By Imlisanen JamirIn 1995, two researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health handed a survey to 257 of their colleagues, students, and staff. Sara Solnick and David Hemenway wanted to know which of two wor
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Electoral violence has become an unwelcome fixture in Nagalands democratic landscape. Recent reports of pre-poll violence in Longkhum and Mangmetong villages, under Mokokchung district, paint a disturbing pictu
By Dr Asangba TzudirThe recent report highlighting a significant decline in political attention toward HIV in Nagaland is a matter of worth pondering and demands due warrant. Nagaland stood at the forefront of
By Moa JamirWhat emerges from the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Nagaland is not merely a catalogue of irregularities, but a pattern of systemic dysfunction. From fictiti
By Imkong WallingRemember that day, May 23, 2025, when the Nagaland Legislative Assemblys Committee on Environment and Climate Change, announced it was on mission mode to address the environmental issues facing
By Imlisanen JamirOn March 31, the Dimapur Municipal Council issued a press release granting its existing dumping site one final month of operation. No further extensions will be granted. Arrangements will be m
The recent events surrounding the 28 Koridang (ST) Assembly Constituency bye-election serve as a reminder of the persistent challenges facing the democratic process in Nagaland. The initial barring of an indepe
By Dr Asangba TzudirThe debate surrounding the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, 1989, is often framed in terms of legality and enforcement. It is also in this line that various forms of debate (and
By Moa JamirWhen Neiphiu Rio presented the Nagaland Budget 2026–27, it was framed as a full budget and a roadmap to Developed Nagaland@2047. Yet beneath that framing lies a more uneasy reality. This is not a
Between Soul and SystemBy Dr Asangba TzudirAs a matter of fact, institutions are being increasingly scrutinized or under the public scanner today, and the Church is not an exception and it too finds under a sea
By Imlisanen JamirIt rained properly this week for the first time this year here. By evening, the ground had settled and the air carried that familiar smell from the soil. Most people notice it without thinking
The drying of the Etsutchukha reservoir in Wokha town, highlighted during the District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting on March 20, has ceased to be a seasonal inconvenience, revealing itself inst
By Dr Asangba TzudirThe rollout of the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) has without any doubt reshaped Indias higher education landscape. With flexibility, multiple exit options, and a research-oriente
By Moa JamirWith barely two years remaining in the tenure of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, one might expect a bye-election to be a routine and quite procedural placeholder contest until the next gener
By Imkong WallingIndias long-overdue headcount, officially Census 2027, is scheduled to begin in April 2026. The worlds largest statistical exercise will start with house-listing in April, and culminate with po
By Moa JamirNagalands power sector reflects a persistent and pressing paradox—rising demand, limited local generation, and a system burdened by inefficiencies. The Department of Power Nagaland (DoPN)s Annual
The newspaper industry in Nagaland presents a contradictory picture: one of resilience against difficult odds, yet also of profound vulnerability stemming from economic risk and persistent threats to its freedo
By Dr Asangba TzudirThe Union Home Ministry issued a directive on January 28, 2026, mandating that the Indian national Song Vande Mataram be played or sung before the National anthem, Jana Gana Mana, at governm
By Imlisanen JamirRumours travel fast here. A person fails to attend a ceremony or speaks in a way someone deems improper. Within hours the story spreads and judgement follows. Words like duty, morality, and tr
Dr Asangba TzudirIt would not be wrong to say that in recent years worship has increasingly taken on the character of fashion. What was once an inward act of submission, reverence, humility, and spiritual disci
