Editorial

  • ‘Gentleman’s Club’ 
    Moa Jamir On August 18, the Government of Nagaland (GoN) has convened a consultative meeting with the Tribal Hohos of Nagaland in Kohima. The meeting was in pursuance of the decision of the Cabinet in its me
  • Storytelling of the truth 
    Akangjungla Human beings are narrative creations. The basic narrative activity through the ability of storytelling is where the human imagination takes the shapes of life, sense and perspective. The expressi
  • Changing the sports narrative
    Veroli Zhimo India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics which concluded on August 8 was impressive — it had won seven medals, of which one was gold, two silver and four bronze. For this, the natio
  • Dispelling misconception
    Imkong Walling As a juvenile, politics was thought of as anything but noble. This juvenile belief, accumulated largely from overhearing grownups discussing about the prevailing electoral practice, was challe
  • Impunity and corruption in Nagaland 
    Moa Jamir “It is a matter of grave concern that these malpractices (cases of excess/fraudulent drawal) persist despite being highlighted in past audit reports,” the Comptroller and Auditor Genera
  • Politics & Literature – The Agenda of Mythmaking
    The political utility of literature has had far-reaching effects on humankind and has shaped historical events over time. Coupled with the function of an ideology, the printed word is a powerful instrument with
  • Bracing book reading culture 
    Akangjungla For some time now, bringing back the art of reading books have made it to the headlines. Once considered a normal activity among young and old, reading books have become as uncommon as finding a
  • Stop being passive onlookers
    Veroli Zhimo Glorious sunshine. Pouring rain. From one day to the next, it feels like the summer is still in two minds about how it is going to unfold. The same can be said for Nagaland’s future. On
  • Decolonizing Boundaries* 
    Conflicts around boundaries and borders are ongoing in many parts of the world, including the current situation in the North East. And many of these conflicts are rooted from the colonial and decolonization per
  • Not serious on corruption?
    Moa Jamir After the rather unceremonious exit of the last Nagaland Lokayukta, we have argued that it is imperative to appoint a new one at the earliest as it is one the crucial steps towards engendering tran
  • District demand
    Imkong Walling The state of Nagaland began with three districts, namely— Kohima, Tuensang and Mokokchung. It increased to seven in 1973 with Mon, Wokha, Zunheboto and Phek carved out of the former thre
  • Nagaland media in spiral of challenges
    Akangjungla “Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully
  • Dealing with climate vagaries 
    Veroli Zhimo In the past weeks days the skies have opened up and unleashed intense weather events in several parts of the Indian subcontinent. Landslides and flash floods have claimed more than 150 lives and
  • Nagaland-Assam Border Issue
    Dr Asangba Tzudir The Need to Revisit History In a recent poll survey conducted by this paper, 67% of the respondents opined that the Nagaland State Government has not been effective enough in tackling th
  • NSSB: Optimism to despair 
    Moa Jamir The State Government is all set to constitute the long-pending Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) “within one month,” the State’s citizens were informed on June 15, 2020. The o
  • The Agenda of Mythmaking towards a New World Order
    Human history has primarily been a history of war, not of peace. So, there is a need to turn our attention to that question of history and engage with the deeper root causes of conflict that lies buried with it
  • Unhappy Roads
    Akangjungla “Ayah! Itu rasta toh eeeman beya ase ho...” This phrase of complaint has never gone out of perspective for people in Nagaland. If there is one thing that Naga people have been consist
  • An abdication of responsibility
    Veroli Zhimo On a rain soaked Monday evening, newsrooms in Nagaland gathered reports of the opposition Naga People’s Front (NPF) party joining the ruling NDPP-led People’s Democratic Alliance (PD
  • Profession, Vocation, Mission and Passion
    Dr Asangba Tzudir In the pursuit of life’s meaning there comes a point in the life of everyone when he or she is caught in a web of dilemmas, caught between the question of profession, vocation, l
  • Persistent unemployment in Nagaland
    Moa Jamir The persistent joblessness in Nagaland State is affirmed both by official data and lived experience. Needless to say, it is a recurring topic at hearth as well as at policy level and political circ