Editorial

  • Being in Rome?
    Imkong Walling  “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is a phrase that would, in all likelihood, be ingrained in any person, who has been to school.  At an individual, as well as, at a
  • Music industry in Nagaland 
    Akangjungla Music is fundamental to the Nagas. Nagas are known for their treasures of music narration, which encompass every area of the life-style, identity and cultural legacy. While staying grounded to th
  • Lessons from Oslo
    The movie Oslo recounts the unofficial back-channel negotiation process, facilitated by a Norwegian couple, to build peace between Israel and Palestine that eventually led to the signing of the official Oslo Ac
  • Overhaul COVID-19 vaccination campaign
    Veroli Zhimo Announcing the extension of the COVID-19 induced state-wide lockdown on Wednesday, the government spokesperson said the situation is improving but the state is still not out of the woods. &ldquo
  • Ajibi Online Class
    Dr Asangba Tzudir It has been quite some time now since students have been attending classes and learning through online mode. Having to adapt suddenly to this virtual mode of learning has only presented a h
  • Education in Nagaland: Takeaways from two indices
    Moa Jamir Two all-India indices released within one week in June have designated the quality of education in Nagaland in an unenviable position among its peers and citizens, besides possibly putting those at
  • Will to fight misinformation
    Akangjungla Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole world is dealing with a greater threat – fighting misinformation, rumours and conspiracies around the pandemic. The challenge of responding to the pand
  • Measuring Potential
    Witoubou Newmai Even though we are in the grim throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to see the other side too, to connect the cheese and chalk paradigms for our benefits. This is because we will only los
  • Piped water dream
    Imkong Walling On June 5, every year, the world comes together to observe World Environment Day. It is a day dedicated to protecting the environment even as the condition of the environment deteriorates year
  • No Time To Mourn
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Even as the Covid-19 pandemic situation has gone beyond boundaries, on the human level more boundaries have been created and a process of bracketing followed by normalization is slowly sett
  • Sustaining Nagaland’s SDGs  
    Moa Jamir The quality of life measured in terms of quality education, healthcare and decent economic status in Nagaland is lagging behind many other States and Union Territories in India. This truism was rei
  • Covid and the Bureaucracy 
    Many lessons have been gleaned from Covid-19 pandemic and its induced lockdown which diverted the course of human history. In Nagaland too, the lessons from the first and second wave reveal the challenging real
  • Pandemic 'respite' 
    Witoubou Newmai As the world intensely focuses on health related issues, any other issue has taken a back seat. This is perhaps typical of any turbulent time where people often compromise their other needs a
  • Ignorance is not bliss
    Veroli Zhimo In legal circles, the Latin phrase, “ignorantia legis neminem excusat” is a commonly-known sentence. Its meaning is simple: “Ignorance of the law excuses no one.” 
  • A Possible Third Wave: Will Children be infected?
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Even as India grapples with the second wave of Covid-19 and really struggling on all fronts, experts are already calling for preparations in the face of a possible third wave in the later p
  • Nagaland’s open secret 
    Moa Jamir Nagaland has thousands of ‘invisible children.' This is an open secret and consequently, seldom discussed, debated or delved into thoroughly as necessitated. After a couple last year in K
  • Reorienting vaccination drive  
    Moa Jamir Uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in the 45 years and above age group in Nagaland “remains low and stagnant” as only 1,566 doses could be administered in the past week despite the availabilit
  • Rethinking Situation
    Witoubou Newmai The COVID-19 pandemic is actually asking every one of us to go a bit deeper and think for and into ourselves by rethinking an assortment of concepts, ideas and theories. As we rethink things,
  • It took a pandemic
    Imkong Walling Back in March 2020, when much of the world was buffering up against a new and infectious global health threat, this editorial space carried a piece commenting on the health apparatus prevailin
  • Choice Based Credit System
    Dr Asangba Tzudir In an attempt to revamp higher education and bring all the Universities and Colleges under a single Umbrella of grading, learning and standards in the country, the University Grants Commiss