Personal responsibility
A poor workman blames his tools. We often see people performing poorly or unsuccessfully but laying blame on external factors rather than taking responsibility for their own failure. A worker…
One person can make change happen
Expecting every citizen of Mokokchung to be united in purpose at all times would be too idealistic and impractical. Agreeing to take a rational stand on all issues cannot be…
Somebody please evaluate MGNREGS
In 2005, India introduced a national anti-poverty program NREGA, now called the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which offers up to 100 days of unskilled manual labor…
This is not healthy
Amid the row and sharp reaction over the statement by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah that all the eight North East States have agreed to make Hindi compulsory up…
On Cleanliness Drives
We have all heard the cliché “Cleanliness is next to godliness” but what does it really mean? It could mean different things to different people but the common understanding is…
Traffic etiquette and politeness
Obeying traffic rules is obeying lay, but not observing traffic etiquette is reflecting your true character. Traffic or road etiquette and politeness is the foundation of any driving culture. In…
Forget tree planting, start tree growing
Almost everybody nowadays knows about the importance of trees and we hear a lot of people talk about planting trees, but seldom do we talk about growing trees. Tree-planting is…
A meaty problem
The recent price revision of pork by the Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) within Mokokchung municipal jurisdiction that came into immediate effect was necessitated because of the increase of price in…
Intellectual bankruptcy
The things that distinguish humans from animals are the ability of complex reasoning, the use of complex language, and the ability to solve complex problems. The human species is characterized…
An opportunity to reclaim the drain
Editorial Clogged drains will become a regular feature now with the onset of the rainy season. The sight of a clogged drain at the Tongdentsüyong–Alongmen Ward border, just below NH-02,…