U A ShimrayRecent water crisis in Ukhrul town, Manipur is one new news items. Water is sold at Rs 8 per tin, report one of the local papers. The speculated reasons for the crisis is late arrival of monsoon and
Chizokho VeroThe clock said it was 10:30 am as I boarded a city bus from Razhu Point for new Ministers Hill for an appointment with a minister pertaining to grant-in-aid for our paddy field that was washed away
N KameiYou have heard it with your ears, you have seen it with your eyes and you have read about it in the papers. And now I want you to recollect and remember. Let me tell you this that the Meiteis are natural
Dr. K. B. AgrawalCleanliness is Godliness. It is a very old Proverb, then why in our own town we are not so alert about cleanliness? For Example, just look at and go around the lanes and by lanes of Duncan Bast
Babu AyindoIn this article, I intend to stand in solidarity with my mothers and sisters by sharing my experiences that reveal some disturbing similarities between racism and oppression of women. I hope that thi
Nitin A GokhaleExternal Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singhs three-day visit to Bangladesh over the weekend is the latest attempt by the two countries to repair a relationship that has reached a new low ever since
Peter ChacheiThe one who holds the ladder at the bottom is frequently of more service than the man at the top. – Iaan Creation Pvt. Ltd.As early as in 1832 the Nagas entered the History of the imperialist wor
Kedi HaraluThe recent statement made by the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil during a question hour at the Lok Sabha on the 5th of August 2005 that he had directed the Security Forces to prevent the ongoing e
Lemyaola ShimrayA classic study using certain measurement techniques discovered three types of suicide, namely, Altruistic, Egoistic and Anomic. Each of these types of suicide speaks of a specific condition of
James LongkumerFrom the previous issue...To engage with movies as Christians, we must first learn to view a movie in its own terms before entering into a spiritual dialogue with it, lest we approach the movie w
James AngamiI must say that Nagaland is becoming more and more interesting to live in, with all the unexpected surprises, things taking place now and then, here and there. I would like to share about 2 issues t
Janajati Vikas Samiti NagalandA threat to socio-cultural identity of the people and a danger to sovereignty of nationIt is political irony of post partition Bharatvarsh that none of its Governments ever took th
James LongkumerMovies are a source of entertainment for many people around the world, whether young or old. But there are more to movies than being mere sources of entertainment! Movies are not simply a form of
Al NgullieWhat the Nagas need today is not so much a singular initiative but a reinforced, practical perspective towards confronting the problem of illegal immigrants in Nagaland. Mokokchung district must
It is our moral obligation and constitutional responsibility to promote the educational and economic interests of the poor, particularly of the weaker section of the people.If weaker sections were to take their
Y Merina Chishi, Sema Tila, DimapurThe peace process between the Government of India and the NSCN (I-M) has been going on for a decade. The endless number of meetings that have taken place gives us a sense of h
Atongla RothrongI vividly recall a male friend several years ago, looking up from a book of short fictions, written by a well known woman writer. Why is womens writing so uniformly humorless? he asked. His tone
Richard HumtsoePoultry is one of the important components of the farming economy providing additional income and job opportunities to a large number of persons, especially to the weaker sections of the society.
Atong, Sunep, PeterThe Rig Wood Enterprise is a self- reliance project, started with the purpose of promoting self-employment to the youths, particularly the skilled ones in the art of woodwork by providing a p
Arkotong LongkumerI am pushed against the mass of people as they gather to start the Make Poverty History March. Church banners signalling emblems of repentance juxtaposed with the hammer and sickle: two emblem