Imlisanen Jamir
At a time when the pervasiveness of climatic aberrations and the associated socio-economic vulnerability are widely recognised and experienced across the globe, action is required to integrat
Various reports and findings over the years have had pointed to one conclusion – students in Nagaland excel at reading skills but are average arithmeticians. The latest Annual Status of Education Report (
Witoubou Newmai
The tragedy of our society is not the issues confronting us. The tragedy is our society’s inability to garner enough courage to collectively point ‘loudly’ at how the issues
Aheli Moitra
This week ushered in longer days and excellent news.
As the earth turned phase on its rotational axis with the sun set to warm it with longer days, communities inhabiting the tropics ac
Dr Asangba Tzudir
A particular ‘cartoonscope’ under “Reflections” by Sandemo Ngullie titled ‘Scheme for Agri & ho(rti)’ shows a personnel manning the door and a f
Imlisanen Jamir
People these days tend to think of George Orwell as a writer for high school students since his reputation now rests on two late novels--Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four—that are se
Exposure in national arena is vital for any sportsperson from the state. Every sports person takes pride in representing the state, in taking a game to a new level and bringing recognition.
In this context,
Witoubou Newmai
Following immense interests, trenchant observations and views on the Manipur district creation issue received by this writer from the southern Nagas, this column has been, time and again, dwe
On January 8, bandh paralysed most North East States, in protest against the submission of 30-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (CAB, hereafter) in the
Dr Asangba Tzudir
The Need for a Process of Informed Discussion
In an age where the flow of information defines our times, the ever active social media have made the flow of news and information fast
Imlisanen Jamir
There are, at this point, only two options:
1. Either all the conservatives and “classical liberals” literally have beans in their ears, or;
2. Every member of the left trul
Lessons for Nagaland’s ‘Carbon Aspiration’
On December 13, 2018, ‘22 miners went down below to 380 feet’ below to extract coal in a so-called ‘rat-hole’ mining on Me
Witoubou Newmai
India’s 2018 passed off with more cases of recalcitrant elements mobilizing the situations to suit their agenda. This is akin to what internationally acclaimed journalist John Pilger at
The year 2018 was considered a mixed bag for the state of Nagaland - symbolic progress in some aspects, yet patently deficient in many others. Several indicators and reports have pointed out such discrepancies.
The year 2018 was considered a mixed bag for the state of Nagaland - symbolic progress in some aspects, yet patently deficient in many others. Several indicators and reports have pointed out such discrepancie
‘Let us begin this New Year with a pledge to speak the truth,’ The Morung Express’ first Editorial in 2018 noted with a caveat - if the people in it are not prepared to face the truth and mo
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
So much has happened since the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly Elections, yet, the Post Election Watch report 2018 released by YouthNet recently once again reminds of the &
Imlisanen Jamir
Beauty pageants–which over the years have tactfully eliminated the ‘beauty’ part of the name–are outdated rituals that ultimately do more to hurt equality than the
In December 1998, the shocking murder of the mother of two at the hands of her husband and mother-in-law and the subsequent events thereafter catapulted the “issue of honour crimes into the headlines in
The Naga society must spot the ideology (ies) enabling new ‘forms of rights violation’
Witoubou Newmai
As things continue to swing further Right, the people at the helm of affairs seem t