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  • Problematizing the Indigenous-identity scope
    Abraham LothaNew York | May 25Being marginalized is a common problem for most of the hundreds of indigenous peoples attending the Fifth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. But th
  • Making sense of Millennium Development Goals from Below
    Abraham LothaNew York | May 23How do indigenous people from the grassroots look at the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?Many indigenous peoples from various parts of the world have come to the UN for the Fif
  • School for children of a lesser God
    Karaiba ChawangDimapur | May 11Sprouting out of the squalid ground of the famed Dimapur Railway Bazaar locality, the Community Education Centre (CEC) today bears many interesting traits. It bloomed out of
  • A Home to grow in
    Chizokho VeroKohima | April 17Name: Diezeo, Age: 6, Hobby: Driving, Ambition: Join the Police.Name: Samuel. Age: 8. Hobby: Reading. Ambition: Join the Army.Name: Dziesetoulie. Age: 8: Hobby: Sports. Ambition: J
  • Bitter pills: Irrational and hazardous
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | April 2Ten of the top 25 drugs sold in India are irrational, non-essential and hazardous says a report. Be warned, the Becosule pill you are pooping is useless.The India National Co
  • ‘No job is cheap enough to earn daily bread’
    A lone Naga rickshaw-puller sets example for local youthsPeter ChacheiDimapur | April 1 The profession of Rickshaw-pulling is considered one of the cheapest forms of transportation and, economically in the
  • Oil’s well if it ends well
    Lotha Hoho clouds ONGC operations in Lotha areasThannganing HungyoDimapur | March 22With Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio recently revealing that petroleum development would be taken up again as soon as land problems
  • Prostitution network in commercial hub goes mobile
    Poverty, want of easy money and pleasure ushering women to prostitution  Peter ChacheiDimapurA CELL PHONES RINGS in a lady’s handbag somewhere in the city. It’s her agent on the other end of the line.
  • Sand Depots: Is anything being done?
    A BotokingMarch 11DIMAPUR (MExN): A picture news was carried out by this paper with regard to this story in question, to highlight the inconveniences face dby the public. Th1e previous DC, Hekali Zhimomi had pa
  • Vehicular growth limiting breathing space
    Sales of 12 vehicles a day spurring pollution in cityPeter ChacheiDimapur | March 5WITH THE increase in the number of automobiles in the commercial hub of Nagaland, air pollution has moderately increased. With
  • He makes the inanimate bounce to life
    Morung Express NewsDimapur / January 11He makes the inanimate bounce to life. His imagination sparks movement. No, he is not a psychic blessed with supernatural powers. He’s a young but well acclaimed animati
  • Burmese Nagas in deplorable condition
    Thannganing Hungyo & Peter ChacheiDecember 27DIMAPUR (MExN): The reign of the military junta in Myanmar does not seem to augur well for the Nagas across the border. The economic breakdown as conceived by or
  • Big Money, Big Players, choked dreams
    Karaiba ChawangDecember 20KOHIMA (MExN): The Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan, popularly known as SSA is a centrally sponsored scheme, with 25% input from the state government. It is looked after by the State Mission Auth
  • Zero percent illiteracy still a dream
    Karaiba ChawangDecember 19KOHIMA (MExN): The much hyped Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan (SSA) scheme which involves crores of rupees to reduce drop out rate to zero and accord free education to all children between 6 and
  • From an uncertain Then to an accomplished Now
     Al Ngullie MOKOKCHUnG, December  5 (MExN): In her soaring voice, Sentimenla, a petite, attractive college student, traversed the anthem of the Watsu Mundang (Ao Women Hoho) in a powerful testimo
  • Is it too much for Lungwa to ask for a school?
    NeichüLUNGWA (MON), Dec 4:  Her name is Honglei, she lives in Lungwa village, in the land of her ancestors which is situated right at the artificially created International border of Burma and India. Her
  • Report on disabled persons point to State apathy
    Chizokho VeroOctober 31KOHIMA (MExN): Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act 1995 which provides equal opportunities, protection of their rights and full participation of disabled persons is not being implemented
  • Is ban on hunting successful in Nagaland?
    Villagers want Government to pass standing orderChizokho VeroOctober 26KOHIMA (MExN): “Aji kaali napai tu.”(It’s not available these days). You will get this response from a vendor if you ask for wild ani
  • Nagaland 2020, a vision: PART 2
    Morung Express NewsOctober 13KOHIMA: By the year 2020, it is possible to see a developed Nagaland—with the population under control, the economy growing at accelerated pace, infrastructure such as transport,
  • Nagaland 2020, a vision: PART ONE
    Chizokho VeroOctober 12KOHIMA (MExN): By the year 2020, it is possible to see a developed Nagaland—with population under control, the economy growing at an accelerated pace, infrastructure such as transport,
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