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  • Domestic violence against women
    Domestic violence against women by men is a shameful phenomenon. But pretty ironically, I daresay, more shameful phenomenon is this most of instances of the atrocities on women originates from women itself. But
  • Taxing Taxes
    This article is written solely to express our anguish and disgust at the way we have to part with our hard earned money at the hands of the so called national workers and hope that they see things from the othe
  • Politics of Care – Why Gendered Governance?
    Toshimenla JamirNagaland state boasts of having produced the first lady MP in the form of Rano Shaiza in 1977 from the entire North- East. Since then, however, not a single woman has made entry into either the
  • Questions raised on the NPSC scam
    The attempted bribery scam in NPSC was the talk of the town in 2005. Many charges were leveled against the NPSC followed by clarifications from the NPSC. I used to compromise myself from taking seriously over t
  • Introduction of Motor Vehicle Act 19988 – A Correction
    I was delighted to read the introduction of Motor Vehicle Act 1988 to the public by one K C Angami in your 23rd October issue. I quite appreciate the public interest and welfare concern he has shown on varying
  • Personal opinion towards adverse campaigns on Naga political dialogue
    Today an average Naga may be wondering what is the progress of the political dialogue between Government of India (GoI) and Nagas...9 years, what is the outcome??One has to consider that the Naga society is inf
  • Reconciliation through Education
    Aly OuattaraFour years after a military and political crisis d ivided the education system of Cote d’Ivoire, the country has finally found a way to make all schools begin their academic year at the same time
  • Our humble appeal to Naga leaders and public
    During the last 50 (fifty) years struggle with the Indian Army, the Nagas had signed the first cease fire with the GoI in 1964 and it ended in 1967 without any tangible result being found between the two entiti
  • Headhunting: not a myth
    JohnkhudoIn all societies that have come under the sway of colonialism in the past, the perception constructed by those colonized against the perceived colonizers in the post-colonialism is always tended to be
  • ‘The Silent Crime – Domestic Abuse’
    Elizabeth ImtiPh.D Sociology, JNU, DelhiOver the last two decades, gender based violence has emerged as one of the most public health problems facing women. An understanding of gender reality over the years rev
  • Open letter to Director of School Education, Nagaland
    ToThe DirectorSchool Education, NagalandSub: Please release teachers’ salaries for the sake of Phom studentsSir,With our deepest concern, we would like to share with you the story of untold miseries and suffe
  • What India is upto in division of Naga politics
    Achan RamsanAs the current talk is for the birth of Nagalim and under process, a comparison drawn between India and Nagalim as put into two different contexts with different approach, agreement, arrangement and
  • More about shame in uniform
    Kezungulo-U KromeHuman Rights and Law Division, YouthNetAs citizens well-acquainted with the policing pattern of the Indian Reserve Battalion, reports of their high-handedness, sadly, does not surprise us anymo
  • Let me cure my failures
    Noel ManuelNobody has ever succeeded, without having actually failed, because failure is the first step on the flight of stairs leading to the door of success. We are constantly exposed to various situations in
  • Naga IRB in C’ttisgarh: India’s best bet for pulling back the peace process
    It’s reprehensible to read the recent news report on the Naga IRB rampant acts on the innocent civilians in Chattisgarh especially the treatment to the local women. Nothing more should be left now to pull bac
  • Communalism at the edge
    Mayson Kaping (Akhan)The communal problem at its base was more politically-motivated than religiously oriented. The danger is from the communalism and not so much from external aggression, because people tend t
  • Community Initiative To Conserve Bio-diversity
    Nagaland is an area of rich bio-diversity and unique culture. This has eventuated from a narrow strip of mountainous terrain and average rainfall of 2500 mm. Conservation of varieties of flora and fauna would n
  • Layman’s thoughts on Naga Political Movement
    We understand that Nagas are a homogeneous group of people with common origin, history and culture; speaking different dialects but same in temperament, attitude and appearance; scattered over different politic
  • Quest for solution: The Indo-Naga peace talk
    The attempt to contain peoples struggle by the state has always been by use of force but the Naga Movement have aptly demonstrated the failure of militaristic war policy in handling the challenges placed by peo
  • Role of Women in Development
    Jack T. ChakhesangThe role of women has made a transition from traditional roles of daughter, wife and mother to full participation in social, cultural and economic development in many societies over the years.
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