Akangjungla Trapped in the political tussle, Nagaland has been driven by different conflicts for decades now. The burden of taxation being the most grievous has been the point of many events marked in the hi

Dr Asangba Tzudir More often, quality of infrastructure and its associated development are taken as the parameter that defines growth and progress. For a University, very broadly, it is generally the Infrast

Moa Jamir The ranking of the Nagaland University (NU) has been slipping in the annual National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking during the last three years, The Morung Express highlighted on Se

Imkong Walling It was only in August that an Investigation Officer (IO) of the Nagaland Police won a national award. The accolade— Medal for Excellence in Investigation came from none other than the Un

Imlisanen Jamir Amidst the new challenges which the pandemic has thrown at the education sector, the Nagaland SCERT has highlighted the need for a new State policy on school counselling. As schools began

Cultural appropriation in the Naga context   Veroli Zhimo Several fashion labels have been in hot water over claims of cultural appropriation of Naga textile and materials over the past few months.

Dr Asangba Tzudir The recently released short film SENMANG meaning ‘Inheritance’ serves as a timely interjection in the face of emerging law and rights serving as a contest to the traditional pra

Moa Jamir Deficient rainfall in Nagaland has hugely impacted farm production and has increased the probability of water shortage during the upcoming dry winter season. The Morung Express has highlighted the

In the world of geo-politics, one needs to question if there is any such thing as good boundaries. World history is replete with examples of how wars are waged over perceived and real boundaries. Redrawing boun

Akangjungla Peace is the most sought-after wisdoms of life. In a general sense, peace represents the absence of conflict or war. A good dictionary like the Cambridge defines peace as ‘freedom from war

Veroli Zhimo The month of August ended with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters from Nagaland making headlines with their medal haul at the GAMMA Asian MMA championship 2021 in Kyrgyzstan. Kekhrieneitso Ang

Dr Asangba Tzudir To tackle the rampant power theft in Dimapur, the Principal Secretary of Power department has stated recently that the power department will “pull the administrative mechanism”

Moa Jamir The citizens of Nagaland by now are attuned to the lived experience of lofty ‘visions’ but insipid outcomes. Such visions are most vended by those at the helms of affairs in the area of

Imkong Walling It is no secret the Department of Power, Nagaland (DoPN) is losing revenue in terms of hundreds of crores annually. It is also known how and why the DoPN is incurring the losses.  It i

Akangjungla The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya presided over the release of National Fact Sheet Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4), India 2019 on August 10.

Veroli Zhimo The National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), approved by the Union Cabinet on August 18, will increase the area under oil palm cultivation by an additional area of 6.5 lakh hectare (h

Dr Asangba Tzudir The second narrative of the creation of man is seen in Genesis 2:21-22 (ESV) which says, “so the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his

Moa Jamir The media landscape in the digital age has been proliferating exponentially in the recent past, offering both challenges and opportunities to the existing players. Nagaland is no exception to the p

The sound of silence can be deadening. And at times silence assumes one of the most brutal forms of violence, as the voice of complicity for the powers that be. In the face of grave injustice and unjust circums

Akangjungla The August 18, 2021 consultative meeting convened by the Nagaland Government with the tribal hohos kept the State Banquet Hall, Chief Minister’s Residential Complex, Kohima occupied for ove