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  • How social media has changed journalism forever
    London, (IANS) The rise of user-generated content (UGC) - information submitted by members of the public or posted on social media - has made journalists harness a variety of new skills, thereby bringing in a s
    / 24th May 2016
  • Don’t report it: How Bihar fights crime
    IANS By Amit Bhandari Bihar - India’s third-most-populous state, with the country’s poorest people - has a crime rate lower than more prosperous states with fewer people such as Gujarat, Kerala, Rajas
    / 24th May 2016
  • Rio medallists to be considered for 2016 Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards
    New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) To ensure immediate recognition to the Olympic medallists, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday announced that the Rio Games' medal winners will be considered for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khe
    / 24th May 2016
  • Sonowal sworn in as Assam chief minister
    Guwahati, May 24 (IANS) Sarabananda Sonowal was on Tuesday sworn-in as the first BJP chief minister of Assam at a gala event here attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his senior cabinet colleagues and tens
    / 24th May 2016
  • No threat from Islamic State: Rajnath Singh
    New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said there is no threat to India from Islamic State (IS) as people of the Muslim community are against the IS.   "Along with the alertne
    / 24th May 2016
  • In remote Assam hamlet, black rice rakes in the moolah
    By Aditya Baruah   Guwahati, May 24 (IANS) Rice is generally white in colour, or is it? Black is the colour for over 200 farmers in Assam's Goalpara district - and they are laughing all the way to th
    / 24th May 2016
  • Nagaland cop commits suicide
    New Delhi, May 24 (PTI): A 25-year-old constable of Nagaland Armed Police, posted at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial museum here, today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle.
    / 24th May 2016
  • Interview: Save this generation of children - Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
    ISTANBUL, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The world must give urgent attention to children caught up in conflict, disasters or exploitation, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi said on Monday, and leav
    / 24th May 2016
  • Myanmar poet's jail term 'like from the old days'
    YANGON, May 24 (Reuters) - A court in Myanmar sentenced a young poet to six months in jail on Tuesday for defaming former president Thein Sein, making him one of the first political activists sentenced since No
    / 24th May 2016
  • Thai blaze victim, 10, "called for her mum and dad until voice was gone"
    WIANG PA PAO, Thailand, May 24 (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Thai girl called out for her mother and father as a blaze swept through her school dormitory "until her voice was gone", her mother said on Tuesday. &
    / 24th May 2016
  • Schools under fire in war zones
    Alex Whiting Thomson Reuters Foundation A new fund which aims to raise more than $3.8 billion for children's education in war zones and natural disasters has been launched on May 23 at the first ever World
    / 24th May 2016
  • Importance of Pre-School
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir   There was a time when pre-school was hardly heard of, or even its need and importance felt. Those were the days when parents and teachers had a hard time trying to adapt the ch
    Editorial / 24th May 2016
  • ‘I have no ill feeling against Neiphiu Rio’
    NPF president Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu seek to dismiss rumours   Morung Express News Kohima | May 23   Naga People’s Front (NPF) President, Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Monday sought to di
    Nagaland / 23rd May 2016
  • Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao awareness prog
    Dimapur, May 23 (MExN): To create awareness on ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, 9 Assam Rifles organized a programme at Tsiesema Basa village of Kohima district on May 22. The aim of the programme was to
    Nagaland / 23rd May 2016
  • Rengma GB body supports demand for Tseminyu district
    Tseminyu, May 23 (MExN): The Rengma GB Association has extended support to the Rengma Hoho’s demand for creation of Tseminyu district.   President of Rengma GB Association, Kehoga Kent in a press
    Nagaland / 23rd May 2016
  • Shooting incident condemned
    Dimapur, May 23 (MExN): Western Rengma Students' Union Nagaland (WRSUN) has condemned the May 21 incident at Blue Hill station, Dimapur, where one auto rickshaw driver, Gwahilo Seb, was shot on his leg by K
    Nagaland / 23rd May 2016
  • News in brief
    Torechu offers condolences Kohima, May 23 (MExN): MLA & Chairman, Nagaland Khadi & Village Industries Board, T Torechu has expressed shock and sadness at the sudden demise of Nikheto Sumi, Head Dobas
    / 23rd May 2016
  • Meetings & Appointments
    Naga Students’ Federation Emergency Presidential Council Meeting of NSF has been convened on May 26, 11:00 am at NSF office, Kohima. Therefore, all the federating units & sub-ordinate bodies’ preside
    / 23rd May 2016
  • NPF 48 Moka A/C issues clarification
    Mon, May 23 (MExN): With regard to the news item ‘Appeal to retain Mopong EAC headquarter’, NPF of 48 Moka A/C in Mon district has clarified that A Yangkon Konyak, who issued the statement, is not t
    Nagaland / 23rd May 2016
  • Truck hijacked; KADTA warns of ‘chakka jam’
    Dimapur, May 23 (MExN): A sand loaded tipper truck (10-wheeler) parked at Lahorijan Sunday market was hijacked on gunpoint by miscreants after threatening the driver and handyman on May 20 between 8:00 pm and 9
    Nagaland / 23rd May 2016
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