Ayangla Longkumer(Dear readers make sure that it is not read by the Class of 2006, PCC).Although I like all the pastel colours pink is not my favorite colour, although I like tear jerk movies crying is not my h

  N. Longshio Yanthan‘Relapse’ is a word most dreaded by a recovering addict and those around him. It is not easy for a recovering addict once he/she leaves a controlled environment and plunge into the

To speak the truth by blood, it is a glory yet (but) bitter to hear. To the point and precise, as a Naga in all features of it’s existence would have the pleasure to share of what I feel, see andknow of our w

Eric MiachieoOn the fateful evening of July 27 last, Neitho Miachieo, in his usual cheerful self, drove to Mohonkhola, a colony in Kohima, to buy spare parts for his car. He had a reason to be cheerful. He had

Haider RizviLeaders of the world’s 370 million indigenous people are calling for the United Nations General Assembly to recognise native peoples’ right to self-determination. Their call came on Wednesday as

Dr Aola Imcha ImchenEver since I can remember, I have always wanted to come up with something different or creative specifically for the pre- medical or pre-engineering students who are always anxious to get in

Vishii Rita Krocha   Its funny. People keep coming and going. Sometimes without leaving a trace.Somehow you don’t want to look for them once they are gone. You come across strangers. And at one inst

TemjenkabaIn our culturally plural society, Education should foster universal and eternal values, oriented towards the unity and integration of our people. Value education should help eliminate obscurantism, re

SenkatoshiGo back! Shame on you! … It’s not your dustbin! These were some of the agitating buzz-words that greeted the former Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University, G.D.Sharma when he first landed in Kohim

Extending the Agro-industry map of India to the North East Region: The Fruit Processing Plant at Punanamei-Mao, set up by Exotic Juices LimitedA breakthrough has been made in the establishment of the fruit proc

Opang AoDimapurCongratulations to dear readers for another twelve months of ‘Please Fire’.  Reading about the Peace Talks between Govt and NSCN (IM) every year has been an interesting thing. It is like

Trina and David Child, with the man they call Uncle Yongkong, came into the Home Truths studio to tell the story of a remarkable family legacy and how one woman’s story continues through her daughter...Bored

Skelly RThis whole area of “male” emotions and “female” emotions continues to confuse me. I’m sure that culturally there’s a lot of indoctrination as to how men “should” feel (or not feel), and

Al NgullieTest-tube babies remain a mind-souping fascination. Forgive my inadvertent ignorance but I’d thought test-tube babies are produced with just a firm shake of a glass tube filled with the …er… con

Moala Kashung It is a fact that the modern era is the result of various influences working together. The increase of knowledge, the new social order, the development of new internationalism are some of the

Dolly KikonThe campaign for unifying different administrative units of the Northeastern states inhabited by Nagas has generated ardent critics and supporters. This issue remains one of the most contentious topi

AyangI do not have the talent to write, I am simply a struggling writer trapped within my own thoughts .But I trust in whatever I write for it comes straight from my heart and not robbed from timeless books, du

Khodao Yanthan, was born and brought up in a humble family at Lakhuti village, Wokha district, Nagaland. Since childhood, he was honest, straight forward and diligent to his daily work. He is an admirer of patr

Limalenden LongkumerArkong Ward, MokokchungAt the outset, let me congratulate the MDACC for conceiving the idea of organizing the ambitious Naga Idol 2006 and the aspiring contestants who have come forward for

Jungtina  Jamir2:59 am the watch showed. I was still awake. I had received an e-mail from a friend, an atheist friend. Tears flooded my eyes as I read through it. This friend warned me that it would be the