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  • IMPORTANT EVENTS PERTAINING TO ELECTIONS TO ULBs
    1. Article 243-T of Part IX -A was INSERT IGNOREed in the Constitution of India by the 74th Amendment in the year 1992 providing 33% women reservation for a period of 10 years to empower women belonging to sche
  • Importance of Classical Swine Fever (CSF)
    Introduction: Classical swine fever (hog cholera) is a highly contagious viral infection of swine caused by an RNA virus in the genus Pestivirus of the family Flaviviridae. CSF is one of the most economically-
  • Organic manures as an amendment of acid soil
    Christy B.K. Sangma ICAR Nagaland Centre, Jharnapani, Medziphema, Nagaland   Organic manures are those materials derived from animal, human and plant residues which contain nutrients in complex organic
  • CRISIS IN THE STATE
    A. Zhimomi   The events of the past few weeks have been keenly observed by the citizens of the State. Varied opinions have been expressed about the issue of womens’ reservation in Urban Local Bodi
  • Is Naga Society really Patriarchal?
    Naga Society lies wounded … Part 2 Charles Chasie (Because impression has been created that ULB elections were about a gender struggle with Naga men using archaic customs to suppress Naga women r
  • Pride as well as prejudice
    Monalisa Changkija The Hindu   All-male tribal bodies have been against the 33% reservation for women in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Nagaland right from the time the Nagaland government enacted the Na
  • Clarification Of The Nagaland Bar Association
    The Nagaland Bar Association (NBA) feels constrained to issue this press release in response to the challenges against the Bar which were published in some of the local English dailies during the recent past. D
  • A twist of Democracy
    The universal truth in Democracy is that it is of, by and for the people. Nothing more, nothing less! In other words, the 'people' is the government through elected representatives who are burdened with
  • Why is Nagaland burning?
    The Nagas are not Indians though due to 9 Points Agreement of 1947, the Nagas with GOI till today and awaiting the GOl for fulfillment of her commitment towards the Nagas that our forefathers land about 5000 sq
  • Equality’s time has come
    Monalisa Changkija Courtesy: Indian Express   To understand the vehement opposition to 33 per cent women’s reservation in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Nagaland by male-dominated/all-male Naga tri
  • Apply Wisdom and Be Cautious
    A.Z. Jami Senior Kilonser   The statement issued by the NPF youth wing that carried in the local papers on 3.2.2017 unmistakably contains many provocative and insulting sentences and phrases. It appear
  • The road ahead for Nagaland
    Yanpvuo Kikon (Yan)   Without clarity of Vision, we the people are left in the dark. The informed and educated masses are yet to take sides in this battle between Apex Organizations and the Government b
  • Conscience In Question
    Toiho Yeptho   According to Oxford’s Dictionary, Conscience means ‘a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour’. Along with th
  • You, Me and Love
    Alemrenla Jamir   As the plane took its flight higher the city slowly diminished into dots and rivers and oceans into lines and curves like a death fossil. The plane took its climax dive above the rain
  • Politics of Hurt and Pain
    The current ULB politics of hurt and pain is a case of ‘Thanks but no thanks’. I fail to be convinced that this is happening for love of my gender. Yes, as a whole we need progress, equality, libert
  • Women, the Missing Link in Peacekeeping?
    Dr Eyingbeni Hümtsoe-Nienu   The general Naga society at the moment can only continue to mourn over the sad events that have transpired in the last couple of weeks, in relation to ULB elections. Th
  • How do I Feel?
    Rügotsono Agono Iralu How does it feel to see Kohima burn from a distance? As a woman, no as an individual? How does it feel to hear that two young men lost their lives in all this chaos? As a woman, na
  • Back to the Root for Total Quality Life: Some Traditional Values of the Nagas
    Dihe Mao Assistant Professor, St. Joseph’s College    The Nagas are undoubtedly one of the finest races inhabiting the Northeastern part of India. Some anthropologists and eminent writers ha
  • Opposition to Women’s Reservation: A need for Introspection
    Supongbenla Longkumer   Conflict and violence can remain a separate entity without a chain reaction. Conflicts and differences are inevitable and occur in our everyday life situations. However violence
  • WHY IT MATTERS
    N. Yanpothung Ezung    With a new moon of the year, my anticipation is mounting high for welcoming yet another year with curiousity and expectations. History has taught and re-enforced us with trea
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