M Chuba AoI am starting this article with a reference to a media interview given by Congress leader Salman Khurshid. "I see no reason why anyone should have any reservations in applauding and accepting the
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Sridhar VembuIndia's rapidly evolving deep tech capability owes much to the vision and commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Fifteen years ago, many of the things India is building today would have been di
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The Commissioner of PoliceDimapur District,Nagaland- 797112.8th July 2026Subject: Growing traffic menace and rampant traffic rule violationsRespected Madam,I am writing to draw your urgent attention to the esca
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Apao RLThe Brightness in the Foothills of Sikkim: The greatest lesson I have ever learned about a faith that stands did not come from listening to hundreds of preachers or attending the many lectures during my
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Hanso ChangTuensangNagaland is officially a dry State.But if prohibition is meant to keep alcohol away from our communities, then a disturbing question must now confront every citizen, every institution and, mo
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Zeluosielie KehieSovima Village, ChümoukedimaThe Governments continued efforts to implement various welfare, developmental and benevolent schemes for the benefit of the downtrodden/economically weaker sections
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Tuisem A ShishakYet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just like a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away (James 4:14 NAS).Just over a week before Niketus passin
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Why do our governments take human life, safety, security and protection so lightly? Does the sum total of our 1.4-plus-billion citizenry make individual lives so cheap?Monalisa ChangkijaThere is this maxim in N
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YangamIndependent WriterEvery year, 14 September is observed as Hindi Diwas. This day offers an opportunity to pause and look at Hindi from a different perspective not only as a language shaped by centuries of
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Eyiekhrote VeroAuthor, Inspire Vero blogThe recent 80s trend has brought nostalgia for an old fashion that had almost been forgotten. The trend shows how much time has passed, with many of us not even born duri
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Newmai News NetworkAfter more than two decades of service, Newmai News Network (NNN) today (September 14, 2026) has decided to bring its journey to an end.Newmai News Network was birthed out of a need. More tha
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Akumtong LongkumerResearch Scholar, Department of History, NEHU, ShillongTo talk about Indigenous knowledge (I use this word advisedly, with an *, with a footnote) today is to betray it. Or, at the very least,
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Vikiho KibaChümoukedimaThe recent meeting between former Nagaland Chief Minister Dr SC Jamir and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has brought an old political question into a new instituti
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Mithilesh Kumar SinhaRetired Professor, Nagaland University, LumamiCurrently, corruption is pervasive in every aspect of society. It infiltrates contaminated milk that endangers infants before they are even abl
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Dr John Mohan RazuProfessor of Social EthicsUrban India is expanding and growing. One way pulls from rural-to-urban is happening at faster levels and not in vice vera. The reason being, agriculture in rural Ind
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Meyu ChangkiriWhen we were in high school in the 1980s, we learned about the Constitution of India in our Social Studies classes, particularly in Civics. We learned about the Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Parli
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(A response to their recent press statement)K Puroh The Concerned Naga Forum of Nagaland (CNFN), in its recent press statement, has raised concerns about the state of the Naga political issue. It alleges t
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I LongkumerDimapur In our society, truth has become the most unfortunate victim of our collective silence and complacence. The tendency to sweep unpleasant things under the carpet supplemented by the usual
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Mhonjan Kithan, Department of Political Science, Modern College PiphemaIt started with an insult. Or at least, what sounded like one.On May 15, 2026, during a hearing on fake educational degrees, Chief Jus
The July 19 landslides in Longleng and Mon districts have revived fears that parts of Nagaland could face prolonged ground instability similar to Noklak and TuensangSandipan TalukdarThe monsoon disasters that b
