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  • Naga Integration Movement: A Historical Perspective
    U A ShimrayBefore free India formally inducted her Constitution, Manipur had already drafted Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947. In Constitution drafting, Maharaja of Manipur, Bodh Chandra Singh, invited Hill
  • Mercenary attitude
    The brutal killing of two civilians and three NSCN cadres by the Meghalaya police deserves more than the mere lip-service of condemnation. The issue stands at the core of our engagement with the Indian State an
  • Clarification to Heraka Pailei Baudi
    In response to the article of Heraka Pailei Baudi appealed to Chief Minister Nagaland which appeared in some local dailies on 6th and 7th Oct. ‘05. We the Women Welfare Society Jalukie Town would like to clar
  • Poetry and its Clichếs
    “A word has a power to convey a world of information and to act as a spell upon the feelings, there is no need of sustained fiction, often no room for it”Atongla RothrongPerhaps, no person can be a poet, or
  • Grace through the Kripa foundation
    Setso LiegiseThe word ‘Kripa’ in Sanskrit means ‘Grace’ and it is such an apt word because recovering drug addicts/ alcoholics know that if it weren’t for the grace of God they would not be where they
  • Where is the chairman’s say in this?
    Referring to some local dailies, where Thungdy Chang, Chairman TTC stated that the GI pipe is more appropriate for hill areas, which indirectly supported the PHED in connection with gravity water supply to Tuen
  • Office Memorandum
    The Right to Information Act 2005, enacted by Parliament is applicable to the whole of India. The Act comes into force with effect from 12th October, 200 all over the country. In this connection, the Government
  • Bardhan’s potshot on NSCN tax collection
    This is in relation to the recent visit of CPI General Secretary A.B Bardhan to Manipur wherein he had expressed concern with the NSCN (IM) money collection of Rs 4000 from each of the Manipur bound trucks at D
  • What is Church? What is the Role and Duty of the Church?
    Keyireugabe HeguiThe Church is not the centre to pacify lukewarm, dormant and inactive Christians; it is not a place for Sunday Christians; occasion Christians (Good Friday, Christmas etc.) or a place for the o
  • Don’t miss the chance of God’s gift
    This article is being released in the interest of Naga people in general and M Aier of Dimapur in particular who wrote an article “Don’t miss the bus” which appeared in the Nagaland dailies on 3rd and 4th
  • NSF taking on issues up-front
    W H MaringIt’s a sad, sad thing that a press release of the caliber that badly exposed ones ignorance to issues like a wrong piece at wrong place in jigsaw puzzle has been issued in the name of a Naga youth (
  • Integration an ongoing process
    V Vashum Integration is not a one day event but an ongoing management process in every area of Naga community life. The emotional and political passion guided by a strong teaching of God’s principles are
  • What ails the electricity department
    Is the Electricity Department, Manipur absolutely centralized that the Executive Engineer (EE) and higher ups had been converted to mere rubber stamps and they could not implement or take normal decisions or ha
  • Manipur: 2001 Population and Delimitation Politics
    U A ShimrayThe “Jewel of India” Manipur is uneasy at the moment. As diverse as social setting in the state, the number of NGOs, student bodies, human rights groups, social forum, association and religious o
  • In the vortex of the system
    There is a saying that “Once you get into this, follow me: the system”. That means whether good or bad one has to inure the system. Today most of the educational institutions -system-ridden- are absorbed in
  • Once in a lifetime chance
    Looking back into history, we Nagas seems to be repeatedly missing the bus in our political journey. We have no doubt many a time taken the right decision at the right time - notably being the Memorandum to Sim
  • BSNL subscribers’ demands money back
    The voice of the Cell One subscribers of Tuensang even after several complains to the concerned department and through local dailies are still not being heard.Last year i.e. 2004 we had submitted forms along wi
  • Road map towards Naga integration
    Ao Yemen ChangEvery thinking and reasoning human being has different views on different issues, it converges after thorough deliberation and brainstorming; taking into account the various point and accommodatin
  • SFS Church, Kohima hails Silver Year
    St. Francis De Sales Church, Kohima, marks the completion of twenty five years with a delightful celebration scheduled on Oct 1 & 2, 2005 at the local ground Kohima. It is jubilation of the joys and sorrows
  • Should retirement age for govt employees be raised?
    The argument that increasing the retirement age aggravates the employment problem is also not true. In Nagaland; only 8 to 9% of the population is employed with the government. Bidhu Shekhar, IPS, SP DimapurAdd