On February 1, 2021, Burma’s military shocked the world as it seized the reins of an elected civilian government. Given its history, this was not completely unexpected, especially so after the ruling Nati

Imlisanen Jamir Women in Nagaland, despite being at the forefront of many sectors, continue to be left out of political and structural decision making. Failure to include them in this crucial area will be de

Witoubou Newmai More important is commitment to common aspiration  What the protestors in today’s Myanmar have in common is “more the sense of the common evil” i.e. the Tatmadaw, wh

Imkong Walling Nagaland is not new to having political bigwigs as state guests. These are routine governmental obligations, but to the larger public in the far east of India, the visits are extraordinary eve

Dr Asangba Tzudir About a year ago, the All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) asked the school education department to punish teachers who give them a bad name by hiring proxies or substitutes. Su

Dr Moa Jamir The daily collection of garbage in Dimapur averages almost 115 Metric Tonnes (MT) and added to the existing 50 lakh MT of waste at the city’s dumping site, The Morung Express reported on F

A day after the 1997 ceasefire came into effect, the Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) (02 August 1997, Vol 32, Issue No. 31), explained that the path to peace would be thorny and challenging. The article e

Imlisanen Jamir The Central Government on February 25 notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 which has huge implications on how the internet wo

Witoubou Newmai What is not normal is to do wrong things and admit it. And what is normal is to commit wrong things and rationalize it. This is not a new trend, however, one that is intensifying at a great p

The recent World Bank - Nagaland project a crucial opportunity to push ahead with inclusive and quality education in the State The World Bank has signed a $68 million project to improve teaching practic

Dr Asangba Tzudir Kohima was selected for the Smart City project in 2016, and was incorporated under Companies Act 2013 in the year 2017. Subsequently on the structural part a City level Advisory forum was f

Imlisanen Jamir Time has come for the political leadership to find courage to demand that people pay for the power they consume, and stop pretending that financial engineering can fix the problem of ever-mou

Dr Moa Jamir A government budget, apart from being in the annual financial statement of the estimated government expenditure and receipts, has transformed beyond mere monitoring of how the government receive

Witoubou Newmai Sedition charges and arrests are rampant around the world today. In some cases, it is the people who rise to the occasion and in some it is the authorities. But in many more places, neither o

 Dr Moa Jamir When Nagaland Lokayukta Act 2017 came into force, it was seen as a crucial step towards engendering transparency and accountability in the system of governance in the State. The swearing-i

Dr Asangba Tzudir The recently released official report of Ravi Zacharias ‘Sin’ by RZIM, the very ministry which he founded, has send shock waves worldwide especially in the Christendom. RZIM has

Imkong Walling Governors in (the states of) India are appointed by the President. The role of a Governor is, in essence, titular or by the standard school text definition— a Constitutional post.  

Imlisanen Jamir It was disheartening to note that a sizable portion of health care workers in Nagaland — people who know well the dangers to health and well-being — are hesitant to get the COVID-

Imlisanen Jamir It was disheartening to note that a sizable portion of health care workers in Nagaland — people who know well the dangers to health and well-being — are hesitant to get the COVID-

Witoubou Newmai   Almost all happenings generate reactions, supports, oppositions, debates and immense difficulties. They may be considered as natural. But somewhere in a faint corner, there is something