In 2009, Irish political scientist, Peter Mair argued that while it is ‘desirable’ that parties in government are both responsive and responsible, these two characteristics are now becoming increasingly inc
Monday, 17th November, 2025
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On Hindi Diwas, a day celebrated annually on September 14 to mark the adoption of Hindi as one of the official languages in India by the Constituent Assembly, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah rekindled a recur
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Imlisanen Jamir As the Public Action Committee (PAC) of the Naga Council Dimapur begins its exercise against illegal collection from commercial vehicles at entry points to Dimapur, here’s an exercise that
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Dr. Asangba Tzudir The total ban on single-use plastics in Nagaland by the Government will come into effect from September 18, 2019. This ban is enforced with the larger objective of eradicating th
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Witoubou Newmai A society engaging with a movement fits in the parable of the blind men describing an elephant once the proliferated divisions of the society failed to look beyond their respective
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How happy are children in Nagaland? If one goes by recent ‘India Child Well-being Report,’ they are revealed to be contended or at least relatively well protected and live in an environment generating high
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Dr. Asangba Tzudir The Need for Intellectuals’ Voice “The general population doesn’t know what’s happening, and it doesn’t even know that it doesn’t know.” – Noam C
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Imlisanen Jamir As much as the topic of illegal immigration has remained a staple in Nagaland’s discourse, rhetoric and perceived action against it has upped a notch especially with the National
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The 25 years journey of Nagaland University (NU), as the sole Central University in the state, is indeed, remarkable. Since its official formation on September 6, 1994 as the 13th Central University, NU has ove
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Witoubou Newmai The binary of ‘evil and good’ has been the story of human society throughout. The problems of a society ‘are as many or as little as’ the society allows. Such situation prev
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Pioneer of change, motivator, guide, and nurturer et cetera are some common terms, often most justifiably, used to describe teachers all over the world. As Teacher's Day is celebrated across the country on Sept
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Dr. Asangba Tzudir Plato’s The Republic was written at the backdrop of man’s desire for power and its dangers for both individuals and societies. Athens, considered as the greatest democracy in
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Imlisanen Jamir The latest move to scrap the competition aspect of the Hornbill Music Festival has been a long time coming. As reasoned by the newly renamed Task Force for Music and Arts (TaFMA), this move s
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The much-awaited final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, released 34 years after Assam Accord, apparently has not meet the expectation of many stakeholders clamouring for the process while leaving
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Witoubou Newmai Political chicanery thrives in a ‘discourse’ when the people engaging in the ‘discourse’ failed to connect themselves with the core purpose or the core reason of the ‘discourse’.
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“Dissent is the safety valve of democracy. If dissent is not allowed, then the pressure cooker may burst," Justice DY Chandrachud, part of a three-judge Supreme Court bench, reportedly averred last year highl
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Dr. Asangba Tzudir The current Indian political situation that has developed in the wake of what happened in Jammu and Kashmir has set the alarm bells ringing in the Naga inhabited areas, yet in an u
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“Sustainable Safe Drinking Water Supply and Environmental Hygiene for all” is the vision statement of the Nagaland’s Public Health Engineering Department (PHED). Bifurcated from the erstwhile Public Works
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Imlisanen Jamir If you really want to see how humans value nature in this age, just Google "Amazon Fire" and you'll see the Amazon Fire Tablet more than the Amazon rainforest fire. This
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Witoubou Newmai Placebos injected to the Naga mind all these years seem to have strong effects that the society is not able to experience a needed state of epiphany yet; even at this point of time
