Witoubou Newmai
The reverie of ‘authorities’ in the State of Nagaland on home issues has been broken by the exercise of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, leaving over 40 lakh people &
Sunday, 7th December, 2025
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Aheli Moitra While the heated topic of discussion at the moment is the influx of migrants into the North East region, let us bring focus on the indigenous peoples of the North East who migrate out of the reg
Dr. Asangba Tzüdir Recently, a baby sanctification and certification programme initiated by Women Ministry of a certain Church in Nagaland created a huge debate on social media. A point under the nota b
Imlisanen Jamir One of the most noteworthy petitions that sought to fight against the practice of backdoor appointments in the Nagaland State government was disposed of last week. While the disposa
Nagaland is experiencing an ‘unprecedented’ crisis due to incessant rains in recent times. The Chief Secretary called it an ‘emergency-like’ situation while the Governor and the Chief Mi
Witoubou Newmai It is said that progress often fails to escape from any conscious society. In our society, in want of long term policies and consistency, everything becomes melodramatic. Plans or p
Aheli Moitra It is now three years since the Framework Agreement was signed between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim and representatives of the Government of India on August 3, 2015. It is also 21 y
Dr. Asangba Tzüdir In one of the latest move by Green Panel of the National Green Tribunal, it has rejected the Bharat Coking Coal’s proposal to amend environment clearance for its Jharia coalfiel
Imlisanen Jamir The optimism that followed the flurry of repairs conducted on major district roads of the state this summer is quickly fading. The much publicized activity by the new dispensation that now he
Amid tight security, the stage is set for second and final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) today, July 30. The draft will be published at noon at all the NRC Sewa Kendras (NSK
Witoubou Newmai Upholding the vision and aspiration of the Club's founders is a good stepping stone The founders of the Naga Club were, indeed, votaries of justice. And it is heartening to learn that
Aheli Moitra On March 5, 2015, Dimapur saw a ‘horrendous’ case of ‘mob lynching.’ Thousands of people pulled a man out of jail, paraded him naked, dragging, beating him to death. It w
Dr Asangba Tzüdir As part of the rationalization exercise many GMS got upgraded to GHS but what followed this move was downgrading and merger depending on the status and performance of the schools.
Imlisanen Jamir Memes are everywhere. Under the cloak of internet anonymity, cultural and political discourse in the online world these days has hitched itself on a crass and blunt medium.
Skill development has been the buzzword of both the central and state governments in the recent past. To this end, many schemes, notably under the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) – “a
Witoubou Newmai Without considering certain principles, the so called peace brought about is devoid of justice. It can be altogether dismissed as unmoored peace. This, regretfully, is the prevailing situatio
Aheli Moitra Educational qualification of leaders has been a question as old as your favourite shoe. In Nagaland itself, TR Zeliang and Neiphiu Rio have gotten into muddy waters over their qualifications. Th
Dr. Asangba Tzüdir ‘The future is bleak’ has now become an apt reflection of the future status of the State. To draw hope has become a tiring and painful exercise that peacefully resigning p
Imlisanen Jamir Today, the Supreme Court will conclude its series of hearings on the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial law, which criminalises gay sex. Whi
On July 14, local tomatoes from Longhkum were sold at Chümoukedima market. While such sale can be considered a normal activity by all accounts, it is elementary to decipher that such step was undertaken as
