Imlisanen Jamir As we enter December, we also enter the last month of an old internet staple which has been standing on its last legs for years now. Adobe’s Flash software will end on December 31. &nbs

Imkong Walling Security has ever remained integral to survival since the dawn of humankind. It was basic— food, shelter and clothing – for early humans before the needs diversified as civilizatio

Witoubou Newmai Each person has a corresponding response to his/her situation; the response of a sad person and happy person to things, accordingly, may have huge divergence. Citing one case in this regard i

Veroli Zhimo There aren’t many words that sum up today’s economic growth paradigm in Nagaland better than ‘infrastructure.’ Policymakers have been pushing the consensus that infras

Dr Asangba Tzudir One of the greatest challenges which Naga society is facing today is the maintenance of social order in contrast to social chaos or disorder. The challenge is to build a stable state

Imlisanen Jamir Our planet, along with all of the life forms it sustains, is fragile, and we’ve learnt it the hard way this year.  A virus is killing people. We’ve been forced to practice

Officially, Nagaland is considered the ‘safest’ place for women given the low registration of crimes both under the Indian Penal Code and Special and Local Laws (SLL).     Data in the a

Witoubou Newmai Even as another day experiences another issue in our society, we are nudged by an article presented by journalist Uri Friedman in The Atlantic which reads that “the COVID-19 pandemic is

Imkong Walling The energy sector continues to be a neglected sphere. On one hand, the Nagaland state government harps on attracting investment, while seldom makes available the prerequisites.  One ob

Dr Asangba Tzudir The current tension in the Assam-Nagaland border coming under Mokokchung district has once again highlighted the state of ‘dependency syndrome’ of the State of Nagaland wh

The recent report of the dilapidated condition of the lone morgue at the District Hospital in Nagaland’ State capital Kohima carried by this newspaper is not just an act of gross irresponsibility but refl

Imlisanen Jamir The vaccines are coming. An announcement was made last week by Pfizer and BioNTech that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate had 90% efficacy in clinical trials. Similar announcements about th

Witoubou Newmai Each Naga must acknowledge with a nerve of urgency that the situation demands all of us to be all willing to retrospect more intensely the circumstances (and factors) that have helped the Nag

Veroli Zhimo The Coronavirus is still a mystery in many ways. Scientists cannot say for certain why it is deadly or debilitating in some people but have virtually no effect in others. They do not know exactl

Dr Asangba Tzudir After the postponement of the Undergraduate Odd Semester examination, the Nagaland University is faced with another dilemma with 31 colleges in Nagaland expressing their displeasure over th

Imlisanen Jamir It may seem like common sense to most of us, but motorists need to stick to their lane when driving through the newly completed four lane highway from Purana Bazar in Dimapur to Chümouke

“The fundamental objective of journalism is to serve the people with news, views, comments and information on matters of public interest in a fair, accurate, unbiased, sober and decent manner,” decl

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 story, The Cop a

Veroli Zhimo Parents who have watched their children struggle with online learning since schools across the country were closed in March are painfully aware that virtual classes are no substitute for face-to

Dr Asangba Tzudir The latest satirical episode by the popular theatre group Dreamz Unlimited once again brings out the painful ‘unavoidable’ realities of being in a ‘society’ of