The unfolding political stability in Nepal ever since the peace deal arrived between the reinstated civilian government and the Maoists provides ample opportunity for real democracy to return to the Himalayan K
Thursday, 20th November, 2025
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The continuing war of words between the ruling Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) and the Opposition Congress over the prevailing law and order situation is turning out to be another spectacle similar to the Offic
In human terms, one critical obstacle that stands in the way of societal change is fear. Although fear is a natural phenomenon, it has been used as an instrument by which people are ruled. For instance, the fea
Truth and knowledge are existential realities perceived and understood in different ways. It is essential to examine how the basis of social and cultural practices formed the realms of knowledge that not only r
Now that the Chairman of the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) has voluntarily vacated his chair, one of the two demands of the Naga Students Federation (NSF) has been ‘unexpectedly’ fulfilled. The
While social and economic poverty has caused a serious threat to the survival of humankind, poverty of the mind has a demoralizing effect that questions the very existence of human life. Hence a question to pon
As pointed out by the North East Students Organization (NESO), there is no denying the fact that the Look East Policy (LEP) of the Central government should be a policy aimed at betterment of the people of the
The passionate and innate relationship between human beings and land has and continues to define the dialectical parameters of what constitutes a peoples’ understanding of a dignified existence. A political t
In recent years, waves of ‘state-centric development’ policies and programs have been initiated in Nagaland. Most of these policies and programs have centered around two focal areas, infrastructure and huma
With the onset of the holiday season and expected tourists likely to come in big numbers for the Mega Hornbill Festival, any unfavorable law and order situation may lead to both embarrassment for the State gove
It is the world of ideas that transforms the world and they act as the bridge between historical forces and the uncertain future. A society, any society that is unable to nurture, nourish and develop ideas inva
One reason why Nagas in recent times find themselves in a perpetual state of arrestation is because of the manner in which ‘monologue’ has become so embedded into the ethos of daily life. Indeed the healthy
At a time when the practice of the death penalty is being intensely contested, the ruling of the Iraqi court to sentence Saddam Hussein to death for crimes against humanity once again brings the broader issues
The news of the Election Commission (EC) of India giving a clean chit to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on the Office of Profit issue is welcome and a similar verdict in favour of Leader of Opposition I. Imkong bri
It is somewhat of a coincidence to write an editorial of this nature exactly a year after The Morung Express had strongly commented on the assassination of former Director General of Police Hesso Mao in the Sta
It is not a good time for traders in Delhi and especially for those having unauthorized commercial establishments in residential areas in the national capital. For the Centre and the Delhi government as well, i
Is urban life sucking the life out of you? Rural tourism could just be what people are looking for. And given that a majority of Nagas live in their villages, it is all the more important to tap this segment of
In recent times, consciences are being stirred, ethics are being taught, intense discussions are being generated and management is being learned. While the continuing violence to human condition and its environ
The controversy surrounding the conduct of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) from Nagaland doing anti-Naxal duty in the jungles of Bastar in Chhattisgarh has now pitted civil liberty/human rights groups against th
Power has the tendency to generate some form of resentment. This resentment is further multiplied when those with power have lost the ability and wisdom to see its power from the perspective of those with relat
