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  • Clean Election Campaign: Is it really over?
    Dr Wangshimenba Ozukum Dimapur   Finally the long awaited government is formed and we shall continue to live in anticipation for a positive change in our society. Like never before, this election was t
  • Election and After
    Tali Longkumer (IAS Rtd) The new team will soon flex their muscles in confronting the various challenges ahead of them.It will be a new team but amixture of old and new wine in a new bottle. One has to wait
  • Fireflies in Naga Hills
    Samhita Barooah Researcher Nature and women are integrally connected in Naga Hills. Fireflies are most sensitive and it glows in the dark. Women are also like fireflies which glows in Nagaland in some of th
  • Lucidity in the midst of madness
    Kahuto Chishi Sumi Akukau, Hevishe Village, Khaghaboto Range I was privileged to attend a Seminar at Japfu Christian College, Kohima, on September 29 and 30, 2017. The Seminar, entitled, “The Japfu Co
  • The complicated life of Kohima’s women street vendors
    Street vending is a major source of livelihood for women in many nooks and corners of Kohima town. These vendors come from different parts of the state. As they sit from dawn to dusk trying to earn additional i
  • Pfutsero Chapter of 'Uplifting Women Street Vendors'
    With the objective of expanding its Project of “Uplifting Women Street Vendors” in the Phek District, Entrepreneurs Associates (EA) in partnership with the Chakhesang Women Welfare Society (CWWS) or
  • Uplifting women street vendors
    As in many parts of the world or even in North East India, women form an intrinsic or maybe the most vital part of the street vending community in Nagaland. Being wives, mothers, single mothers, widows and even
  • The Women’s Fight
    Eyingbeni Hümtsoe-Nienu Shame! Shame! Shame the silence! That hushes her pain, Takes away her years, And gives her tears.   She was fourteen when a stranger raped her, They tried to abort the
  • Ayaakho Ojala: Naga Women are Lamenting
    Renemsongla Ozukum   The International Women’s Day is being celebrated all across the globe today. What can Naga society and their women celebrate? Are we going to celebrate the story of the fi
  • Gentle Reminder: Women’s participation in politics is a human right
    Hinotoli V Sema Ph.D candidate, TISS Mumbai The 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election 2018, yet again proved that Nagaland ranks last on the national list of women candidates contesting elections. It
  • Torn apart yet bound by God’s unconditional love
    Vitono Gugu Haralu I write this as a concerned person and as a Naga woman living in Nagaland.   I have often praised and acknowledged men from my community in raising me up with their unconditional s
  • Reflection on Women’s Day
    Aiborlang and Tsungkamla Bosco B.Ed College, Dimapur The 8th of March 2018 is kept aside as women’s day. This is to show respect and importance of women in the society. As far as our knowledge is conc
  • “Man and His Conscience”
    Reimaya Muinao Asst. Prof. St. Joseph’s college Jakhama   In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And then man was created in his imageand given power to everything on earth. And
  • The game of Clean Election (who is wise?)
    Neichüvoto Kiso Much have been said and talked about clean election and the result is out in our hand. Do we really mean clean election to be without money game and other evil forces? Or was it in other
  • Mlei Ngyi – Festival of the Zeliang Nagas
    Irai Hingleu Chairman, Jalukie Pumling Nko Festivity brings happiness, cheerfulness, brotherhood and excitement among tribesman. The Zeliang Nagas are no exception and have a numbers of festivals. The date,
  • Spurt in quarterly growth rate: reforms showing results
    Prof Mithilesh Kumar Sinha Nagaland University, Lumami In a significant recovery, Asia's third largest economy, India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 7.2 per cent in the third quarter of fina
  • The Village, tribal institutions & the Church
    Peter Rutsa One of the surest way to cleanse Naga society from the political complexities voraciously devouring us is to let people who are not overly obsessed with politics, not owing unrestricted allegianc
  • No opposition-less government this time in Nagaland please!
    Rev. Aheto Sema In a democratic form of government, the common people believe that a healthy opposition is essential for the sound working of democracy. There is a vigilant opposition, constantly on the aler
  • Rio Home Coming Crusade
    Roviso University of Delhi As expected, the curtain has fallen on 'anti-BJP' parleys, undeterred by alarmed religious intent. Virtually, the alliance is bound to dismiss the warnings as unattainable
  • In appreciation of Governor’s attention on financial institutions
    Rajuselie Lhousa Mission Compound, Kohima Having come across in local newspapers on February 10, that the Honorable Governor of Nagaland organized a meeting with bankers at Raj Bhavan, I, as a grassroots wo
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