Editorial

  • 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
  • Where's the will?
    Imkong Walling It is not uncommon for the Assam state government to flex muscles in the north-eastern region of India when it wants to make a point. The show of power is evident in the way it handles the fes
  • Education Recovery   
    Akangjungla By now, the schools closure and shifting traditional classrooms to digital platforms has made it apparent that it is not only increasing learning inequality among children, but leaving a large nu
  • Jab Dilemma 
    Veroli Zhimo Based on the data submitted by the Nagaland state health department during a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) hearing on June 30, the Kohima Bench, Gauhati High Court observed that vacc
  • Complete Vaccination
    Dr Asangba Tzudir As reported recently the number of beneficiaries in Nagaland receiving both first and second dose or ‘full vaccination’ stood at 85,472 which is just 6.3% of the targeted popula
  • Beautiful, but heartbreaking
    Moa Jamir Football is beautiful and uplifting, yet it is filled with heartbreaking moments, which in the process, makes the game more endearing. One month of football extravaganza – the UEFA EURO 20202
  • Knots & Bolts of a Peace Process
    All peace processes are fraught with unique challenges and opportunities. They require statesmanship, imagination, humility, a long-term commitment and tenacity to build bridges towards a justpeace. Tragically,
  • A self-determined development
    Akangjunla The towering buildings and infrastructures in the land which once was the habitat of exotic plants and animals, and bird species is a disheartening sight. The memories of local Cherry Blossoms and
  • ‘Predators of Press Freedom’ 
    For the first time since 2016, the global body Reporters without Borders (RSF) has brought out a list of people identified as ‘Predators of Press Freedom.’ The list includes 37 heads of state or gov
  • Disturbed Again
    Dr Asangba Tzudir The “state of necessity” has once again necessitated the further extension of AFSPA for another 6 months, and various Naga organizations have called for repealing AFSPA. In the
  • Right Move 
    Moa Jamir The Department of School Education (DoSE), Nagaland in notification on July 2 stated that there has been a ‘moderate increase’ in the dropout rate of students during the year 2020. The
  • Fingers crossed
    Imkong Walling Formation or dissolving of political parties in a multi-party Parliamentary democracy is routine. There is hardly any excitement unless well known faces are involved, but parties still get for
  • Support doctors to rise above COVID-19 battle
    Akangjungla  One of the professions that find mention in the earliest records of human history is a doctor. Considered to be the noblest profession, doctors are regarded as life savers. Every year, the
  • On top but needs improvement
    Moa Jamir Kohima was ranked 10th out of 100 Smart Cities and certified as “Enabled”, in the Data Maturity Assessment Framework (DMAF) 2.0 released on June 2. Nagaland’s capital was the only
  • The Need for Vaccination
    Dr Asangba Tzudir With the State government announcing Unlock 1 starting July 1 with certain restrictions being relaxed, the state has reached a point where citizens needs to be really disciplined  in f
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