Imlilsanen JamirWhen the Directorate of Economics and Statistics releases monthly industrial production data, the numbers tend to travel quickly through government press notes and into the public record without
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Every year, as the monsoon draws near, a familiar ritual unfolds in Dimapur, inspection tours are conducted, meetings are chaired, directives are issued and assurances are made. This year has been no different.
Dr Asangba Tzudir A university degree was once like a passport that carried respect, stability, and also success. However, the hard truth is that a certificate alone no longer guarantees competence, employ
Nagalands conflicting disaster data demands urgent correctionBy Moa JamirStatistics concerning Nagaland often require careful scrutiny due to concerns over inconsistencies, fragmented reporting systems, possibi
Dr Asangba TzudirThe successive hike in prices of petrol, diesel, CNG which has jumped upto to nearly Rs. 5/litre in a span of 10 days is much more than an economic issue. It brings to fore a social concer
Imlisanen JamirSometime in the second week of May, Dimapur's municipal politics divided itself neatly into two camps and retreated from the city it was supposed to govern. The dissenting NPF councillors checked
Nagaland does not lack sporting talent. It lacks the will, collective, institutional and political, to take that talent seriously. Until that changes, the young athletes of the State will continue to play on bo
Dr Asangba TzudirToday, the very understanding of success in life is such that it finds increasingly measured by wealth and assets, status, and outward polish. This understanding may not change overnight or not
By Moa JamirFor yet another year, the latest Crime in India 2024 report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has placed Nagaland at the bottom of the national chart for crimes against women. By official
Moa JamirDES report raises troubling socio-economic questions in NagalandNagalands latest socio-economic survey may have drawn attention primarily for exposing widening income inequality, but the findings of th
Imlisanen JamirWhat the Numbers Do Not SayRs 1,639 a month. That is what the bottom half of Nagalands households earns, according to the Report on Income Disparity in Nagaland 2025, released by the Department o
Numbers rarely lie, even when we wish they would. The Report on Income Disparity in Nagaland 2025, released through a press note by the state IPR last week, contains data that deserves far more public attention
Performing Identity or Living It?Dr Asangba TzudirIn contemporary Naga society, identity is expressed everywhere. It is asserted in festivals, proclaimed in public speeches especially of Naga unity, curated and
By Imkong WallingDimapur is reported to be the second highest revenue-earner in the northeast for the Northeast Frontier Railway, second only to Guwahati. Despite this distinction, the Dimapur station continues
By Dr Asangba TzudirThe recent news highlighting income inequality in Nagaland published by this paper highlights a deeply troubling and sad reality. On the income, while the top 5% of households earn an averag
By Imlisanen JamirA friend said the other day that he has no interest in politics and would rather spend his day off resting. He said it in a matter-of-fact way, as if it were a settled conclusion. After a week
In a world where certainty is demanded and doubt is treated as weakness, the question of faith deserves a deeper consideration, one that moves beyond inherited creeds and unexamined traditions toward something
By Dr Asangba TzudirBetween Courage and ConstraintWhile a free press is often described as the fourth estate of democracy, in Nagaland, its meaning goes much deeper in the sense that it is not merely about repo
By Moa JamirThe trends and results emerging from the Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory on May 4 point to one unmistakable reality: the Bharatiya Janata Party is steadily expanding its po
By Imkong Walling There are oil exporting nations, and there are oil importing nations. Some countries, like India or China, either have no naturally occurring reserves, or whatever known reserves they hav
