World Mental Health DayRev Fr C Joseph, CounsellorSt Josephs College (Autonomous), JakhamaWorld Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on October 10 to raise global awareness about mental health issues, fig
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Toli Pikuto Awomi4th Mile, ChümoukedimaI have a little knowledge about Shothumi village.Shothumi is a rural settlement divided into Shothumi A and Shothumi B, located in the Seyochung sub-district of Kiphire d
For students entering the season of preparationMughalu T KinimiA football season does not begin on the day of the first competitive match. Long before the referee blows the whistle, players are already running.
ImchainbaDimapurFor most citizens, an electoral roll becomes important only when they discover that their name is missing from it. Until then, the voter list can appear to be little more than an administrative
A little curiosity about the titles we casually throw around at public functionsMathew RongmeiDimapurHaving attended quite a number of public programmes over the years, I have discovered that sometimes the most-
James PochuryTwo Naga leaders put their names to a short piece of paper this week. It deserves more attention than the quarrel that produced it.The paper is a declaration signed by Lt Gen VS Atem and Rh. Raisin
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A Anato SwuSatakha TownIt is time for the Nagas to stoke their own fire—with the wood gathered from the mighty trees that have grown tall and deep-rooted in our political, social and religious landscape, yet
Wati AierArt, in its deepest sense, is not merely an ornament of life but a discipline of the spirit. Among the Nagas, the untapped reservoir of aesthetics, what philosophers call the philosophy of art, remains
All over the world parents spend a sizeable portion of their income on their childrens education. Education is considered indispensable in almost every human society today because all careers and professions re-
Chiangmong Khiamniungan, PhDIn a highly consequential recent judgment (reported in The Morung Express, 28 September 2026), a two-judge division bench of the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench has prohibited the c
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Ranjan GreyPatkaiIn the 1960s, a man from Essex, England, spent ten winters doing something almost no one else was doing. He was neither a trained scientist nor a professional photographer. He lived so quietly
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A call to protect classroom learning while fulfilling essential public dutiesKekhrielenuo PienyiiA Concerned Government TeacherA teacher may be assigned to election duty, Census work, surveys, verification driv
Shweta MukundanDeep within the heart of an untouched forest in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, lies an ancient sacred grove, where natures pulse beats in harmony with time. Mawphlang, which translat-
Elavenil ValarivanAs the Asian Games conclude, India can look back with pride at the performances of its athletes, while reflecting on where we must improve. For those of us who compete, this is the rhythm of s
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Tshering TobgayOn 27 July 2019, I met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.My party had been eliminated in Bhutans elections ten months earlier and was no longer represented in Parliament. I was neither prime
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Ashok GulatiTwenty-five years is a long enough period to look back and ask what Narendra Modis governance, first as Chief Minister and then as Prime Minister, has meant for Indian agriculture. This journey bega
Izirangbe Hegui (Izi)UTC BangaloreThe recent deaths linked to suspected spurious liquor in Nagaland should not be treated merely as another crime story or another episode of illegal alcohol consumption. They sh
Mathew RongmeiDimapurI was watching an interview on HornbillTV recently - Dhiraj Sharma, Monalisa Changkija, Imkong Walling and Al Ngullie in conversation. It was one of those discussions that stays with you. A-
Z LoheFor decades, the people of Nagaland in general and the Nagas of Nagaland in particular have been subdued to the whims and fancies of certain groups of pseudo Naga nationalists and certain State politician
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ShibdasGhoseDimapur, Nagaland Before a babys arrival, every parents has certain expectations for their off-spring. Dance learning or music classes, sports and so on are often imagined as a part of a childs
