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
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’