Society / Nagaland

DIMAPUR, Dec 11 ? World War II Museum will be the added attraction to the newly established ?Naga Heritage Village? at Kisama, situated some 12 Kms away from the state capital in between Phesama and Kigwema on the National Highway 39. ?The site, in a short span of time has been able to find a place in the tourist map of not only the country but of the whole world.

The success story of this year?s Hornbill Festival, which has, since last four years became an annual event in the calendar of Nagaland Government, organized at the site, has given it the desired recognition. ?Let it be in its...

KOHIMA, Jan 30 ? Incidence of HIV infection among intravenous drug users (IVDU) has registered a declining trend but the ante-natal cases and the spread of the dreaded disease through sex is on the rise in Nagaland, the sixth most-affected state by HIV/AIDS in the country. The incidence of HIV infection among drug users appears to be reducing due to greater awareness and targeted intervention projects carried out by NGOs and Nagaland AIDS Control Society, state chapter of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) for the past couple of years, according to official sources here.

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Dimapur, Jan. 28: Nagaland?s net surfers are living through a virtual nightmare and that is putting the matter lightly.

Ask any surfer in the state and he is sure to tell the same tale: the modem keeps on making weird noises as the surfer waits, frets and fumes. Even if one is lucky to be connected to the web, the data flow is so slow that it?s enough to give headaches.

?Don?t even ask...the very thought of surfing triggers my migraine,? says Tainla, a housewife from Kohima.

?One day I frittered away four precious hours just to attach a mail as the byte (data flow) simply refused to kick up...

New Delhi, Jan. 20: Barriers of language and custom notwithstanding, the Naga tribes and sub-tribes have come together to form a unique troupe. This troupe will showcase the rich culture and history of the community in different countries all around the world.

Named ?Nagas Call for Peace: Creating a Vision of Hope for Our Nation and the World ?, the band?s maiden performance in Bangkok in October spread the message far and wide about the turmoil in Nagaland and the community?s struggle for peace. ?We have received invitations from several countries in Asia and Europe though the tours are yet...

Kohima, Jan. 17: She has been mother, friend, philosopher and guide to no less than 600 children over a span of nearly 30 years. And all she wants is a special day when the world will remember these orphans.

Munna is one of those boys who have found the milk of human kindness at a home away from home. He is among the 604 children who have grown up in the lap of 76-year-old Zaputou Angami in the 30 years of the Kohima Orphanage and Destitute Home. For the children ? most of whom were orphaned in the deadly factional clashes that have marked the over 50-year-old history of the Naga movement...

MAO (Manipur), Jan 11 – Over a span of three centuries 38 villages had sealed treaties of peace with Pudunamei, a small village nestled in a hillock at a high altitude on the Manipur – Nagaland border, revered and feared in those yonder days of head-hunting. And today at a time when the country is looking at the historic Naga talks with hopeful eyes, the 38 Naga villages came together in a memorable celebration commemorating and reaffirming the peace treaties entered into by their forefathers. Unveiling of the monolith on which the names of the 38 villages are engraved and a peace feast marked...

Kohima, Jan. 3: From slippers to soaps and tubelights, goods made in Myanmar are flooding the markets of Nagaland, pushing Indian products off the racks and reducing the government’s earnings from sales tax. The “Myanmarese invasion” began about three years ago, but what was initially a trickle of goods has now become a torrent. The first destination of the consignments, mostly originating from Yangon and Mandalay, is Moreh in Manipur.

Vans bring these goods from the border town to Dimapur via Kohima. The state capital does have its share of the “foreign business”, but Dimapur is where the...

DIMAPUR, Dec 22 — All of 21 years, standing at 5’4” and aspiring fashion designer- Bendangrenla Imsong, the 32-26-34 girl joined the bandwagon of the glamorous 12 when by the decision of the panel of four judges, she was crowned the most beautiful girl of Nagaland for the year 2002 at the Miss Nagaland 2002 Beauty Pageant held under the theme “Looking Beyond….” at the North Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, here, on Friday. Bendangrenla who started her glorious walk down the ramp with the Miss Dimapur 2002 title in the month of August and then went on to clinch the Miss Spunk Umbel 2002 title...

Guwahati, Dec. 16: With jingle bells ringing in the background, the NSCN (I-M) is indulging in a bit of ?greeting card diplomacy?.

The ceasefire monitoring cell of the outfit has begun distributing Christmas and New Year cards bearing the message of ?peace, prosperity and freedom? among members of the Church, NGOs, the army and the media.

The cards are rectangular in shape and display the outfit?s sky-blue flag with horizontal red, yellow and green stripes in the middle and a white star on the top left corner. At the centre of each card is the picture of an angel blowing a trumpet, while the...

KOHIMA, July 3 ? The Nagaland government has approached the Centre seeking clearance to acquire aid from agencies like Nippon Foundation of Japan and UK-based War Veterans Society to construct its proposed World War-II museum near the capital town of Kohima. State Minister for Arts and Culture John Lotha said his department had already acquired 32 acres of land for construction of the museum between Phesama and Kigwema beside NH-39. The government has so far spent Rs 12 crore for acquiring land, levelling ground and construction of fencing wall and approach road to the museum complex, where a...