Peter L YimchungerDepartment of Sociology, St Xavier College, JalukieWhat does development really mean for Nagas? Is it simply the construction of better roads, bridges and buildings, or does it also involve im
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Ngaranmi ShimrayNew DelhiThe idea to explore ways and means of interpreting or amending the Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956 and the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 to faci
The fabric of the phenomenon called life has become more complicated, more interwoven and more delicate in the recent times in the place called Nagaland. In earlier times, life in Nagaland was simple and uncomp-
Repakaba TzudirPh D Scholar, Department of Sociology, Nagaland UniversityI have hesitated for a long time before writing about the repatriation of Naga ancestral remains.Not because I have nothing to say, but p
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Jonas YanthanThere is prevalence of a wrong understanding of humanity, the world and more so on personhood even among Christians influenced by an anti-Christian ideology called Gnosticism. Gnosticism sprang up
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Thirty-six years of the NLTP Act, 1989: Nagaland remains officially dry, unofficially well-stocked, and spectacularly committed to the paperwork of thirstBesesayo KezoIPS, Retd DGPTHE ACT IN BRIEFOfficial nameN
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Mughalu T KinimiD.Th. III Year (Communication), Clark Theological College, AolijenA young person can spend six hours in school and still spend another six hours being educated by something nobody has appointed
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Shibdas GhoseDimapurFalling in love during the teenage years and adolescence is an intense, normal, and powerful developmental milestone, shaped by rapid changes in both the body and the brain. It is exhilarati
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M Chuba AoI am starting this article with a reference to a media interview given by Congress leader Salman Khurshid. "I see no reason why anyone should have any reservations in applauding and accepting the
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Sridhar VembuIndia's rapidly evolving deep tech capability owes much to the vision and commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Fifteen years ago, many of the things India is building today would have been di
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The Commissioner of PoliceDimapur District,Nagaland- 797112.8th July 2026Subject: Growing traffic menace and rampant traffic rule violationsRespected Madam,I am writing to draw your urgent attention to the esca
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Apao RLThe Brightness in the Foothills of Sikkim: The greatest lesson I have ever learned about a faith that stands did not come from listening to hundreds of preachers or attending the many lectures during my
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Hanso ChangTuensangNagaland is officially a dry State.But if prohibition is meant to keep alcohol away from our communities, then a disturbing question must now confront every citizen, every institution and, mo
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Zeluosielie KehieSovima Village, ChümoukedimaThe Governments continued efforts to implement various welfare, developmental and benevolent schemes for the benefit of the downtrodden/economically weaker sections
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Tuisem A ShishakYet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just like a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away (James 4:14 NAS).Just over a week before Niketus passin
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Why do our governments take human life, safety, security and protection so lightly? Does the sum total of our 1.4-plus-billion citizenry make individual lives so cheap?Monalisa ChangkijaThere is this maxim in N
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YangamIndependent WriterEvery year, 14 September is observed as Hindi Diwas. This day offers an opportunity to pause and look at Hindi from a different perspective not only as a language shaped by centuries of
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Eyiekhrote VeroAuthor, Inspire Vero blogThe recent 80s trend has brought nostalgia for an old fashion that had almost been forgotten. The trend shows how much time has passed, with many of us not even born duri
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Newmai News NetworkAfter more than two decades of service, Newmai News Network (NNN) today (September 14, 2026) has decided to bring its journey to an end.Newmai News Network was birthed out of a need. More tha
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Akumtong LongkumerResearch Scholar, Department of History, NEHU, ShillongTo talk about Indigenous knowledge (I use this word advisedly, with an *, with a footnote) today is to betray it. Or, at the very least,
