Imlisanen Jamir   The greatest challenge we face in the current crisis is striking the right balance between preventing not only the damage inflicted by COVID-19 but also that which comes from a severe

Witoubou Newmai   COVID-19 cases are fast-rising but there is an apparent cavalier shrug of the people. The moot question is thus---Why there is a corresponding proclivity of people to be compla

Y Merina Chishi            Online classes are the new norm and the challenges being faced by students is something that will have a long term impact on th

Dr Asangba Tzüdir   The Central Government has declared the entire state of Nagaland as “disturbed area” for six month till 2020 December end. The opinion of the Central Governmen

Over the past few days, the citizens of Nagaland have been treated to an unfolding spectacle, seldom seen in the state. A rare ‘collision course’ between the Governor and the State Government headed

Imlisanen Jamir   The dog meat ban in Nagaland enforced by the State Government on July 4 has unraveled a myriad of questions on government policy making and moral subjectivity on the meat trade. 

Witoubou Newmai   The letter of RN Ravi, the Governor of Nagaland State who is also the Government of India’s Interlocutor for the Naga peace talks, to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has kicked up im

Y Merina Chishi    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30, 2020 announced the extension of free ration scheme till November. This scheme will reportedly cost the government 90,000 crore.

Dr Asangba Tzüdir   As the world continues to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, side by side, it is confronting another pandemic which equally dangerous and possibly more infectious than the

Imlisanen Jamir   Despite the fall in global crude oil prices, we are looking at unprecedented rise in the price of fuel ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic effects on the producer and consu

Y Merina Chishi There is no dearth of talent in Nagaland. Every now and then we hear stories of people coming up with innovative ideas to help the society. For instance, three Naga boys Kesosilie Kennao, M

Witoubou Newmai   “On this day, 45 years ago one family’s greed for power led to the imposition of the Emergency. Overnight the nation was turned into a prison. The press, courts, free sp

The Government of Nagaland seems to have taken into account the economic challenges associated with the COVID-19 lockdown by announcing the creation of two strategic committees on economic affairs in early June

Dr Asangba Tzudir  While the rate of recovery of COVID-19 in Nagaland is marvelously high, a spike of 119 cases in the last two days in Nagaland is a matter of serious concern. What is more conce

Imlisanen Jamir   One positive from the daily COVID-19 news in Nagaland State has been its steadily increasing recovery rate.  As of now, the State’s recovery has increased to 66 percen

Veroli Zhimo   Thank you. That hasn’t been said nearly enough over these challenging last few months. In this extraordinary time, we have had to absorb many new and disconcerting conc

Witoubou Newmai The trouble in the BJP led coalition government in Manipur appears to come in handy for the Congress party. That is what it appears at the moment. And that is also very much of what the Man

Y Merina Chishi    The death of popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has again raised the issue of mental health problems in India, leading even the Supreme Court on June 16 (Tuesday) to

Dr Asangba Tzüdir     In view of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic online learning has been adopted in many schools and colleges across. Among the many apps and modes, Google Classr

Imlisanen Jamir A crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic gives the leading lights of society, including the political class, a chance to redeem themselves. The pandemic presented our politicians a great opportuni