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  • TRIBALISM – IS THERE A WAY OUT?
    A friend of mine commented to me and said that corruption and Tribalism were the biggest curses in Nagaland today. Everybody talks about tribalism and yet we feel helpless about it. Nagaland is full of tribal f
  • NAGA- A NATION. A STATE IN THE MAKING
    Every year, I use to start  the new session of Political Science class by posing a question- "Are you a Naga or an Indian?" The lesson plan is simply to clarify the confusion of two important con
  • Remembering two English Bible Translators
    I love the Bible! Without it, the world would have been in complete disarray and in a decomposed state.I concur with Abraham Lincoln when he said, “I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given
  • Yoga and Nagaland
    Yesterday I was amused seeing Mary Kom propagating the ‘Peace of Mind’ through Yoga on National TV channels and it immediately connected me to few articles, I had read in Nagaland dailies, on Yoga w
  • The people are very impatient of seeing the goods
    The Naga National political talk between the Government of India and the Federal Government of Nagaland in 1964, after a lapse of its golden jubilee, a settlement is being expected between the Gol and the Nagas
  • ‘Inclusiveness’ – People’s Mandate
    Vire (Avi) Nukhu Kohima Oddly, India has acknowledged the uniqueness and history of Nagas’ entity despite betrayals by India in the Indo-Naga history. The 16 Point Agreement led to formation of the In
  • Musings on Growth for Vision 2030
    A vision 2030 without a reference to economic growth and a means of improving it will be devoid of the kernel required to sustain the Vision. Any vision for our state should also incorporate a strategy for impr
  • Why always blame the teachers?
    Teachers in our state are always in the news for either the right or the wrong reasons. It is especially when the state HSLC results come out then a heap of criticisms and finger-pointing against govt. schools
  • IN DEFENCE OF AESOP
    A legendary author of those powerful moral fables is being increasingly plagiarized today. One theory says that Aesop was a slave from the Island of Samos who lived in the 6th Century Before Christ. Of those hu
  • The haunting experience of house hunting in the state capital
    Very few townships in Nagaland can rival Kohima town in terms of its strategic location, natural scenic beauty, and salubrious climatic condition. If you are someone who is on a lookout for a temporary or perma
  • FACTUAL/VERIFIABLE STATUS OF MISHIKITO VILLAGE
    1.    Hon’ble Gauhati High Court (Kohima Bench) Order Vide  No.WP( C ) No.8(K) 2002 & WP( C ) No.3(k)/2003 as on 16/05/2007 directed Thilixu Village and others (Mishikito, Toulozou
  • A NUISANCE CALLED ACAUT
    On June 13, 2016 a highly agitated NSCN (IM) dubbed ACAUT as a "nuisance". Since this 'nuisance' title is being bestowed on ACAUT against the backdrop of exposures related to an obnoxious subj
  • Remembering the legacy & contributions of Ghonito Zhimomi for WSBAK
    In honour of our pioneer Ghonito Zhimomi, who passed away peacefully on 24 May 2016 at Nihokhu Village, the Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu is pleased to publish this memoir gratefully remembering his l
  • Pfutsero in darkness since June 5; demand to upgrade transformer
    Phek, June 17 (MExN): The 16th Assembly Constituency Congress Committee (ACCC), Pfutsero has lamented the breakdown of transformer in Pfutsero since June 5 and demanded installation of upgraded/higher capacity
  • NSCN (IM) affirms position on legitimacy and tax
    The belligerent attempts to belittle the wicked nexus between the naturalized Naga citizens who hold the core position of the organisation and the Indian secret intelligent department will not make any differen
  • What about the Days for the forgotten?
    In the month of May we all observed the Mothers’ Day. The mothers deserve to be remembered although all the mothers are not same. Recently, an exclusive story was flashed in local media about a mother who
  • Open SMS To Interlocutor RN Ravi
    Sub. 4 Point Settlement of 3 AUGUST 2016 Indo-IM Accord. Dear Interlocutor, Nagaland is anxious to know whether the Government of India has actually entered into a 4-Points Settlement with the NSCN, IM, often c
  • ARTICLE 371-(A), OUR SHIELD
    There is no written record to substantiate (authenticate) the exact origin and history of Naga people and the period of migration to this part of the world. We have learned from elders about our ancestors throu
  • My days with Gen. A. Maken as P/A in Naga Army
    1. In 1963 a large contingent of Naga army crossed the border to East Pakistan to procure arms and camped at Chittagong. To work out the modalities the Pakistan general from west Pakistan with his entourage cam
  • The Significance of Systems for Efficiency and Productivity
    During the last two decades, my wife and I have travelled 140 miles from Dallas to Tyler, Texas, many times to see one of our Naga elders who’s now in his 80s.  To get there, we would usually foll
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