financial irregularit
More Road shows & Festivities!After quite a heavy dose of government sponsored road shows and festivities in previous years, which had attracted more of flak then real appreciation from the public, the ruli
Valuable Lessons from the ElectionsThe crucial Assembly Elections held in five States across the country is finally over with results declared. All who have won will be celebrating no doubt and those who lost c
One of the popular mantra of the present Naga Peoples Front (NPF), which is in power in Nagaland, is the oft repeated phrase the culture of high command politics is alien to the Nagas. This mantra has become mo
In the last one to two years time a buzz has been created over the corruption taking place in the government system. Not that corruption was alien to the countrys body politic but earlier the problem was only b
The Naga Reconciliation meeting on February 29, 2012 has been a vital exercise that will add to the vision and clarity on how the Naga political issue needs to be addressed from hereon. For the Naga people, ack
A few weeks ago we did an editorial on right to reject as one of the several electoral reforms being suggested by well meaning people and also getting the support of the Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi
Concerned over a number of senior civil servants jumping into the electoral fray, the Election Commission has asked the government to bring in a cooling off period clause between leaving the government job and
As the planned Naga Reconciliation meeting slated for February 29, 2012 finally arrives, there is an air of expectancy in the minds of many ordinary Nagas. The public mood however appears to be a mixed one—mo
