Editorial

  • Balancing degree and abilities
    Akangjungla The expansion of educational institutions in Nagaland is immense. While private institutes take the lead, preschools are placed higher on the growth graph, evident by their visibility in all quar
  • Church and Hospital Ministry
    Dr Asangba Tzudir An integral aspect of Church ministry is the hospital ministry where the Church is involved in providing care in different ways and praying for the sick people from time to time. A simple v
  • Gamestop Revolution
    Imlisanen Jamir Internet revolutions have always been fascinating, and the recent financial bloodbath on Wall Street caused by a forum on reddit was one of the most intriguing in recent history. Last week
  • Peace, for Whom?
    While keenly observing the present Naga situation and reading the press reports in newspapers it begs the question – what kind of peace are Nagas going to have? In essence, who is this peace for? A Nag
  • Ensuring press freedom
    Dr Moa Jamir On January 30, media bodies in India came out strongly renouncing the filing of First Information Report (FIR) of sedition charges against six senior journalists and editors for their reporting
  • Climate emergency
     Witoubou Newmai The global issue that also demands local attention The ‘biggest global poll’ result, published on Wednesday (January 27, 2021), has underpinned the view that “c
  • Service Length : Health Delivery
    Imkong Walling It seems fair, the demand by doctors or, collectively, the Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association (NIDA) calling for increasing the retirement age of government doctors serving in the
  • Furthering knowledge
    Imlisanen Jamir Last week, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia turned 20. After two decades of constant growth, this novel idea of the open web has now become an almost indispensable tool for researchers, s
  • Dismantle Corruption from the Top, Educate and Mobilize at the Bottom
    Just imagine from this day forward, that, you, the ordinary citizens of Nagaland State decide to deliberately cease cooperating with structural corruption and consciously stop participating in corrupt practices
  • A Portent Cautionary Tale
    Dr Moalemba Americans pride themselves as being the beacon of global democracy. It is reflected in both domestic and international engagement.  The lofty ideal was shaken to the core with the storming o
  • Manipur district creation issue prevails
    Witoubou Newmai The Manipur district creation issue prevails again after a long hiatus. Two days ago, the United Naga Council (UNC) had demanded “immediate withdrawal and roll back” of the phr
  • Injecting Confidence
    Veroli Zhimo The race for a COVID-19 vaccine may have ended, but the finishing line is still a blur considering the vaccine hesitancy among the general populace as well as healthcare workers in Nagaland. Thi
  • Improving but ‘Disturbed’ 
    Imkong Walling Armed violence, especially the kind related to the Indo-Naga political imbroglio, has subsided in Nagaland and other parts of the north-east region affected by it. That’s what reports ha
  • Building public trust
    Imlisanen Jamir With the COVID-19 vaccination drive well underway, people need clear information and guidance about the vaccines’ safety and potential side effects, so that most people are willing to g
  • Rebuilding in a COVID-19 World, An Agenda for 2021
    For most of 2020 the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), as a public health emergency, and its induced lockdown dramatically affected our way of life in unforeseen ways. It dramatically altered our perspectives and e
  • Civic Responsibility
    Veroli Zhimo In the recent past, multiple instances of damage to public property have been reported not just in Kohima but other parts of Nagaland. Bent railings on public footpaths, breaking of street la
  • EdTech matters 
    Akangjungla The growing technology and its impact on education is a global experience. It has opened a new window to the world of education. The growth of technological capabilities to deliver information an
  • The Old is Dying, but it is not Dead
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Traditionally, Nagas are known for pulling memorial stones, log drums, and gate pillars ritually and ceremoniously inside the village from jungles. Such events formed an integral part of th
  • De-platforming, does it work?
    Imlisanen Jamir Big tech seems to have apparently “woken up” to what they have for years now let run rampant—hate speech. The recent moves by tech giants, prominent among them Google, Fa
  • Aftermath of the Dzükou fire
    The Department of Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) Nagaland’s recent announcement to submit a report on Preventive & Control measures for future wildfires to the State Government on January 9