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  • An ordinary bridge with a story to tell
    Morung Express News Dimapur | June 3 At River Belt Colony, behind Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dimapur; rests a bamboo bridge suspended precariously over the stream known locally as ‘Baloo Not
  • How well is our healthcare sector?
    Y Merina ChishiAtoizu | March 25Leaking roof, creaky beds, broken window panes and battered floor:  It almost sounds like a scene out of a rundown movie. But this is the face of Nagaland’s pitiable publi
  • An academy or a cowshed?
    Dimapur | February 25 : When one hears the name ‘Sports Academy’, a vibrant image of a sports institute with state of the art infrastructure and training facilities is instinctively projected in the mind. T
  • ‘Widening the roads for greater development’
    Chuchuyimpang, February 16 (MExN): Located hardly five kilometers away from Mokokchung town, the villagers of Chuchuyimpang has taken on a ground-breaking task of developing the village – wider roads. However
  • Naga Bloggers: Joining The New Media?
    A commentary by various journo-bloggers, a new breed of writers?Akangchila LongcharDimapur | February 2In an era where everything seems to be going online, the power of blogging cannot be undermined and today s
  • We Demand Frontier Nagaland – ENPO
    Longrangty LongcharTuensang | 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 public rally organi
  • Mkg: A commercial hub in the making?
    Our Correspondent Mokokchung | October 19 Starting from the year 2007 after the Ao Kaketshir Mungdang (AKM) initiated the anti-illegal immigrants campaign, ‘Survival 2007’, the market scenario in
  • Common destiny guides people
    60% of Khiamniungans are outside Indian TerritoryKuzhovesa SohoKohima | October 9The word ‘Khiamniungan’ means “Great source of water’ (‘Khiam’ – great or big, ‘Niun’ – water and ‘Gan’
  • An epitome of sincerity & hard work
    DMC sweeper without absence from work for last 21 years Morung Express Feature Dimapur| October 2 21 years of dedicated service; not a single day of absence from work and 15 more years of zeal re
  • People’s College: Forgotten Legacy?
    Morung Express NewsMokokchung | September 28It is the only private college in the town and it is a legacy unto itself. But, People’s College in Mokokchung – which celebrated its Silver Jubilee, only last ye
  • Govt buildings: Wasted and abandoned
    Morung Express NewsDimapur| September 26  Traveling throughout Nagaland one cannot miss the number of abandoned government constructed buildings. Most of these abandoned buildings have been built in the la
  • The economics of good roads
    Morung Express News Dimapur| September 23   Economists have often said that good roads and economic growth go hand in hand. In Nagaland, the pathetic road condition reflects the poor economic sta
  • ‘Sticker games’ among children cause worry
    Morung Express NewsMokokchung | September 21 It looked like a typical scene of young school children in uniform buying sweets before  classes. But the three little school children studying in a Govern
  • Cracking the young Naga gene code
    Akangchila LongcharDimapur | September 8“If Naga parents are under the assumption that sending their children to the best schools their money can afford, then think again,” says a youth referring to the lat
  • A story of dignity and inspiration
    Journey from porter to eatery ownerMorung Express Feature Mokokchung | September 7He is dignity of labor personified. 28-old Wati Kichu of Mokokchung village has what it takes to become a successful person
  • Unemployment in Nagaland - Myth or Reality?
    Morung Express News Dimapur | August 31 “Unemployment in Nagaland is a 100% fact. Why? The right people are not recruited for the right job at the right time. The top officials are busy recruiting t
  • Naga policewomen Walking the Tough Beat
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | August 24In today’s world, there are no  limitations  to what  women can achieve and many have broken barriers and crossed boundaries. Sadly, the brass ceiling hasn
  • From Ground Zero—Landslides & traffic disruptions
    Morung Express NewsDimapur/Tuensang | August 21Although local media focus is on the land slide along the Kohima stretch of NH-39, nevertheless landslides and land-subsidence due to incessant monsoon rains have
  • PROHIBITION Missing the Heart of the Matter?
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | August 17   In Nagaland, most of the drinking goes on surreptitiously — in dark alleys, inside cars, in all kinds of shady places. In fact, a visit to any booze joint in
  • Naga citizens struggle with Civic Sense
    Emilo KhuvungKohima | August 11Monsoon is here and one can already see garbage spilling onto roads from clogged drainages, offensive smell from the release of septic tanks and overflowing  garbage  bi
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