The global demonstrations of 2011 both highlight the reality of economic system-failure and reveal its linkages to the crisis of resource constraints. The result is a measure of the scale of change needed over
•-It was sad to read a report in local newspapers that on how a reputed team New Market Football, formed in 1977 was denied a merit berth from Kohima district in the newly christened Nagaland Premier L
The UN independent expert on access to water and sanitation as a human right urged States to allocate more resources to improving sanitation and promote efficient use of existing hygiene facilities, stressing t
It is about time that saner heads in the Indian national security establishment mull over the implications of the continuation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir, says Wajahat Qazi The de
RTI Social Auditing unearths discrepancy in Road Repair and Old Age scheme and CMCF in Zunheboto YouthNet in partnership with Zunheboto Range Students’ Union (ZRSU) held a RTI social auditing and pub
After seeing the inception of NPL, I had a soul searching within myself about what i am actually contributing to the people of Nagaland. Finding out about what the 442 Management is trying to achieve through th
The Union Cabinet's decision to give statutory status to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), though belated, is welcome. In 2003, the NDA government set up the PFRDA through an execut
In power terms, political correctness is a reasonably modern phenomenon. In history, the blood and gore of conquest was usually cast in terms of valour, vision and the capacity to rule. It was understood statec
As if the United Nations and its Security Council had not spent more than 60 years debating solutions and adopting resolutions–all if them capable of solving the Middle East conflict for good, now the UN
Global meat production and consumption have increased rapidly in recent decades, with harmful effects on the environment and public health as well as on the economy, according to research done by Worldwatch Ins
As the Great Euro Mess got messier, the past weekend witnessed a desperate bid by Europe’s political class to clean it up. Over the course of three days, two democratically elected leaders — the Pri
Across the globe, the seven billionth addition to the human population has been welcomed symbolically. Baby deaths, another vital statistic, can be pushed aside. Numbers are nice. They give us an idea about jus
•-Two friends started something that paid attention to Nagaland fashion history and last week one of the NAGALAND labels known as RAMP was born. Today, Naga fashion is in another place. It is far more pro
Every year we celebrate Ahuna festival and this year was no different. However, unlike other years we wanted to celebrate this festival with a difference. And today I would like to share with you all in what wa
Exactly one year after her release from nearly two decades of house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi seems be on the threshold of a new role in Myanmar, still in opposition to the military-backed civilian regime, but n
Price volatility and the persistence of widespread and hidden hunger underline the need for enhancing the productivity and profitability of smallholder agriculture in an environmentally sustainable manner
The first time was just a cursory glance at what is written: “Do not eat the seeds, eat the fruits… ” on a catchy board put up below the over bridge near War Cemetery. The beautiful descriptio
It is said that we are today living in the age of democracy and I have always considered myself lucky and fortunate to be living in this age of democracy. As Nagas, our connection with democracy and democratic
I am honoured to be invited to participate in the opening of the Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action on this day of thanksgiving for the founding of Clark Theological College. I understand the theme this
NOTHING IS DIFFICULTComposed on March 10, 1998 Hong KongGod Who made all things out of nothing by a word Can return them again as it was before. He changes things to another form when He wills. He can do