Editorial

  • Don’t listen to them, be political
    Imlisanen Jamir There’s been a recent trend among our leaders, especially within the State political setup, to discourage their polity from caring about politics. This view of theirs is wrapped in s
  • Fact matters
    Imkong Walling The Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act remains a delicate topic, particularly so for the state government, which enacted the law over thirty years ago. It is so sensitive that the to
  • Securing the economy at what cost?
    Imlisanen Jamir It now seems inevitable that the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 will be implemented in the State of Nagaland.
  • Faculty shortage becoming a permanent problem
    Veroli Zhimo Government college students in Nagaland could end up paying dearly for a lack of forward planning as well as a serious teacher shortage. Various students’ unions have been saying for a ver
  • A Communicating Church
    Dr Asangba Tzudir As the year comes towards a close, it is also a time for the Churches in Nagaland to look, assess and reflect upon the activities that were done throughout the year based on the last y
  • Media in Nagaland: Breaking the vicious circle
    Moa Jamir “A well-functioning democracy requires free and diverse news media capable of keeping people informed, holding powerful actors to account, and enabling public discussion of public affairs,&rd
  • Engaging with the trauma of conflict 
    In order to move forward, we need to genuinely address the legacy of conflict which will create space for healing to begin. In the Naga context, the majority of adults carry scars because of the protracted poli
  • Stop ignoring child labour
    Imlisanen Jamir There is this 10-year-old boy in suburban Dimapur who serves tea to all guests, whenever they pay a visit to his home. He has been raised there since he was five and has only faint memories o
  • Taking forward the ‘perfect convergence’
    Akangjungla On Wednesday morning, almost all the Nagaland based newspapers flashed the report on the inauguration of ‘The People’s Bridge,’ a 70-feet long metal bridge over Yinjung River an
  • Last Man Standing
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Jungshinokdang Jamir, a tatar in the Village Council was observing genna when Dr. Clark and Godhula visited Ungma village during one of his many mission tours. It was he who welcomed the Go
  • In corruption, we ‘trust’ 
    Moa Jamir Do you think the public is also responsible along with the Naga leaders in creating a corrupted society? The Morung Express asked its reader last week. Not surprisingly, 74% of the respondents agre
  • Bitter Pill
    Imkong Walling The November 1 episode in Mangkolemba town, Mokokchung district, wherein protestors reacted with fury over vote-for-cash remarks made by a state government administrator brought to fore three
  • Energy woes this festive season
    Imlisanen Jamir So much has been said about the energy crisis in Nagaland. But the recent directive issued by the Wokha Electrical Division of the State’s Power Department reveals just how dire the sit
  • The Pandemic Still Isn’t Over 
    Dr Asangba Tzudir A statistical overview of the Covid-19 scenario in India stands at 1,58,817 active cases and 4,58,437 deaths. As for Nagaland, the total number of cases presently stands at more than 31 tho
  • ‘Rapid’ action required 
    Moa Jamir COVID-19 testing could not be ‘done for quite some time’ in Nagaland due to the non-availability of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits, the most simple, fastest and relatively accurate metho
  • DeStructuring the Violent structures
    In a world where war is everybody’s tragedy and everybody’s nightmare, diplomacy is everyone’s business – Lord Strang Violence takes many forms. Direct physical force, such as armed c
  • An ode to imperfection
    Imlisanen Jamir Bad photos are rare these days. And if there are any, and cannot be edited or enhanced, they are quickly discarded. It’s become easy to get rid of imperfection, in the face of a cost-fr
  • On inclusivity: Converge & Act 
    Moa Jamir ‘Inclusive education happens only on paper,’ Principal Director of School Education Shanavas C reportedly observed on October 26, highlighting its ‘poor state’ in Nagaland.
  • Water Crisis in Nagaland
    Dr Asangba Tzudir This monsoon, the rainfall in Nagaland was so scarce to the extent that 7 of Nagaland’s 12 districts experienced deficient rainfall that not only agriculture was affected but also the
  • Not a time to be casual 
    Veroli Zhimo Even as the country celebrated crossing the 1 billion mark of total vaccinations, a new variant—the AY.4 which is a sub-lineage or derivative of the Delta Variant, is on the rise. 
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