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
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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,
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
-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
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
Imlisanen JamirWhen the writer W. David Marx published Blank Space this past autumn, he gave a name to something many people had already sensed without being able to argue it properly, that the twenty-first cen
Vishü Rita KrochaAs a predominantly Christian state with distinct cultural identities protected under unique constitutional provisions like Article 371(A), the government's directive mandating the full six-sta
In his essay What Can We Hope For in Society?, Christian ethicist John C Bennett wrote for a Western, mid-century Christendom still measuring itself against the enlightenment idea of progress. Yet his central a
From record growth to unprecedented decline, Census 2027 offers Nagaland a chance to settle the numbersMoa JamirNagaland enters Census 2027 with a demographic record unlike any other State. In the 2001 Census,
As Nagaland faces erratic monsoons, warming winters, and increasingly unpredictable growing seasons, a quieter conversation is unfolding in the state, one that predates the language of "climate resilience" alto
