Morung Exclusive

  • Call for unity on rights around oil exploration
    ‘Oil is not wealth, it has dirtied our environment and the government’Aheli MoitraWokha | April 11 As oil continues to seep out of the ground, the people of Changpang in Wokha remain sensitive to the i
  • Inside the entrepreneurial minds
    Person in Focus: Marlenden Aier Background: Graduate of Christ College Bangalore Current: Owner of ‘La Premier’ and ‘Family Market’Past: Worked at American Express, BangaloreOwned 4 guest hous
  • DIMAPUR: A land for all, yet choking on filth, dirt and jams
    Longrangty LongcharDimapur | March 30 NOT SO DRY: The NLTP Act 1989 has been in operation for two decades, but the sight of empty bottles in a scrap dealer shop simply indicates the huge amount of alcohol
  • Haute Talk with rising Naga designer Shenali Khetoho Sema
    Akangchila Longchar | Dimapur ,  March 24Based in Noida, New Delhi, Naga designer Shenali Khetoho Sema is currently the Head Designer of Morphe. All of 28 years old, Shenali has designing background from N
  • Peace Education In Nagaland
    “We want peace!” Slogans such as this are heard not just in Nagaland but all over the world. Nagaland has its own share of problems to resolve, starting from the peace process to tribal conflicts, factional
  • Local bricks for cheaper price in Kiphire
    LipichemKiphire | March 11Kiphire district, the farthest district in the state shares her border with Myanmar which is around 326 Km away from the commercial hub Dimapur. The district transports all raw materia
  • Water, Water … nowhere in sight!
    Longrangty LongcharMorung Express NewsDry days are here again. This is the time when water scarcity hits Mokokchung district in its severest form. The natural water springs, which serve as the main source for p
  • The rise of ‘gaming’ in Nagaland
    Imlisanen JamirDimapur| March 8“Whether we like it or not, video games have become an integral part of our lives”, says Sungjem Jamir, an engineering student and a serious gamer. Video games’ becoming a m
  • In denial of Violence Against Women
    Aheli MoitraDimapur | March 7For years, a middle aged Naga woman and her children in Dimapur were lined up and thrashed by her husband. He lived away from them, for work, and visited at times. When he did, he b
  • Dialogue. Freedom. Expression.
    Keren R. Rose Some say his very name spells controversy, while others open their morning papers and look forward to his hard hitting articles (some which have invited death threats and serious imperilments
  • In conversation with Orentsani Suzen Kikon
    Trained yoga instructor & founder of Loli Yoga Training CentreAkangchila LongcharMorung Express FeatureOrentsani Suzen Kikon is a yoga instructor from Dimapur, who at the young age of 18 decided to pursue t
  • 2012: Great Expectations
    Morung Express News: With 2011 setting down, Nagas are looking forward perhaps the New Year would be better although the current horizon seems not so bright. Yet there are those who hope: some who are wearied,
  • A baby’s skull in the Naga Headhunter’s Hut
    Morung Express News: The Hornbill Festival, ongoing in Nagaland’s capital Kohima, is a joyful explosion of the romance and glory, life and culture of the ancient Naga warrior tribes. The history and lore
  • We Demand Frontier Nagaland – ENPO
    Longrangty Longchar Tuensang | January 7 “We Demand Frontier Nagaland – ENPO” this was the clear message written on a banner at the entrance of the Parade Ground, Tuensang where the mass p