Editorial

  • Unsustainable palm oil push
    Veroli Zhimo The National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), approved by the Union Cabinet on August 18, will increase the area under oil palm cultivation by an additional area of 6.5 lakh hectare (h
  • Prisoners of Our Tradition
    Dr Asangba Tzudir The second narrative of the creation of man is seen in Genesis 2:21-22 (ESV) which says, “so the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his
  • Nagaland Media: Amend at the crossroads 
    Moa Jamir The media landscape in the digital age has been proliferating exponentially in the recent past, offering both challenges and opportunities to the existing players. Nagaland is no exception to the p
  • The Sound of Silence!*
    The sound of silence can be deadening. And at times silence assumes one of the most brutal forms of violence, as the voice of complicity for the powers that be. In the face of grave injustice and unjust circums
  • ‘Ugly Controversy’
    Akangjungla The August 18, 2021 consultative meeting convened by the Nagaland Government with the tribal hohos kept the State Banquet Hall, Chief Minister’s Residential Complex, Kohima occupied for ove
  • Strengthening Clean Election in Nagaland
    Dr Asangba Tzudir In the recent episode of “The Alobo Naga Talk Show” featuring MLA Azo Nienu and Imlibenla Wati in the hot seat, MLA Azo was asked to give his thoughts on Clean Election in
  • ‘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
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