Editorial

  • We’ve ignored child labour for too long
    Imlisanen Jamir The recent arrest of a couple by the police in Kohima on charges of assaulting a 13 years old girl child is only one example of the precarious situations that many children live in most Naga
  • Restore faith
    ‘Proxy dhama-dham!’ was a lead news item in The Morung Express, a day after Nagaland went to poll for the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly on February 27, 2018. When the state voted again for the
  • Dissipating democratic political culture
    Witoubou Newmai We actually are not sure whether the real democratic political culture exists at all in our society. If not, who is responsible for such state of affairs? It is always the honey-moon affai
  • Freedom to be Happy 
    Aheli Moitra  “Clap along if you know what happiness is to you!” In the first half of 2014, Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ was already played 571,000 times on the United Sta
  • Freedom to be Happy 
    Aheli Moitra    “Clap along if you know what happiness is to you!”   In the first half of 2014, Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ was already played 571,000 times on the United Sta
  • Hornbill Goes to Mon
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Konyak women ignites the real spirit of Hornbill festival Marking the end of the three-day celebration of the Aoleang-cum Mini Hornbill Festival which was celebrated under the theme
  • Hornbill Goes to Mon
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir   Konyak women ignites the real spirit of Hornbill festival   Marking the end of the three-day celebration of the Aoleang-cum Mini Hornbill Festival which was celebrate
  • Where does the environment stand?
    Imlisanen Jamir The climate is in crisis. We will be facing ecological catastrophe and climate breakdown in the very near future if those in power don’t act urgently and radically to change our traj
  • Where does the environment stand?
    Imlisanen Jamir   The climate is in crisis. We will be facing ecological catastrophe and climate breakdown in the very near future if those in power don’t act urgently and radically to change
  • Simply Brobdingnagian 
    When the poll bugle blows, the litmus test for the clean election begins.  Predictably, in the run-up and announcement to the electoral process in Nagaland, there has had been perceptible pro-activeness of
  • Joining hands to thwart anti-NE people policies
    Witoubou Newmai No one can stop an idea ‘whose time has come.’ Rampant employment of virulent policies by the “powers that be” has prompted various organisations of the North East
  • Becoming secular in Nagaland
    Aheli Moitra  Growing up in the New Delhi of the 1980s-90s, being secular was rather simple. Many families lived in mixed religion neighbourhoods and did more than ‘tolerate’ the others&rsqu
  • Becoming secular in Nagaland
    Aheli Moitra    Growing up in the New Delhi of the 1980s-90s, being secular was rather simple. Many families lived in mixed religion neighbourhoods and did more than ‘tolerate’ the others’
  • Fake News and FIR
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, an FIR relating to the commission of a cognizable offence is recorded and based on which the investigation is commenced. The condi
  • On compensation
    Imlisanen Jamir It has long been the government’s narrative that hesitant landowners have become a major stumbling block to the growth and development of Nagaland state by refusing to part with their l
  • On compensation
    Imlisanen Jamir It has long been the government’s narrative that hesitant landowners have become a major stumbling block to the growth and development of Nagaland state by refusing to part with their l
  • Voter priorities Vs realities 
    The voters' priorities are clear. Better employment opportunities, healthcare, drinking facilities and other basic amenities score over topical ‘political’ rhetoric. An all-India survey condu
  • Aspirations precede icons
    The missteps of Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar and Irom Sharmila of Manipur provide full references to enable us to understand the danger of projecting icons and organisations larger than aspirations. Their cautio
  • Aspirations precede icons
    Witoubou Newmai The missteps of Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar and Irom Sharmila of Manipur provide full references to enable us to understand the danger of projecting icons and organisations larger than aspira
  • The ‘Utah Compromise’
    Aheli Moitra    Seventy years ago, stated the Office of the High Commissioner for (United Nations) Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed: “All human beings are free
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