Dr Asangba Tzüdir
For sure, Nagaland will easily enter the Guinness Book of World Records for having the distinction of most unions if such a record in included in the list. The increasing number o
Imlisanen Jamir
One of humanity’s greatest accomplishments has been the development of vaccines, saving millions of lives across the world.
Since then, several new vaccines have been develope
It is highly unfortunate, but not surprising, that the directives from the apex court of the country – the Supreme Court of India - are routinely taken for granted by Government of Nagaland (GoN). However
Witoubou Newmai
The chain reaction set into motion by the current Manipur University impasse is rapidly snowballing into a complicated crisis. The initial single-minded focus on removing Prof AP Pande
Aheli Moitra
“Gandhi was probably the first person in history to lift the love ethic of Jesus above mere interaction between individuals to a powerful and effective social force on a large scale. Love,
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
The State Government coinciding with the birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and also the nation-wide ‘Clean India Mission,’ had called for a statewide mass social wor
Imlisanen Jamir
Human trafficking, and the ruthless exploitation and slave-like conditions that accompany it, reflects the worst aspects of human nature. For too long there has been a tendency to turn away r
India is poised to be ‘clean and open defecation free’ by October 2, 2019 – if things go as intended. The magic bullet – the Swachh Bharat Mission/Abhiyan (SBM) or Clean India Mission, a
Witoubou Newmai
"In an era where language has lost all stable referents, it is difficult to find a word that describes the tenor of our times,” writes Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Vice Chancellor of Ashoka
Aheli Moitra
The Indo-Naga issue has always had an international audience.
Last week, media in Nagaland delivered the news of Liberation, an international anticolonialist campaign group and civil r
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
With a view to ease traffic congestion and provide public travel convenience, city buses have resumed in Dimapur and pink buses especially for women to have a ‘safe and secu
Imlisanen Jamir
A regulatory regime backed by intensive conservation steps that ensure equitable use of groundwater is urgently needed in Nagaland.
Going by recent reports from the State Geological
Rs 40.01 lakh for farewell function, Rs 56.12 lakh from the funds for scholarship schemes for private use and suspected misappropriation of Rs 51.87 lakh; drawing of Rs 14.13 lakh for nonexistent employees by a
Witoubou Newmai
What really triggers ‘tribalism’ habitually in the Naga society? Actually, we are already late to discuss this ‘elephant in the room’ since the social fabric of
Aheli Moitra
This was a few years back. Two Primary Health Centres in Zunheboto district were constructed in a plinth area of 3240 sq. ft each as against 3566 sq. ft for which estimates were prepared and fun
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
Looking at Naga Society today, so many issues which have a huge bearing on the future of Nagas are sadly at crossroads and at a crucial juncture. On the political issues, time and
Imlisanen Jamir
"We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. It's as simple as that."
These are lines from a movie that I re-watched recently--1998's 'The
The receding of monsoon usually signals the start of several sporting events, the most prominent being football, in Nagaland.
Several tournaments, both at District and State level, are concurrently in
Witoubou Newmai
Both the Kukis and the Nagas, who are minorities in the State of Manipur, and on most counts in the same boat, need to realize that there is every answer in maturity to their chllenges
Aheli Moitra
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) came into force on July 1, 2002. The establishment of an ICC was part of the same humanitarian agenda that crystallised in the post-Wor