Editorial

  • The unglamorous heroism of the archivist
    Imlisanen JamirSomewhere in Osaka, long before any dignitary stood up to speak at the Museum Annexe Courtyard in Kohima, someone had already spent years handling negatives that Yuzo Morita brought back from Nag
  • Resilience is not a proxy for development
    The story of Lengnyu and Tsuwao villages in Noklak district, on the surface, is a story of triumph. A collapsed bridge, a severed road, a month of isolation and then hundreds of hands, a wooden structure raised
  • Why we should keep the newspaper tradition alive
    Vishü Rita KrochaWhen a most beloved tabloid size newspaper, Nagaland Page announced its closure on January 7 in 2025, it truly marked the end of an era for journalism in Nagaland. It broke the hearts of
  • Who is rightest of them all?
    Nagalands liquor dilemma demands more than competing posturesMoa JamirAs the tragedy involving suspected spurious alcohol in Tuensang surfaces, two distinct narratives are taking shape. Supporters of the Nagala
  • From Neglect to Emergency: Oral Cancer in Nagaland
    The recent Annual State Review Meeting of the National Oral Health Programme, held in Kohima on September 11 and 12 was more than a routine administrative gathering. It was, in effect, a sobering acknowledgemen
  • The Mithun has better CCTV
    Imlisanen JamirTwelve high-definition cameras now cover two farm sheds in Nagaland, running through the night with infrared capability switched on. Every movement a Mithun makes gets logged, whether it is lying
  • What happens when there is no road?
    In many parts of Nagaland, a road is not treated as a luxury. It is treated as a lifeline. This truth has been made painfully clear once again by the situation in Tsuwao and Lengnyu villages of Noklak District,
  • Keeping our towns and streets clean is an investment in the future
    Vishü Rita KrochaIn our hasty modern lives, the state of our environment plays a crucial role in shaping the wellbeing of our people. It is no secret that our surroundings naturally influence one's state of mi
  • Nagaland’s accountability paradox
    Audit flags, Government assures, action faltersMoa JamirNagalands latest CAG reports have once again put the spotlight on a familiar question: when financial irregularities, implementation failures and long-pen
  • Reconciling opposites
    Imkong Walling The Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873, and the resultant Inner Line regime, have transformed into a contentious topic, pitting the idea of inclusivity against exclusivity. 
  • Zero Roads, Many Reasons
    Imlisanen JamirZero roads completed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase-III in Nagaland is not a statistic that requires much interpretation. And yet the manner in which PWD Minister G Kaito Aye ch
  • Saving seeds of Survival
    Two gatherings held within days of each other, one in Chümoukedima and another in Kezoma village, have pointed to the same testimonial, Nagalands food future is being decided in its past. At the Ecologies of C
  • Disaster Preparedness
    Vishü Rita KrochaMore than ever, disaster preparedness has become a critical global concern. With increasing issues of climate change being witnessed everywhere across the world and the frequency with which hu
  • Can Nagaland’s new industrial policy deliver?
    Moa JamirTwenty-five years after Nagaland adopted its Industrial Policy in 2000, the new Nagaland Trade, Investment and Industrial Policy (NTIIP) 2025 represents less a break with the past than an attempt to co
  • Gaming was the escape, now its the job
    Imlisanen JamirAt the NBCC convention hall in Kohima on August 28, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio inaugurated the Tech X Gaming Expo by telling Nagalands young people that they need not leave the state to find thei
  • What gets left behind
    Imlisanen JamirA virtual world called Active Worlds went online in 1995, at a time when the internet in most of the world, including here in Nagaland, was barely a presence in daily life, and the idea of steppi
  • The case for transparency
    In Nagaland, both the printed and digital word carries the same weight and same burden of trust. Yet a quiet erosion is being observed across the states media landscape, the blurring of lines between journalism
  • Uncomfortable Truths
    Vishü Rita KrochaCorruption has long been a point of discussion in the Naga society. The fight for transparency and accountability has also, often led the public to the streets. But the vicious cycle still con
  • Priceless values, cheap integrity
    -A deafening silence over endemic corruption in NagalandMoa JamirOver a decade ago, this column reflected on A Deafening Silence, prompted by a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report detailing widespread
  • Water’s Right of Way
    Imkong Walling Monsoon floods go back a long, long way. Rainwater and overflowing rivers inundating the Brahmaputra floodplains seldom fail to leave a trail of destruction. The scale of the July 2026
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