The life of the nation is shot through with a certain falseness and hypocrisy, which are all the more tragic because they are so often subconscious rather than deliberate ... The soul of the people is putrescen

Imlisanen Jamir Five years after Nagaland was gripped with violence that eventually led to the resignation of the then Chief Minister, the State Government along with ‘stakeholders’ this week dec

Moa Jamir Lofty promises but little action in Nagaland The citizens of Nagaland by now are accustomed to lofty pledges and visions. Nevertheless, it was indeed a big surprise when the first Cabinet meetin

Dr Asangba Tzudir The need for skill development and entrepreneurship especially among the youths in the State has emerged as one of the most critical parameter in the context of what the state is witnessing

Veroli Zhimo Today, women have undoubtedly made significant strides in overcoming systems and structures which have been rigged against them historically. This is evident in the number of women who are invol

Imkong Walling For the first time in years, the government has summoned the courage to toss the contentious Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989 to the “consultation” table. If the prevail

Akangjungla It is a shame to see the presences of proxy teachers taking over the government run schools. Unemployed youths who may not have even the basic qualifications to teach are representing the teacher

Moa Jamir Nagaland has a shortfall of 326 MBBS doctors, 13 dental surgeons, 20 AYUSH medical officers as well as various clinical positions in the existing health units as per Indian Public Health Standards

Dr Asangba Tzudir The Nagaland Government’s call for partial lifting of the NLTP Act has not only taken the Church by surprise but has raised serious objections to the proposal. Considering the ground

Imlisanen Jamir We are living in the age of the strong man. The problem with strong man politics is that it is inherently divisive and infrequently violent. In this politics, there are few winners and man

Since its advent, some 150 years ago, Christianity now assumes the center point of the Naga social order. This brought with it new styles of clothing, customs and rituals, music, culture, new forms of etiquette

Imlisanen Jamir The long drawn out debate on alcohol prohibition in Nagaland has never succeeded in producing any fruitful dialogue that could eventually lead to an acceptable solution. And by how things are

Moa Jamir Where is Nagaland’s ‘State of affairs’ heading? Going by the flurry of observations and directions made by the Kohima Bench of Guwahati High Court, particularly in the recent past

Dr Asangba Tzudir Climate change and its associated issues have been a much discussed topic of discussion at the global level especially in the context of its impact on the global world. However, the issue o

Moa Jamir The Nagaland State Government’s approach to combat corruption, understood simply as the abuse of power for private gain, in recent years has become increasingly questionable, casting doubt on

Imkong Walling “We cannot change the past but the least the Government of India could do was acknowledge the excesses of its military... sadly, it has failed to do so.” This is a first person quo

Imlisanen Jamir The world is completely unrecognizable from three of four years ago. We’re using words in everyday language that hadn’t even been invented just half a decade ago. Waking up from a

Veroli Zhimo The Nagaland Government has taken the difficult decision to reopen schools and educational institutions, encouraged by a consensus among public health experts that the benefits of in-person lear

Dr Asangba Tzudir It is excruciatingly painful to witness the degree of corrupt practices that is prevalent today. Corruption in various forms has been with mankind from earliest times. Only that it has reac

Akangjungla The traditional media, particularly the printed newspaper has been slowly declining with readership and advertisements shifting mostly to the digital medium. The declining trend has been there fo