Are there really no business opportunities in Mokokchung?
As reported in this newspaper on Monday, two business investors from outside Mokokchung are investing here - which is actually quite surprising because neither of them is native to this…
To blame or not to blame the elected representative
While it is not wrong to hold the political leaders responsible, especially the elected representatives of the people, it is also not fair to blame them for all the wrongs…
In need of thought leaders
Although it is not yet officially out in public domain, there are indications that the number of seats in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly would be increased from the existing 60…
Unity is sorely missed
Nagaland Minister Kaito Aye while addressing the 69th AKM General Conference on Thursday rightly said that Naga society is fragmented today and called upon the student community to join together…
Need For Research
Oxfam India’s “Survival of the Richest: The India Supplement” reveals some stark findings proving that the gap between the rich and the poor is indeed widening. “Survival of the Richest”…
Imminence of President’s Rule?
It will not be wrong to say that the latest political developments in Nagaland state are stranger than fiction. The Bharatiya Janata Party is tight lipped when it comes to…
Progress is not always progress
As Friedrich Nietzsche said, silence is worse because all truths that are kept silent become poisonous. By remaining silent, we are guaranteeing our own slow death. If we look around…
UCC: The Sword of Damocles?
It is indeed interesting to learn that our legislators talk about the contentious Uniform Civil Code in the public sphere. Two senior legislators have within this week itself spoken out…
Ghost villages
Rural-urban migration is the movement of people from the countryside to the city, or from the villages to the towns in our context. Rural to urban migration causes growth of…
Economics of cricket
With a total net worth of $2.25 billion, the governing body of cricket in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is arguably one of the strongest…