Imlisanen JamirOver the past months, Nagaland has been gripped by a rising tide of Dengue cases. The ordeal of one family, my own, serves as a poignant reminder of the challenges posed by this mosquito-borne di

Vishü Rita KrochaOver the weekend, few schools gathered at the Assam Rifles Public School, Kohima to learn about Resilience, which is an innate human capacity that can be learned and developed in anyone. The e

AkangjunglaThe celebration of the 69th edition of National Wildlife Week commenced at the National Zoological Park on October 2. This annual event will culminate on October 8. In alignment with the United Natio

Dr Asangba TzudirIt is said that every two seconds, someone needs blood, and while blood cannot be manufactured the need for it is only growing more by the day. Blood has a very limited shelf life, and therefor

Moa JamirThe issue of hate speeches, whether alleged or otherwise, periodically emerges in the public domain in India. Most recently, there was a significant uproar when one such speech was alleged to have been

Imkong WallingVisuals are a given, nowadays, whenever Dimapur is inundated in floodwaters. The deluge of visuals, captured by the victims and onlookers alike, generally provoke two types of emotions— pity for

AkangjunglaStorytelling is central to human experience. It is the core of human experience that can turn a moment of interaction turn into life long memories. Storytelling helps people to recognise their purpos

AkangjunglaAccording to the indispensable standard set by the society, a person who follows the Christian faith is supposed to be a member of the local church. In any Christian circle in the Naga context, some

Dr Asangba TzudirFollowing the threat of ‘pen-down’ agitation by unpaid teachers, the State’s School Education Department has responded with a reminder of the statutory restrictions prescribed in Rule No.

Moa JamirNagaland has been consistently hailed as one of the safest states for women and children in India. Year after year, the annual National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports bear testament to this, consi

Mahmood Mamdani observed that, “The political project of the [colonial] regime of ‘customary’ laws was to fracture a racialized native population into different ethnicized groups. The basis of group disti

Imlisanen JamirIn the rapidly evolving landscape of information dissemination, Wikipedia has long reigned as the go-to reference work for countless individuals seeking knowledge. However, as generative artifici

AkangjunglaWith wide ranging collaborations, the office of Nagaland State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has been conducting training programmes on Inclusive Education and Universal Design for Learn

Dr Asangba TzudirThe condition of roads in Nagaland is such that the effect in the aftermath of the monsoon showers presents a case of the roads similar to the craters in the moon. And the same road which is co

Moa JamirStrident finding, Deafening Silence‘Misappropriation, negligence, fraudulence, pilferage, incomplete projects, defalcation, fictitious transactions, delay, and overstatements’ are some recurring th

Imkong WallingTill a few a years ago, the failure that is the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act was taboo to talk about. It was, and is, as clear as day but hardly anyone dared bring it up. The gover

Imlisanen JamirIn the ongoing Nagaland Legislative Assembly, an offhand comment by the Nagaland Minister for Forest, Environment, and Climate Change recently ignited a blaze of controversy. The Minister, while

Imti LongcharThe ongoing saga of debate surrounding NLTP Act 1989 has once again taken center stage as Dimapur’s civil society organizations push for lifting the decades old prohibition act has opened floodga

Dr Asangba TzudirWith recent calls for repealing the NLTP Act from sitting legislators and more recently from the Naga Council Dimapur stating that the Act needs to be lifted with “proper mechanism” as it i

Moa Jamir When the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) Government assumed power in Nagaland in March 2018, led by Neiphiu Rio, one of the central promises was to usher in a new era of transparency through