Imkong Walling The inter-state boundary dispute between Assam and Nagaland is a dicey one. Like the conflicting claims presented by both sides, even the proposed means to arrive at a resolution are poles apa

Imlisanen Jamir The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope portrayed a tiny speck of sky, which could be covered by a grain of sand if held up with one’s hands to the heavens. The telescope

Moa Jamir Increasingly, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) published annually by the Union Ministry of Education, is being use as a measure to gauge, among others, the standing of the Higher

De-colonizing or Reverse-Colonizing? Dr Asangba Tzudir “The unfinished business of Colonialism” while it triggers the agenda of ‘de-colonizing’ beyond the narrative of reconciliati

Akangjungla In an attempt to eradicate the menace of plastic and the serious environmental and ecological challenges posed by the rampant use of plastics, the Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Cha

During the course of Naga political history significant events have taken place which deeply influenced and shaped each generation’s lived experience, their thinking, perspectives, understanding, behavior

Imlisanen Jamir No one ever tells you that when your dog is dying, it feels like a human is dying. Yesterday, I had to put mine down. At first, one tries to subdue the sorrow. But so many other dog owners ha

Moa Jamir The World Population Day observed worldwide on July 11 was dominated by two projected  ‘milestones’ - the global population hitting 8 billion on November 15, 2022, and India overta

Dr Asangba Tzudir More than 1 billion people worldwide are obese which includes 650 million adults, 340 million adolescents and 39 million children. The World Health Organization has estimated that by 2025 a

Veroli Zhimo The past few days have seen a gradual rise in COVID-19 cases in Nagaland, with the steady detection of new cases since July 1. In the last 11 days, a total of 43 cases have been recorded in the

Imkong Walling A month back, there was news of India beating a road-building world record previously held by Qatar. The feat, certified by the Guinness World Records, was the laying of a 75km stretch of sing

Imlisanen Jamir Three years since the shutdown of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for maintenance work and upgrades, exciting times in the world of particle physics are in front of us again. It has now be

Moa Jamir When the first ‘States’ Startup Ranking’ was released in 2018, Nagaland was ranked as a ‘Beginner.’ The ranking by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Interna

Questions of Feeling and Healing Dr Asangba Tzudir The colonial encounter within its many dimensions inaugurated, besides others, a new ‘self’ identity of the colonized Nagas as natives and mo

Imlisanen Jamir The fatal vehicle accident along the National Highway between Dimapur and Kohima is a reminder of how nonchalantly we take public safety on the roads. The tragic accident on July 2 resulted i

The remedial measures thus far are mere ‘band-aid’ responses that are cosmetic, superficially pleasing and aimed at temporarily pacifying the public In the recent weeks newspapers have reported o

Akangjungla According to statistics, approximately one billion people which comprises 15 percent of the world population lives with some form of disability. According to the 2011 census, in India, there are

Moa Jamir The State Government machinery seems to be excited about a scheduled event next week. At the meeting of top honchos of various departments of Nagaland on June 28, Chief Secretary Nagaland, J Alam r

Dr Asangba Tzudir Around the late 1970s the people of Changpang which originally was located high on a hillside began to move to the bottom of the hill when oil extraction started there in 1981, with an &lsq

Veroli Zhimo The floods in Assam, on last count, have affected at least 22.21 lakh people across 28 districts, according to a bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). The dea