Dr Asangba Tzudir
After Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi wrote a letter to PM Modi requesting him to initiate a motion in Parliament for removal of Allahabad High Court’s Justice S N Shukla, on merited
Imlisanen Jamir
Two disturbing trend lines are currently crossing in the area of mental health care in Nagaland State. One line, tracking demand for such care, is rapidly rising. The other, measuring the num
Is Nagaland the ‘unhealthiest’ among smaller states? Does the state have the highest unemployment rate in India? If one goes by the two recent survey reports, the answers are affirmative and c
Witoubou Newmai
Given the most favourable and opportune time for the Nagas and the Meiteis to continue engaging with the ‘elephant in the room’, both the groups should take full advantage of the
Aheli Moitra
A tussle broke out between a Naga and a non Naga autorichsha driver the other day at Nagaland State’s sole airport in Dimapur. They were attempting to compete over who will secure a passen
Dr Asangba Tzudir
The entire Christendom invoke God’s Kingdom in pronouncing the Lord’s Prayer and which is the meeting point of the believers of Christ in the quest for building God’s
Imlisanen Jamir
The recent report published by ‘Down to Earth’ showing how Nagaland state’s funding for forest fire management has gone down over the years should serve as a cause for conce
In April this year, chairing a review of pre-monsoon preparedness meeting, the State Chief Secretary had urged all the departments to take preventive checks and be prepared for any emergencies as most disasters
Witoubou Newmai
The calm passing off of the ‘June 18’ this year in the State of Manipur was a rare and pleasant departure from the past. Needless to say, this is a clear indicator that all that e
Aheli Moitra
Very often, in Nagaland, people with no healthcare benefits consider a visit to the local kobiraj, or indigenous healer, when they detect health discrepancies. And, as in most places in India, w
Dr Asangba Tzudir
Going further, on the aspect of pedagogy and evaluation, is the need to address the problem of imbalance between pedagogy (constructivist) approach and the evaluation method beyond che
Imlisanen Jamir
Air conditioning was a luxury once here not so long ago, but now that’s changed. As prices of AC units dipped and as temperature levels rose simultaneously, Dimapur, alongwith the rest
It is imperative to turn children and domestic workers' rights into reality
Two significant events last week might have passed just like ordinary days for most people. However, for two interr
Witoubou Newmai
Sports used to hold a unique place in the Naga society. However, with the fast devastating process of ‘development’ or ‘advancement’ playfields have shrunk, and the pe
Imkong Walling
Growing up in the nineties as a school kid was literally a mishmash of experiences. Landline telephony and cable television was taking root, broad-gauge rail was taking the place of metre-gaug
Dr Asangba Tzudir
With the objective of promoting quality education, the Longleng District Planning and Development Board have come up with a noble resolution that every govt. department under Longleng distr
Imlisanen Jamir
Being a young person today means making your voice heard. Loudly and proudly; and rightly so!
Through a microphone, shouting in a protest rally, or on long posts on Facebook, protesting vo
Over the past few days, #NagalandDemandsStaffSelectionBoard has become a top trend among users of micro-blogging site Twitter from the state.
Give meritocracy its ‘due,’ down with corrupti
Witoubou Newmai
In a time such as this, it is important to be reminded that a society with the right attitude has no room for melodrama and contradiction. Since attitude also affects circumstance, it is impo
Aheli Moitra
A few days back, the picture of a long lost Hindi teacher from school popped up on our alumni groups. Shukla ‘sir’ sat in the middle of a large family of children, in-laws and grandc