Editorial

  • Go green with E-Rickshaws
    Imlisanen Jamir Electric rickshaws have gained popularity in several cities of India since 2008 as an alternative to auto rickshaws and pulled rickshaws which occupy our cities in droves.   However m
  • Not a smooth ride
    In year 2003, when late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on a three-day tour to Nagaland from October 27 to 29, the inclement weather then proved to be a blessing in disguise for the people of Nagaland.
  • Victim of soft gambit
    Witoubou Newmai As India swings right, it is evident the Naga society is experiencing a new epiphany. That, “there is method” in the whole affair. The Naga society’s response to such unfurl
  • The Gentleman’s Club
    Yet again, the Nagaland Government has constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee to examine the issue of Urban Local Body elections vis-a-vis women reservation and other related issues and make recommendations.  
  • The rise and rise of e-Sports
    Imlisanen Jamir The sight of usually four people huddled over their smart phones shouting instructions while trading supernatural blows, slaying dragons, and invading enemy bases is something that we come ac
  • BEFR 1873: Time to alter ILP's ambit
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir The publication of the final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens which left out over 40 lakh applicants (though they have another chance of proving their eligibility)
  • Shifting focus
    Witoubou Newmai It appears today that the people need to rediscover the ‘purpose’ together by forgetting the binary of the ‘authority’ and the ‘grass-root’ for a while. &n
  • Fine print in the soil
    Aheli Moitra A significant portion of the news that the press in Nagaland highlights relates to agriculture. There are detailed discussions around jhum agriculture, government departments often impart commer
  • The Altruist?
    Asangba Tzudir Altruism refers to a motive for helping behavior that is primarily intended to relieve another person’s distress, with little or no regard for the helper’s self-interest. When it c
  • Skills & education
    Imlisanen Jamir What should education truly be? This question, as tired and old as it might seem, is a running theme that is being harped on (either intentionally or not) by leaders of the state structure. D
  • Daring but Deficient
    The Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio launched the CM’s Dashboard in Kohima on August 13 with the objective of ensuring proper “monitoring of all government schemes with transparency and accounta
  • The crisis in our education
    Witoubou Newmai When today’s every occasion or happening is being channelized by vested interests our society must go back to what is already considered as the clichéd topic i.e. the real values
  • The Push for ‘One Nation, One Poll’
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir For some months now, the issue of holding simultaneous elections across the country has attracted considerable debates where a stakeholder discussion called for the ‘One Nation,
  • Making science simpler does not help
    Imlisanen Jamir Science on the internet can be an incredibly mesmerizing and contradictory thing. Is coffee good or bad for you? Do opposites really attract? Should you stretch before running?   Depe
  • Health & Wellness in Nagaland
    On August 9, the State’s Department of Health and Family Welfare launched Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs) programme under Ayushman Bharat at Urban Primary Health Centre Seikhazou, Kohima.   A
  • Govt must act on influx issue
    Witoubou Newmai The reverie of ‘authorities’ in the State of Nagaland on home issues has been broken by the exercise of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, leaving over 40 lakh people &
  • Migration and Movement
    Aheli Moitra While the heated topic of discussion at the moment is the influx of migrants into the North East region, let us bring focus on the indigenous peoples of the North East who migrate out of the reg
  • Tension between Culture and Religion
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir Recently, a baby sanctification and certification programme initiated by Women Ministry of a certain Church in Nagaland created a huge debate on social media. A point under the nota b
  • The deep deep roots of backdoor appointments
    Imlisanen Jamir One of the most noteworthy petitions that sought to fight against the practice of backdoor appointments in the Nagaland State government was disposed of last week.   While the disposa
  • A wakeup call
    Nagaland is experiencing an ‘unprecedented’ crisis due to incessant rains in recent times. The Chief Secretary called it an ‘emergency-like’ situation while the Governor and the Chief Mi
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