Editorial

  • Note on a Ranking
    In a creditable feat, the Nagaland University (NU) was ranked 95th on the list of India’s 200 top universities in the third edition of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2018. A total of 301
  • The future of Naga Society 
    Witoubou Newmai The prevailing situation of the Nagas is close to the core content of Jared Diamond’s book, ‘Collapse: How societies choose to fail or survive/succeed’.   Whether to
  • Foothills Road, remember?
    Imkong Walling   The maiden session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly was held with great fervour. The buzz was of a raucous and productive session, more so, over the fact that the NLA got a cle
  • In ‘public interest’?
    The People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) Government of Nagaland appears to be a stickler to established procedure and criteria. This, in a nutshell, would explain the alacrity of the missives by those at the
  • Act now on the Dimapur waste conundrum
    Imlisanen Jamir There are many wonderful things about Dimapur. Its cosmopolitan nature, its burgeoning trade community, and its ramshackle border town experience that’s both nauseous and exhilarating.
  • Towards Universal Health Care
    “Health Is A Human Right. No One Should Get Sick and Die Just Because They Are Poor, Or Because They Cannot Access the Health Services They Need,” goes the strap of a statement issued by the State&r
  • The same old deal
    Witoubou Newmai High-octane campaigns to ‘address’ the hill-valley divide have been the hallmark of the first year of the Biren Singh Government in Manipur. The Government celebrated its first anni
  • Whose Indigeneity?
    The Governor of Nagaland's ardent call for teaching students in mother tongue or indigenous knowledge at primary level is most admirable. “Primary education should be in our mother tongue,” he e
  • Promises, government & trust
    Imkong Walling   Not much exposition is required to sum up the condition of roads in Nagaland. “Potholes, fishery ponds, angling spots, streams and dust bowls” lead the glossary of not so fl
  • Tackling Autism
    Imlisanen Jamir Raising awareness of commonly misunderstood issues, and particularly when those issues are of public health pertinence, is incredibly important. One such condition is Autism, an illness that
  • A new mission
    As Christians across the world celebrate Easter, one of their most joyful days and a foundation of the Christian faith, the message across the world was in unison – the need to rediscover and re-embrace C
  • Political cronyism, anyone?
    Amid a suspected cronyism scandal and cover-up, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on March 25 apologized again “for causing anxiety and loss of confidence in his government.”   Releasing th
  • Towards a TB free world
    Aheli Moitra Nagaland observed World Tuberculosis Day on March 24. The theme this year was ‘Wanted: Leaders for a TB Free World.’   What is Tuberculosis?   According to the World
  • ‘Commodifying’ and Taking Humanity out of Education
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir In what was hailed as ‘historic’ by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, the University Grants Commission has granted autonomy to sixty Higher Educational Instit
  • ‘Vendor Free Zones’ are not the answer
    Imlisanen Jamir The streets have become one of the most important urban spaces that define the ethos of a community, a melting pot for the bustle of urban existence, like the one in ramshackle Dimapur. A lar
  • Neediest ‘State’
    The maiden budget of the newly-formed People’s Democratic Alliance, at least on paper certainly makes for interesting reading. The budget itself was business as usual, but the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio a
  • District creation talks: Why so prolonged?
    Witoubou Newmai The United Naga Council (UNC) and the State Government of Manipur will hold talks on the district creation issue on March 23, Friday, after a long hiatus. The last round of talk was held on N
  • Solidarity for building community
    Aheli Moitra Building solidarity can be like weaving a basket. You need to have the right parts of the plant for the purpose, they need to be sliced into the kind of strips required for the kind of basket to
  • “NAAKA”
    Asangba Tzudir Exploring the Christian idea of ‘Resurrection,’ if Christ is to resurrect a thief, then what will be the ‘form’ and ‘content’ of the resurrected person. In
  • A conservation future for Nagaland
    Imlisanen Jamir There is an often unnoticed image of Nagaland, viewed from the outside, which is devoid of the traditional ethnic clichés. And this view presents the state and itspeople with an opport
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