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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
Friday, 27th February, 2026
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made electoral history. Fielding 428 candidates to the 16th Lok Sabha election, the Party earned a humongous mandate by securing 282 seats riding on the so-called &lsqu
Witoubou Newmai We need to rethink our understanding of various discourses prevalent in our society. Perhaps, our discourses are guided by non sequiturs. We need to reason together why things are getting vee
The United Nations’ Human Development Indicators (HDI) has health, education and standard of living as the dimensions for human development. Other complex dimensions such as inequalities, poverty, human s
Dr Asangba Tzüdir With the installing of the PDA government, as a move towards anti VIP culture and austerity drives, it has banned the use of designation/name plates on vehicles, though for
Imlisanen Jamir ‘Cross at Your Own Risk’ is written in large bold red letters, yet too many commuters fly past the alarming signage as they cross the slumped Nagarjan Bridge over the Dhans
Barely before the dust settled from the ‘public swearing-in’ of the Neiphiu Rio led People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) government on March 9, its first cabinet meeting has already played its car
