Imlisanen Jamir
It’s going to be a dark Christmas this year for people in Dimapur; literally.
Six hours of electricity a day is the daily rationing on which people of the town have bee
Friday, 27th February, 2026
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Nagaland would be the undisputed champion of agitation, Nagaland H&FW Minister recently quipped, the irony of his riposte obscured in his typical gaudy rhetoric. While the Minister has a point, he conspicuo
Witoubou Newmai Sedating situation sans justice, often enough, has been considered harmless fun in Manipur for a long time now. By considering such deliveries as achievements, concerned parties are, in fact,
Aheli Moitra The Naga hills are currently resplendent in cherry blossom. The pink blooms dot the central parts of the hills, turning churning rides into fluffy tales. This ride is particular
Imlisanen Jamir “I have of late – but wherefore I know not – lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercise; and, indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly f
On November 17, the Nagaland Government, with a ‘gentlemanly assurance,’ brokered a temporary respite from agitating public, who among other things, were demanding the implementation of Lokayukta in
Witoubou Newmai “...when women without fur coats grow kind to their husbands…you know for sure that winter is near at hand”. This is a line from O Henry’s short story, ‘The Cop
Aheli Moitra Why are scholarships for college students in Nagaland being disbursed on an installment basis? The Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union has been consistently asking th
Dr Asangba Tzüdir The state government was waiting for this power catastrophe. The comprehensive power policy formulated by the state government in 2014 was meant only for the paper and not to gene
Imlisanen Jamir There is carnage in Dimapur's roads. The traffic in the state's commercial hub has always been atrocious. But the closing down of the Nagarjan Bridge in July this year, which was prec
‘The new Rs 2,000 note is embedded with GPS trackers,’ claimed a fake Whatsapp message circulated right after the onset of the demonetisation process last November. A recent RTI reply by India Gover
Witoubou Newmai Our society needs to be fully conscious that we are treading into two sequestered realms — the ‘individual interest’ and the ‘public discourse’ with the Dr. Jeky
Aheli Moitra If you looked at the newspapers on November 8 (2017) and spent a minute on the irony, you were not alone. Late, on the night of November 7, the Government of the Indian Union released
Dr Asangba Tzüdir In what can be seen as a major development, the Directorate of School Education, Nagaland, came out with a list of 573 teachers, mostly primary and graduate teachers, who are atta
Imlisanen Jamir Coming from ‘The Land of Festivals,’ a mere concert, albeit a big one, held a mere 300 kilometers from where I live, should not have been too overwhelming nor conflicting.
The November 4 rally by twenty-three schools in Kohima extending solidarity towards the campaign for the inclusion of rights of differently-abled persons is timely and need urgent replication in other areas. Na
Witoubou Newmai There is plenty of blame to go around as far as the Manipur situation is concerned. The records of both the Union and the State Governments in dealing with such situations are full of blemish
Aheli Moitra What is common to an indigenous woman, a child, a person with a disability, a transgender person, a person living under military rule, a dalit person and a migrant worker? They are of
Dr. Asangba Tzüdir The 83 pending cases under investigation by the State Vigilance Commission was the highlight of day one of the Vigilance Awareness Week. While the Governor of Nagaland calls for accou
Attaining some level of self-realization involves carefully examining what we think we know. This means exposing our underlying assumptions. One obstacle on this journey is within us, facing our fears, doubts a
