Editorial

  • The fuel crisis is just a rehearsal
    Imlisanen Jamir   Despite the fall in global crude oil prices, we are looking at unprecedented rise in the price of fuel ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic effects on the producer and consu
  • Support local innovation
    Y Merina Chishi There is no dearth of talent in Nagaland. Every now and then we hear stories of people coming up with innovative ideas to help the society. For instance, three Naga boys Kesosilie Kennao, M
  • Lessons from Emergency
    Witoubou Newmai   “On this day, 45 years ago one family’s greed for power led to the imposition of the Emergency. Overnight the nation was turned into a prison. The press, courts, free sp
  • What’s next? 
    The Government of Nagaland seems to have taken into account the economic challenges associated with the COVID-19 lockdown by announcing the creation of two strategic committees on economic affairs in early June
  • On the edge
    Dr Asangba Tzudir  While the rate of recovery of COVID-19 in Nagaland is marvelously high, a spike of 119 cases in the last two days in Nagaland is a matter of serious concern. What is more conce
  • Recoveries should not lead to complacency
    Imlisanen Jamir   One positive from the daily COVID-19 news in Nagaland State has been its steadily increasing recovery rate.  As of now, the State’s recovery has increased to 66 percen
  • Revisiting gratitude
    Veroli Zhimo   Thank you. That hasn’t been said nearly enough over these challenging last few months. In this extraordinary time, we have had to absorb many new and disconcerting conc
  • Manipur’s fragile political configuration 
    Witoubou Newmai The trouble in the BJP led coalition government in Manipur appears to come in handy for the Congress party. That is what it appears at the moment. And that is also very much of what the Man
  • Mental health matters
    Y Merina Chishi    The death of popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has again raised the issue of mental health problems in India, leading even the Supreme Court on June 16 (Tuesday) to
  • Google Classroom
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir     In view of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic online learning has been adopted in many schools and colleges across. Among the many apps and modes, Google Classr
  • Politicking during a pandemic
    Imlisanen Jamir A crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic gives the leading lights of society, including the political class, a chance to redeem themselves. The pandemic presented our politicians a great opportuni
  • NU should step up
    The standing of the lone central university in the state – Nagaland University (NU) continues to falter in the ranking of Institutions of Higher Education in India. The latest ranking of National Ins
  • ‘Inhumane element’
    Witoubou Newmai     The May 25, 2020 incident of Minneapolis has nudged the collective conscience of humanity so much so that it is taking different groups of people in different regions to dif
  • Too easy to criticize
    Y Merina Chishi   The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat turned many Naga people into a narrow-minded, opinionated and cynical lot. These people appear to have a negative outlook on everything. From dis
  • The Immediate Challenges
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   The easing of lockdown in India is happening at a time when certain states in India are encountering the worst case scenario. For Nagaland, except in the quarantine center
  • Filling the gap 
    On June 5, the Governor of Nagaland, RN Ravi expressed concern over the 'near halt' of construction activities during a review of work progress of projects undertaken by the National Highways and Infras
  • Victims to quick fixes
    Imlisanen Jamir   The scientific community is under even more pressure in this panic driven COVID-19 world. What these times have also shown is how the scientific process is not something immune to the
  • For effective communications
    Witoubou Newmai   There is a compelling need to start asking today as to why issues after issues are being engaged without the demand for ‘thought-through processes.’  As we not
  • Theft of Govt land
    Y Merina Chishi   Encroachment or theft of government land is a big problem in Nagaland. Every year, the government loses a significant area of land that is encroached upon or outrightly occupied in
  • It Will Be a Mad Rush
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   The Nagaland board exam results are out and the ritualistic felicitations have started pouring in; so also the call for Admissions to Higher Secondary Schools and Colleges
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