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  • Vocational Training – An alternative employment generator for Nagas to look beyond NPSC and Government jobs
    Maggie Ron (Margaret Rongmei): What if Nagaland cannot accommodate all the Graduate/Masters, PhD’s under its official wing. What if you are not even a graduate or a Pre-degree Literate? We all at some poi
  • Unite The Diverse Voices Of Key Affected Women and Girls
    The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (10th ICAAP), which is being convened in Busan from 26th August to 30th August, 2011, promises to promote equal access to prevention, support, tre
  • I am Anna Hazare!
    This is the slogan we get to see many ardent followers of Anna Hazare donning on their caps as they continue their campaign against corruption. To drive the point home many have started wearing face-masks of An
  • We beg to differ (An Art of Reservation)
    I bet if Human beings started settling on the Moon Nagaland would be the first to demand for reservations. And we might be successful because we are so damn good at it and getting better day by day. Don’t
  • For a strong and effective Lokpal
    The Anna Hazare fast has seen an outpouring of support across the country. The government Lokpal  Bill is unaccep able. A fresh Bill is needed for an effective Lokpal. There has been an outpouring of
  • Renewable Energy – Energy for future
    IntroductionGlobal warming and its increasing effects have shed light on the many global environmental issues. Our planet's fragile ecosystem is under attack on many fronts as a result of industrialization and
  • Sadar Hills Demand: A Perspective
    File Photo of a public protest under the aegis of the United Naga Council (UNC) held in Ukhrul on August 19, 2011 against the creation of a Sadar Hills District in the Nagas' areas in Manipur State. Land i
  • Jan Lokpal Bill impractical, undemocratic
    Terming Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill "impractical and complicated", noted social activist and National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy said that giving widespread powers to an unelected body
  • Needs & rights of key affected women, girls in HIV programmes: Report
    (CNS): In the lead up to the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (10th ICAAP), an issue-focussed and time-limited online consultation was facilitated on the issue: key affected women and
  • On What Points Have The Naga Political Leaders Reconciled?
    The meeting of once old colleagues, turned deadly enemies, now meeting face to face peaceably as friends, after decades of bitter animosity, is a bit embarrassingly interesting. It is eye catching and interesti
  • Whither Gaddafi And Libya?
    The large gold framed portrait of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi that adorned the wall behind the reception desk of my hotel since it opened many years ago has vanished. Also gone are the 72 green flags that flew on t
  • Prime Minister writes to Anna Hazare
    The Prime Minister has written to Shri Anna Hazare on the Lokpal issue. The text of the letter is as follows: Over the last few days, I have watched with increasing concern the state of your health. Despite the
  • Is India a giant for the Nagas???
    You have heard the story of the boy David and the big strong man Goliath. David was a youngster and Goliath a giant almost 9 feet tall. We know that Goliath was killed by a stone from David’s sling; and D
  • On walk in interview called by higher & technical education, Nagaland
    Apropos to the advertisement published by your popular daily and other local dailies on 13-08-11, concerning to walk in interview called by higher & technical education department, Nagaland on 23-08-11,thro
  • Inclusion of Tribal Areas in the Valley —Points Of Objection
    The Tamenglong District (as well as all the Hill Districts of Manipur) is covered by the MANIPUR (HILL AREAS) DISTRICT COUNCIL ACT, 1971, which was enacted by the Parliament. Therefore, any portion of the triba
  • Conflict minerals: Genocide in your gadgets?
    Firms try to limit conflict minerals in electronics. It's no easy task.Deep inside cellphones, iPods, and laptops lie four particular metals: tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. These "Three T's" and g
  • Open letter to President of India & Chief Minister of Manipur
    In a democratic country like India, every individual or community have every right to live, to lay down one’s desire or wants and aspiration to the Government but the demand for Sadar Hills District by ou
  • Introspection on my father's 50th death anniversary
    It was one of the summer days in Mumbai ,hot and humid and as I nonchalantly scanned over the front page of The Times of India, a popular National dailies, my world abruptly grumbled before my eyes on reading t
  • Ambedkar’s way & Anna Hazare’s methods
    Following Dr. Ambedkar's example, Team Anna should use constitutional methods and enhance people's faith in them. Otherwise it will convey the message that only coercive and unconstitutional methods work.A grou
  • Nagas current discourse on reservation
    The Issue of reservation has been going on and on (be it for women or BT reservation) leading to confusion about the demands of the eastern Nagas. Here I would like to share a few thoughts about some going issu
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