By Khrieketouzo Pongener
During the recent & first bandh called suddenly on Jan 17th in Nagaland, our ongoing work had to be postponed causing multiple inconveniences for us & our customers.

After experiencing first hand the miseries & inconveniences of the bandh culture, the long suffering people & State Governments of Manipur, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh have been raising their voices Read the rest of this entry »

By Vasundhara Sirnate and Rahul Verma
“Last year, Ibobi and his cabinet decided that they will not allow the Naga Chief Minister to enter the State, but now that the elections have been announced, he no longer has the power to prevent me from coming here and meeting you … But if you let him win again I will not be able to come to Manipur to meet all of you.” Read the rest of this entry »

After Facebook comes Twitter in the online social networking scene. Facebook has been used by Nagas effectively for social and business purposes. But ask someone nearby if they have a Twitter account, many will answer in the negative.

For those who are yet to explore Twitter – www.twitter.com is a popular website where one can let people know what they are up to. It was started in the year 2006 by an American named Jack Dorsey. Read the rest of this entry »

Atsen Murry releases his second music video ‘O love that will not let me go’ – a duet with his friend Heather. Atsen is a music student at Moody, Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »

By Tarun Vijay
Looking at Nagaland from a mainland Indian’s eyes… This article was written for the Outlook magazine on October 22, 2007. Presently, Mr. Vijay is a Member of Parliament & National Spokesperson BJP.

The Inner Line Permit
Kohima is a beautiful city, the scenic hilly terrain resembling the famous Kangra paintings with slanting roofs kissed by the clouds and silhouettes in lazy sunsets. Read the rest of this entry »

By James Kikon
There are many people who are not satisfied with many things in their life. Some are stuck in unsatisfying jobs. I am one of them too. Many of these people know they need to move on and find their comfortable niche in life, but are stuck due to many reasons –need to earn, can’t leave the current job, lack of opportunities, lack of specific skill, but the lack of time and money to train and move out etc. I am one of them because of some of these reasons. Read the rest of this entry »

Swami (Baba) Ramdev was in Dimapur. 5000 people turned up at the DDSC stadium. We Wonder how he must have felt wearing a Warrior’s dress considering he’s a hardcore Veg!

By Renchano Humtsoe
Korean culture is flooding into Nagaland. New trade treaties between India and Korea facilitated the exchange of Korean goods and enabled them to enter Nagaland with greater ease. Additionally, Nagas have long felt neglected by the central Indian government. This is especially the case with Naga youth. Many believe this lack of identity with central India informs Nagas’ embrace of Korean culture. Read the rest of this entry »

We have many similarities with the Mizo people – take into account our religious beliefs, physical features, eating culture and so on. This also means that what their society does can be replicated by Nagas.

Corruption is rampant in our state. An Indian columnist recently wrote about Nagaland describing it as “a toxic mix of corruption and insurgency”.

Some Mizos realized this menace of corruption was destroying their society and beliefs. Read the rest of this entry »