Every year, Good Friday is celebrated all over the World. In some countries, some of the Christian devotees physically torture themselves to imitate the sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ. Every Christian is f
‘Stakeholder’. This has become the catchword in the lexicon of Naga politics used by all hue and colors these days. It became even more pronounced after the August 3, 2015 Framework agreement signed
We are living through a time of uniquely contradictory trends. The post cold war era may be summed up for many by one sentence; there is less immediate threat, but much more insecurity than ever before. We no l
"God helps those who help themselves", so the saying goes. The pertinent question that follows is: "Are the Nagas honestly trying hard enough to help themselves to allow God to chip in?" If
The above word ‘Laknyed’ is given in Phom dialect which in English can be translated into ‘foul-hand’ or ‘squalid-hand’, meaning ‘service charge’ for making one&r
Marriage Day
According to tradition there are certain rituals which are performed by close friends (usually two) of the groom on this occasion.
1. They bring three hearth-stones from the
With anguish, we seek to draw the attention of the people who matters with the news item published in the Imphal Free Press dated 15.02.2016 in regard with the Feb. 13, 2016 LLRPO (Lotha Lower Range Public Orga
International Women’s Day (IWD) is one day in the year when women across the globe get to celebrate their womanhood and their achievements, as well as their contributions to society, to nations, and to th
Adilen Kipzz
At midday, a young school drop-out, while strolling along the roadside with his catapult, happened to meet the town’s SDO. Coincidently, the SDO turned out to be the same gentlemen
Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Sinha
Finance Officer Nagaland University, Lumami
Every government treats salaried and middle class as milch cow, but the tax on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) is beyond a
Dr. Khwan Leo Gangmei
The world we live today is not better than the days of Noah, the days of Prophet Jonah, and the wicked and the perverse generations and man emerged into crooked ways. The daily newspape
Binita Kakati
The theme for the International Women’s Day this year is gender parity with the slogan “Pledge For Parity”. The reason cited for this theme is that in 2014 the World Ec
I have always heard from people about why only women’s day and why not men’s day or why not queer person’s day. My usual answer is ‘always go ahead and celebrate your day’. May be
On this International Women’s Day, I first salute all those women who make a livelihood by selling fruits, vegetables, fish etc at the streets and those rushing to their offices, schools, hospitals etc af
Vishü Rita Krocha
The year 2016 started on a grim note for us women. Just a day after New Year’s, there was a reported case of a minor girl being raped. Not long after, in February, we were greet
Hraveine David
The United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March during International Women’s Year 1975. International Women’s Day first emerged from the activ
The year 1972 marked the Billy Graham crusade in Nagaland and is considered to be the greatest revival crusade in our land till date. Indeed it brought a tremendous change and transformation to the Naga people.
According to Capi dated 2.3.16, the present C.M T.R. Zeliang is to appear before the court in connection with his educational qualification. Court’s judgement is punishment if found guilty and settl
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A King had a male servant who, in all circumstances always said to My king, do not be discouraged because everything God does is perfect, no mistakes. One day, they went hunting and a wild animal a
Originally, Martius (March) was the first month of the Roman calendar. In their geographical region, the grips of winter are just beginning to lose their hold in March. It makes sense that a year should begin a