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  • Cell phones... and the PCOs???
    Imtinaro LongkumerJust the third year to have cell phones in the state and look around today, one will find almost every person with a cell phone in hand. Not getting critical, but in fact it has served to have
  • The Extraordinary Revival That Is Sweeping Through Nagaland
    An Iowa believer reveals how he lost his heart to the Nagas and why he travels to be with them each yearCourtesy ASSIST News Service (ANS)It is a long way from the small Iowa town of Hiawatha to Nagaland, the m
  • “I’m late again” sounds familiar?
    Ajung LongkumerChristmas, Christmas, Christmas, all is said and done and its passed with the time. It sounds so good and I wish that we could hold and saved it all the time. But, things have to go on according
  • Your Christmas, my Nativity in black – once, too often
    (This, story perhaps is only small in its way, but as you read through this, when you share a smile this Christmas with ones you care for, let this story remind you to reach out to those who have never known Ch
  • Everybody hates it when the lights go out but nobody bothers when the lights are on!
    Agnes Krocha We complain that are streets are dirty but we dont realize we are the ones dirtying it. With the festive season here many complain when the lights go out and there is load shedding. Its intere
  • Rules ant Regulations for all illiterate drivers like me!!
    Kedi Haralu Camp: Dimapur and New DelhiSince Nagaland is a state full of important VIPs and wannabe VIPs, heres some traffic rules to follow. This is to educate us illiterates on how to   behave or dr
  • Surviving on faith
    N. ArheOn any given day, one would wonder, what a housewife, a social worker, doctor, bureaucrat and a police officer would have in common. Its another matter if one would belive that it is faith that has bound
  • Ancient practice divides India’s urban and rural
    Tim SullivanIts an unused cornfield at the edge of an isolated village, an empty plot of earth that the police flattened with a backhoe and hosed down with a water tanker. But villagers take off their shoes whe
  • Living in a plastic world
    Agnes KrochaWe live in a plastic world. Plastics have become an indispensable part of our every day lives.We see it everywhere – it has become a common place in our homes, offices, schools and almost every wa
  • A Tragedy to Remember
    Agnes Krocha More than two decades have passed since one of the worst chemical disasters in history took place on that fateful night of December 2, 1984, in Bhopal. The actual scenario of what went wrong j
  • A ‘truckful’ of surprises
    ThanthanCarrying a 19,000 kg load on your back gives a queasy feeling, especially when youre traveling along a dicey national highway strewn with not-so-pretty potholes. As I clamber onto the truck that is to f
  • Dangerous odd combination of Smoke and Fog
    (Smoke + Fog + Air Pollutants = Smog)Agnes Krocha With the onset of winter, the days have been turning foggier and mistier. In some places of the world I guess its so foggy that you cant see the person wal
  • Former UNC President shares his opinion
    Former United Naga Council (UNC) President and Advocate L. Benjamin,  considered as an intellectual in our society, in a tete-a-tete with Newmai News Network (NNN) on the prevailing situation in the region
  • Karen women not just victims
    By Shah PaungThe ongoing militarization of Karen State by Burmas Tatmadaw, or armed forces, has redefined the role of women in Karen communities as they accept greater leadership roles and adopt new strategies
  • Remembering Little Fishes on World Fisheries Day
    Agnes Krocha A small stream that cuts across the bottom of two hills dividing two colonies of Kohima was once the habitat of small fishes and crabs.Livingnearby the stream, it was always so much fun in my
  • A Visit to two Naga Villages
    Nehemiah RongTraversing through the tricky zigzag road of National Highway 39, one gets a glimpse of the panoramic view of the high hills, steep gorges, meandering streams, terrace fields and comes across many
  • The Story Of An Unknown Environmentalist – A Red Indian Chief
    Agnes KrochaThis is the statement of an unknown environmentalist, a Red Indian Chief, who replied to the Great White Chief in Washington (President of USA) regarding his proposal for sale of land more than 150
  • Bring out the child in you again
    Vishii Rita Krocha  Fourteen November draws nearer by the minute and in a matter of hours we are already there. How many of us will choose to celebrate this day? Perhaps you would think you are not a kid a
  • Mental Exercises
    Sentilong OzukumMr. Sahu, our social science teacher back in school always used to bombard our ears the day before vacations with his analogy, Remember that your mind is like a Dao and will get rusted if you le
  • Dangerous Warming! Winter Warning!
    Agnes Krocha With the onset of winter, soon itll be time for heaters to be switched on, in cars, at home or at workplaces. So its time to ring the carbon monoxide (CO) alarm bell before we get ourselves da
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