Editorial

  • ‘Status’ of ‘Cheated’ SSA Teachers?
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir It is more than a month now since the NSSATA teachers started the pen-down strike on May 2, 2018 followed by boycotting of classes from May 11 to push for two main issues – Tran
  • Our fascination with the World Cup spectacle
    Imlisanen Jamir In a couple of days, the 2018 FIFA World Cup will begin, and the eyes of the world will turn to Russia to witness the best footballing nations in the world showcase the beautiful game.  
  • A tech savvy police, a prudent citizen
    The series of events culminating in the tragic murder of two youths in the neighboring state have undeniably demonstrated that “forwards” on social media, particularly the most widely and easily acc
  • Tackling rumours
    Witoubou Newmai Rumours have been powerful tools in determining the activities of people for generations, and that, the degree of modernity does little to inhibit the power of rumours - we have good tracks o
  • Political disappointment
    Aheli Moitra Remember the controversial appointment of Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat as the Indian Army Chief bypassing two seniors in 2016? While there is nothing to prove the exact nature of this appointment, Shiv
  • ‘Recruitment Process’
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir Give Fairness and Transparency a Chance In November 2015, the Government of Nagaland with a “determination to check the anomalies in recruitment policies” made a disclo
  • Embrace the fear of extinction
    Imlisanen Jamir   Every year since 1974, on June 5, the world observes World Environment Day. United Nations sanctioned ‘International Days,’ despite having to do with issues of pertinence,
  • Time for policy intervention
    It is imperative for the Nagaland Government to adopt a comprehensive health policy, particularly for the non-communicable diseases like cancer. Its high prevalence in Nagaland as well as in other northeastern
  • Social works: A farcical exercise?
    Witoubou Newmai A little more than one month ago a “state-wide mass social work” was held. The April 21 ‘mass social work’ was initiated by the Peoples’ Democratic Alliance (PDA
  • 60 Plus Days under PDA ‘Emerging Trends’
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir   The NDPP-BJP led PDA Government is now more than two months old and it is a good time to look back at their ‘commitments’ which they promised to fulfill within 60 d
  • Back our young scientists
    Imlisanen Jamir Nagaland needs to craft a learning ecosystem for innovations that remove social and economic inequities and promote inclusive growth. An inclusive approach to innovations is needed for econom
  • The politics of religious polarization in Nagaland
    Elections are always laden with political rhetorics, whether substantiated or otherwise. Nagaland is no exception to this. However, the discourses leading to the impending Lok Sabha bye-election on May 28 an
  • Respecting each other’s position
    Witoubou Newmai In any conflict situations, one will continue to perceive the stand of the ‘other’ as tommyrot, as long the parties from both the divides of the situation ‘hesitate’ t
  • Silence Breaking
    Abokali Jimomi Time magazine named, "The Silence Breakers" as 2017 Person of the Year: the #MeToo movement and uncountable people who came forward to share their stories, breaking the silence speak
  • Addressing fire safety
    Imlisanen Jamir Fire engines going past with their sirens blazing have become a regular occurrence these days, with fire incidents particularly in Dimapur becoming habitual phenomena.   In the past c
  • A worrying figure
    Out of 36,996, there were 25,842 successful candidates in the recent Nagaland Board of School Education results declared last week - 14335 in Class 10 and 11507 in Class 12.   A day after, the All Nagal
  • Imagining a sports varsity? Curb the enthusiasm
    Witoubou Newmai In less than a month’s time, a major chunk of the world population will be reduced to near couch-potatoes for one month-stretch as one of the planet’s greatest sporting events, th
  • Our Invisible Mothers
    Abokali Jimomi For some decades now churches and people in Nagaland have been observing Mother’s Day, a borrowed foreign tradition nevertheless meaningful and a great morale-boosting day for mothers. &
  • Codifying Customary Laws?
    The need for a Naga Jurisprudence Dr Asangba Tzüdir With modernization and development of societies, the traditionally instituted customary laws poses certain challenges especially in the face o
  • If you smell something say something
    Imlisanen Jamir Gibberish is everywhere. It’s everywhere!   There is very little in life that we encounter which is not infused with gibberish. And not all of it is all bad. Your general every-
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