Lessons from the violence in AssamWhat is happening in Assam right now—the violent clashes between minority (Muslim) immigrants and Bodo tribals is a cause for concern. This is not the first time that communa
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In Nagaland, every other day there seems to be a new public grievance cropping up. For instance in the last one week or so we have had the candidates selected for the Graduate and Primary Teachers Post under th
The Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) running the government at the Centre for the second consecutive term appears to be losing its charm as a viable political alternative or is it? With another Ge
Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the new President of the Indian Republic today i.e. July 25, 2012. The congratulatory note coming from Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on his and on behalf of the people of Nagal
It is often the case that in Nagaland we undertake big development programs and projects on paper but on the ground the reality is different. Perhaps it is not commensurate with the amount of funding that we ge
A few years ago, an interesting debating point was put forward in the local media on whether Nagas need a dictator to rule over them given our scant regard for the rule of law, indiscipline and weak authority o
The dastardly action of a mob numbering around 50 men molesting a young girl outside a pub in Guwahati city has created outrage, and rightly so, across length and breadth of the country. Mere words are not enou
Part IX (A) of the Indian Constitution deals with Municipalities in its totality—right from its formation, composition, reservation (including 33% for women), powers & responsibilities (including impositi
When it comes to generating discussions or opinions on any given topic, perhaps nothing can beat the flurry of diverse viewpoints or arguments on the issue of liquor prohibition in Nagaland. Each side of the de
In an interesting development, we are seeing differences emanating on the question of leadership with regard to organizational goals as can be witnessed with regard to what is happening in two very different si
We did it for faraway Japan when they were faced with the deadly earthquake and tsunami in 2011. At that time a concert was organised by Music Task Force (MTF) under the Nagaland Department of Youth Resources a
To run a State as compared to say running a family or a business enterprise, it is not the easiest of task and also one should not mix the two because one has to do with public welfare and the other centers aro
The report carried by Time magazine on India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling him an “underachiever” is, well not something like a bolt out of the blue isn’t it. It really is time for Manmohan to
It was very distressing to read a news report carried in a local daily about a central road project of 300 plus kilometre and amounting to over Rs 1000 crores being subjected to ‘extortions’ by underground
BJP-supported Presidential candidate PA Sangma has said that Congress will not have a cake walk in the election to the top constitutional post of the country. Perhaps this is going to be so given the way the wi
It’s more than just development deficit New States are usually created after taking into consideration a number of factors—ethno-cultural, language, economic viability to name a few. The announcement b
It is common knowledge that the bane of administration in Nagaland has been that the quality of its work force and subsequently the poor motivation and interest shown resulting in the deteriorating work ethics
The situation in the Northeast region has improved relatively as compared to what it was about five years ago. The Naga groups are in ceasefire with the Government of India and most of the outfits in Assam have
The reports in the last few weeks about the corruption and abuse of office by people running the affairs of the Dimapur Municipal Council should come as no surprise. In fact the rot within the DMC has been well
The objective of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council’s clean election campaign, which was kick started with the release of a booklet, “Engaging the powers: Elections- A spiritual issue for Christians”, is
