Public Space

  • When The People Assist The Candidates
    Liba Hopeson BTC, PfutseroLike we force ourselves to chew and swallow an unpalatable food with the feeling that we’ll be hungry if we don’t eat; politics though is labeled a dirty game, one cannot evad
  • Highest election related violence in Nagaland
    When the 12th Nagaland State General Election was announced by the Election Commission of India, the signatories of the Naga Concordant declared through print media that they would not involve in the said India
  • GPRN/NSCN refutes allegation of involvement
    Our attention had been drawn to the report published in the local dailies implicating the GPRN/NSCN government of its involvement in 32 Atoizu A/C. While we do not refute the personal involvement, if any,
  • An assessment of the elections so far…
    The elections in Nagaland has reached fever pitch with supporters clashing, some pelting stones, one abducted here another abducted there and also alleged faction involvement, etc. etc. I was somewhat surprised
  • Clarification Sought from ADC Naginimora
    In the wake of an unfortunate incident that took place on February 8 last at Lal Pathar coal mining area under your administrative jurisdiction, the Naginimora police, on February 9, took my brother, Awe, the e
  • Rejoinder to NSCN (IM) Pochury Region
    The Pochury Public Forum (PPF), Pochury Students Union (PSU), Pochury Mothers Association (PMA) and Pochury G.B’s Forum (PGBF) is constrained to issue this press statement to clarify to the general public of
  • The birthright of the Nagas
    The Nagas and Indians are quite different each other at all. Nagaland is neither Indian Land nor Indian territory. But India, the aggressor invaded Naga territories in 1954 and tyrannically occupying our countr
  • Christians in Politics: A Biblical and Theological Basis
    Dr. Hukashe A. ZhimomiNagaland Baptist Church CouncilIt is vital for Naga Christians and Churches to develop a clear foundation that can allow them to involve and contribute meaningfully and at the same time of
  • May The Best Man Win!
    (A closer look at Midland colony Kohima and its candidates)My grandmother, Vinyii Dziivichii is in her nineties. Although she has never been to school, she can read, write her name and has a great sense of duty
  • When to vote and when not to vote
    Scripture, which is God’s word, tell us that we should obey governments and its laws. It goes so far as to say that civil governments are established by God to dispense his laws and justice in the fallen worl
  • Green economy for Nagaland
    Thepfulhouvi SoloDeng Xiauoping, the diminutive Chinese leader, with a bowl of Spittoon in his Office and frequently spitting into it; the man who during the puritanistic-style cultural revolution of China said
  • Congress responds to NPF
    The NPF statement accusing the Congress party of being misleading the central leaders is very amusing. The signatories, Timir Choudary, General Secretary, Dmp. Division and Phushika Aomi, Asso. Press Secretary,
  • FNR Calls for Restraint
    Deeply concerned with the pace of developments over the past few days, with reports of armed cadres and civil authorities of the signatories of the” Covenant of Reconciliation” and the “Naga Concordant”
  • Preaching What We Practice Versus Preaching What We Don’t Practice
    Liba HopesonBTC, PfutseroDuring my Pre-university days, we had a dynamic and outstanding English lecturer. He was a man of action. He looked sober, but not too austere to associate and talk with him. Indeed if
  • Why I Do Not Vote In The Indian Nagaland Elections
    Earlier, on Jan.27,2002 and Feb.15&18,2003, under articles titled as “The illegality of Indian Elections in Nagaland and “The 16 point Agreement- The greatest betrayal in Naga history,” I had extensiv
  • Do right when everybody is doing wrong
    Dr.  Tseibu RutsaKohima: Nagaland“But everybody’s doing it!!” Anyone who has children or grandchildren has heard this many times. Because a large group, usually not everybody, but kids want to justif
  • Time for Nagas to wake up: NPCC
    With just a week to go for voting to elect new members of the 12th Nagaland legislative Assembly, the Nagas will have a choice to vote for change since the NPF led DAN government has miserably failed to provide
  • Truth will remain truth forever: NPF
    The NFP Press Bureau is constrained to counter clarify the Congress Propagandas as the electioneering starts in the State, for all right thinking citizens to know the ground realities. The State Congress Leader
  • Purchase of vote is a corrupt practice of bribery, and bribery is sin
    Rev. J. Thungjamo LothaAs someone quotes, “Acceptance of money to vote for a candidate is a corrupt practice of bribery under Section 123 (1) of R. P. Act, 1951. It is also an offence under section 171-B of I
  • ACCC Pughoboto responds to NSCN (IM)
    With regard to the news items that appeared in the local dailies on 9th Feb 2013 under the caption NSCN (IM) clarifies the ACCC Pughoboto is compelled to question the wisdom of NSCN (IM) for their involvement i