The repealing of the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 should not be misconstrued that municipal and town councils are not needed. It was basically repealed by the state government in order to enact a new law so that elections to the Urban Local Bodies can be held. While the tribal bodies and civil society organizations demanded …
With the laying of Administrative Reports of the various departments of the Government of Nagaland in the just concluded first session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, many interesting information will be revealed which we hopefully will be reading in the state newspapers very soon. If the past years are any indication, our state newspapers …
The Nagaland Legislative Assembly has repealed the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 in toto with immediate effect after the house passed a resolution which was moved by Power and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, KG Kenye on Tuesday. The house also resolved that, in order to govern the Urban Local Bodies, a law will be enacted expeditiously by …
Nagas are really not good with numbers, generally speaking. We generally tend to be afraid of numbers. True, there are exceptional cases but most of us simply find it difficult to process number-based information. Whatever be the reason for this drawback, we need to work on this disability. In this day and age, when everything …
The word hypocrite comes from a Greek word “hypokrites,” which means “an actor” or “a stage player.” A hypocrite is a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs. Hypocrisy, thus, is the practice of engaging in the same …
Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader and Modi’s main opponent, has been sentenced to two years in prison for criminal defamation by a Gujarat judge for saying that “all thieves have the Modi surname” four years ago. For the first time, oppositions in India have united together, including those who never sided with Congress before, …
Debates and discussions on the floor of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly is what everyone who participates in the assembly elections should be following. During the recently held assembly elections, we know how people of all eligible ages and gender participated, in the towns and the villages, of how whole villages supported a ‘consensus candidate’ and …
Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy recently said in the Parliament that the Centre has advised State governments and Union Territory administrations to grant ‘industry’ status to tourism. Of course, tourism is an industry in itself whether or not it is granted industry status by the government. However, when the government grants ‘industry’ status to …
As human populations and demand for space continue to grow, people and wildlife are increasingly interacting and competing for resources, which can lead to increased human-wildlife conflict (HWC), like the ones that happened in Marepkong Ward, Mokokchung recently. HWC occurs when the needs and behavior of wildlife impact negatively on humans or when humans …
Much has been written about the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 in this column. The RTI Act came into force with effect from October 12, 2005 with the objective to empower the citizens to question the government, promote transparency and accountability in the working of the government, and help contain corruption in the government …
