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

REDLANDS - “O-Hi-Yo,” sweet sounds of freedom, echoed through the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Redlands on June 6. The a cappella performance wove traditional Naga songs with choral arrange

Moszhimo (Niloka Moses Zhimo)Nagas are becoming experts in pulling out every dirty liquid from their deep lungs by making a loud noise, which sounds like a groan of a giant lion. One noon, as I was busy walking

AyanglaUpon conducting a random survey on sexual harassment, some interesting and unusual results have emerged. The women surveyed were all in the age group of 21-45 years and the topic of discussion was ‘sex

Vishii Rita KrochaI thought about a lot of things today. Maybe I’m really absorbing myself in my thoughts and being in my own world, having nothing much to bother me but a part of me tells me things that I’

RashaDear All,I am writing now from a cafe, in West Beirut’s Hamra district. It is filled with people who are trying to escape the pull of 24 hour news reporting, like me. The electricity has been cut off for

Nagaland was declared ‘Dry State’ in 1987 and the colossal wave spread to the whole State. However, it must not be forgotten that KNSK, a women organization of Mon District was the pioneer of this historic

Kolacalie Seyie(Delivered at Khonoma Students Union (KSU) Seminar on 15th July 2006.What do we mean by ‘Goal Setting’? The word ‘Goal’ is used in hockey and football games. The players must kick or hit

Vishii Rita Krocha  I grew up hearing about this incredible place which is tucked away at a height of 2433.4 Mt.and which needs a lot of pain to get there but which is also worth all the trouble taken.&nbs

 Agnes KrochaThe other day I was traveling in a bus and my co-passenger was a man, I presume, in his late 40s or early 50s. He began to talk and commented that these days’ people who hold government jobs