I do not recognize who I am'I've been in darkness for so long,That I am blind,I am afraid.I wish that I could talk to God,To ask Him what I need to do?But deaf am I,From long nights of screaming.Such pain I now
Three judgments by the Supreme Court, in July, demonstrate the significance of social action. They draw important connections between courts, social sciences and social movements; connections that are often for
Of late, the NSF has been agitating about their so-called “backdoor appointments” in the power department and there have been various opinions about it. Though we are being made the fierce target, w
The agitation against backdoor appointments in the power Department initiated by the NSF is definitely noteworthy. While appreciating its efforts I've been left to wonder whether it is only the Power Deptt that
STs/SCs/OBCs have the privilege of reservations in Central government jobs, admissions to educational institutions etc. However, that privilege of reservation is applicable only when those candidates attain the
People comfort each other outside Oslo City Hall as they participate in a "rose march" in memory of the victims of Friday's bomb attack and shooting massacre on Monday, July 25. Anders Behring Breivik
In this poignant and sensitive piece, comedian Russell Brand talks about the tragic loss of his friend, singer Amy Winehouse. In an impassioned conclusion, Brand surmises that "We need to review the way so
As per the government orders published in the local dailies on 19th and 20th July, the Nagaland government has reappointed and regularized the services of over 1500 bogus teachers who had been under suspension
We were split into groups arising from both known and unknown reasons. And even after so long years of decades we still remain split. As a matter of fact, so long has the process of reconciliation been. Reconci
Apropos of the reports regarding the unearthing of illegal appointments made in government departments and the ongoing agitation by the NSF against such appointments, and in what it appears to be targeting only
Many people talk about peace and development, but how many of us sincerely want peace and development in North East India? Arms Force Special Power Act (AFSPA) was introduced in NE regions in 1957 and re-impose
Meat and meat products are a great demand in Nagaland. Meat is an integral part of a Naga meal. Almost cent percent of the population consumes meat and also there is no taboo associated with consumption of any
Six months before South Sudan officially declared its independence, becoming the world's newest nation on 9 July, eight people met in an unremarkable boardroom in Glasgow over tea and biscuits to plot one of th
What did Wendi Deng first see in the billionaire Rupert Murdoch? It's the oldest joke in the book and one that has long been directed at this relationship – by everyone from supposedly hostile Murdoch fam
Let us take a break from all the negative energy and pessimism growing within and give a round of applause to all young Naga achievers taking us to the Global stage within a span of just one week! They have pro
Foreign tourist dance with Naga dancers on the last day of the state annual week long Hornbill festal at Kisama, outskirt of Kohima, Nagaland on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. (File Photo: Caisii Mao) The prog
Agricultural production is only the first step in moving the world's food from farm to fork, according to Nourishing the Planet, a project of the Worldwatch Institute. The other links in the food chain - harves
The site which created history became an important tool for the social activist to vent out their anger and frustrations at the corrupted elite. Since its launch in 2006, Wiki leaks has gained fame and attentio
India's ethnic Gorkha women dance during a ceremony to mark the signing of a landmark accord offering greater autonomy to the Gorkha ethnic group in the hill town of Sukna, about 480 kilometers (300 miles) nort
Ducks are being reared all over the world and almost 75% of them are found in Asia. Domestication of wild ducks first started in china (as early as 4000 BC) and it posses the highest duck population in the worl