Infocus

  • Media Matters - Grabbing mindspace
    What would it take for the government to convince itself that people are watching that Doordarshan anchor whose name we do not know instead of Arnab Goswami? Or sedate Neelam with her mike instead of hyper Bark
  • Real punishments for real crimes: Three steps of a safer country
    One of the effects of the riots from which England is now recovering has been to silence debate on the criminal justice system. This is a shame, as the system is plainly broken and in need of radical reform. A
  • Kashmir: A Legacy of British Colonialism
    Since decolonization of sub continent, Kashmir has always been a central part of the string of most dangerous disputes of the world. Much has been reported by the media and academia about the human rights situa
  • Community Policing
    The usual slip of tongue of the Home Minister is not unexpected but his statement may lead one to believe that the State Government is looking for other ways to shift blame instead of strictly enforcing the rul
  • NPSC and the question of vacancies vis-a-vis candidates
    The decision taken by NPSC is no better than the village panchayat. The former decide on something that is immediate, short cut, insincere without future impact on our society, while the later decide on which i
  • Poems and a song for Naga tribes
    I penned a few poems for a land I thought was gone forever, until few years back, God's grace that He would begin to instill a calling in my own heart, strengthening memories of a land where my parents lived, s
  • A Contemplation of the Present Society
    The state of affairs and the society we live in has become a hot topic in everyday discussion as the eyes of all people are truly upon us. Talking about what is happening around us has become incomprehensible s
  • Right to Information Crusade
    Shehla Masood, RTI and wildlife conservation activist who was shot dead on August 19, was campaigning for a law to protect whistleblowers, investigating Madhya Pradesh’s record on conservation, and questi
  • JESUS CHRIST REVELATION
    (1)    Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fa
  • What has happened to WikiLeaks?
    Last year, Julian Assange and his whistle-blowing website dominated the news agenda. Now it's struggling with legal woes, cyber attacks and a press distracted by phone-hacking. But, says Jerome Taylor, writing
  • Appreciation and criticism
    1.    See good in yourself. Reflect on your weaknesses2.    See good in others. See good in everything3.    When in doubt whether to praise or not to praise, do prai
  • Appeal to Border Road Organization
    N Neilo Koza The road transport infrastructure development is the ingredient for the economic development of any region. Hence deserves high priority for budgetary resource allocation, so that it ensures,
  • Democracy dictated by a Dictator
    The word democracy is a term which we like to be associated with because of what our nation is, but to our shame the Government of India has not only abused the virtues of it but they also killed people who wer
  • Libya’s women revolutionaries
    Aisha Gdour, a school psychologist, smuggled bullets in her brown leather handbag. Fatima Bredan, a hairdresser, tended wounded rebels. Hweida Shibadi, a family lawyer, helped NATO find airstrike targets. And A
  • “RABERE”
    Rabies is an English word meaning contagious viral disease especially of dogs. It is also known as hydrophobia (fear of water). It has been derived from Latin word, “rabere” meaning, “madness&
  • What’s the Abbas plan for Palestine?
    The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, will address the United Nations General Assembly on September 23. At the time of the writing of this article, it is not clear what exactly he will propose in terms of
  • KLCSU Submit Representation To V.C (N.U) Demanding The Declaration Of Llb Result
    •-The Kohima Law College Students’ Union have called for immediate declaration of results of 1st, 3rd and 5th semester LLB in the current academic session. KLCSU stated that, the university has al
  • Open letter to the Department of School Education, Nagaland
    •-We the undergraduate aspiring candidates for appointment of teachers under the department of School Education who appeared interview in September 2003 would like to state some few lines for favour of yo
  • Nagas keeping Domestic helpers or Slaves?
    Raajellung Gonmei: Domestic Workers in Nagaland are comparatively treated as Slaves in Nagaland with no fundamental rights applicable to them but only as per the whims and fancies of the employee. Unregulated w
  • Illegal Collection of Bus fares in Kohima
    Vezo Luruo: These days, most city ride buses (Blue coloured) operating in Kohima are deliberately collecting Rs. 5 extra under some pretext, eg: high school junction to Razu point. The passengers who hand over