Imlisanen Jamir
Air conditioning was a luxury once here not so long ago, but now that’s changed. As prices of AC units dipped and as temperature levels rose simultaneously, Dimapur, alongwith the rest
Thursday, 26th February, 2026
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It is imperative to turn children and domestic workers' rights into reality Two significant events last week might have passed just like ordinary days for most people. However, for two interr
Witoubou Newmai Sports used to hold a unique place in the Naga society. However, with the fast devastating process of ‘development’ or ‘advancement’ playfields have shrunk, and the pe
Imkong Walling Growing up in the nineties as a school kid was literally a mishmash of experiences. Landline telephony and cable television was taking root, broad-gauge rail was taking the place of metre-gaug
Dr Asangba Tzudir With the objective of promoting quality education, the Longleng District Planning and Development Board have come up with a noble resolution that every govt. department under Longleng distr
Imlisanen Jamir Being a young person today means making your voice heard. Loudly and proudly; and rightly so! Through a microphone, shouting in a protest rally, or on long posts on Facebook, protesting vo
Over the past few days, #NagalandDemandsStaffSelectionBoard has become a top trend among users of micro-blogging site Twitter from the state. Give meritocracy its ‘due,’ down with corrupti
Witoubou Newmai In a time such as this, it is important to be reminded that a society with the right attitude has no room for melodrama and contradiction. Since attitude also affects circumstance, it is impo
Aheli Moitra A few days back, the picture of a long lost Hindi teacher from school popped up on our alumni groups. Shukla ‘sir’ sat in the middle of a large family of children, in-laws and grandc
Dr Asangba Tzudir Set by United Nations Environment Programme, the theme for this year’s World Environment day is ‘Air Pollution’ considering the fact that approximately 7 million peop
Imlisanen Jamir There was a meme doing the rounds sometime last year stating that it isn’t a Naga home if there is no one drawer solely dedicated to storing plastic bags. Our love for this irr
Following months of protests, the incumbent Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was placed under house arrest on April 11, as the country prepared for a transitional government and parley for next government star
Witoubou Newmai What happens when the jealous talks of one’s own rights and freedom in a given domain fails to inspire a sense of responsibilities and duties? In other words, the sense of responsibilit
Aheli Moitra If you are sitting within the confines of an air-conditioned room, reading this newspaper—online or offline, imagine the life of the worker who is making this possible for you. Th
Dr Asangba Tzudir The current ‘status’ and ‘function’ of Naga society also reflects on the kind of leadership in all aspects of societal functioning and on the level of governanc
Imlisanen Jamir Next month, George Orwell’s ‘1984’ turns 70 and it feels more prophetic than ever. In a post truth society, this dystopian story about the future in which the ‘Big Bro
In March 2019, when the nomination for the April 11 election to the lone Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency ended, The Morung Express commented that the “current electoral scenes in Nagaland present a pi
Witoubou Newmai As the country gave way to Narendra Modi led BJP’s juggernaut, the resonance of off-the-cuff or otherwise comments over the “Main Bhi Chowkidar” and the “Chowkidar Cho
Aheli Moitra If there is an information overload on border activities in the western peripheries of the Indian Union, there is an information blackout on the eastern periphery. As the democratic machinery of
Dr Asangba Tzudir “The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.” These words by Mahatma Gandhi holds much relevance in the context of our society today. Fear seems to be our wors
