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  • Upgraded and Ignored
    Students suffer at GMS New Market Kohima since up-gradation in 2012  Morung Express NewsKohima | February 1  Established in 1939, the New Market Government Middle School (GMS) under Kohima district is
  • A Cancer odyssey: Nothing short of a miracle
    Dr Tsusennaro shares how her battle with cancer unleashed a new purpose to life and careerMorung Express NewsDimapur | January 30  Dr Tsusennaro has gone through a roller coaster in her 15-year challenge w
  • Deprived and Excluded
    Waoshu village in Tuensang have been demanding up-gradation of their only primary school for 3 yearsLimasenla JamirMokokchung | January 19  A young girl carries her younger brother on her back and wat
  • Little ‘revolutions’ in Kigwema
    Morung Express NewsKohima | January 17  At Kigwema, one of the oldest villages in Kohima, womenfolk are the guiding force towards environment conservation.   This village, tucked away some 15 kilomete
  • 2015: A hyperactive government censored and policed free speech
    Legal, political & technological developments set up year long debate on free speech  in IndiaMorung Express NewsDimapur | January 17  In 2015, government agencies in India played a “hyperactive
  • From Defamation to Sedition: 2015 was ‘hugely eventful’ for free speech
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | January 14  In 2015, the media and various individuals who dared to criticise the State and its policies had a “hugely eventful” year with regard to their free speech. This
  • The forgotten NEC Road
    LipichemMeluri | January 2  Amidst swathes of scenic splendour, an 83 km road acts as the only road, lifeline and the only hope for around 24 villages spread over three areas with roughly 11,000 population
  • ‘Mind your Language’
    In indigenous societies, language is central to passing on of traditional knowledge, wisdom and artAbokali JimomiKohima | May 18Nagaland exists in an English-dominated world: school textbooks, newspapers, TV sh
  • The Naga-Malayali connect
    Arya LakshmiDimapur | May 19Far away from their “God’s Own Country” started a tale of culture mix in the Naga valleys. The Malayalis have much to share than mere stories of their settlement in Nagaland.Th
  • OF BOOKS AND READING
    “Knowledge is Power”…and it’s all between the covers of the book.Dr Asangba TzudirDimapur | May 11Any civilized society is marked by an intellectual environment besides civic sensibility and one that se
  • Need to address illegal adoption in Nagaland
    Interests of many illegally adopted children are being neglectedAshikho PfuzheDimapur | May 11A 17-year-old Naga girl, adopted by a single mother the day she was born, was thrown out of the house after relation
  • Painful Echoes From An Indelible Past
    A 90-year old mother recounts the agonizing burden of pain and loss she endured during the 1957 grouping period of Naga villages by the Indian Army Imti LongcharDimapur | May 10Twelve days after her three-
  • The Forgotten History of Cultures
    Cultures of knowledge and knowledge of culture need to be shared for peaceful and dignified co-existenceArya LakshmiDimapur | May 8After the assault and subsequent death of Nido Tania in Delhi in January, 2014
  • Unlocking education- Lessons of another kind
    AkangjunglaDimapur | May 3 Eight years old Shanti dreams of becoming a medical doctor when she grows up. She hopes to help and make well the sick. Shanti would be the first from the locality where she live
  • Is media part of the problem, or solution?
    Reporting sexual violence in Nagaland’s mediaMorung Express NewsDimapur | April 30In July 2013, Dimapur witnessed the murder and possible rape of a woman who was visiting her family. While the social media qu
  • Crime in Nagaland Rising!
    Imkong WallingDimapur | April 24Nagaland is infamous as the trouble-torn, insurgency marred corner of India. This impression, embedded in the mainstream domain, has painted a picture of a restive place with a s
  • Life Across The River: Fishing For Survival
    Zanbeni HumtsoeWokha | April 21Located about 70 km from Wokha Town, the village of Old Aree finds itself nestled in the pristine blues and greens of River Doyang. Over the years, this river has become a boon fo
  • The saddest song of wildlife in Nagaland
    Abokali JimomiDimapur | April 20It is perhaps too late to even talk of wildlife conservation in Nagaland. Saving a species cannot substitute the destruction of a region’s rich wildlife ecosystem. Naga fo
  • Perilous Potholes: The road beyond repair
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | April 12 Bad road with numerous potholes features almost everywhere in the town as well as in the State. The woe of bad road seems limitless and no alleviation seems to reach s
  • Naga women act as community seed keepers
    Naga women’s indigenous seed preservation knowledge key to biodiversity conservationAbokali JimomiDimapur | April 12Women have been our community seed-keepers for generations passing down traditional knowledg
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