Editorial

  • ‘Rapid’ action required 
    Moa Jamir COVID-19 testing could not be ‘done for quite some time’ in Nagaland due to the non-availability of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits, the most simple, fastest and relatively accurate metho
  • DeStructuring the Violent structures
    In a world where war is everybody’s tragedy and everybody’s nightmare, diplomacy is everyone’s business – Lord Strang Violence takes many forms. Direct physical force, such as armed c
  • An ode to imperfection
    Imlisanen Jamir Bad photos are rare these days. And if there are any, and cannot be edited or enhanced, they are quickly discarded. It’s become easy to get rid of imperfection, in the face of a cost-fr
  • On inclusivity: Converge & Act 
    Moa Jamir ‘Inclusive education happens only on paper,’ Principal Director of School Education Shanavas C reportedly observed on October 26, highlighting its ‘poor state’ in Nagaland.
  • Water Crisis in Nagaland
    Dr Asangba Tzudir This monsoon, the rainfall in Nagaland was so scarce to the extent that 7 of Nagaland’s 12 districts experienced deficient rainfall that not only agriculture was affected but also the
  • Not a time to be casual 
    Veroli Zhimo Even as the country celebrated crossing the 1 billion mark of total vaccinations, a new variant—the AY.4 which is a sub-lineage or derivative of the Delta Variant, is on the rise. 
  • Gold misappropriated? 
    Imkong Walling Bureaucratic secrecy is a characteristic of state administration. Withholding certain information deemed sensitive in nature, pertaining to national security, is an accepted norm or rather enf
  • Drinking up time
    Imlisanen Jamir Time and again we are reminded of just how fragile Naga society is. Amidst the veneer of calm and ‘normalcy’ that we force ourselves to believe in, pop up incidents that showcase
  • Down syndrome: A life just like ours 
    Akangjungla It is an recognized fact that “Down syndrome has always been a part of the human condition and it is one of the most common genetic birth disorders.” In some regions of the world, the
  • Under-Qualified Teachers
    Dr Asangba Tzudir The UNESCO Report on the State of the Education Report for India 2021 highlighted both positive and negative aspects of the ‘state of Education in Nagaland. The percentages of schools
  • Environmental Imperative
    Moa Jamir Reflections from two reports  Two recent independent reports have highlighted why stakeholders in Nagaland, particularly those at the helms of affairs, should rouse from tokenism and take c
  • Holding Naga Political Groups Accountable to Human Rights
    The social political transformation from resistance to nation building is fraught with challenges and opportunities. In the process of exercising our rights and freedom, highlighting and honoring our accountabi
  • BREAST CANCER: Don’t Shy Away 
    Akangjungla October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month  Being told that someone has been diagnosed with Breast cancer – any cancer or illness for that matter can have manifold affects on their ex
  • Being well-informed
    Dr Asangba Tzudir In this age of information, being well-informed is vital to enhance the dissemination of knowledge and information. To be well-informed means to have a well-grounded knowledge base. Beyond
  • State of Education in Nagaland
    Moa Jamir The latest 2021 “State of the Education Report (SOER) for India: ‘No Teacher, No Class’” launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UN
  • Covert distrust
    Imkong Walling Like most other issues in Nagaland, the ongoing squabble over the Nagaland state government’s move to relocate the Dimapur district Deputy Commissioner’s office, in all likelihood,
  • Covert distrust
    Imkong Walling Like most other issues in Nagaland, the ongoing squabble over the Nagaland state government’s move to relocate the Dimapur district Deputy Commissioner’s office, in all likelihood,
  • Complacency is a killer
    Imlisanen Jamir The virus seems to have escaped our minds. It looks like all that attention to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour has gone out of the window. With the government relaxing lockdown guidelines in r
  • Not a question of if, but when
    Akangjungla Advancing digital education in Nagaland  With the literacy rate of 80.11 per cent as per the census of 2011, the state of Nagaland has over seven hundred schools spread across the twelve
  • Can a blind man lead a blind man? 
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Can a blind man lead a blind man? If there is a pit on the way, the obvious consequence is that the blind leader will lead the blind followed into the pit. Can anything good come from a bli
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