Charles Chasie
The night of February 2 was reminiscent of “The Night of the Guerrillas” during the late 1950s and early 1960s yet again. Kohima lay burning while the Naga public, by and la
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Nagaland, today, is in a state of fear, terror, bloodshed and violence. It breaks our hearts to witness our own people resorting to violence rather than finding a solution through peaceful means. Any hasty deci
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In a democratic Christian state like ours (Nagaland state), it is always better to convene meeting between the disputed parties and settle on the basis of the majority ‘opinion’ instead of ‘co
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What is supposed to be a people's movement has turned out to be a display of Nagas’ savagery in full view of the world. It will take years to erase that image from us. What did we get from this protes
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As a commoner, a layman and a true son of the soil, I do want to place my voice in front of every tribesmen, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters of the soil. We as a unique entity, known throughou
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Imsenperong History is a constant reminder of our present world. It is not only a few facts of the past but it tell the realities of the people in the past. It is not even a history of the rise of emp
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James Pochury One is not very sure if women's reservation issue could have been the major trigger, for the fierce opposition and boycott calls and the subsequent episodes leading to the cold-blood
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Kaka D Iralu Thejavizo and Bendangnungsang did not die wearing the Naga army uniform or in an open battle with the Indian army. But their deaths are also connected to a wider picture of Naga suff
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Atsung Imchen Kolkata What if I told you we Naga's have been fooled big time, we are being played from the very beginning of this issue and the whole time it was never about the reservation, rather a po
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Pamreihor Khashimwo The correlation between politics and development is changing recklessly. Today all Naga leaders and politicians are locked in bizarre, often toxic, conflicts, instead of acting on
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James Pochury WHAT IS THE PRIORITY Participatory Democracy should be the basis of Representative Democracy. Deeper and stronger the participatory democracy, the better would be representative democ
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Dr. Kamei Aphun Election to the urban local bodies in Nagaland, including the Kohima Municipal Council, scheduled for February 1st, 2017 has seen many collisions with State and the peoples’ orga
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The January 30th (2017) Agreement signed between the State Government and the Joint Coordination Committee, initiated by and in the presence of the NBCC, was a welcome news to the Naga people. However, with muc
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Rev Dr L Tsanso The ordeal of the state of affairs these days in Nagaland pauses almost every Christian with the question ‘Shall we or shall we not?’ and what the Bible teac
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Kahuto Chishi Sumi Dimapur Every nation, race and culture goes through crucial moments, the aftermath of which defines them as a people or nation. The British went through The War of The Roses, The F
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Kaka D Iralu Was Naga opinion sought or consulted when our neighbor India drafted her Constitution in the late 1940’s? Did any Naga leaders in those days plead with Dr. Ambedkar to incorpor
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Women reservation in local bodies is a non issue in relation to Article 371 (A), but the reported statement of Naga Mothers Association (NMA) leaders at the Supreme Court of India that “Reservation for wo
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Nukhosa Chüzho Kohima “The world is changing”, remarked one of the resource persons in a collegiate camp in 2007. It took nine years for this writer to arrive at a concordance with the stat
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Rev L Suohie Mhasi The earth on which we live, is wonderful but it is created by God. The sun, the moon and the stars are wonderful but all these are created by God. Rain, wind or air dew are
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Kakheto Sema Sr. Advocate & Sr. Addl. Advocate General, Nagaland In the first instance the debate was the infringement of Article 371A on account of Women’s reservation. In my earlier opini
