Today we hear about the violent Earth—eruptions of fire, rogue waves, tremors, quakes, mega-storms, speeding walls of ocean water, weather like a rampaging berserker. But we accept without question the vi
The word “politics” has come to earn all the bad names simply because of corrupt politicians. But politics as a process is neither bad nor good. It is a necessary means of governing the society in a
In this image released to the media, representatives of the three Naga national political groups NSCN/GPRN, FGN and GPRN/NSCN are seen here with the Naga flag at a meeting of the Joint Working Group of the Naga
As India and Sri Lanka prepare for the big match this afternoon, Pakistan will no doubt contemplate its poignant absence from the festivities and fireworks at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The reference here
Recently one Chakhesang leader of high standing, Chotisuh Sazo (MLA), got into the spotlight of discussion for saying that ‘Backward Tribe’ (BT for short) status for Chakhesang people has today beco
Yet we discriminate against the girl childIndians are now 1.21 billion strong. There are 181 million more Indians today than there were 10 years ago but at least our population is no longer growing as fast as i
File Photo of public leaders with NSCN/GPRN general secretary Th Muivah, GPRN/NSCN general secretary N Kitovi Zhimomi and NNC/FGN President Brig (retd) S Singnya during “Highest Level Reconciliation Meeti
Nine years after the journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by al-Qa'ida militants, a new inquiry has concluded he was almost certainly killed by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man currently in US cust
Save the EarthThe beautiful creation of God has come into ruins.The natural disasters are occurring.There are landslides, soil erosion and floods.The environment is no longer beautiful as before.Why are all the
The argument of possible misuse cannot be grounds to oppose the legalization of euthanasia, says Rakesh Shukla in this comment on the Aruna Shanbaug judgment. If misuse were grounds to do away with laws, the fi
Land Acquisition is a serious matter which when gone wrong would cost even very high ranking Army Chiefs. The Nagaland Assembly just concluded appeared to have spent quite a lot of time discussing Road and Rail
‘Journey of Common Hope’ is an aspiration and dream for the Nagas but the Naga Reconciliation is understood as an ongoing process without any solution in sight. Past few decades, much have been held
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in fi
File Photo of people holding candle during a candle light prayer vigil in support of Highest Level Reconciliation Meeting among the various Naga political group at City Tower, Dimapur, Nagaland. (Photo by Caisi
Beginning from the year 1993, the Nagaland government started appointing qualified persons as ad-hoc teachers to serve in the many government schools across the length and breadth of Nagaland. The appointment o
They are sewing the Indian and Pakistani flags even as troops of army personnel are getting ready to protect the players and the spectators. As if the sheer disparateness of these two aspects of the cricket Wor
I got an email today that says "Responding to common sentiments, The Music Task Force (YRS), Nagaland is coordinating efforts for the Concert titled - Nagaland Contributes- a solidarity benefit conce
There are several facets to our electoral system and practices that are uniquely Indian. To begin with, no country before India had the election symbol, a necessity considering the huge number of illiterate vot
The ignominious act of Shashwat Kumar remains to be an eye opener for all of us. He has blatantly abused modern technology which was supposed to further the progress of humanity. Uploading obscene photos, on a
Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh must be commended for his frank comments on the state of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) process. Many well-regarded scientists have been making the po