A bill that promises direct benefit to people from the minerals underneath their land is ready to be tabled in Parliament this monsoon session. The Group of Ministers gave it a nod on July 7 after minor changes
When we go out of church, we brush our teeth and live our economic, social and political lives. But while we are in it, these things are hardly talked about. How do we explain the churches’ silence on the
With reference to the news that the Govt hospitals in Dimapur and Kohima should allow the students of private schools to join, this is not fair and in fact dangerous. The nursing council clearly stipulates the
NUTA’s barrage of accusations at the outgoing Vice Chancellor (VC) of Nagaland University (NU) which had been published in some local dailies on the 3rd of August 2011 has been unbefitting to them. The us
Because Israel’s leaders prefer land to peace and there’s nothing any American president can do about that so long as the Zionist lobby and its stooges in Congress call the shots on U.S. policy for
After seeing the NPSC answer keys of Prelims examination 2011 which was published on August 2 2011 in various newspapers, the following answers given by NPSC of Question set (B) was found to be wrong.1.Q.No.99.
This is to bring to the notice of NPSC the mistakes committed in the recently conducted NCS/NPS/NSS& Allied Services Preliminary examination conducted on 23rd July, 2011. Here are the correct answers for th
The government's Lokpal bill covers only about 0.5% of public servants, yet it brings under its ambit virtually every citizen's group and organization, registered or unregistered, meant to serve the social sect
Naga elders remember 1957Time is known to be a great healer, but the injustice of some wounds cannot be forgotten. The Naga people had a land of their own until 1826, when the British colonialists, through the
I acknowledge the serious effort of our Government to bring transparency in the recruitment for different post in various departments and also offering opportunities to young unemployed Nagas to fill the variou
State Bank of India, Phek branch is not functioning properly as and when power goes off the general customer has to suffer. According to the bank employee they have the generator but is not functioning. There
Sir,Travelling through Assam has become a nightmare for Naga public due to unnecessary harassment and illegal demands by Assam Police (AP). Temporary checking points crop up at various locations every now and t
Hugo Chávez’s leadership of Venezuela has survived many challenges during his twelve years in power. Now, a cancer diagnosis poses grave doubts over his political future as well as his health. Julia
The subject of torture and death of person in police custody has been, apart from being main subject of concern by the civil society in general and organizations concerned with the protection of civil liberties
WHO IS WILLING TO WALK WITH GOD TODAY? Composed on 11th September 1997, Hong KongEnoch walked with God; he loved Him; he believed in Him. God translated him alive from earth to heaven. Noah walked with God
In 1988, when thousands of young Burmese student activists arrived at the Thai-Burmese border, many enthusiastic supporters of Burma's democracy movement came to the border to share their lives with the “
In her provocative book, Dead Aid, the Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo, arrives at a damning verdict in her research. She writes: “one of the most depressing aspects of the whole aid fiasco is that do
Bogus is bogus, I think the government knows the meaning of the term ‘Bogus’. These bogus teachers duped the government of its fund for a considerable period of time by means of drawing salaries in
Around 17,282 habitations in India do not have a primary school within 1 km, 148,696 government schools still do not have a building, 165,742 have no drinking water, 455,561 schools have no toilets, and around
If bribe-giving is legalised, some have suggested, the vexed problem of corruption facing the government would be less severe. Some powerful voices from within and outside the government have even argued for th