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  • No, it’s NOT barrier free
    Dee Nakhro   The above is a photo of the plaque proudly displayed on a wall at the Nagaland Civil Secretariat complex – ‘BARRIER FREE ENVIRONMENT’.   I beg to strongly differ a
  • Battle of Kohima (1944) Facilitated the Rise of Naga Nationalism
    Seventy-two years ago, on 22nd June 1944, the battle of Kohima came to an end. This battle has been voted 'Britain’s Greatest Battle' the British Army has ever participated in all course of its hi
  • Money Madness
    Money can’t buy happiness or health. Money is a terrible master but an expedient slave. From the market commodities reeling down to the basic necessities of life, money is indispensable. In today’s
  • A tribute to Rev Lano Longchar
    The passing away of Rev Lano Longchar on Monday, June 20 is indeed a loss for not just the Aos but for the Nagas and all other peoples that he reached out to in his most distinguished lifetime. Though many of u
  • Organic management of cutworm in cabbage
    Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) is one of the important vegetable crops of India. It is eaten as cooked or raw as salad. It is a rich source of Vitamins and has high antioxidant capacity. Area under c
  • Nagaland Govt employees salary through Bank Account & Communitisation: Need For Review
    Nagaland of the times about 1990 to 2012 was in such chaos with extortions, kidnappings, ransoms, killings and whatever crimes you can name. It hardly nattered who that extortionist was, for anyone could tell a
  • Letter to General Manager, SBI, Nagaland
    That Sir, on 29th March 2016, I approached the SBI Phek for opening of my sister's new account with all requisite documents. However, the Accountant and the Customer Assistant of the same bank abruptly refu
  • Follow-up appeal to district sanitation department
    I regret to inform you that even after making an appeal in the month of February no action has been taken regarding the sanitation problem in Dimapur. It is the duty of the government to establish proper draina
  • A curious case of Brexit and the Framework Agreement
    A functionary of an NSCN (IM) was once commented on the model of European Union and existing financial institutions as a justification for possible solution to the vexed Naga political problem. Though he did no
  • TRIBALISM – IS THERE A WAY OUT?
    A friend of mine commented to me and said that corruption and Tribalism were the biggest curses in Nagaland today. Everybody talks about tribalism and yet we feel helpless about it. Nagaland is full of tribal f
  • NAGA- A NATION. A STATE IN THE MAKING
    Every year, I use to start  the new session of Political Science class by posing a question- "Are you a Naga or an Indian?" The lesson plan is simply to clarify the confusion of two important con
  • Remembering two English Bible Translators
    I love the Bible! Without it, the world would have been in complete disarray and in a decomposed state.I concur with Abraham Lincoln when he said, “I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given
  • Yoga and Nagaland
    Yesterday I was amused seeing Mary Kom propagating the ‘Peace of Mind’ through Yoga on National TV channels and it immediately connected me to few articles, I had read in Nagaland dailies, on Yoga w
  • The people are very impatient of seeing the goods
    The Naga National political talk between the Government of India and the Federal Government of Nagaland in 1964, after a lapse of its golden jubilee, a settlement is being expected between the Gol and the Nagas
  • ‘Inclusiveness’ – People’s Mandate
    Vire (Avi) Nukhu Kohima Oddly, India has acknowledged the uniqueness and history of Nagas’ entity despite betrayals by India in the Indo-Naga history. The 16 Point Agreement led to formation of the In
  • Musings on Growth for Vision 2030
    A vision 2030 without a reference to economic growth and a means of improving it will be devoid of the kernel required to sustain the Vision. Any vision for our state should also incorporate a strategy for impr
  • Why always blame the teachers?
    Teachers in our state are always in the news for either the right or the wrong reasons. It is especially when the state HSLC results come out then a heap of criticisms and finger-pointing against govt. schools
  • IN DEFENCE OF AESOP
    A legendary author of those powerful moral fables is being increasingly plagiarized today. One theory says that Aesop was a slave from the Island of Samos who lived in the 6th Century Before Christ. Of those hu
  • The haunting experience of house hunting in the state capital
    Very few townships in Nagaland can rival Kohima town in terms of its strategic location, natural scenic beauty, and salubrious climatic condition. If you are someone who is on a lookout for a temporary or perma
  • FACTUAL/VERIFIABLE STATUS OF MISHIKITO VILLAGE
    1.    Hon’ble Gauhati High Court (Kohima Bench) Order Vide  No.WP( C ) No.8(K) 2002 & WP( C ) No.3(k)/2003 as on 16/05/2007 directed Thilixu Village and others (Mishikito, Toulozou
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