Roselyn TungoeRape is defined in India as intentional, unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. The essential elements of this definition under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code are 'sex
The article of drinks and drinkers-life goes on in the front page of Morung Express on the 9th of this month has caught my attention where the statement of an entrepreneur and prominent journalist and the corre
S VARAHHe who drinks gets drunk; he who gets drunk goes to sleep; he who goes to sleep does not commit sin. Living without sinning is good. Starting with this ideal may not be the best idea of living a quality
Walter FernandesOne more Naga womans modesty was violated near Delhi on the night of July 27. Once again some fundamentalists are planning to repeat what they did in March after an attack on a woman from the No
Fr. Abraham Lotha, Ph.D.The Deputy Commissioner of Kiphire has rightly issued an order on 23rd July to the village councils in the district stating that the Anatongre Village Councils resolution to deny the rig
Deniz KandiyotiThe challenge to platforms for gender equality comes not just from actors with fundamentalist agendas, but from a conjuncture where womens rights have been opportunistically instrumentalized to s
Jesus came to Nagaland in the midst of a crusade against Liquor. The Grand Crusader quietly whisks him away to a gathering of the Special Commission against Wine (SCaW). They welcome him with a shawl while insi
Rokuo AngamiOf late the public are expressing their grievances through various newspapers about the way the passengers of Air India are being ill-treated .I as a concerned citizen feels that the Air India (Indi
Joshua Sheqi KohimaI have heard our Chief Minister on several occasions stressing that right and duty should go hand in hand, which is very true, because Nagas have the habit of claiming every right, even
To represent a constituency and be a member of the esteemed Assembly with whatever capacity is an honour and privilege saddled with the onerous responsibility in primarily addressing peoples needs through legis
The crisis in Manipur is based in the Imphal governments inability to regard all the states population as its own, and its indifference towards Naga concernsDolly KikonSource: HimalMagA week before two Na
Bertil LintnerMyanmar's military government issued pro-forma denials after al-Jazeera aired an investigative report by the Oslo-based Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) alleging that Myanmar is attempting to devel
A meeting of the Coordination Committee of Naga Civil Society (CCNCS) was held at Kohima on the 3rd of July 2010 to review and report-back to its constituent civil society organizations and to examine, whether
S VARAHManipur was then a Union Territory when the parliament of India passed the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council act 1971. Exercising Section 3 of the Act, the then governor issued an order: Adaptation o
S VarahIn a matter of one hundred and three scores (approximate) changes in Naga life have been at a remarkably swift pace. Christianity and western education are accounted for such fast changing. Naga learn th
Brian McCartanSource: AsiaTimesElections slated for later this year in Myanmar seem increasingly unlikely to democratically empower the country's various ethnic minority groups, which combined account for over
As fellow Nagas, it is disheartening to see the entire episode of unrest between Nagaland and Manipur. Without prejudice against any individual or organization, as concerned Nagas for the betterment of Nagaland
Nandita HaksarFrom the time I first visited Manipur I have been painfully aware of the divisions within the Manipur society. And I have also been aware how deeply ignorant the rest of us in India are about the
Keliihol TaseM Com (NU)When the state government present deficit budget, it gives a clear picture the phase of development prevailing in the economy. Deficit budget means estimated government expenditure exceed
Forget the former things; do not dwell in the past. Isaiah 43:18After all the pains and the struggles that you had been through, it would be unwise if you let the sin of unforgiveness defile you. If you have un