Editorial

  • Uncertainty persists in Manipur
    Witoubou Newmai The Biren Singh Government’s efforts to allay fears of the valley people, with regard to the Naga peace talks, continue to fall through due to various reasons. As such, it appears that the
  • Addressing child abuse cases affectively
    Y Merina Chishi   The arrest of a Naga lady in Dimapur recently on alleged charges of child abuse has set a strong benchmark on issues related to rights in Nagaland. Child abuse particularly in domes
  • NLTP ACT, 1989
    Dr. Asangba Tzudir The latest Morung poll question was on whether the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989 should be reviewed by an independent body. 32% of the respondents responded in the affirmat
  • Creativity in education a priority
    Imlisanen Jamir Over a thousand students from Nagaland and neighbouring states took part in one of the largest art festivals for students seen here.  The awards ceremony for the 3rd Mega Art Fest
  • Inconsistent pathways 
    As Nagaland gets ready to celebrate the 20th edition of the premier Hornbill Festival by undertaking various preparatory activities, the two distinct paths are perceptible for the incoming tourists. Both will e
  • In quest for lasting peace
    Witoubou Newmai   Since cases of pandemonium are not anomalies any more in the State of Manipur, and since they have come to define the State today, "surprises are no longer shockers".   H
  • The missing spirit of competition 
    Y Merina Chishi   The State Level National Talent Search Examination popularly known as NTSE was recently held across the country including Nagaland. The examination is meant to identify talented stude
  • The Problem of Quick Fix
    Dr. Asangba Tzudir   The condition of roads in Nagaland presents a classic case of how the state addresses the myriad of issues and problems. The condition of roads whether it’s good or bad does no
  • Surviving online shopping
    Imlisanen Jamir   If you can’t beat them, join them. That’s the weathered adage on how to meet a challenge against a seemingly insurmountable foe. That’s sort of what is going on for sma
  • Surviving online shopping
    Imlisanen Jamir   If you can’t beat them, join them. That’s the weathered adage on how to meet a challenge against a seemingly insurmountable foe. That’s sort of what is going on for sma
  • Widows of conflict 
    Y Merina Chishi   Widowhood often changes the economic and social role of women. It can affect their access for survival and alter the structure of the family. Some women are even deprived of family
  • Revisiting Naga Club
    Witoubou Newmai   Re-reading the sentiments and spirits of the Naga Club of 1918 loudly into the ‘present’ has become extremely necessary today.  Since all the ‘commentaries’ left f
  • Survival or Living?
    Dr. Asangba Tzudir In the current Naga political spectrum, the coming 31st October has been playing as a devil in disguise creating a lot of apprehension more so triggered and heightened by the very recent s
  • Floods have become a norm
    Imlisanen Jamir   There is only so much we can do about natural calamities, but when disasters like flooding become the norm, the status quo must go. Every year, we're back in the same boat; whe
  • Beyond echo chamber 
    Last week, this column has pointed out how the powerful observation in the opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, a historical first published in 1859 feels acutely familiar and verifiable in
  • Lack of cogent discourse
    Witoubou Newmai   ‘Unrest within the realm of speculation’ is what best describes the unfolding situation in Manipur today. The assertions of some important groups in the past one week in th
  • The disconnected generation 
    Y Merina Chishi   In recent months, there has been considerable public debate over the Naga political issue. Many writers have raised issues from the past and concerns for the future of the Naga people
  • Social Ordering
    Dr. Asangba Tzudir One of the greatest challenges which our society is facing today is the maintenance of social order. It is a kind of order which is in contrast to social chaos or disorder, and refers to a
  • Indigenous Peoples
    Indigenous struggles insist they are ‘indigenous peoples’ with equal rights. They have resiliently rejected the State’s intent to reduce them to statistical categories such as: population, ethnic minority
  • Talks, fear, confusion
    Imkong Walling “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season
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