Jack T Chakhesang
The ongoing Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, 1989 has once again caught media attention as the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) supported by Naga Mothers Association (NMA
Thepfulhouvi Solo
Sometime ago, a shocking video scene of altercation inside a Church building went viral in the local social media. The scene showed a person in the Church pulpit at the lectern reading out
Once while reaching out for the soap in the bathtub, I slipped and fell. My feet shot into the air and I fell with a thud on my back. I gingerly opened my eyes and found that except for a slightly bruised elbow
Dr T Esther Longkumer
CTO-Soil Science, KVK Phek, ICAR-NRC on Mithun
Soil solarization is an environmentally friendly method of using the solar power to control pests such as fungi, bacteria, nematodes, ins
Social drinking is increasing by the day, and there is not a party I attend that does not serve liquor. I have no problems of liquor being served, but about how liquor is drunk. In our country, the whole idea a
Dr Parimal C Bhomick
Dimapur
The term ‘Microplastics’ was first coined by Richard Thompson, a marine ecologist at the University of Plymouth, UK in 2004 to describe plastic particles that are le
Robert ClementsA few years ago V. Bhaskaran, coach of the Indian hockey team lamented the fact that his team was losing because of bad luck and bad umpiring! “I am proud of my brave boys!” he said, “and t
‘Mr. Singh our honorary secretary is coming to visit us now,’ said my wife putting down the phone, ‘he said it was a business visit.’‘Does he have any other business than being our society’s secreta
‘Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two one…’ shouts the referee and the whole nation watches in heightened anticipation and bated breath, whether the one who’s been floored will rise. The
Book Review
Asang Jamir
The landscape of Naga literature has always been unique- folktales and scholarly books has dominated the literary scene. We need to credit the author, Allan Aley, for his vivid ima
A few years back I'd gone to spend a month in Europe. It had been an exciting trip and I'd made many friends and visited wonderful places but when I boarded the Alitalia flight back home, there was an incredibl
L Singsit
Dimapur
Through your esteemed daily, we appeal to the state Government to give at least 3 years age relaxation. If agreed, this will mean 2 years in actuality. It is because the state govern
Was thinking of the free gift of health this morning as a friend asked me about my new glasses and remembered that morning when the watchman at the gate told me a friend of mine in the next building had had an
There was no lunch laid out for me the other day.It’s a habit of mine to leave my door open, while I write in my study. The cook comes in everyday as she has been coming for the last twenty five years and coo
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Inter Press Service
2022 marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt
In the days of old, even just a hundred years ago, nations made secret agreements with each other. These treaties were thrown on the face of a warring enemy, who suddenly realized they had a more formidable con
The stuffed teddy bear, belonging to one of my daughter’s when she’d been little, now sat in all regality on a little rocking chair, also belonging to my other daughter when she was little. The bear looked
A few months ago, a president of a social club called an organization which was to teach him leadership training and said, “I want my money back, I have no time for the course!”“Sir,” said the coordinat
It was blistering hot as I lay on the deckchair, in a beach somewhere in the country, and like all Indians, was happy to have the large umbrella protecting me from the harsh sun blazing overhead. But, not the m
S Temsusenla Ao
Immanuel College
The world Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year around the globe on 15thMarch. It has been celebrating ever since 1983 after U.S President John Fitzgerald Kennedy sta