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Earning Cricketing Laurels

Kudos to Team India for winning the coveted T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in the final! In the process, they ended the 11 year wait for a major ICC Trophy. The victory is special as it came after eight successive defeats in the knockout sta...

02 Jul 2024

From Bricks to Blame

In June 2024, the country witnessed a series of mishaps, from train accidents to the collapse of roofs at important installations. It appears that we have forgotten the need to ensure building safety and sustainable infrastructural facilities in the ...

30 Jun 2024

Truth Speakers for Truth Seekers

Are  you familiar with the term ‘unbelief’? Or the phrase: “Lord I believe, help  my unbelief”. You can find the whole story in the Bible accounts in Matthew 17:14, Mark 9:14  and Luke 9:37 onward. Here where the story of where...

30 Jun 2024

Moving Away from Greed and Betrayal  

The recent concluded Urban Local Bodies elections in Nagaland have exposed the rampant corruption and moral decay that plague our society. It is disheartening to see influential tribal organisations betraying their own people for personal gain, civil...

28 Jun 2024

Scams: A Choice or Way Out?

India has gained notoriety for online scams, as fingers are being pointed at numerous fake call centres reportedly operating in various parts of the country, duping thousands of people, especially vulnerable elderly people from across the world. Acco...

27 Jun 2024

Addressing Rural Distress

The forthcoming union budget, to be soon presented in Lok Sabha, should focus on removing rural distress rather than on urban-centric policies. As per recent studies, rural consumption has been on the decline for an extended period of time, and the d...

26 Jun 2024

New Era for Nagaland Begins

After scripting history by enacting a law with provision for 33 per cent quota for women in urban local bodies, following years of resistance from various organisations, Nagaland is all set to implement it on Wednesday as it goes to polls to elect 21...

26 Jun 2024

Choosing the Right Candidate: A Crucial Decision in Nagaland’s Forthcoming ULB Election             

In the democratic fabric of India, elections represent the cornerstone of governance, reflecting the voice and aspirations of the people. As Nagaland is ready for its upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) election, scheduled for 26th June 2024, the elect...

24 Jun 2024

Harnessing the Potential of the Informal Economy

An ailing informal sector is of great concern for the Indian economy as the sector provides employment to a very substantial segment of people in the country. As per a recent estimate, 90 per cent of India’s workforce is engaged in the unorganised ...

24 Jun 2024

“Election: A Season of Myths and Shallow Truthfulness”

Time and again Elections in Nagaland have portrayed the all-round degradation of our personal and societal values, be it MP, Legislative, or ULB elections. What is called the festival of democracy has been misused as one of the worst forms of corrupt...

23 Jun 2024

Ensuring Sanctity of Exams

Amid raging controversy surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) over alleged irregularities in mark allotment, the Ministry of Education left lakhs of students across the country disappointed by announcing the c...

23 Jun 2024

Truth Speakers for Truth Seekers: What and Where is Your Mission?

The title-what and where is your mission- might not get your interest because to your thinking that only applies to those called for a specific mission. Let me wake you up in this article. Whether you want to accept it or not, every human being is on...

22 Jun 2024

Prolonged Negotiation for an Honourable Solution?

We talk of unique history of our free country, we talk of our inherent sovereign right, we talk of our unique identity and culture, but talking alone is not enough if they are not made recognised entities. We confronted our enemies in the east, in th...

21 Jun 2024

State Election Commission should caution desperate ULB election campaigners  

It is shocking many MLAs are threatening ULB candidates and the public with a biased mindset to deprive development and facilities. What more is there to deprive when people do not have basic amenities such as water, electricity, roads, drains, schoo...

21 Jun 2024

International Yoga Day

Glimpses of Mesmerising The inception of International Yoga Day traces back to September 27, 2014, when our Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi proposed the idea during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting Yoga’s ancient h...

21 Jun 2024

Hope for Peace in Manipur

With no peace in sight, even after more than a year since the ethnic conflict between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities erupted in Manipur, as fresh violence keeps surfacing, the government of India seems to have finally realised the complexity of t...

20 Jun 2024

The Stand of NNC and FGN on Nagas’ Future

The political landscape of the Naga people has been shaped by a long history of struggle for self-determination. Two significant entities in this struggle are the Naga National Council (NNC) and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN). Declaration o...

20 Jun 2024

Grievances of the Indian Railways

Train journeys are fast becoming a nightmare as yet another train accident that occured near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal has so far claimed 10 lives, and injured hundreds. With the alarming increase in the number of train accidents in recent times,...

19 Jun 2024

Our Trash, Our Problem

Last week, Nagaland woke up to disturbing visuals of the famed Doyang dam being reduced to a location akin to a dumping site. As photos of the trash-ridden reservoir flooded social media platforms, triggering outrage from the people, the state govern...

18 Jun 2024

Manipur Crisis and Its Impact on the BJP

The fortunes of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in some of the north eastern states seem to be waning as both have suffered losses to the congress/regional parties in the 2024 parliamentary elections. The year long ethnic conflict between...

18 Jun 2024

Tackling Delhi’s Water Crisis

Instead of indulging in blame games, it is pertinent that Delhi finds an amicable solution to its ongoing water crisis. There is no point in creating another Cauvery-like water dispute in northern India. Instead, all northern and north-western states...

17 Jun 2024

Majuli: The Renaissance of Social Sciences

From Arunachal to Kolkata to Guwahati to Shilloi and Doyang, back to Kolkata and Guwahati and Loktak, we shortlisted a good number of places to visit for the Social Sciences Pedagogy Educational tour. The conundrum of finalising the venue was predict...

17 Jun 2024

Need for Immediate Climate Action

India needs to take effective measures to check the unprecedented rise in temperatures as human-induced climate change threatens both lives and livelihoods across the country. The prevailing heatwave in some parts of the country has already claimed d...

17 Jun 2024

Truth Speakers for Truth Seekers -10

If you would be the one writing this article, would you  be able to dedicate it to your father or the one that fathered yours. The idea of fatherhood is not ours. It belongs to God. He is and always will be the originator of that. His Son called...

16 Jun 2024

Recognising Domestic Workers’ Contributions: Building a Fairer Future 

Before first light, the day for Ari had already begun. With extreme care, she would tidy up houses, prepare food with love, and take care of children and the elderly as if they were part of her own family. Ari is a domestic worker—one of the countl...

16 Jun 2024
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