By Veroli Zhimo
Just a few days ago, a Nagaland forest department official dismissed news reports on the adverse effects of oil palm plantation on the environment as “factually incorrect.” He sai
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By Dr Asangba Tzudir The Naga political issue, issues of corruption, and the need for development forms the dominant “Naga narrative”, however, it has continued to stay as a narrative though a ch
Moa Jamir The latest weekly COVID-19 bulletin issued by Nagaland’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) had both good news and bad news for its citizens. The COVID-19 caseload continued to
In this third decade of the 21st century the processes of decolonization and decolonizing methodologies is critical for liberating and rehumanizing indigenous and colonized peoples. The indigenous acti- Imlisanen Jamir There is an air of curiosity and some apprehension in Nagaland, with reports that the Government of India is set to appoint a new Interlocutor to the Indo-Naga peace talks. The reports of
- Akangjungla Trapped in the political tussle, Nagaland has been driven by different conflicts for decades now. The burden of taxation being the most grievous has been the point of many events marked in the hi
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Dr Asangba Tzudir More often, quality of infrastructure and its associated development are taken as the parameter that defines growth and progress. For a University, very broadly, it is generally the Infrast
- Moa Jamir The ranking of the Nagaland University (NU) has been slipping in the annual National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking during the last three years, The Morung Express highlighted on Se
Imkong Walling It was only in August that an Investigation Officer (IO) of the Nagaland Police won a national award. The accolade— Medal for Excellence in Investigation came from none other than the Un- Imlisanen Jamir Amidst the new challenges which the pandemic has thrown at the education sector, the Nagaland SCERT has highlighted the need for a new State policy on school counselling. As schools began
Cultural appropriation in the Naga context Veroli Zhimo Several fashion labels have been in hot water over claims of cultural appropriation of Naga textile and materials over the past few months.
Dr Asangba Tzudir The recently released short film SENMANG meaning ‘Inheritance’ serves as a timely interjection in the face of emerging law and rights serving as a contest to the traditional pra
Moa Jamir Deficient rainfall in Nagaland has hugely impacted farm production and has increased the probability of water shortage during the upcoming dry winter season. The Morung Express has highlighted the
In the world of geo-politics, one needs to question if there is any such thing as good boundaries. World history is replete with examples of how wars are waged over perceived and real boundaries. Redrawing boun- Akangjungla Peace is the most sought-after wisdoms of life. In a general sense, peace represents the absence of conflict or war. A good dictionary like the Cambridge defines peace as ‘freedom from war
Veroli Zhimo The month of August ended with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters from Nagaland making headlines with their medal haul at the GAMMA Asian MMA championship 2021 in Kyrgyzstan. Kekhrieneitso Ang
Dr Asangba Tzudir To tackle the rampant power theft in Dimapur, the Principal Secretary of Power department has stated recently that the power department will “pull the administrative mechanism”
Moa Jamir The citizens of Nagaland by now are attuned to the lived experience of lofty ‘visions’ but insipid outcomes. Such visions are most vended by those at the helms of affairs in the area of- Imkong Walling It is no secret the Department of Power, Nagaland (DoPN) is losing revenue in terms of hundreds of crores annually. It is also known how and why the DoPN is incurring the losses. It i
- Akangjungla The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya presided over the release of National Fact Sheet Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4), India 2019 on August 10.
