Editorial

  • Dismantle Corruption from the Top, Educate and Mobilize at the Bottom
    Just imagine from this day forward, that, you, the ordinary citizens of Nagaland State decide to deliberately cease cooperating with structural corruption and consciously stop participating in corrupt practices
  • A Portent Cautionary Tale
    Dr Moalemba Americans pride themselves as being the beacon of global democracy. It is reflected in both domestic and international engagement.  The lofty ideal was shaken to the core with the storming o
  • Manipur district creation issue prevails
    Witoubou Newmai The Manipur district creation issue prevails again after a long hiatus. Two days ago, the United Naga Council (UNC) had demanded “immediate withdrawal and roll back” of the phr
  • Injecting Confidence
    Veroli Zhimo The race for a COVID-19 vaccine may have ended, but the finishing line is still a blur considering the vaccine hesitancy among the general populace as well as healthcare workers in Nagaland. Thi
  • Improving but ‘Disturbed’ 
    Imkong Walling Armed violence, especially the kind related to the Indo-Naga political imbroglio, has subsided in Nagaland and other parts of the north-east region affected by it. That’s what reports ha
  • Building public trust
    Imlisanen Jamir With the COVID-19 vaccination drive well underway, people need clear information and guidance about the vaccines’ safety and potential side effects, so that most people are willing to g
  • Rebuilding in a COVID-19 World, An Agenda for 2021
    For most of 2020 the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), as a public health emergency, and its induced lockdown dramatically affected our way of life in unforeseen ways. It dramatically altered our perspectives and e
  • Civic Responsibility
    Veroli Zhimo In the recent past, multiple instances of damage to public property have been reported not just in Kohima but other parts of Nagaland. Bent railings on public footpaths, breaking of street la
  • EdTech matters 
    Akangjungla The growing technology and its impact on education is a global experience. It has opened a new window to the world of education. The growth of technological capabilities to deliver information an
  • The Old is Dying, but it is not Dead
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Traditionally, Nagas are known for pulling memorial stones, log drums, and gate pillars ritually and ceremoniously inside the village from jungles. Such events formed an integral part of th
  • De-platforming, does it work?
    Imlisanen Jamir Big tech seems to have apparently “woken up” to what they have for years now let run rampant—hate speech. The recent moves by tech giants, prominent among them Google, Fa
  • Aftermath of the Dzükou fire
    The Department of Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) Nagaland’s recent announcement to submit a report on Preventive & Control measures for future wildfires to the State Government on January 9
  • Lessons from Capitol Hill
     Imlisanen Jamir What the world witnessed on January 7 at the United State’s ‘seat of democracy’ is a taste of the havoc an uninformed populace, a click bait media and unprincipled lea
  • Sustaining road rules
    By Imkong Walling It’s the New Year and with it comes pledges to keep and achieve. The convention has been to come up with resolutions— to get rid of a bad habit, instilling a good one or setting
  • Snailing Traffic
    Dr Asangba Tzudir With the completion of the 4-lane highway from Purana Bazaar to Chümoukedima, commuters are now enjoying a smooth ride, and more than anything else it has drastically cut down on trave
  • Ignorance can no longer be justified
    Imlisanen Jamir As we celebrated our entry into 2021 with hope for a better year, there were those who were at the same time fighting to save one of Nagaland’s treasures.  Segments of the fire
  • Recuperating in 2021
    By all accounts, 2020 was an unprecedented year and the multiple impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic would linger for a long time. Nagaland is no exception and to say that it was a challenging year for those at th
  • Do not let your guard down
    By Veroli Zhimo On the threshold of a New Year, the global COVID-19 pandemic no longer seems alarming to many in Nagaland, as overall cases maintain a downward trajectory and the state prepares for a massive
  • Is 2020 a good year or bad year
    Dr Asangba Tzudir As the clock struck midnight declaring New Year, the anticipation and excitement must have been high thinking about the New Year ahead with New Year resolutions; a bucket list of thin
  • Farm Laws: Implications for Nagaland
    Veroli Zhimo One of the key poll planks of the NDA government was doubling of farmers’ income by 2022. Along the lines, it introduced three laws driven by the logic that the market, not the government,
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