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  • Child labourers at large despite the ban
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | June 11A malnourished and starved appearance suitably illustrates a child who has been made an article of trade. Such is the gloomy plight of most children whose upbringing is not a
  • Child labour continues unabated in Nagaland
    Morung Express NewsDimapur | June 11Trapped in a cycle of poverty, reports indicate that thousands of children from poor backgrounds in Nagaland are trapped in the vicious trade of child labour. According to a
  • Thermal Power Dream is Over
    Nagaland proposal is not economically feasible: PCAl Ngullie June 2Morung Express NewsAfter a long hunt, power-starved Nagalands eternal hope in the thermal-power alternative is finally a kaput-chapter for
  • Tube Wells: Hills’ Water Remedy
    Limalenden LongkumerMokokchung May 31MOKOKCHUNG MAY face water scarcity on the surface, but there seems to be no dearth of water under its ground. The Ground Water Cell (GWC) crew from the department of Geology
  • Tobacco Fight: less smoke, more fire
    Atsei NeikhaDimapur | May 30With clear evidence available that tobacco accounts the second-largest cause of deaths in the world besides leading to innumerable health-related problems, a cross section of concern
  • Rape: Where has Justice gone?
    After the noise, is there nothing left to be done?Morung Express Feature Dimapur | May 26 There was deep outrage, condemnation and sheer disgust from the public of Nagaland when the news of a spate of
  • Consequences of poverty on children
    Morung Express FeatureDimapur | May 19Poverty can have a destructive impact, for it signifies not only going to bed hungry at times, but also a hammering that the human self-esteem gets. It is also important to
  • Human Markets: Highly lucrative, life-destroying trade
    The inside scoop on buying & selling of people in the NEMorung Express NewsDimapur | May 18A leading social activist from the North East working in the problem area of human trafficking has shed light on th
  • Students suffocate in overcrowded classrooms
    Morung Express NewsDimapur| May 18Imagine eighty people sitting in a 12 x 14 room without windows, no fan and leaking roof. Added to the dilemma are seven people cramped on a six feet bench and heavy bags fille
  • HIV/AIDS orphans rising in Nagaland
    Imkong WallingDimapur | May 8Every year, the World AIDS Orphans Day is celebrated on May 7. FXB international, a non-profit organisation, launched a movement in the year 2002 to bring to the fore the plight of
  • Naga girls ready for Police life
    Y Merina ChishiDimapur | May 4Dreaming of Khaki and armed with a weapon, Deepali cant wait to join the Nagaland Armed Police. Her dream of being in the police force is now within reach as she waits to step in f
  • Community Forests: Last hope for vanishing habitat
    Limalenden LongkumerMokokchung | December 1Hunting to many a Naga is a favourite leisure activity. Almost every Naga family owns a 12 bore shot-gun or a .22 rifle or at least an air rifle, if not a rubber catap
  • AIDS and Women—The Morality Myth
    Y Merina ChishiDimapur| November 30 There are stories that emerge from a place where AIDS is still considered dirty and associated with morality; and the brutal reality is that women are usually the ones w
  • The Face of 45 yrs Statehood
    Bonnie KonyakDimapur/Mon | November 30 As Nagaland wakes up to its 45th Statehood Day on December 1, many ordinary people across the State will find it difficult to cheer or let alone even remember what it
  • NUKSHINARO: HIV POSITIVE AND RARING TO GO
    Asangla Imsong,Kohima | November 30She comes across as just another quintessential girl next-door - warm, friendly and inviting. She could be mistaken for a college going girl with her petite frame and bubbly s
  • Violence against women: A Reality
    Y Merina ChishiDimapur| November 24 Across the world, violence against women and girls continue unabated despite efforts to curb such violence, by all societies. Irrespective of colour, age, culture and la
  • Master craftsman makes a Statement
    Government job not the only way Longrangty LongcharMokokchung | November 23Creativity has no limit, and so is a persons determination to excel. For thirteen years, Yanger Pongen, a self-taught master craft
  • Harnessing traditional healing—the Naga way
    Akangjungla LongcharDimapur | November 22The practice of harnessing herbal and traditional medicines and the natural treatment it offers for various ailments has led to even the World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Factional Violence: Widows’ Spirit of Forgiveness
    Merina Y. ChishiDimapur | November 17Roko was seven months pregnant, when her husband was killed in a factional clash in 1997. When she received news about her husbands death, Roko refused to believe unless she
  • Nagaland Media: Throes of rebirth
    Al NgullieMorung Express NewsThe media in Nagaland is in a state of changeover – not so much for the inevitable changes which functional purposes of history and change compel, but a shift in the paradigm of t
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